Pakistan squad for South Africa, Zimbabwe series expected to be announced soon

PCB is planning to send players abroad via a chartered flight to avoid any untoward incident due to Covid-19 pandemic

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The Pakistan squad for the tour of South Africa and the series against Zimbabwe is expected to be announced soon.

According to sources, the Pakistan team is scheduled to leave for Johannesburg on March 27, where three ODIs and four T20I matches are scheduled. Meanwhile, there is a series of two Tests and three T20I matches in Zimbabwe.

The selection committee for both tours has held preliminary consultations on the selection of potential players. The 29-member team will be announced after the final opinion of the team management and the approval of the board chairman.

PCB is planning to send players abroad via a chartered flight to avoid any untoward incident due to Covid-19 pandemic.

The ODI matches between Pakistan and South Africa will be held on 2nd April, 4th April, and 7th April,

T20I matches will be held on 10th, 12th, 14th, and 16th April.

After completing the tour of South Africa, the Pakistan team will leave for Zimbabwe the next day.