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LAHORE, Pakistan : Pakistan pace spearhead Shaheen Afridi will miss the Asia Cup in the United Arab Emirates and the home series against England as he continues to recover from a knee injury, the country's cricket board said on Saturday.
In a huge blow to Pakistan, star pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi has been ruled out of the upcoming Asia Cup with injury. Afridi has been advised 4-6 weeks rest by the Pakistan Cricket Board's medical advisory committee, the board said in a statement on Saturday. Shaheen Afridi will also miss Pakistan's home series against England. "Shaheen Shah Afridi has been advised 4-6 weeks rest by the PCB Medical Advisory Committee and independent specialists following latest scans and reports. This means Shaheen has been ruled out of the ACC T20 Asia Cup and home series against England," the Pakistan board said in its statement.
Mohammad Rizwan and Agha Salman made unbeaten half-centuries as Pakistan eased to a seven-wicket win over the Netherlands in the second one-day international in Rotterdam on Thursday to complete a series victory. Pakistan captain Babar Azam, the world's top-ranked ODI batsman, scored 57 off 65 balls before Rizwan and Salman led the tourists home in their pursuit of 187 with 16.2 overs to spare. Dutch seamer Vivian Kingma removed openers Fakhar Zaman and Imam-ul-Haq cheaply as Pakistan stuttered early, but Azam and Rizwan steadied the innings before Salman finished it off by blasting his first ODI fifty.
NED vs PAK, 2nd ODI Live Updates: Netherlands lost their openers early against Pakistan in the 2nd ODI of the three-match series in Rotterdam. The hosts won the toss and opted to bat, but Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah sent Max O'Dowd and Vikramjit Singh packing in the first three overs. The visitors lead the series 1-0 after a narrow win in the first game. Fakhar Zaman hit a run-a-ball 108 to lead Pakistan's charge while skipper Babar Azam also hit a controlled fifty. Shadab Khan had added some finishing touches to the innings as Pakistan went on to post a total of 314 for six. In reply, Netherland had put on a spirited fight but failed the chase down the 315-run target. The hosts will look to bounce back ahead of the series decider. (LIVE SCORECARD)
The 22-year-old paceman suffered a knee injury on the recent tour of Sri Lanka, a worrying setback with the Asia Cup -- and a meeting with old rivals India -- coming up at the end of the month. He has been ruled out of the first two matches, but Pakistan skipper Babar Azam hopes he could at least play some part in the series. "We're taking a couple of doctors with us to take care of Shaheen and want him to play a game against Netherlands to see if he's fit and ready for the Asia Cup," said Azam.
Netherlands and Pakistan face each other in the first ODI of the three-match series on Tuesday. All the matches of the series will be played at the Hazelaarweg, Rotterdam. While hosts Netherlands are coming on the back of 2-0 T20I series loss to New Zealand, Pakistan arrive at the opponent's homeground after playing a 1-1 draw vs Sri Lanka in Test series. Meanwhile, Pakistan's most recent white-ball contest was a three-match ODI series against West Indies that the former won 3-0.
The 22-year-old paceman suffered a knee injury on the recent tour of Sri Lanka, a worrying setback with the Asia Cup -- and a meeting with old rivals India -- coming up at the end of the month. Pakistan team bosses do not want to overload a fast bowler who has already played 97 times across all three formats since his international debut just four years ago. "We're taking a couple of doctors with us to take care of Shaheen and want him to play a game against Netherlands to see if he's fit and ready for the Asia Cup," said Pakistan skipper Babar Azam.
Pakistan will look to collect crucial World Cup qualifying points when they tackle the Netherlands in a three-match ODI series from Tuesday but will have a wary eye on the fitness of star bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi.