Injured Wahab Riaz replaced by Zia in T20 series against Sri Lanka

Injured Wahab Riaz replaced by Zia in T20 series against Sri Lanka: Pakistan pacer Wahab Riaz’s injury has finally found him a replacement in form of Zia-ul-Haq for the T20 match against Sri Lanka in Colombo, as announced by the PCB previously. Wahab who sustained a fracture from the test series was included in the 15 men squad of the T20 team, in a hope to return to full fitness, which turned out to be disappointing, as he failed to recover. He bowled at the Lahore Cricket Academy but tweeted that he will need a week more to recover.

According to a PCB message “Wahab Riaz bowled in nets today at NCA, he still feels stiffness in his bowling hand. Thus he withdrew himself from T20s squad. Zia-ul-Haq already announced in the squad will replace him.”

Zia-ul-Hasan, 20-year-old fast bowler has played all the 6 matches of his cricket career in Sri Lanka, which includes three A-list and three first-class matches, with nine wickets haul. Also, in his 18 domestic T20 he has managed to get 17 wickets under his name. He made his debut in the domestic T20 cricket for the Lahore Lions against Faisalabad Wolves in 2012, where he took 5 wickets for 23 runs. His U-19 career involves seven wickets in four matches. He is a left-arm pace bowler and will surely be the one to look out for.

Yasir Shah, is no doubt the best accumulation of the team, being the most successful bowler of the series in the past matches. Sohail Tanveer’s performance in the Caribbean League has secured a place for him in the T20 squad. Also, Mohammad Irfan is an addition.

Pakistan’s Squad for T20 Series Against Sri Lanka: Ahmed Shehzad, Nauman Anwar, Mohammad Hafeez, Mukhtar Ahmed, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Rizwan, Shahid Afridi (C), Sarfraz Ahmed, Yasir Shah, Sohail Tanvir, Imad Wasim, Anwar Ali, Mohammad Irfan, Zia-ul-Haq.