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.
HKG
162/7
SAM
159/4
SGP
144/7
MAL
209/7
Malaysia beat Singapore by 65 runs
SAM
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MAL
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SGP
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HKG
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WI
172/8
AUS
173/2
Australia won by 8 wkts
ML
115/4
RWA
111/10
Malawi won by 6 wickets
BHN
176/4
ML
131/10
Bahrain beat Malawi by 45 runs
ALZ
118/7
HDN
114/5
Alby Zalmi beat Huddinge by 3 wickets
JIHCC
122/6
MAR
149/8
Marsta CC beat Jinnah CC by 27 runs
HDN
137/4
ALZ
117/4
Huddinge beat Alby Zalmi CC by 20 runs
HDN
165/3
JIHCC
162/4
Huddinge beat Jinnah CC by 7 wickets
MAR
137/6
ALZ
166/4
Alby Zalmi CC beat Marsta CC by 29 runs
JIHCC
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MAR
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RPH
–
HDN
–
HDN
–
JIHCC
–
RPH
–
MAR
–
JIHCC
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RPH
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BCC
148/7
NAJC
145/7
Bud Cricket Club beat Nabajyoti Club by 3 wickets
GTC
139/8
91YC
162/9
91 Yards Club beat Gauhati Town Club by 23 runs
BCC
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91YC
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EWW-W
77/9
MZW-W
165/3
Mozambique Women won by 88 runs
MWW-W
162/5
LSN-W
56/10
Malawi Women beat Lesotho Women by 106 runs
BOT-W
89/4
SLO-W
90/5
Sierra Leone Women beat Botswana Women by 5 wickets
RWA-W
22/0
CW-W
20/10
Rwanda Women beat Cameroon Women by 10 wickets
TBC
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TBC
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TBC
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TBC
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TBC
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TBC
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TBC
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TBC
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ENG
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IND
140/2
MECS
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CHK
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BNC
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TCC
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STCC
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CEC-A
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CBS
–
FLI
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Match Abandoned
VEV
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GCF
–
CAT
–
VEV
–
Match cancelled
BAN
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PAK
–
UAE
101/3
KNY
98/10
United Arab Emirates beat Kenya by 7 wickets
UGAA
127/8
NBA
124/7
Uganda A beat Namibia A by 3 runs
VMK
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YAR
–
RWT
–
MMS
–
ASS
–
SGT
–
BDS
–
BAD
–
DUR-W
–
LAN-W
–
AAC
–
WIC
142/8
EDC
–
SAC
–
ZIM
–
NZ
–
IRE-W
180/4
ZIM-W
49/2
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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