Sri Lanka’s Dambulla will host the ACC Women’s T20 Asia Cup from July 19–28. On Sunday, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) named a 14-person squad led by Nida Dar for the tournament.
The players Ayesha Zafar, Natalia Parvaiz, Rameen Shamim, Sadaf Shamas, Umm-e-Hani, and Waheeda Akhtar who were on the 17-person team that went on tour of England last month have been left out.
Instead, Iram Javed, Omaima Sohail, and Syeda Aroob Shah have been called back for the competition. In October 2023, Iram Javed played her 53rd T20I, which was against Bangladesh in Chattogram. In December 2023, Omaima Sohail played her last T20I, which was against New Zealand in Queenstown.
So far, Syeda Aroob Shah has played in seven T20Is. The most recent one was in September 2023 against South Africa.
The 22-year-old left-arm fast bowler Tasmia Rubab is the only player on the team who has never played for her country. In November 2023, she played for Pakistan A against West Indies A and Thailand.
Tasmia made 86 runs and took 12 wickets for Multan in the National Women’s One-Day Tournament 2023-24 that just ended. In the National Women T20 Tournament 2023–24, she also took four wickets at a cost of 6.36 per over.
The Pakistan women’s national cricket team will start training for the ACC Women’s T20 Asia Cup on July 5 in Karachi, and the camp will last until July 16 when the team leaves.
The camp will be led by head coach Muhammad Wasim, with help from spin bowling coach Abdur Rehman, bowling assistant coach Junaid Khan, and catching assistant coach Hanif Malik.
The team manager will be Hina Munawar, the physiotherapist will be Rabia Siddiq, and the expert will be Waleed Ahmed.
Pakistan is in Group “A,” which has India, Nepal, and the UAE. In Group “B,” there are Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Thailand, and Malaysia. The semifinals will take place on July 26. The top two teams from each group will play each other.
On July 19, the first day of the event, Pakistan will play India. On July 21, they will play Nepal, and on July 23, they will play the UAE.
The following women are in Pakistan’s team for the ACC Women’s T20 Asia Cup: Ayesha Ali, Diana Baig, Fatima Sana, Gull Feroza, Iram Javed, Muneeba Ali, Najiha Alvi, Nashra Sundhu, Omaima Sohail, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin, Syeda Aroob Shah, Tasmia Rubab, and Tuba Hassan are the women who were given the award.
