PESHAWAR
\nBismah Maroof-led Pakistan women\u2019s side will take on Australia in the first of the three ICC Women\u2019s Championship ODIs at the Allan Border Field, Brisbane on Monday.
\nThe second ODI scheduled on Wednesday, January 18 is also at the same venue, while the third ODI will be played at the North Sydney Oval, Sydney on Saturday, January 21, 2023, a release issued by Pakistan Cricket Board said here Sunday.
\nThe ODI series will be followed by three T20Is to be played from January 24-29 in Sydney, Hobart and Canberra. Before coming to Australia, the women\u2019s team held their practice camps in Lahore and Karachi where they also featured in various intra-squad matches.
\nSince arriving in Brisbane last week, the Pakistan team have conducted extensive practice sessions which include a 50-over match against the Governor General\u2019s XI at the Allan Border Field on Friday. Even though the tourists lost the game, Diana Baig, Fatima Sana and Nida Dar showed their skills in the bowling department, while Bismah Maroof scored a half-century, showcasing her batting form ahead of the ODI series.
\nAustralia hold the top position in the ICC Women\u2019s ODI rankings, while Pakistan are positioned on the ninth spot. In the ICC Women\u2019s Championship 2022-25, Pakistan after winning five of their six outings are second in the table behind India, whereas Australia will play their first Championship match on Monday against Pakistan.
\nPakistan will be eyeing to carry forward the momentum after they clinched a 2-1 win over Sri Lanka in Karachi in June last year and later achieved a 3-0 sweep over Ireland in Lahore in November.
\nWhile talking to PCB Digital on the eve of the series, captain Bismah Maroof said: \u201cWe had good practice sessions here at the venue. The pitches here have different bounce as compared to Pakistan and it took us time to adjust to the bounce.
\n\u201cWe are fortunate enough to get a practice game at the same venue where our opening two matches of the series will be hosted. This will help you be familiar with the conditions. The fast bowlers bowled well in the practice match, and they will have a key role to play in these conditions. The spinners on the other hand will need to adjust their line and length as required here.
\n\u201cThe batters need to get set on the wicket, and once they are set, it will be easy for them to score runs. We have prepared ourselves well and will try to execute our plans to give better results in the series.
\n\u201cWe have done really well in the ICC Women\u2019s Championship matches so far, the upcoming series against Australia is also very important. We will try to stick to our plans in the series.\u201d The toss will take place tomorrow at 0435 (Pakistan Standard Time), while the first ball will be bowled at 0505 (Pakistan Standard Time).
\nPakistan ODI squad for Australia series:
\nBismah Maroof (c), Aliya Riaz, Ayesha Naseem, Diana Baig, Fatima Sana, Kainat Imtiaz, Muneeba Ali (wk), Nashra Sandhu, Nida Dar, Omaima Sohail, Sadaf Shamas, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin, Sidra Nawaz (wk) and Tuba Hassan.
\nTraveling Reserves: Aimen Anwar and Javeria Khan
\nPlayer Support staff: Ayesha Ashhar (team manager), Saleem Jaffer (bowling coach and interim head coach), Taufiq Umar (batting coach), Mauhtashim Rashid (fielding coach), Yasir Malik (strength and conditioning coach), Muhammad Zubair Ahmad (analyst), Syed Nazir Ahmed (media and digital content manager) and Rifat Gill (physiotherapist).
\nAustralia series Itinerary
\n16 January \u2013 First ODI at Allan Border Field, Brisbane
\n18 January \u2013 Second ODI at Allan Border Field, Brisbane
\n21 January \u2013 Third ODI at North Sydney Oval, Sydney
\n24 January \u2013 First T20I at North Sydney Oval, Sydney
\n26 January \u2013 Second T20I at Blundstone Arena, Hobart
\n29 January \u2013 Third T20I at Manuka Oval, Canberra<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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