| PLAYER | ROLE |
|---|---|
| Shan Masood (c) | Opening batter |
| Saud Shakeel | Middle-order batter |
| Aamer Jamal | Allrounder |
| Abdullah Shafique | Top-order batter |
| Abrar Ahmed | Bowler |
| Salman Agha | Allrounder |
| Babar Azam | Batter |
| Mir Hamza | Bowler |
| Mohammad Rizwan † | Wicketkeeper batter |
| Muhammad Hurraira | Batter |
| Naseem Shah | Bowler |
| Noman Ali | Bowler |
| Saim Ayub | Top-order batter |
| Sarfaraz Ahmed † | Wicketkeeper batter |
| Shaheen Shah Afridi | Bowler |
| LAST FIVE MATCHES | DATE | SERIES/TOURNAMENT | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAKPAK |  | 304 & 216 | lost to | 354 & 170/2 |  | ENGENG | 17/12/22 | England tour of Pakistan 2022/23 |
| PAKPAK | | 202 & 328 | lost to | 281 & 275 | | ENGENG | 09/12/22 | England tour of Pakistan 2022/23 |
| PAKPAK | | 579 & 268 | lost to | 657 & 264/7d | | ENGENG | 01/12/22 | England tour of Pakistan 2022/23 |
| PAKPAK | | 273 & 187/4 (f/o) | drew with | 583/8d | | ENGENG | 21/08/20 | Pakistan tour of England 2020 |
| PAKPAK | | 236 | drew with | 110/4d | | ENGENG | 13/08/20 | Pakistan tour of England 2020 |
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