Pakistan announce ticketing details for Australia ODI series

LAHORE: Tickets for the upcoming Pakistan-Australia ODI series have gone on sale, with prices starting at Rs200, organisers said on Friday.

Fans can purchase tickets online as well as from 16 designated centres across Lahore, Rawalpindi and Islamabad.

According to details, eight courier centres have been set up in Lahore, five in Rawalpindi and three in Islamabad to facilitate ticket sales.

Organisers said a maximum of eight tickets can be purchased against a single national identity card.

The three-match ODI series between Pakistan and Australia is scheduled to be played from May 30 to June 4 in Rawalpindi and Lahore.

Earlier, Pakistan named a 16-member squad for the series, recalling Babar Azam, Naseem Shah, Shadab Khan, Haris Rauf and Sufyan Moqim, while Mohammad Rizwan and Faheem Ashraf were left out.

Shaheen Shah Afridi will continue as captain, with Salman Ali Agha serving as vice-captain.

The squad also includes three uncapped players — Ahmed Daniyal, Arafat Minhas and Rohail Nazir — as Pakistan continue to test emerging talent.

Australia are expected to arrive in Islamabad on Saturday ahead of the series, with training sessions planned at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.

Pakistan ODI squad

 Shaheen Shah Afridi (capt), Salman Ali Agha (vice-capt), Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmed, Ahmed Daniyal, Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Maaz Sadaqat, Mohammad Ghazi Ghori (wk), Naseem Shah, Rohail Nazir (wk), Sahibzada Farhan, Shadab Khan, Shamyl Hussain, Sufyan Moqim.