Fakhar is replaced by Haris for the remaining T20 World Cup games due to injury.
Mohammad Haris has participated in four one-day international games for Pakistan.
Injured Fakhar Zaman was replaced by Mohammad Haris on Thursday, just hours before Pakistan faced South Africa in Sydney with their T20 World Cup chances on the line.
When Zaman’s right knee’s posterior cruciate ligament was damaged, the technical committee for the competition decided to let Haris to take Zaman’s position.
Haris, 21, has only participated in one other T20 international, which was against England in Lahore in September.
While opening the batting with skipper Babar Azam, he scored seven runs and kept the wicket as England sailed to an eight-wicket victory inside of 15 overs.
Due to his knee issues, middle-order batsman Zaman was originally left out of Pakistan’s 15-man T20 World Cup squad and was inserted as a risky last-minute substitute for legspinner Usman Qadir.
Before playing against the Netherlands in Perth on Sunday, where he hit 20 off 16 balls but worsened his knee injury, Fakhar missed the losses to India and Zimbabwe.
Harris has played for Pakistan in four one-day international matches, with his highest score being against the West Indies in Multan in June of this year.
Later on Thursday, Pakistan will play South Africa at the Sydney Cricket Ground, and they must win to keep their slim chances of making the semifinals alive.
