Fever-hit Salman Agha and injured Pakistan opener Zaman Khan are unavailable for the Australia game
Pakistan cricket team will not have injured opener Fakhar Zaman and all-rounder Salman Ali Agha available for selection for their World Cup match against team Australia in Bengaluru on Friday. Zaman is recovering from a knee injury, while Agha is recuperating from a bout of fever. On Thursday, Pakistan's media manager said in a statement that “Fakhar Zaman is being treated for a knee injury and is expected to be available for selection next week.”
“Salman Ali Agha developed a fever after the Wednesday training session, and he is recovering from it. All other players in the 15-member main squad are doing well."
Zaman has played only one match in the tournament so far, i.e., the campaign opener match of Pakistan against the Netherlands at Hyderabad. He made 12 runs in that match.
Abdullah Shafique, who has replaced Zaman as opener, made 113 against Sri Lanka and 20 against India.