Mohammad Haris to Lead Pakistan in ACC Men’s Emerging Asia Cup 2023

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Mohammad Haris, a wicketkeeper-batsman, will lead Pakistan Shaheens in the eight-team, 15-match ACC Men’s Emerging Asia Cup 2023, which will be held in Sri Lanka from July 14 to July 23.

After the Eid ul Adha holidays, on Monday, July 3, the team will gather at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore for a week-long training camp before traveling to Colombo on July 12.

The defending champion Shaheens are grouped with India A, Nepal, and Sri Lanka in Group A, while Afghanistan A, Bangladesh A, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates are in Group B.

The top two teams from each group advance to the semifinals and then the championship game. On July 14, Shaheens will play Nepal. On July 16, they will play India A, and on July 18, they will play Sri Lanka A.

Haris, 22, who has played for Pakistan in five ODIs and nine T20Is, will take the helm of the Shaheens for the first time. Arshad Iqbal (1 T20I), Kamran Ghulam (1 ODI), Mohammad Wasim Jnr (2 Tests, 14 ODIs, 27 T20Is), Sahibzada Farhan (3 T20Is), Saim Ayub (8 T20Is), Shahnawaz Dahani (2 ODIs, 11 T20Is), and Tayyab Tahir (3 T20Is) are additional international players on the team.

The team for the ACC Men’s Emerging Asia Cup 2023 is listed below.

Pakistan’s ACC Men’s Emerging Asia Cup schedule.