PCB Announces Three Pakistan Shaheens Squads for ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Warm-Up Matches

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has unveiled three Pakistan Shaheens squads that will participate in the warm-up matches ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. These matches will serve as crucial preparation for the main tournament, which is set to take place from February 19 to March 9.

The warm-up fixtures will be played between February 14 and 17, following the ODI tri-nation series. These matches are designed to provide Pakistan’s players with valuable match practice before the highly anticipated global event.

Pakistan Shaheens will be coached and managed by Mansoor Amjad, with different captains leading the teams for each warm-up match:

• February 14 (Lahore): Shadab Khan will captain Pakistan Shaheens against Afghanistan.
• February 17 (Karachi): Mohammad Hurraira will lead Shaheens against South Africa.
• February 17 (Dubai): Mohammad Haris will captain Shaheens against Bangladesh.

Additionally, New Zealand will also play a warm-up match against Afghanistan on February 16 in Karachi.

These matches will be the final opportunity for Pakistan’s squad to fine-tune their combinations and assess their form before the start of the ICC Champions Trophy. With the main event featuring the top eight teams, Pakistan will be looking to gain momentum and make necessary adjustments to their squad.

Champions Trophy squads:

Afghanistan squad: Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Ikram Alikhil, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Nangyal Kharoti, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Farid Malik, Naveed Zadran. Reserves: Darwish Rasooli, Bilal Sami

Bangladesh squad: Nazmul Hossain Shanto (c), Soumya Sarkar, Tanzid Hasan, Tawhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim, MD Mahmud Ullah, Jaker Ali Anik, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Parvez Hossai Emon, Nasum Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Nahid Rana.

South Africa squad: Temba Bavuma (c), Tony de Zorzi, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs, Rassie van der Dussen, Corbin Bosch. Travelling reserve: Kwena Maphaka

New Zealand squad: Mitchell Santner (c), Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Will O’Rourke, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Ben Sears, Nathan Smith, Kane Williamson, Will Young.

Shaheens’ squads:

For the Afghanistan match, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore: Shadab Khan (captain), Abdul Faseeh, Arafat Minhas, Hussain Talat, Jahandad Khan, Kashif Ali, Mohsin Riaz, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Amir Khan, Muhammad Akhlaq, Muhammad Imran Randhawa and Muhammad Irfan Khan

For the South Africa match, National Stadium, Karachi: Mohammad Huraira (captain), Amad Butt, Faisal Akram, Hassan Nawaz, Imam-ul-Haq, Khurram Shahzad, Maaz Sadaqat, Mehran Mumtaz, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori, Niaz Khan, Qasim Akram, and Saad Khan

For the Bangladesh match, ICC Academy, Dubai: Mohammad Haris (captain), Aamir Jamal, Abdul Samad, Ali Raza, Azan Awais, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Mubasir Khan, Musa Khan, Omair Bin Yousuf, Sahibzada Farhan, Sufiyan Moqim and Usama Mir.