PESHAWAR
\nThe six-team National Women\u2019s T20 Tournament 2024 is all set to commence from Monday, January 15 at three venues in Islamabad and Rawalpindi.
\nThe tournament will feature six regional teams namely Karachi, Lahore, Multan, Peshawar, Quetta and Rawalpindi. The 17-day tournament will see every team play 10 matches, before the top two sides feature in the final on January 31. The venue of the final will be announced in due course.
\nThe double round-robin matches will take place in Rawalpindi\u2019s Ayub Park Ground and Islamabad\u2019s Diamond Cricket Ground and Shoaib Akhtar Stadium. Matches at the Shoaib Akhtar Stadium will be live-streamed on PCB\u2019s YouTube channel.
\nThe toss will take place at 1030 PKT, while the first ball of the match will be bowled at 1100 PKT.
\nThe National Women\u2019s T20 Tournament 2024 serves as a great opportunity for the players to stake a claim in the national team ahead of the busy international year.
\nPakistan Women are set to feature in at least eight T20Is (five T20Is against West Indies, three T20Is against England) before taking part in the ACC Women\u2019s T20 Asia Cup and ICC Women\u2019s T20 World Cup later this year. The winning team will receive PKR one million, while the runners-up will get PKR 0.5 million.
\nThe player of the tournament will be awarded PKR50, 000 and the player of the match in each game will receive PKR20, 000. The tournament\u2019s top performers \u2013 best batter, best bowler and best wicket-keeper \u2013 will get PKR 25,000.
\nThe PCB has also finalized the six squads, which consist of 16 players each. These squads have been selected by the national women\u2019s selection committee headed by former Test cricketer Saleem Jaffar.
\nSquads:
\nKarachi Region: Fatima Sana (Captain), Aimen Anwar, Aroob Shah, Esha Rahupoto, Hurraina Sajjad, Javeria Khan, Laiba Fatima, Maham Manzoor, Maham Tariq, Masooma Jaffri, Muneeba Ali, Najiha Alvi, Omaima Sohail, Rameen Shamim, Yusra Amir and Zunaira Shah
\nTeam Management: Tahir Khan (Head Coach), Jaweria Rauf (Assistant Coach), Sehar Syed (Physio), Taimoor Mehmood (Strength and Conditioning Coach), Shagufta Kazmi (Manager)
\nLahore Region: Nida Dar (Captain), Ayesha Zafar, Amber Kainaat, Areesha Noor, Bismah Maroof, Fatima Khan, Fatima Shahid, Ghulam Fatima, Iram Javed, Kainat Hafeez, Nashra Sundhu, Noreen Yaqoob, Sadaf Shamas, Sidra Amin, Sidra Nawaz and Zunash Abdul Sattar
\nTeam management: Mohsin Kamal (Head Coach), Tahir Mehmood (Assistant Coach), Iraj Athar (Physio), Asfand Yar Khan (Strength and Conditioning Coach) and Hina Azam (Manager)
\nMultan Region: Umm-e-Hani (Captain), Aisha Bilal, Aleena Masood, Amber Maria, Asma Shareef, Gul-e-Uswa, Gul Feroza, Gul Rukh, Noor Ul Eman, Rehmat Noreen, Saiqa Riaz, Samina Aftab, Shahmeer Rajput, Tasmia Rubab, Wajeeha Muneer and Warda Yousaf.
\nbKamran Hussain (Head Coach), Maria Gulnaz (Assistant Coach), Laila Niaz Khan (Physio), Pervaiz Nabi (Strength and Conditioning Coach) and Najma Zafar (Manager).
\nPeshawar Region: Aleena Shah (Captain), Anaya Khan, Ayesha Afridi, Fatima Zeb, Javeria Qamar, Mahnoor Hayat, Mahnoor Qayum, Momina Riyasat, Nayab Ishaq, Rahyma Syed, Salwa Raheem, Seema Gul, Sehar Gull, Shabnam Hayat, Sumbal Bibi and Tehzeeb Shah.
\nTeam Management: Hajra Sarwar (Head Coach), Rehmat Gul (Assistant Coach), Rummana Zubair (Physio), Fazal Wahab (Strength and Conditioning Coach) and Haseena Khushboo (Manager).
\nQuetta Region: Saima Malik (Captain), Anum Amin, Ayesha Asim, Dua Majid, Faiza, Fareeha Mehmood, Humaira Ghulam, Jannat Rashid, Khadija Chishti, Khair-u-Nisa, Khizra Liaqat, Lubaba Sarwar, Nida, Subhana Tariq, Tuba Hassan and Zamar Shafee.
\nTeam Management: Aqil Baloch (Head Coach), Nahida Bibi (Assistant Coach), Mahnoor Sajjad (Physio), Mujahid Shah (Strength and Conditioning Coach) and Hajira Baloch (Manager).
\nRawalpindi Region: Aliya Riaz (Captain), Aima Saleem Satti, Areeja Haseeb, Fajar Naveed, Farzana Farooq, Fatima Syed, Fatima Zehra Shah, Humna Bilal, Kainat Gulalai, Lubna Behram, Natalia Parvaiz, Noor Fatima, Sania Rasheed, Tania Saeed, Waheeda Akhtar and Zainab Arif Jutt.
\nTeam Management: Jawad Hamid (Head Coach), Waqar Orakzai (Assistant Coach), Tehreem Sumbal (Physio), Farrukh Hayat (Strength and Conditioning Coach) and Saira Iftikhar (Manager).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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