The training session called off as heavy rain hit Rawalpindi

Pakistan cricket team’s training session has been called off due to heavy rain in Rawalpindi this afternoon.

According to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), the team’s first training session before the One Day International (ODI) series against New Zealand has been cancelled.

The weather forecast Rawalpindi informed that the city is expected to receive rain till tomorrow. However, there is no prediction of rain on match days that are 17th, 19th, and 21st September.

The New Zealand team will reach Pakistan tomorrow after 18 years, and will land in Islamabad.

After the ODI series, New Zealand and Pakistan will play five T20 from 25th September to 3rd October at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.

Squads

Pakistan:

Babar Azam (C), Shadab Khan (VC), Mohammad Rizwan (WK), Mohammad Haris (WK), Abdullah Shafique, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imam-ul-Haq, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Saud Shakeel, Shaheen Shah, Shahnawaz Dahani, Usman Qadir, Zahid Mehmood

New Zealand:

Tom Latham (c) (wk), Finn Allen, Hamish Bennett, Tom Blundell (wk), Doug Bracewell, Colin de Grandhomme, Jacob Duffy, Matt Henry (ODI only), Scott Kuggeleijn, Cole McConchie, Henry Nicholls, Ajaz Patel, Rachin Ravindra, Ben Sears (T20 only), Blair Tickner, Will Young