Karachi: After three and a half years international cricket finally begins in Pakistan as World XI is all set to play against Pakistan All Stars XI T20 match at the National Stadium Karachi here on Saturday.
Former Sri Lankan captain Sanath Jayasuriya will lead World XI while Pakistan’s former captain Shahid Afridi will head Pakistan All Stars XI side.
This is the first time after March, 3 2009; an international team is visiting Pakistan. The World XI comprises five players from South Africa, four from West Indies and two from Afghanistan with former West Indies Batsman Kalicharan as their coach.
Pakistan All Stars: Asad Shafiq, Fawad Alam, Imran Nazir, Khalid Latif, Mohammad Sami, Nasir Jamshed, Sarfraz Ahmed, Shahid Afridi, Shahzaib Hasan, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Umar Gul, Wahab Riaz, Younis Khan.
World XI: LE Bosman, M Hayward, ST Jayasuriya, JJC Lawson, Mohammad Shahzad, A Nel, RL Powell, A Sanford, AJ Seymore, Shapoor Zadran, SR Taylor, MS Tshabalala.
Match will start at local time 7:00 pm
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