PCB announces 15-member women’s squad for South Africa white-ball series
The team management and schedule of Pakistan team’s training camp will be announced in due course, PCB said
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday announced a 15-member women’s squad for the upcoming bilateral white-ball series against South Africa next month in Pakistan.
According to the official statement, the series against the Proteas women encompassed three Twenty20 Internationals and three One-Day Internationals, with the latter constituting a segment of the ICC Women’s Championship for the period 2022-2025.
Nida Dar will spearhead the team as its captain.
Saleem Jaffar, the chief selector of the national women’s team, highlighted the inclusion of Syeda Aroob Shah and Natalia Parvaiz in the T20I format. He lauded their recent performances and improved fitness.
“We believe they will bring a new dimension to the team,” he added.
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— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) August 11, 2023
T20I squad
Nida Dar (c), Aliya Riaz, Bismah Maroof, Diana Baig, Fatima Sana, Muneeba Ali, Najiha Alvi (wk), Nashra Sundhu, Natalia Parvaiz, Sadaf Shamas, Sadia Iqbal, Shawaal Zulfiqar, Sidra Amin, Syeda Aroob Shah and Umm-e-Hani
Reserves: Anoosha Nasir, Omaima Sohail, and Waheeda Akhtar
ODI squad
Nida Dar (c), Aliya Riaz, Bismah Maroof, Diana Baig, Fatima Sana, Ghulam Fatima, Muneeba Ali, Nashra Sundhu, Omaima Sohail, Sadaf Shamas, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin, Sidra Nawaz (wk), Umm-e-Hani and Waheeda Akhtar
Reserves: Najiha Alvi, Natalia Parvaiz, and Tuba Hassan
Here is the series schedule having all the matches to be played at National Bank Stadium, Karachi.
27 Aug – South Africa team arrival
1 Sep – First T20I v South Africa
3 Sep – Second T20I v South Africa
5 Sep – Third T20I v South Africa
8 Sep – First ODI v South Africa
11 Sep – Second ODI v South Africa
14 Sep – Third ODI v South Africa