PAK vs US: Pakistan’s national cricket team, currently in the United States for the T20 World Cup 2024, has suffered a setback as key all-rounder Imad Wasim has been ruled out for their opening match.
Captain Babar Azam confirmed that Wasim won’t be available for the first match because he has a side strain.
“Imad Wasim is suffering from a side strain, which means he won’t be able to play in our opening match,” Babar revealed.
Even though there was a setback, the captain remained hopeful that Wasim would still play in the rest of the big cricket tournament.
“Although Imad won’t play the first game, we hope that he will be available for the rest of the matches,” he added.
Pakistan will play their first World Cup match against the United States on June 6 (tomorrow).
The US team has already won their first T20 World Cup match against Canada.
Squads
Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Saim Ayub, Mohammad Rizwan, Azam Khan, Shadab Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Usman Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Abrar Ahmed, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf.
United States: Monank Patel (c), Aaron Jones, Andries Gous, Corey Anderson, Ali Khan, Harmeet Singh, Jessy Singh, Milind Kumar, Nisarg Patel, Nitish Kumar, Noshtush Kenjige, Saurabh Nethralvakar, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Steven Taylor and Shayan Jahangir.
Reserves: Gajanand Singh, Juanoy Drysdale and Yasir Mohammad
