Mohammad Rizwan: “We have some exciting players like Sufiyan Muqeem and Hasan Nawaz, who are eager to prove their mettle in 50-over cricket”

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Pakistan ODI captain Mohammad Rizwan said spinner Sufiyan Muqeem and big-hitting batsman Hasan Nawaz “are eager to prove their mettle in 50-over cricket”.

Muqeem and Nawaz have mostly played T20I cricket to date, but have started getting chances in ODIs too.

Recently, they featured in the three-match ODI series against the West Indies, with Muqeem taking one wicket in one game at an average of 52.

As for Nawaz, who made his ODI debut in that series, he scored 112 runs in three matches, which included a career-best knock of 63 not out, at an average of 112.

“We have some exciting players like Sufiyan Muqeem and Hasan Nawaz, who are eager to prove their mettle in 50-over cricket,” Rizwan said in a video shared by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) as quoted by A Sports.

Following the West Indies tour, Pakistan faced the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Afghanistan in a T20I tri-series in Sharjah, which they won.

Muqeem claimed four wickets in four matches at an average of 27.75 and an economy rate of 8.02.

Nawaz, meanwhile, finished with 93 runs, which included a top score of 56, at an average of 18.60 and a strike-rate of 143.07.

Pakistan then featured in the 2025 Asia Cup, where they lost to India in the final.

In two games, Muqeem picked up two wickets at an average of 18 and an economy rate of 6.17.

Nawaz was involved in three matches and accumulated 17 runs at an average of 5.66 and a strike-rate of 65.38.

Pakistan are now playing a home series against South Africa that comprises two Tests, three T20Is, and three ODIs.

Pakistan squad for South Africa Test series: Shan Masood (captain), Aamer Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Asif Afridi, Babar Azam, Faisal Akram, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Kamran Ghulam, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Noman Ali, Rohail Nazir (wicketkeeper), Sajid Khan, Salman Ali Agha, Saud Shakeel and Shaheen Shah Afridi

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