Team members to arrive in three phases for the three-match limited overs bilateral series
\n LAHORE
\nThe first group of the Bangladesh cricket team has arrived in Lahore for the three-match T20 International series against Pakistan.
\nThe initial 10-member squad includes players Hasan Mahmud, Mohammad Tanvir Islam, and Parvez Hossain Emon. Tanzim Hasan Sakib and members of the support staff are also part of the first batch to reach the city.
\nBangladesh players are set to arriving in total three groups for the upcoming series. Both teams will train at Lahore\u2019s Gaddafi Stadium on May 26 and 27, ahead of the opening fixture. Captains of both sides will also hold a pre-match press conference on May 27.
\nAll three T20Is will be held at Lahore\u2019s Gaddafi Stadium, starting on May 28 and concluding on June 1.
\nThe first T20I will be played on Wednesday, the second on Friday and the final on Sunday. All matches will begin at 8:00pm local time.
\nOriginally, Bangladesh was scheduled to arrive in Pakistan on May 21 in two groups, with a five-match T20I series planned to begin on May 25 in Faisalabad. However, logistical adjustments and security considerations led to a revised three-match series, all to be hosted in Lahore, following the revision of the schedule in the wake of recent standoff between Pakistan and India.
\nThe PCB announced a 16-member squad for the T20I series, with Salman Ali Agha named captain and Shadab Khan as vice-captain. The selection is based on performances in the ongoing PSL X.
\nThe squad includes Hasan Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Faheem Ashraf, Hussain Talat, Sahibzada Farhan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, and Naseem Shah. Notable exclusions are former captain Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, and Shaheen Shah Afridi.
\nAbbas Afridi, Abdul Samad, Jahandad Khan, Mohammad Ali, Umair bin Yousuf, Sufyan Muqeem, and Usman Khan were also left out.
\nThis series marks the beginning of Mike Hesson\u2019s tenure as head coach.
\nMeanwhile, Bangladesh will be led by Litton Das, who was appointed T20I captain earlier this year after Najmul Hossain Shanto stepped down. Off-spinner Mahedi Hasan is the vice-captain for both the UAE and Pakistan tours.
\nPCB announces ticket prices for Pakistan-Bangladesh series
\nThe Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Saturday announced ticket prices for the three-match T20I series between Pakistan and Bangladesh to be played at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore from May 28 to June 1. Three T20Is will be played on May 28, May 30 and June 1, with the first ball set to be bowled at 8pm PST.
\nTickets will be available to fans from May 25 onwards at centres of a private courier company, the cricket board said in a statement. In the first phase, tickets will be available tomorrow at the centres located at Davis Road and Gulberg, Lahore. To encourage fans to come to the ground, affordable prices have been set for the matches.
\nThe general enclosures (Hanif Mohammad, Imtiaz Ahmed, Inzamam-ul-Haq and Saeed Ahmed) at the Gaddafi Stadium will be available to fans at Rs200. The first-class enclosures (Abdul Hafeez Kardar, Abdul Qadir, Javed Miandad and Sarfaraz Nawaz) will be available at Rs300, while the premium enclosures (Rajas and Saeed Anwar) will be available to fans at Rs400.
\nThe VIP enclosures (Fazal Mahmood and Imran Khan) will be available to fans at Rs500. Moreover, Majid Khan and Zaheer Abbas (VVIP enclosures) at the Jinnah End and Waqar Younis and Wasim Akram (VVIP enclosures) at the Iqbal End will be available to fans at Rs2,000. Additionally, the fans can witness the action from the Gallery (hospitality) boxes for Rs2,000. It also stated that a maximum of four tickets will be issued on one CNIC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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