South Africa collapse against spin as Pakistan claim ODI series victory
The Proteas suffered a calamitous batting collapse as Pakistan claimed a seven-wicket win in the third and final ODI in Faisalabad on Saturday and with it a 2-1 series victory.
Pakistan leave out experienced trio for home T20 series against Bangladesh
Babar and Rizwan were already dropped from the T20I series in New Zealand earlier this year, while Afridi did play against Black Caps he has also now been axed.
Salman Agha will lead the 16-man squad for whom there is a recall for Sahibzada Farhan, who is the leading run-scorer in the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) with 394 runs at a strike rate of 154.50 playing for Islamabad United.
Also returning to the side are Hasan Ali and Saim Ayub with the latter missing since suffering s serious knee injury in the Test series in South Africa in January.
The Pakistan have selectors opted to include Fakhar Zaman, Hussain Talat Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Wasim and Naseem Shah to give the squad more experience.
Pakistan's three-match series against Bangladesh is also going to be Mike Hesson's first assignment as white-ball head coach after he joined earlier this month.
The matches against Bangladesh will be played on May 28 and 30, and June 1.
Pakistan T20 squad: Salman Agha (capt), Shadab Khan (vice-capt), Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hassan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris (wk), Mohammad Wasim, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan (wk), Saim Ayub
Quinton de Kock masterclass powers South Africa to ODI series leveller in Faisalabad
Quinton de Kock produced a batting masterclass as South Africa crushed Pakistan by eight wickets in the second ODI in Faisalabad, chasing down 270 with nearly 10 overs to spare to level the three-match series 1-1.
Proteas fight hard until the death but Pakistan come out on top in first ODI
The Proteas fought to the bitter end but ultimately fell to a two-wicket defeat with two balls to spare against Pakistan in the first ODI in Faisalabad on Tuesday.
Pakistan dominates the Proteas to claim T20I series victory
Pakistan cruised to a four-wicket victory against South Africa in the third T20 International at the Gaddafi Stadium on Saturday to claim the series 2-1.