He last featured in a T20I match in December 2024.
Bangladesh are hosting Pakistan for a three-match T20I series. Former skipper Babar Azam has not made it to the squad for this bilateral series. Previously, he was also axed during Pakistan’s recent 20-over series in New Zealand in March and the latest T20I series against Bangladesh at home.
SGP
161/5
HKG
213/4
SAM
109/8
MAL
113/4
Malaysia beat Samoa by 6 wickets
WI
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AUS
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BHN
140/1
ML
139/7
Bahrain beat Malawi by 9 wickets
RWA
79/3
BHN
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WWW
72/4
DMW
104/4
DJK Munich Women beat Western Warriors Women by 32 runs
BWUW
46/0
WWW
45/4
Baden Wurttemberg United Women beat Western Warriors Women by 10 wickets
DMW
94/3
BWUW
76/3
WWW
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DMW
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ALZ-W
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DIF-W
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STO-W
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ALZ-W
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DIF-W
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STO-W
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ALZ-W
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DIF-W
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STO-W
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ALZ-W
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GTC
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NVR
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Match abandoned due to rain
91YC
134/4
NAJC
132/8
91 Yards Club beat Nabajyoti Club by 6 wickets
BCC
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CCC
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GTC
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NAJC
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RWA-W
24/0
LSN-W
23/10
Rwanda Women beat Lesotho Women by 10 wickets
BOT-W
170/4
EWW-W
59/8
Botswana Women beat Eswatini Women by 111 runs
MWW-W
33/2
CW-W
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MZW-W
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SLO-W
54/0
RWA-W
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MWW-W
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BOT-W
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MZW-W
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SLO-W
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EWW-W
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CW-W
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LSN-W
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ENGU19
18/2
INDU19
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ALECC
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FEK
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BNC
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CEC-A
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GCF
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CBS
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VEV
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CAT
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CBS
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MIB
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FLI
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BRT
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CAT
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GCF
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VEV
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BRT
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CBS
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FLI
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VEV
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GCF
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MIB
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BRT
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BAN
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PAK
66/5
UAE
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NIG
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KNY
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UGA
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VMK
148/9
RWT
153/1
Ruby White Town Legends beat Villianur Mohit Kings by 9 wickets
MMS
23/3
KAK
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KAK
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OAW
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YAR
–
RWT
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BAD
188/4
MAK
187/5
Band-e-Amir Dragons beat Mis Ainak Knights by 6 wickets
SGT
103/7
BDS
202/6
ASS
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BAD
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BDS
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MAK
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AUS A
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SL-A
263/4
IAC
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PNC
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Match has been called off
ZIM
144/6
SA
145/3
South Africa beat Zimbabwe by 7 wickets
IRE-W
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ZIM-W
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The news from the match centre is that Bangladesh have won the toss and elected to field first.
Pakistan: Saim Ayub, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Haris (w), Hasan Nawaz, Salman Agha (c), Mohammad Nawaz, Khushdil Shah, Faheem Ashraf, Abbas Afridi, Salman Mirza, and Abrar Ahmed.
Bangladesh: Parvez Hossain Emon, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Litton Das (w/c), Towhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain, Jaker Ali, Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Taskin Ahmed, and Mustafizur Rahman.
The batter has continued to endure a lean patch of form in the shortest format of the game. Babar scored only six fifty-plus scores in 24 appearances last year at a below-par strike rate of 133.21. Furthermore, all of these half-centuries came inside the first 13 matches of 2024. This showcases that the 30-year-old went through an even dismal phase later in the year. He last featured in a 20-over match for Pakistan in December 2024 against South Africa. Babar’s continued poor run and the rapid decline in strike rate forced the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to replace him in their T20I squad.
Notably, the batter also had a poor season while captaining Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2025. His only noteworthy knock came against the Karachi Kings, when he put up 94 runs off 49 balls at a fiery strike rate of 191.83. Apart from this, he managed to put up only two more half-centuries in the remaining nine matches of the league.
However, the batter still represents his nation in the ODIs. He recently played in the three-match 50-over series against New Zealand in April and is expected to feature in Pakistan’s squad for their upcoming 50-over series against the West Indies.
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Pakistan started their campaign in the 20-over format in 2025 with a forgettable outing in New Zealand. They managed to win only the third fixture out of five matches and lost the series by 4-1. Recently, PCB appointed the former Black Caps coach Mike Hesson as the head coach of Pakistan in the hope of elevating the team’s performance in the white-ball format.
However, this will be the second assignment of the Men in Green under Hesson, after their recent clean T20I sweep over Bangladesh at home. Following the series, Salman Ali Agha and Co. will tour the West Indies for a three-match T20I and ODI series, starting on August 1 and August 8, respectively.
Salman Ali Agha (c), Abbas Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Ahmed Daniyal, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Sahibzada Farhan (wk), Saim Ayub, Salman Mirza, and Sufiyan Muqeem.
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