The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced a 15-member ODI squad for a three-match series against Bangladesh, to be played in Dhaka from March 11 to 15.
All three matches will take place at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. Pakistan are scheduled to arrive in Bangladesh on March 8, with a practice session set for March 10.
Pakistan’s fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi will serve as the ODI captain for the tour. The squad includes six players yet to make their ODI debut: Abdul Samad, Maaz Sadaqat, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori, Saad Masood, Sahibzada Farhan and Shamyl Hussain.
Four of the uncapped picks, Abdul Samad, Maaz Sadaqat, Saad Masood and Shamyl Hussain, were recently part of the Pakistan Shaheens group that faced England Lions in Abu Dhabi.
Pakistan ODI Squad vs Bangladesh
Shaheen Afridi (c)
Haris Rauf
Faheem Ashraf
Mohammad Wasim Jr.
Salman Ali Agha
Mohammad Rizwan (wk)
Abrar Ahmed
Hussain Talat
Abdul Samad
Faisal Akram
Maaz Sadaqat
Sahibzada Farhan
Saad Masood
Muhammad Ghazi Ghori (wk)
Shamyl Hussain
Following the disappointing performance at the 2026 T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka and India, several key players have been dropped from the squad. Some of the big names missing from the squad are Babar Azam, Naseem Shah, Usman Tariq, Mohammad Nawaz, and Saim Ayub.
