Overview
- The Pakistan Cricket Board announced the 16‑member ODI squad on Friday, May 22, with Shaheen Shah Afridi retained as captain and Salman Ali Agha named vice‑captain.
- Senior wicketkeeper‑batter Mohammad Rizwan was omitted from the squad and wicketkeeping duties were given to Muhammad Ghazi Ghori and Rohail Nazir after Usman Khan was ruled out with illness.
- The selection recalls experienced players Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Shadab Khan and Sufyan Moqim who missed the March Bangladesh ODIs.
- Openers Fakhar Zaman and Saim Ayub were not considered because they remain in PCB‑supervised rehabilitation, and three players — Ahmed Daniyal, Arafat Minhas and Rohail Nazir — were included in the ODI squad for the first time.
- The squad will assemble in Islamabad to begin training on May 23, Australia arrive the same day, and the three ODIs will be played on May 30 in Rawalpindi and on June 2 and June 4 in Lahore as part of Pakistan’s wider build‑up toward 2027 targets.