Pakistan Shaheens have appointed wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Haris as the captain for the upcoming ACC Men’s Emerging Asia Cup 2023. The tournament is set to take place in Sri Lanka from July 14 to July 23. The team will gather at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore after the Eid Al Adha holidays for a week-long training camp before flying to Colombo on July 12.

As the defending champions, Shaheens have been placed in Group A alongside India A, Nepal, and Sri Lanka A. Group B comprises Afghanistan A, Bangladesh A, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates. The top two teams from each group will advance to the semifinals, followed by the final.

Shaheens will begin their campaign against Nepal on July 14, followed by matches against India A on July 16 and Sri Lanka A on July 18.

Leading the team at the age of 22, Mohammad Haris has previously represented Pakistan in five ODIs and nine T20Is. This will be his first time captaining the Shaheens. Other notable international players in the squad include Arshad Iqbal, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Shahnawaz Dahani, and Tayyab Tahir.

The complete squad is as follows:

Mohammad Haris (captain, wicketkeeper) (Peshawar), Omair Bin Yousuf (vice-captain) (Karachi), Amad Butt (Sialkot), Arshad Iqbal (Swabi), Haseebullah (Quetta), Kamran Ghulam (Peshawar), Mehran Mumtaz (Rawalpindi), Mubasir Khan (Islamabad), Mohammad Wasim Jr (North Waziristan), Qasim Akram (Lahore), Sahibzada Farhan (Charsadda), Saim Ayub (Karachi), Shahnawaz Dahani (Larkana), Sufiyan Muqeem (AJK), and Tayyab Tahir (Gujrat).

Non-traveling reserves: Abdul Wahid Bangalzai, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Junaid, and Rohail Nazir.

Pakistan’s fixtures in the ACC Men’s Emerging Asia Cup:

Group A:

• vs Nepal on July 14
• vs India A on July 16
• vs Sri Lanka A on July 18