MULTAN: Hosts Pakistan have named their playing XI for the opening game of Asia Cup against Nepal in Multan on Wednesday.
The team decided to make a few changes from the XI that played Afghanistan in the final ODI in Colombo.
Iftikhar Ahmed slots into the middle-order while Saud Shakeel makes way. But pacer Mohammad Wasim has been dropped with the world number one ODI team opting to go with Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf.
Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz will be aided by Salman Agha in the spin department.
The batting line-up has a familiar look with Iftikhar coming back into the middle-order after missing the final ODI against Afghanistan.
Pakistan XI: Babar Azam (c), Fakhar Zaman, Imam ul Haq, Mohammad Rizwan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Salman Agha, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf.
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