Pakistan A cricket team
Second-tier national team
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The Pakistan A cricket team, or Pakistan Shaheens,[1] is a national cricket team representing Pakistan. It is the second-tier of international Pakistan cricket, below the full Pakistan national cricket team. Matches played by Pakistan A are not considered to be Test matches or One Day Internationals, receiving first-class and List A classification respectively. Pakistan A played their first match in August 1964, a three-day first-class contest against Ceylon Board President's XI.
Pakistan Shaheens Crest | |
| Nickname | Pakistan Shaheens |
|---|---|
| Personnel | |
| Test captain | Saud Shakeel |
| One Day captain | Khawaja Nafay |
| T20I captain | Irfan Khan Niazi |
| Team information | |
| City | Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Founded | 1964 |
| History | |
| First-class debut | Ceylon Board President's XI in 21 August 1964 at Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Borella, Colombo |
| Official website | Official Website |
Pakistan A have played a number of series, both home and away, against other national A teams, and competed against other first-class opposition. Their first tour was to Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) in 1964–65. Pakistan A did not play another match until the 1991 season when they again toured Sri Lanka, a series against England A the previous season having been cancelled due to the Gulf War.[2]
