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KARACHI: The four-day practice match between Pakistan XI and Karachi will be played here at the National Stadium from Sunday.
The opening match of the three-match series that was to be played between Pakistan XI and Peshawar Panthers in Peshawar, was cancelled due to earthquake that struck various parts of the country last Saturday.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is arranging these matches to provide a build-up to the national team and also to judge performance of some of the players who may have bright prospect to find a place in the Pakistan team for the forthcoming home series against England. The England squad are due to arrive in Islamabad on October 26 to play a series of three Test and five One-day Internationals besides three side matches.
In the Karachi match, Younis Khan will lead Pakistan XI while Hasan Raza will be the captain of the Karachi side. Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer will have a close look at some of the aspiring youngsters at the match.
Test umpire Saleem Badar and international Afzaal Ahmed will supervise the match.
Teams:
Pakistan XI: Younis Khan (captain), Taufeeq Umar, Imran Farhat, Mohammad Yousuf, Shoaib Malik, Kamran Akmal (wicket-keeper), Abdul Razzaq, Arshad Khan, Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Irshad and Mohammad Khalil (monsee will be happy
).
Karachi team: Hasan Raza (captain), Faisal Athar, Asim Kamal, Faisal Iqbal, Khalid Latif, Khurram Manzoor, Nomanullah, Amin-ur-Rehman (wicket-keeper), Danish Kaneria, Tanveer Ahmed and Malik Aftab.
source - daily jang
The opening match of the three-match series that was to be played between Pakistan XI and Peshawar Panthers in Peshawar, was cancelled due to earthquake that struck various parts of the country last Saturday.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is arranging these matches to provide a build-up to the national team and also to judge performance of some of the players who may have bright prospect to find a place in the Pakistan team for the forthcoming home series against England. The England squad are due to arrive in Islamabad on October 26 to play a series of three Test and five One-day Internationals besides three side matches.
In the Karachi match, Younis Khan will lead Pakistan XI while Hasan Raza will be the captain of the Karachi side. Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer will have a close look at some of the aspiring youngsters at the match.
Test umpire Saleem Badar and international Afzaal Ahmed will supervise the match.
Teams:
Pakistan XI: Younis Khan (captain), Taufeeq Umar, Imran Farhat, Mohammad Yousuf, Shoaib Malik, Kamran Akmal (wicket-keeper), Abdul Razzaq, Arshad Khan, Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Irshad and Mohammad Khalil (monsee will be happy
Karachi team: Hasan Raza (captain), Faisal Athar, Asim Kamal, Faisal Iqbal, Khalid Latif, Khurram Manzoor, Nomanullah, Amin-ur-Rehman (wicket-keeper), Danish Kaneria, Tanveer Ahmed and Malik Aftab.
source - daily jang