DHAKA, Feb 13, 2025 (BSS)—The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced Pakistan Shaheens (Pakistan A) squad to take on Bangladesh in a warm-up game ahead of the Champions Trophy.

Pakistan A team, named as Pakistan Shaheens will face off Bangladesh on February 17 in Dubai, with Mohammad Haris as captain and Umar Gul as coach-cum-manager.

The PCB also named two separate Pakistan Shaheens squad for the warm-up clashes against Afghanistan and New Zealand, a press release of the board revealed.

The warm-up fixtures will take place between February 14-17 in the lead-up to the main tournament, which runs from 19 February - 9 March.

For the February 14 match against Afghanistan at Gaddafi Stadium, Pakistan Shaheens will be captained by Shadab Khan, with Mansoor Amjad serving as coach-cum-manager.

Meanwhile, for the February 17 match against South Africa at National Stadium, Mohammad Hurraira will lead the side, with Ijaz Ahmed Junior as coach-cum-manager. At the same day, another Pakistan Shaheens squad will take on Bangladesh in Dubai.

Shaheens squads:

vs Afghanistan, 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

vs South Africa, 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

vs Bangladesh, 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

Schedule of matches featuring Shaheens:

14 February – vs Afghanistan, Gaddafi Stadium

17 February – vs South Africa, National Stadium Karachi

17 February – vs Bangladesh, ICC Cricket Academy

All of the matches will be day-night affair.