Mohammad Rizwan has agreed a deal to join St Kitts and Nevis Patriots for the remainder of the Caribbean Premier League 2025 (CPL). ESPNcricinfo understands the signing will be officially confirmed by the league in the next 24 hours.

The former Pakistan T20I captain has been signed as a replacement for fast bowler Fazalhaq Farooqi , who is set to link up with Afghanistan ahead of the tri-series in the UAE involving Pakistan and the UAE.

It is not yet clear whether Rizwan will be available for the Patriots' match on Thursday against the Barbados Royals. But with Pakistan leaving him out of their T20 squad for that tri-series as well as the Asia Cup, the path to Rizwan's involvement elsewhere has been fully cleared. It is understood an NOC (no objection certificate) from the PCB

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