PAKISTAN WOMEN SQUAD
The Bismah Maroof-led side will play Ireland and current T20 and 50-over champions Australia in Belfast before the Commonwealth Games © AFP
Pakistan women have retained the same squad that clean-swept Sri Lanka women for the upcoming T20I series in Ireland, alongside the Commonwealth Games in the United Kingdom. Pakistan have picked 18 members, including three reverse players: Ghulam Fatima, Sadaf Shamas and Umme Hani.
The Bismah Maroof-led side will play Ireland and current T20 and 50-over champions Australia in Belfast from 16 to 24 July. Subsequently, they will play Barbados, India and Australia in the Commonwealth Games on 29, 31 July and 3 August respectively. The Pakistan squad will depart for the UK on 12 July.
“Following a successful series against Sri Lanka, we have decided to retain the same winning combination. Not only our senior cricketers in the side displayed great cricketing acumen also our youngsters were outstanding and have raised their hands whenever the team needed them to,” chief selector, Asmavia Iqbal said.
“We are delighted with the start Tuba Hassan has had to her international career and feel her leg-spin will be a potent weapon for us in the days ahead. Ayesha Naseem produced a match winning innings in the second match of the T20Is against Sri Lanka and proved her big-hitting ability,” she added.
“I want to congratulate our team for putting up a solid and dominating display in Karachi against Sri Lanka and I am sure these girls will continue their form in the ICC Women’s Championship fixtures. Our team has all the potential to do well in the United Kingdom and I wish them the very best for the tri-series and Commonwealth Games. I want to thank the Commonwealth Games for accepting our request to accommodate our captain Bismah Maroof’s family at the games village which will allow her to focus on the task at hand without any worries about her young infant daughter,” Head of Women Cricket, Tania Mallick noted.
Squad: Bismah Maroof (captain), Aimen Anwar, Aliya Riaz, Anam Amin, Ayesha Naseem, Diana Baig, Fatima Sana, Gull Feroza (wicketkeeper), Iram Javed, Kainat Imtiaz, Muneeba Ali Siddiqui (wicketkeeper), Nida Dar, Omaima Sohail, Sadia Iqbal and Tuba Hassan.
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