On Monday, November 4, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced a 15-member Pakistan Shaheens’ squad for the men’s 50-over Asia Cup Rising Stars tournament, which will commence on Thursday, November 19 in Doha, Qatar.
Abdul Samad, Ahmed Daniyal, Haider Ali, Maaz Sadaqat, Shamyl Hussain, Farhan Yousaf and Shahzaib Khan are part of the batting unit, while Mohammad Hasnain, Akif Javed and Ahmed Daniyal will lead the pace attack.
Sufyan Moqim and Saad Masood will lead the spin department. Abdul Samad will lead the team, while Rohail Nazir will keep wicket. Farhan Yousaf and Shahzaib Khan are the only two uncapped players.
Pakistan Shaheens head into the tournament as defending champions in both the T20 and 50-over formats. They clinched the 2025-26 Asia Cup Rising Stars title by defeating Bangladesh A in the final, having previously beaten India A in the summit clash of the 2023 edition of the 50-over tournament.
Pakistan Shaheens 15-member squad: Abdul Samad (captain), Ahmed Daniyal, Akif Javed, Danish Aziz, Farhan Yousaf, Haider Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Maaz Sadaqat, Mohammad Hasnain, Muhammad Imran Randhawa, Rohail Nazir (wk), Saad Masood, Shahzaib Khan, Shamyl Hussain, Sufyan Moqim.
Pakistan Shaheens Fixtures at the 50-over Men’s Asia Cup Rising Stars
November 20: Pakistan Shaheens vs United Arab Emirates at 11:00 AM (PKT) at the University of Doha Science and Technology.
November 22: Pakistan Shaheens vs India A at 3:00 PM (PKT) at the West End Park International Cricket Stadium.
November 24: Pakistan Shaheens vs Nepal at 3:00 PM (PKT) at the West End Park International Cricket Stadium.
November 26: 1st Semi-final at 3:00 PM (PKT) at the West End Park International Cricket Stadium.
November 27: 2nd Semi-final at 3:00 PM (PKT) at the West End Park International Cricket Stadium.
November 29: Final at 3:00 PM (PKT) at the West End Park International Cricket Stadium.
