The all-rounder has been suffering from the issue for a long time
Pakistan’s white-ball fortunes have been on a downward spiral in recent times. They were dumped out from the semifinals race in the Champions Trophy 2025 in a tournament where they were defending their title in home conditions.
It was followed by a poor showing in the tour of New Zealand where they were soundly beaten 4-1 in T20I series and then swept 0-3 clean in the ODI series by the hosts.
AUSA-W
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INDA-W
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ROR
191/6
TBW
140/10
Royals of Rayalaseema beat Tungabhadra Warriors by 51 runs
VSS
204/7
BVB
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Match Abandoned
SIN-W
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CAM-W
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SIN-W
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CAM-W
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SKA
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ABF
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RJM
108/7
SOS
59/10
Rijeka Markhors beat Sir Oliver Split by 49 runs
ZGA
130/2
RJM
130/6
Rijeka Markhors tied with Zagreb Assassins (Zagreb Assassins wins the Golden Ball)
SOS
86/1
ZGA
83/10
Sir Oliver Split won by 9 wickets
ZGW
73/8
SOS
74/2
Sir Oliver Split beat Zagreb Warriors by 8 wickets
ZGA
97/8
RJM
144/6
Rijeka Markhors beat Zagreb Assassins by 47 runs
SOS
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ZGW
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ZAS
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ZGA
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SOS
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RJM
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ZGA
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ZAS
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ZGA
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SOS
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DURH
387/4
MID
390/5
Middlesex beat Durham by 5 wickets
LEI
333/8
NOT
209/10
Leicestershire beat Nottinghamshire by 124 runs
BB
283/9
KENT
204/10
Birmingham Bears beat Kent by 79 runs
WOR
196/5
HAM
194/9
Worcestershire beat Hampshire by 5 wickets
SURR
146/5
GLAM
308/7
Surrey beat Glamorgan by 5 wickets (D/L) method
YOR
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SOM
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BCC
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GUG
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MATCH ABANDONED
LLG
261/10
MUR
287/10
Munster Reds beat Leinster Lightning by 26 runs
NK
281/7
NWW
278/5
Northern Knights (Ireland) won by 3 wickets
JJ
90/7
SBSCC
120/3
SBS CC Won by 30 runs
NCMI
106/2
BCC
89/6
NCM Investment Won by 17 runs
CEC-A
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KGC
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KRMPS
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BCC
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BNB
225/6
HBT
228/8
Hubli Tigers beat Bengaluru Blasters by 2 wickets
MGD
179/8
SML
150/8
Mangalore Dragons won by 29 runs
MYW
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MGD
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GBM
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BNB
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SLBL
178/6
SLGY
179/4
SLC Greys beat SLC Blues by 6 wickets
SLGR
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SLGY
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SOB
139/5
NOS
141/7
Northern Superchargers beat Southern Brave by 3 wickets
WEF
137/8
MAO
112/10
Welsh Fire won by 25 runs
LOS
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TRR
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SBW-W
103/2
NOS-W
102/10
Southern Brave Women beat Northern Superchargers Women by 8 wickets
WFW-W
73/9
MOW-W
76/3
Manchester Originals Women beat Welsh Fire Women by 7 wickets
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TRW-W
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PS
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BANA
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They returned home to beat an in-transition side like Bangladesh 3-0 in a recent T20I series.
The shift in captaincy and the power dynamics in the dressing room has seen an optimism in their T20I approach against Bangladesh. But there is trouble for them going forward with the series against Bangladesh, West Indies and possibly the Asia Cup 2025 as star all-rounder Shadab Khan is likely to miss all of them.
According to a report by PTI, the leg-spinner all-rounder has been suffering with a long-term shoulder problem which needs surgery. The recovery is likely to take more than three months due to which Shadab is likely to miss the upcoming three series.
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Shadab was coming off a good season with Islamabad United in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2025. He claimed 14 wickets from nine innings at an economy of 8 and an average of 16.5. He also scored 173 from seven innings as Islamabad United reached the playoffs.
The senior all-rounder also claimed four wickets in the series against Bangladesh at an economy of 7.
The Asia Cup schedule hasn’t been announced yet as the Asian Cricket Council is still mulling the schedule of the tournament which is set to be played in T20 format this year. India won the previous edition in ODI format and set to host the tournament for the first time since 1990.
It is likely that the ACC will move all the clashes involving Pakistan to either the UAE or neighbouring Sri Lanka, similar to the Asia Cup 2023 in Sri Lanka and India’s matches in Dubai for the Champions Trophy 2025 when Pakistan had the hosting rights.
India beat Pakistan by six wickets in their previous clash.
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