ISLAMABAD: Pakistan dropped out-of-form middle-order batter Hasan Nawaz from the ODI series against Sri Lanka and an upcoming tri-nation series featuring the Green Shirts, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced recently. 

Nawaz, who fare impressively in Pakistan’s white-ball series against New Zealand and Bangladesh earlier this year, fared to impress at the recent Asia Cup tournament and against South Africa this month. 

Pakistan will play a three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi on Nov. 11, 13 and 15 before the T20I tri-nation series kicks off on Nov. 17. The tr-nation series will be held in Rawalpindi and Lahore till Nov. 29, featuring Zimbabwe as the third team. 

“Hasan has been released to participate in the ongoing Quaid-e-Azam Trophy – the country’s premier first-class tournament,” the board said in a statement on Sunday. “The seventh round of the competition commences from 11 November.”

“Left-handed batter Fakhar Zaman will replace Hasan in the T20I squad, while no player will be added to the ODI squad as Hasan’s replacement.”

Updated 15-member ODI squad:

Shaheen Shah Afridi (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Faisal Akram, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah, Hussain Talat, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (wicket-keeper), Mohammad Wasim Jr., Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha

Updated 15-member T20I squad:

Salman Ali Agha (captain), Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jr., Mohammad Salman Mirza, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan (wicket-keeper), Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Khan (wicket-keeper), Usman Tariq 

Sri Lanka tour to Pakistan

11 November – First ODI at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

13 November – Second ODI at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

15 November – Third ODI at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

T20I Tri-Series (Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe)

17 November – Pakistan v Zimbabwe, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

19 November – Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

22 November – Pakistan v Sri Lanka, Qaddafi Stadium, Lahore

23 November – Pakistan v Zimbabwe, Qaddafi Stadium, Lahore

25 November – Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe, Qaddafi Stadium, Lahore

27 November – Pakistan v Sri Lanka, Qaddafi Stadium, Lahore

29 November –Final, Qaddafi Stadium, Lahore