Fatima Sana will lead Pakistan at a T20 World Cup for the second consecutive edition after the PCB announced the squads for their upcoming T20I tri-series in Ireland. as well as the World Cup.
The squad features a blend of continuity. fresh inclusions, with 34-year-old batter Iram Javed retaining her place despite a difficult recent run. Eyman Fatima, Natalia Pervaiz, Rameen Shamim, Saira Jabeen and Tasmia Rubab will travel to their maiden T20 World Cup.
Pakistan will look to overturn a run of indifferent performances at recent ICC events. At the last T20 World Cup in 2024. they exited in the group stage with one win in four games, while in 2022, they finished bottom of the pile with six defeats in seven. At last year's ODI World Cup, Pakistan propped up the table again. were the only team in the tournament to end winless, though three of their games were washed out.
Pakistan will first travel to Ireland. where they play a tri-series that also includes West Indies from May 28 to June 4 in Dublin. Their first game at the World Cup is on June 14, against India in Birmingham. They play South Africa, the finalists from the 2024 edition, next, followed by Bangladesh, Australia and Netherlands. They will also take part in two warm-up fixtures against Sri Lanka and Scotland.
Pakistan's most recent T20I series was a dominating 3-0 win over Zimbabwe at home. which included Sana scoring the fastest half-century in women's T20I cricket, taking just 15 balls.
Pakistan squad for Ireland tri-series and T20 World Cup
Fatima Sana (capt). Aliya Riaz, Ayesha Zafar, Diana Baig, Eyman Fatima, Gull Feroza, Iram Javed, Muneeba Ali (wk), Nashra Sundhu, Natalia Pervaiz, Rameen Shamim, Sadia Iqbal, Saira Jabeen, Tasmia Rubab, Tuba Hassan
Reserves Amber Kainat, Momina Riasat, Sadaf Shamas, Sidra Amin, Syeda Aroob Shah, Umm-e-Hani
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