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Pakistan, Sri Lanka name Champions Trophy probables

Last updated on: August 08, 2006 21:29 IST

The Pakistan Cricket Board on Tuesday announced 30 probables for this year's ICC [ Images ] Champions Trophy [ Images ] to be played in India [ Images ].

"The squad would be trimmed to 15 by the end of this month. The deadline for submission of the squad is September 7 and hopefully we would be able to comply with the advice well in advance," PCB director board operations Saleem Altaf said.

The injured pace trio of Shoaib Akhtar [ Images ], Rana Naved-ul-Hasan and Mohammad Asif [ Images ], who have missed Pakistan's tour of England [ Images ] so far, were named in the provisional list which also includes the names of forgotten batsmen Yasir Hameed [ Images ], Bazid Khan and Asim Kamal.

The selectors also included uncapped Shahid Yousuf, Tahir Khan, Abdul Rehman, Mansoor Amjad, Akhtar Ayub and Samiullah Khan Niazi.

Pakistan is grouped with South Africa [ Images ], New Zealand [ Images ] and a qualifier. Pakistan, whose best performance was a semi-final finish in 2000 will open its campaign on October 17 in Jaipur [ Images ] against a qualifier.

Pakistan will meet New Zealand on October 25 at Mohali, which will also host Pakistan's final league game against South Africa on October 27.

Meanwhile, Sri Lanka [ Images ] also named a 30-man provisional squad for the tournament.

The final team will be announced after the tri-series featuring India and South Africa on August 29.

Probables:

Pakistan: Inzamam-ul-Haq [ Images ] (captain), Salman Butt [ Images ], Imran Farhat [ Images ], Taufeeq Umar [ Images ], Mohammad Yousuf [ Images ], Younis Khan [ Images ], Faisal Iqbal [ Images ], Asim Kamal, Bazid Khan, Kamran Akmal (w/k), Zulqarnain Haider (w/k), Danish Kaneria, Shahid Afridi [ Images ], Abdul Razzaq [ Images ], Yasir Hameed, Shoaib Malik [ Images ], Shoaib Akhtar, Mohammad Sami [ Images ], Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, Mohammad Asif, Umar Gul, Rao Iftikhar Anjum, Mohammad Hafeez [ Images ], Shahid Yousuf, Tahir Khan, Abdul Rehman, Mansoor Amjad, Mohammad Irshad, Akhtar Ayub and Samiullah Niazi.

Sri Lanka: Mahela Jayawardene [ Images ], Kumar Sangakkara [ Images ] (w/k), Marvan Atapattu [ Images ], Sanath Jayasuriya [ Images ], Upul Tharanga, Avishka Gunawardene [ Images ], Saman Jayantha, Tillakaratne Dilshan [ Images ], Chamara Kapugedera [ Images ], Jehan Mubarak, Russel Arnold [ Images ], Prasanna Jayawardene [ Images ] (w/k), Jeevan Mendis, Farveez Maharoof, Chaminda Vaas [ Images ], Ruchira Perera, Dilhara Fernando, Nuwan Zoysa, Lasith Malinga [ Images ], Nuwan Kulasekera, Dhammika Prasad, Akalanka Ganegama, Dilhara Lokuhettige, Muttiah Muralitharan [ Images ], Rangana Herath [ Images ], Malinga Bandara, Kaushal Lokuarachchi, Sajeewa Weerakoon, Upul Chandana, Kaushal Silva (w/k).

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