After an unprecedented delay in the squad announcement for the T20 World Cup, Babar Azam is set to lead the proceedings for the 2009 winners in the United States and the West Indies. Haris Rauf has returned to the Pakistan squad, significantly boosting their bowling unit for the tournament. Rauf suffered an injury in January this year and hasn’t played a game for Pakistan since then.
Talking about their squad, the Pakistan Cricket Board said, “This is an extremely talented and balanced side that has a mixture of youth and experience. These players have been playing together for some time and look well-prepared and settled for next month’s event.”
Several new faces will feature in Pakistan’s squad for this year’s T20 World Cup. Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Saim Ayub, and Usman Khan will be making their maiden appearances at the tournament. Hasan Ali is a notable absentee on this list.
Pakistan have been placed in Group A alongside teams like India, Ireland, Canada, and the co-hosts USA. They are currently playing a bilateral T20I series against England and will soon travel to the Caribbean for the World Cup.
Pakistan’s 15-Member T20 World Cup Squad
Babar Azam (c)
Abrar Ahmed
Azam Khan
Fakhar Zaman
Haris Rauf
Iftikhar Ahmed
Imad Wasim
Mohammad Abbas Afridi
Mohammad Amir
Mohammad Rizwan
Naseem Shah
Saim Ayub
Shadab Khan
Shaheen Shah Afridi
Usman Khan
Pakistan’s T20 World Cup Schedule and Match Timings in IST
Pakistan’s campaign for the T20 World Cup will begin in a fixture against the United States. In their second match, the 2009 winners will face arch-rivals India before taking on Canada on June 15. Their fourth group game will be against Ireland in Florida.
DATE (USA)
Matches
TIME (IST)
VENUE
06-Jun-24
PAKISTAN v UNITED STATES
9:00 PM
Texas
09-Jun-24
PAKISTAN v INDIA
8:00 PM
New York
12-Jun-24
PAKISTAN v CANADA
8:00 PM
New York
18-Jun-24
PAKISTAN v IRELAND
8:00 PM
Florida
Pakistan’s History at T20 World Cups
Year
Result
Host
2007
Finals
South Africa
2009
Champions
Pakistan
2010
Semi-finals
Pakistan
2012
Semi-finals
Sri Lanka
2014
Super 10s
Bangladesh
2016
Super 10s
Pakistan
2021
Semi-finals
UAE/Oman
2022
Final
Australia
Pakistan’s Win-Loss Tally in T20 World Cups
Matches
47
Won
28
Lost
18
Tied
1
No-result
0
Win-Loss Ratio
1.555
Top 5 Highest Run-Getters for Pakistan in T20 World Cups
Player
Matches
Runs
Highest Score
Ave
Strike-rate
100
50
4s
6s
Shoaib Malik
34
646
57
34.00
142.75
–
3
47
17
Shahid Afridi
34
546
54*
18.22
115.72
–
2
49
21
Kamran Akmal
30
524
73
20.96
126.79
–
3
50
16
Mohammad Hafeez
30
511
64
21.29
118.53
–
1
56
11
Umar Akmal
20
486
94
34.71
113.66
–
3
32
19
Top 5 Highest Wicket-Takers for Pakistan in T20 World Cups
Player
Matches
Wickets
BBI
Average
Economy
Strike Rate
4-fer
5-fe
Shahid Afridi
34
39
4/11
23.25
6.71
20.76
2
–
Saeed Ajmal
23
36
4/19
16.86
6.79
14.88
3
–
Umar Gul
24
35
5/6
17.25
7.30
14.17
1
1
Shadab Khan
13
20
4/26
15.15
6.18
14.70
1
–
Shaheen Shah Afridi
13
18
4/22
18.00
6.58
16.38
1
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