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West Indies Women win by 10 runs to win the first twenty20 international against Pakistan Women.

Scores in brief:

WI Women 136/6
Hayley Matthews 32
Nida Dar 2/15

Pakistan Women 126/6
Ayesha Naseem 45*
Shamilia Connell 3/21


ST. JOHN’S, Antigua- West Indies Women ensured that Head Coach Courtney Walsh finished his maiden T20 International in charge of the team with a victory, defeating Pakistan Women by 10 runs in the CG Insurance T20 International Series at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground in Antigua.

Player of the Match Shamilia Connell told CWI Media that “It’s feels great. Coming off the last game I played in England I was man of the match also, so being able to start back my international series with a man of the match is a great feeling as well. My game plan was to just go out there and execute my areas hard and just try to contain as much as possible.”
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West Indies women recorded a 10-run victory over Pakistan women in first of three match T20I series played at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Saint John’s on Wednesday.

Set a 137-run target, Pakistan managed to score 126 for six in their allocated 20 overs.

Pakistan’s chase got off to a poorer start as they lost six wickets for 57 inside 13 overs. Ayesha Naseem coming to bat at number seven was joined by Fatima Sana.

The pair knitted an unbeaten 69-run partnership for the seven-wicket as the visitors made a remarkable comeback. Ayesha playing in her fifth T20I, returned undefeated on 45 off 33 – her highest score in this format. Her innings included two fours and a six.

Fatima scored unbeaten 24 off 21, hitting three fours.

For the hosts, Shamilia Connel took three, while Aaliyah Alleyne took two wickets.

Earlier, Nida Dar’s brilliant spell of four overs in which she gave away only 15 runs and picked up two crucial wickets of Deandra Dottin and West Indies captain Stafanie Taylor brought Pakistan back in the contest after Hayley Matthews and Dottin provided a solid start to the hosts.

The West Indies openers struck a 65-run partnership from 53 balls, before Matthews – the top-scorer of the innings with 28-ball 32 – was dismissed by Nashra Sandhu in the ninth over.

Two balls later, on the first ball of the tenth over, Nida made history with the wicket of Dottin to become the first-ever Pakistan bowler – across men’s or women’s game – to take 100 T20I wickets. The two dismissals saw West Indies slip from 65 for none to 67 for two and the wicket of their captain on the last ball of the 14th over further compounded troubles for the hosts.

Pacer Fatima Sana dismissed Kyshona Knight and Chedean Nation next to finish with two for 32.

Diana Baig and Nashra picked up a wicket each.

Both sides will feature in the second T20I at Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua on 2 July.
 
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PCB congratulates Nida Dar on completing century of T20I wickets

Saint John’s, 1 July 2021:

Pakistan Cricket Board has congratulated Nida Dar on becoming the first Pakistan bowler – across men’s and women’s game – to take 100 T20I wickets.

Nida achieved the feat on Wednesday in the first of the three T20Is between Pakistan Women and West Indies Women when she dismissed Deandra Dottin in the 10th over of the first innings.

The off-spinner is only fifth bowler in the women’s game to join the 100-T20I wickets club.

PCB Chief Executive Wasim Khan: “I congratulate Nida Dar on becoming the first-ever Pakistan bowler to record a century of wickets in T20Is.

“This is no mean achievement and is a testimony of the hard work and dedication Nida has put in over the years. Over the last decade, Nida has prospered into an integral part of the national women’s team and has become an inspiration for the next generation of women cricketers.

“It is a great moment not only for her but the whole nation as she is also the first Asian woman bowler to record this landmark. Nida is an icon and inspiration to millions of young girls who are passionate about cricket and follow the game.

“In a day and age when women’s cricket is flourishing and its fan base is increasing day-by-day, role models like her would do well in taking the women’s game to the corners of the earth.”

The other four women bowlers to have crossed the 100-wicket mark in the format are Anisa Mohammed (120), Ellyse Perry (115), Shabnum Ismail (110) and Anya Shrubsole (102). From the Asian teams, India’s Poonam Yadav, with 95 wickets, follows Nida in the list of highest T20I wicket-takers.

Amongst the women bowlers from Pakistan, former captain Sana Mir, who retired from cricket in 2020, has the second most wickets with 89 scalps at 23.42, while Sadia Yousuf, who took 57 wickets in a career which spanned from 2010 till 2017, and Anam Amin (54 wickets at 20.22) are the other two bowlers with more than 50 T20I wickets.

Amongst men cricketers from Pakistan, legendary former all-rounder Shahid Afridi leads the charts with 97 T20I wickets.
 
Pakistan Women A have defeated WI Women A by 14 runs. Lead three-T20 series 2-0.
 
A stellar bowling performance sealed the three-T20 series for Pakistan Women ‘A’ as they successfully defended 108 to beat West Indies Women ‘A’ in the second match at Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua on Friday. Following their 14-run win, Pakistan are 2-0 up in the series.

West Indies got off to a flying start as their openers gathered 10 runs off the first over. However, a disciplined effort with the ball dried up the runs. The hosts could gather only 15 from the next five overs which meant they were 25 for no loss after powerplay, courtesy a staggering number of 21 dots delivered in the first six overs.

With the required run-rate soaring, the West Indies batters crumbled under pressure. Their first two wickets came off run-outs. The third wicket was picked by Rameen Shamim, who returned an impressive one for 13 off four overs, which included 12 dots.

Pacer Maham Tariq took the fourth wicket and finished with 16 for one. Her four overs included as many as 15 dots.

West Indies lost their next two wickets on first two balls of the 17th over as Kainat Imtiaz bowled Shabika Gajnabi, which followed another run-out. The right-arm pacer Kainat ended-up with match figures of three for 18 in three overs. West Indies were bowled out for 94 in the last over of the match.

Muneeba Ali top-scored in Pakistan’s 108 for five as she made 27 off 16 balls – which included three fours and a six – after West Indies opted to bowl after winning the toss.

The visitors were dealt a blow in the first over as Caneisha Isaac bowled Ayesha Zafar in the first over.

Muneeba ensured that Pakistan faced no more troubles during the powerplay as she anchored a free-flowing 43-run partnership with Omaima Sohail, who scored 17 off 25.

The highlight of the partnership came in the fourth over when left-handed Muneeba struck Qiana Joseph for three boundaries as 14 runs came off the left-arm orthodox’s over.

Muneeba’s wicket in the sixth over off Joseph’s bowling dried up runs for Pakistan.

Pakistan slipped from 43 for one to 62 for five before Kainat Hafeez (24 not out off 39) and Rameen (21 off 25) posted an undefeated 46-run stand.

Isaac, Joseph, Kaysia Schultz and Steffie Soogrim picked up a wicket each.

Scores in brief:

Pakistan Women ‘A’ beat West Indies Women ‘A’ by 14 runs

Pakistan Women ‘A’ 108-5, 20 overs (Muneeba Ali 27, Kaynat Hafeez 24 not out, Rameen Shamim 21 not out)

West Indies Women ‘A’ 94 all out, 19.4 overs (Rashada Williams 21; Kainat Imtiaz 3-18)
 
West Indies Women won the second T20I against Pakistan Women by seven runs on DLS method after the play had to be stopped upon the completion of the 18th over with the tourists on 103 for six in their pursuit of 126.

The highlight of the innings was the 42-run partnership between Nida Dar (29 off 36) and Sidra Nawaz (17 off 25) that rescued Pakistan from 25 for three. Aliya Riaz and Fatima Sana were not out on 17 and eight.

Pakistan innings had to be paused in the fourth over when West Indies player Chinelle Henry collapsed while fielding at mid-off. Later, Chedean Nation also fell ill and both were rushed to a nearby hospital.

Javeria Khan, the Pakistan captain, said: “The thoughts and prayers of the whole Pakistan team are with Chinelle Henry and Chedean Nation. We wish them quick recovery and are hopeful that we will play against them in our next match on Sunday.

“Such incidents are tragic and can shake whole dressing rooms. Hats off to the West Indies that they turned up and completed the match despite the grave incident.”

A brilliant display of tight line and length bowling had restricted West Indies to 125 for six after Stafaine Taylor opted to bat after winning the toss. The West Indies openers gathered 34 runs upfront from four overs and looked on course to put a strong partnership until Pakistan captain Javeria Khan introduced 19-year-old Fatima Sana into the attack.

The right-arm quick bowled Deandra Dottin (17 off 12) on the first ball. The dismissal played a crucial role in bringing down the hosts scoring rate as it took them nine more overs to post the next 34 runs.

Nida Dar, who completed the 100-T20I wicket milestone in the first match, dismissed Hayley Matthews (nine off 16) in the next over – the sixth of the innings.

Fatima struck again in the ninth over – which turned out to be a wicket maiden – with the prized wicket of Stafanie Taylor, the West Indies captain, as West Indies lost three batters in space of nine runs. Fatima bowled 16 dots in her four overs and returned an impressive two for 18.

Nida darted 17 dots to return one for 16 from four.

A 32-run stand of the fifth wicket between Nation (28 off 33) and Kycia Knight (30 not out off 20) brought West Indies back into the contest. Anam Amin dismissed both batters. The left-arm orthodox returned

Knight was named player of the match.

The third and final T20I will be played on Sunday at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium.

Scores in brief:

West Indies Women beat Pakistan Women by seven runs (DLS Method)

West Indies Women 125-6, 20 overs (Kycia Knight 30 not out, Chedean Nation 28; Fatima Sana 2-18, Anam Amin 2-31)

Pakistan Women 103-6, 18 overs (Nida Dar 29; Hayley Matthews 1-13)

Player of the match – Kycia Knight (West Indies Women)
 
Two Windies women cricketers collapse on field, conscious and stable in hospital

Two West Indies women cricketers - Chinelle Henry and Chedean Nation - collapsed briefly on the field in two separate incidents during the second T20 International against Pakistan.

Two West Indies women cricketers - Chinelle Henry and Chedean Nation - collapsed briefly on the field in two separate incidents during the second T20 International against Pakistan in Antigua and taken to hospital where they were "stable," according to reports.

Both the incidents happened during Pakistan's run chase, which also saw rain interruptions on Friday.

"(Seam bowler) Chinelle Henry and (batter) Chedean Nation were taken to hospital for medical attention. Both Henry and Nation are conscious and stable at hospital and are being assessed," CWI said in a statement.

West Indies brought on two substitutes and the game continued, with the home side eventually declared winner by seven runs on Duckworth-Lewis-Stern after another interruption.

"It isn't very easy in those conditions and situations. I'm just happy that the team was able to go over the line for those two ladies who weren't with us, and we're just waiting on all the information that we can get," West Indies head coach Courtney Walsh was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo.

"They have our full support and we'll be riding with them as well." Pakistan captain Javeria Khan wished the West Indies pair a quick recovery.

"The thoughts and prayers of the whole Pakistan team are with Chinelle Henry and Chedean Nation," she said in a statement.

"We wish them a quick recovery and are hopeful that we will play against them in our next match on Sunday. Such incidents are tragic and can shake whole dressing rooms. Hats off to the West Indies that they turned up and completed the match despite the grave incident."

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Pakistan Women 'A' won the 3rd T20 match by 8 wickets and the series 3-0
 
An impressive bowling performance followed by Ayesha Zafar’s unbeaten 53 set an eight-wicket win for Pakistan Women ‘A’ in the third and final T20 against West Indies Women ‘A’ at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium on Sunday. With the victory, the national women’s ‘A’ team won the three-match series 3-0.

Pakistan chased down 100 with ease and comfort with eight balls to spare as right-handed opener Ayesha struck three fours and a six from 57 balls. She also become the highest run-getter of the series with 93 runs from three matches.

Pakistan bowlers, once again, bowled with discipline after Rameen Shamim elected to bowl. They bowled a total of 61 dots, with pacer Maham Tariq delivering the most – 18.

Maham gave Pakistan their first breakthrough in the fifth over with the wicket of Rashada Williams, who was caught at cover.

Aroob Shah picked up the wickets of Qiana Joseph and Sheneta Grimmond. The 17-year-old leg-spinner finished with two for 13 from three overs.

West Indies captain Reniece Boyce top-scored with 42 off 44 balls. She struck four fours.

The T20 series is followed by three-match one-day series, which kicks off on 10 July. The first one-day match will be played at Sri Vivian Richards Stadium. The last two matches will be played at Coolidge Cricket Ground on 13 and 16 July.

Scores in brief:

Pakistan Women ‘A’ beat West Indies Women ‘A’ by eight wickets

West Indies Women ‘A’ 99-6, 20 overs (Reniece Boyce 42; Aroob Shah 2-13)

Pakistan Women ‘A’ 100-2, 18.4 overs (Ayesha Zafar 53 not out, Kainat Imtiaz 19 not out)
 
West Indies Women beat Pakistan Women by six wickets in the third and final T20I to complete a 3-0 series win at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium on Sunday.

Pakistan’s defense of 102 was off to a solid start thanks to Diana Baig’s athleticism and excellent bowling.

Diana took a scintillating catch in the second over off Anam Amin’s bowling as she dived to her right to send Hayley Matthews back to the pavilion. She followed up that effort with an incredible caught and bowled in the next over.

Deandra Dottin looked in promising touch having struck Diana for a six and a four earlier in the over, but the right-arm pacer had the last laugh as she cleanly caught a strong punch off the frontfoot to end Dottin’s stay at the crease on the penultimate ball.

On the last ball of the third over, Diana pitched the white kookaburra on the good length which induced an edge of Kyshona Knight’s bat to be safely caught by Sidra Nawaz. West Indies were now three down for 17. Diana ended-up with match figures of two for 17 in four overs.

An unbeaten 48-run partnership between Stafanie Taylor (43 not out, 41 balls, 4x4s) and Kycia Knight (24 not out, 27 balls, 2x4s) helped hosts chase down the target with five balls spare.

West Indies captain Taylor recorded a hat-trick in the last over of the Pakistan innings as the tourists were bowled out for 102, after opting to bat first. Taylor accounted for Aliya Riaz, who top-scored for Pakistan with 29 off 34, Diana (5 off 10) and Anam Amin (0 off 1), and finished with four for 17 from 3.4 overs.

Pakistan lost their openers – Javeria Khan (six off eight) and Muneeba Ali (18 off 15) – in 4.4 overs and had their half of the batters back in the hut by 12.5 overs with 66 runs on board.

It was a 22-run partnership between Aliya and Diana that ensured Pakistan crossed the 100-run mark after Anisa Mohammed, the most successful bowler in women’s T20Is, dismissed Sidra Nawaz and Ayesha Naseem in successive overs. Her first wicket was Nida Dar, who got bowled after scoring 17 off 19, in the 11th over.

Pakistan were provided a 21-run start – with Muneeba playing a lead role in the partnership with her 18 off 15 at the back of three boundaries. It was Shamilia Connell who accounted for both openers. The right-arm pacer dismissed Javeria in the third over and picked up the wicket of Muneeba in the fifth.

West Indies’ Mohammed and Connell finished with three for 24 and two for 24.

Scores in brief:

West Indies Women beat Pakistan Women by six wickets

Pakistan Women 102 all out, 19.4 overs (Aliya Riaz 29; Stafaine Taylor 4-17, Anisa Mohammed 3-24, Shamilia Connell 2-24)

West Indies Women 106-4, 19.1 overs (Stafanie Taylor 43 not out, Kycia Knight 24 not out; Diana Baig 2-17)

Player of the match – Stafanie Taylor (West Indies)

Player of the tournament – Shamilia Connell (West Indies)
 
The West Indies Women secured a 3-0 clean sweep of the CG Insurance T20 International Series after a 6-wicket victory over Pakistan women at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground in Antigua.

With the series already secured after they won the second match last Friday, the ladies went into this third match with their skipper Stafanie Taylor showing why she's one of the top all-rounders in Women's cricket. She bagged her first ever hattrick in T20 International cricket taking 4 wickets to initiate the Pakistan batting collapse. Then returned with the bat to take her team to victory after the loss of three quick wickets in the top order. Along with Chedean Nation with whom she shared a 41-run fourth-wicket partnership, then match-winnings 48-run partnership with Kycia Knight, Taylor earned herself the CG Insurance Player of the Match award.

Speaking to CWI Media after the match, Taylor said "I wasn't thinking wicket (after second consecutive wicket) to be honest... We know runs were more on the forefront and trying to restrict them not getting to 115, because I knew that the wickets coming down would be kind of hard to bat on. (Going out to bat) I wouldn't say panic but I knew that today was the day that I had to step up... I just thought that the wicket today was try to get yourself in and once you're in, you know that you can go big and I think that was my plan..."
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West Indies won by 6 wickets

Stafanie Taylor was the CG Insurance Player of the Match

Shamilia Connell was the CG Insurance Player of the Series
 
Looks like our girls are not made for sports. PCB is wasting money by giving them high profile coach who can only do so much but if there is nothing in our girls then zero performance. All those condition camps are utterly useless.

PCB should invest better coaching/facilities on men instead of using unskilled/unqualified/ failure like Misbah, Waqar... PCB is one of the most corrupt and unprofessional sports organization.
 
Shafi said:
Looks like our girls are not made for sports. PCB is wasting money by giving them high profile coach who can only do so much but if there is nothing in our girls then zero performance. All those condition camps are utterly useless.

PCB should invest better coaching/facilities on men instead of using unskilled/unqualified/ failure like Misbah, Waqar... PCB is one of the most corrupt and unprofessional sports organization.
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No, PCB should invest in better coaching at lower levels for Pak Women so that they can compete at the international level.

No point using Pak Women's side as a coaching camp.
 
Pakistan Women’s ODI series against West Indies begins on Wednesday


Saint John’s, 6 July 2021:

The Pakistan national women’s team’s preparations for the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier and the next year’s ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup commence from Wednesday when they take on West Indies Women in the first of the five One-Day Internationals at Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua.

This will be the fourth ODI Pakistan will play in 2021 after their tour of South Africa earlier in the year where they played the hosts in three-match series at the Kingsmead, Durban.

Including the first ODI, the Coolidge Cricket Ground will host the second and fifth ODIs on 9 and 18 July, and the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium will host the third and fourth fixtures on 12 and 15 July.

All-rounders Aliya Riaz and Nida Dar were amongst the top-three run-getters in the three ODIs against South Africa, which the hosts won, and Pakistan will be banking on their experience. Aliya amassed 136 runs at an average of over 45 to finish as the top-scorer, while Nida struck two half-centuries to gather 124 runs at a staggering 62 runs per innings and finished as the third highest run-getter.

Pacer Diana Baig impressed with nine wickets from three innings – which included her career best four for 30. She was outstanding in the third T20I against West Indies on Sunday at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium both in the field and with the ball as she took a phenomenal catch diving to her right to provide Pakistan their first breakthrough and took two wickets in the next over to finish with two for 17 from her four overs.

Pakistan put a disciplined show with the ball during the series restricting the hosts to 136 for six, 125 for six and gave them a run for their money in the third T20I with the hosts crossing the line in the chase of 103 with just five balls spare.

Nida Dar – who crossed the 100-T20I wicket milestone during the series – 19-year-old Fatima Sana and Diana all finished with four wickets each. Nida played a crucial role in drying up the flow of runs in the middle phase of the innings as she bowled at an economy of 4.83 and average of 13.50.

With the bowling department living up to the expectations, it is the batting which needs to perform to its full potential in the five-match series for Pakistan to deliver favourable results, believes Javeria Khan, the Pakistan captain who is the side’s most successful ODI batter with 2,744 runs at over 30.

Javeria Khan: “Certainly, these five matches are very important. They will help us in finalising our combinations ahead of the World Cup Qualifiers and the all-important Women’s World Cup next year.

“Our goal is to ensure that our batting clicks and every batter performs to the fullest of their potential. These three T20Is have helped us to gauge what the conditions demand from the batters. I am hopeful that we will do well in the ODIs and the batters will handle the pressure well and remain calm in crunch situations.

“Of course, there is disappointment on the 3-0 loss in the T20Is. The players had worked hard in the lead up to this series, especially as a batting unit. We could not stand out as a fielding unit, but our bowling was a positive as it improved as the series progressed.

“Nida and Anam Amin were quite good and played a crucial role in drying up the runs for the opposition. Fatima Sana, despite being young, has shown her potential by handling the pressure well in tough situations. Diana bowled brilliantly in the last match.”

Pakistan Women ‘A’ to play three one-days from Saturday

The national women’s ‘A’ team had a brilliant T20 series as they defeated their West Indian counterparts 3-0.

Ayesha Zafar, the right-handed opener, top-scored in the series with 93 runs – including a half-century in the third match – and Kainat Imtiaz dominated the bowling chart with four wickets. Ramin Shameem, who captained Pakistan in the last two matches, Maham Tariq, Aimen Anwar finished with three wickets each.

They will return to action on 10 July to play West Indies Women ‘A’ in three one-days. Ramin will continue to lead the ‘A’ team.

Squad:

Javeria Khan (captain, national team), Ramin Shameem (One-Day captain, ‘A’ team), Sidra Nawaz (T20 captain, A team), Aliya Riaz, Aiman Anwar, Anam Amin, Ayesha Naseem, Ayesha Zafar, Diana Baig, Fatima Sana, Iram Javed, Jaweria Rauf, Kainat Imtiaz, Kaynat Hafeez, Maham Tariq, Muneeba Ali Siddiqui (wk), Nahida Khan, Najiha Alvi (wk), Nashra Sundhu, Natalia Parvaiz, Nida Dar, Omaima Sohail, Saba Nazir, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin, and Syeda Aroob Shah
 
Stafanie Taylor’s undefeated 105 off 116 scripted a five-wicket win for West Indies Women against Pakistan Women in the first of the five One-Day Internationals at Coolidge Cricket Ground.

The West Indies captain smashed 11 fours and two sixes in what was her maiden century against Pakistan and sixth overall.

Player of the match Taylor had walked in the middle in the 12th over after Nida Dar, who scored her third half-century in the ongoing year earlier in the day, dismissed Hayley Matthews in a wicket maiden. The right-handed batter struck 33-run partnership with Kycia Knight, who was sent back to the pavilion by left-arm orthodox Sadia Iqbal in another wicket maiden, before a 46-run stand with Deandra Dottin (nine off 17) in which Taylor played the leading role.

Chedean Nation provided her captain the desired support with a 39-ball 23, before Britney Cooper smashed three boundaries in her 17 not out off 21 to help West Indies cross the line with 13 balls spare.

Sadia was the standout bowler for Pakistan with two for 47. Her 10 overs included two maidens.

Diana Baig (one for 34), Nida (one for 34) and Omaima Sohail (none for 11) bowled under the economy rate of four. Nida completed her quote of 10 overs – which included two maidens. Diana and Omaima bowled 8.5 and three overs, with the former also delivering a maiden.

Pakistan rode to 205 for nine after Stafanie Taylor opted to bowl after winning the toss, thanks to Nida Dar’s 55 off 71. The all-rounder stitched crucial partnerships of 22 and 32 with Omaima Sohail and Aliya Riaz, respectively, to rescue her side from 99 for three.

The right-handed batter struck four fours and a six over long-on in her career’s seventh half-century.

Pakistan were provided a solid 70-run opening partnership by Muneeba Ali, who recorded her highest score at this level by hitting 51-ball 36, and Ayesha Zafar, who fell four runs short of what would have been her fourth half-century in ODIs.

Ayesha smashed six fours in her 70-ball 46 before she was dismissed by Taylor. The West Indies captain took three wickets for 29 runs from 10 overs. Her other two wickets were Aliya (12 off 30) and Sidra Nawaz (three off five).

Anisa Mohammed’s off-spin was instrumental in providing the hosts breakthroughs at the crucial junctures. She trapped Javeria Khan (five off 15) in front of stumps, before Omaima (15 off 28) holed out to deep mid-wicket.

Shamilia Connell and Shakera Selman picked up a wicket each.

Scores in brief:

West Indies Women beat Pakistan Women by five wickets

Pakistan Women 205-9, 50 overs (Nida Dar 55, Ayesha Zafar 46, Muneeba Ali 36; Stafanie Taylor 3-29, Anisa Mohammed 2-31)

West Indies Women 209-5, 47.5 overs (Stafanie Taylor 105 not out, Chedean Nation 23; Sadia Iqbal 2-47)

Player of the match – Stafanie Taylor (West Indies Women)
 
ST. JOHN'S, Antigua- Stafanie Taylor led a masterclass with both bat and ball as the West Indies Women defeated Pakistan Women by 5-wicket in the CG Insurance 1st One Day Internationa at the Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua.

Taylor won the toss and elected to bowl first. It was a spinners day in the wicket as Taylor, in tandem with Anisa Mohammed spun a web on the Pakistan batting lineup, they combined for 5 wickets between them. The West Indies bowlers ensured the Pakistan batters never got going with the exception of Nida Dar and Ayesha Zafar who scored 55 and 46 respectively.

Hayley Matthews and Kyshona Knight opened the West Indies run-chase but they never got going as both were out inside of 12 overs. Kycia Knight and Stafanie Taylor then steadied the innings, posting a 23-run partnership before Knight departed for 19 from a patient 44 deliveries. Deandra Dottin had a short 9-run stay in the wicket. It was the last two partnerships that Taylor formed with Chedean Nation (46) for the fifth wicket and another 46-run partnership with Britney Cooper that took the West Indies Women to victory. Cooper had her share of lofty shots off the Pakistan bowlers, finding the boundary ropes three times. Needing one run to win, Taylor flicked one off the legs to take her team to victory.

After the match Taylor told CWI Media "You know I've been dreaming of this day, to finally pass that five hundreds and finally make it six, I'm really happy. I said to myself that I know I'm always in this position (with wickets down)and I like batting in 50 over games so it's a matter of getting myself in and once I know I get myself in and somebody else on the other end batting, we should get the runs."
 
Pakistan Women have won the toss and elected to bat

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An all-round display by Hayley Matthews helped West Indies Women go 2-0 up in the five-ODI series against Pakistan Women with an eight-wicket victory at the Coolidge Cricket Ground here on Friday.

After claiming two for 17, Matthews fell one run short of what would have been her fifth career half-century as the West Indies chased down an easy 121-run target in 31.1 overs for the loss of two wickets.

Before being run-out, right-handed Matthews struck nine fours in her 58-ball 49, and also stitched a solid 66-run opening partnership with Kyshona Knight, who remained unbeaten on 39 (90b, 4x4).

Earlier, off-spinner Anisa Mohammed’s four for 27 from 9.4 overs spun the tourists out for a paltry 120 in 42.4 overs after Pakistan captain Javeria Khan had elected to bat.

Anisa provided crucial breakthroughs as she accounted for Aliya Riaz (26), Sidra Nawaz (two), Diana Baig (two) and Nashra Sandhu (zero).

Opener Muneeba Ali top-scored for Pakistan with a career-best 37 off 63 balls. The left-handed batter struck six fours before falling to Matthews, who also picked up the scalp of Nida Dar (20).

Off-spinner Karismaha Ramharack claimed two wickets for 27 runs from nine overs.

The third ODI will be staged at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium on Monday, 12 July.

Scores in brief:

Pakistan Women 120 all out, 42.4 overs (Muneeba Ali 37, Aliya Riaz 26, Nida Dar 20; Anisa Mohammad 4-27, Hayley Matthews 2-17, Karishma Ramharack 2-37)

West Indies Women 121-2, 31.1 overs (Hayley Matthews 49, Kyshona Knight 39 not out)

Player of the match – Hayley Matthews (West Indies Women)
 
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Pakistan Women A have won the toss and elected to bowl in the first One-Day against West Indies Women A
 
West Indies Women 'A' Team lost the first 50-over match of the three-match series against Pakistan Women 'A' Team by 9 wickets at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground in Antigua.

Rashada Williams (70) and Shabika Gajnabi (56) both struck half centuries with the bat but it was not enough from stopping defeat. After the match, Williams told CWI media she was happy with her scoring, "I can't find words to express how I feel right now but it was a good day while batting. It was just for us (partnership with Gajnabi) to basically communicate, there were a lot of singles and bad balls would come so we just say we'd stick to out game plan... I think our bowling failed us (that's where we lost the game) we bowled a lot of wides but we just need to go back to the drawing board and adjust so we can overcome for the rest of the series."
 
Pakistan women are doing well so far in the 3rd Odi against WI. They are 132/3 in 32 overs hope they can register a win here and men follow them tomorrow.
 
Rafa said:
Pakistan women are doing well so far in the 3rd Odi against WI. They are 132/3 in 32 overs hope they can register a win here and men follow them tomorrow.
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Not any more.

PAKW 182 (49)
WIW 46/0 (10) CRR: 4.6 REQ: 3.42
West Indies Women need 137 runs
 
Writing on the wall I feel

PAKW 182 (49)
WIW 137/1 (31) CRR: 4.42 REQ: 2.42
West Indies Women need 46 runs
 
And another loss for Pakistan women.

This time by 8 wickets.
 
A sparkling unbeaten century by opener Hayley Matthews and three-wicket hauls by Chinelle Henry and Anisa Mohammed orchestrated an eight-wicket win for the West Indies Women in the third ODI against Pakistan Women at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium here on Monday.

The victory gave the hosts an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series with the remaining two ODIs to be played on 15 and 18 July at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium.

Matthews, later adjudged player of the match, smashed 11 fours in what was her second ODI century as the hosts overhauled a 183-run target in 40.1 overs. The right-handed batter returned unbeaten on 100, which she had accumulated from 121 balls.

The West Indies’ run-chase had started with a 56-run first wicket stand between Matthews and Kyshona Knight (18 off 31) before Anam Amin dismissed the latter in the 12th over.

It was then Matthews’ 106-run second wicket partnership with Britney Cooper (45 off 69 balls) that sealed victory for the hosts. Cooper hit three fours before she was dismissed by teenage fast bowler Fatima Sana in the 36th over.

Earlier, Omaima Sohail hit her maiden ODI half-century as Pakistan were bowled out for 182 in 49 overs after being sent into bat by Anisa Mohammed, who was deputising for Stafanie Taylor.

Omaima, the right-handed batter, crunched 62 off 79 balls with seven fours. Her knock rescued Pakistan from 56 for three and included an 87-run partnership with Nida Dar, who became Matthews’ first of the two wickets after scoring 24.

Muneeba Ali was the second best scorer with 25 off 39 balls. The opener struck four fours. She was dismissed by Henry, who also accounted for Pakistan captain Javeria Khan and Anam Amin.

Scores in brief:

Pakistan Women 182 all out, 49 overs (Omaima Sohail 62, Muneeba Ali 25, Nida Dar 24; Anisa Mohammed 3-25, Chinelle Henry 3-37, Hayley Matthews 2-30)

West Indies Women 183-2, 40.1 overs (Hayley Matthews 100 not out, Britney Cooper 45)

Player of the match – Hayley Matthews
 
Pakistan Cricket losing in wholesale whether it be men or women.
 
West Indies captain Stafanie Taylor has recaptured the number one position in batting as well as in the list of all-rounders in the MRF Tyres ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings after a superb effort in the first ODI in Coolidge that helped the West Indies win by five wickets against Pakistan.

Taylor’s Player of the Match effort of three for 29 and an unbeaten 105 have helped her ascend all three lists. She has gained four positions and displaced India captain Mithali Raj from the top of the batters’ list, has gained three places to reach 16th position among bowlers and is up two places to first among all-rounders, replacing Ellyse Perry of Australia.

Taylor, who has been No.1 in all three lists in the past at different points in time, first attained number position among batters in March 2012 and the last time she was at the top was in November 2014. In the all-rounders’ rankings, she was last number one in July 2017.

The latest weekly update, which includes performances in the first two ODIs of the West Indies-Pakistan series, also sees all-rounder Deandra Dottin reenter the rankings in 28th position among batters and 47th among all-rounders. Kyshona Knight is up seven places to 53rd among batters while spinner Anisa Mohammed (up two places to 26th) and fast bowler Shamilia Connell (up four places to 39th) have moved up among bowlers.

For Pakistan, spinner Nida Dar has gained three places to reach 29th position and pace bowler Diana Baig is up one place to 32nd. Ayesha Zafar has reentered the batting rankings in 83rd position after scores of 46 and four in the two matches and opener Muneeba Ali is up 47 places to 88th after scoring 36 and 37.

In the MRF Tyres ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings, carried out after the first two matches of the ongoing England-India series, Natalie Sciver of England has progressed two places to ninth position among batters after a knock off 55 in the first match while India all-rounder Deepti Sharma is up two places to 37th.

In the bowlers’ list, Poonam Yadav (up five places to seventh) and Shikha Pandey (up eight places to 27th) are the main gainers for India while England’s Freya Davis has gained two slots and is now 64th.
 
Rafa said:
Do Pakistani women ever win anything ?
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A country whose last biggest star Shahid Afridi says women belong in the kitchen cannot expect their women to do all that if it is the general sentiment.

The very fact that a country like Pakistan has a women's cricket team sounds terrific going by the patriarchial remarks of their stars.

Women in general in Pakistan have a long way to go in every field because of the lack of support.
 
freelance_cricketer said:
A country whose last biggest star Shahid Afridi says women belong in the kitchen cannot expect their women to do all that if it is the general sentiment.

The very fact that a country like Pakistan has a women's cricket team sounds terrific going by the patriarchial remarks of their stars.

Women in general in Pakistan have a long way to go in every field because of the lack of support.
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Unfortunately our women don't have ability to go anywhere. They just don't have it whether you give them 10 best International coaches, best facilities, money....
The performance of the team will be more or less same 50 years later.

Our men have limited talent and with some good coaches they can do well but still their abilities are not good enough to be around top 3 either.
 
Shafi said:
Unfortunately our women don't have ability to go anywhere. They just don't have it whether you give them 10 best International coaches, best facilities, money....
The performance of the team will be more or less same 50 years later.

Our men have limited talent and with some good coaches they can do well but still their abilities are not good enough to be around top 3 either.
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Its about attitude.

Women do not have to match men but fellow women from other countries and you have terrific example of Indian women team who are world class if not world champion level good.

However attitude must change. You have backward people like Afridi giving ridiculous statements on women which belong in the barbaric era not in 2021. How and why he never got penalized for such remarks, i don;t know.
 
Off-spinner Rameen Shamim has been ruled out of the next game of the Pakistan women’s tour of the West Indies, which is the national side’s fourth One-Day International against West Indies Women on 15 July, after sustaining an injury in her left hand.

Rameen split the webbing of her left hand when she attempted to field off her own bowling in the second innings of the third ODI on Monday and was provided first aid.

She was assessed by series doctor on Tuesday morning after which she was declared unavailable for selection for the 15 July fixture.
 
Sidra Amin scored a splendid 108 not out as Pakistan Women ‘A’ defeated West Indies Women ‘A’ by 80 runs in the second One-Day to attain an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.

In the match played at the Coolidge Cricket Ground, Sidra dispatched 14 off the 144 balls she faced for fours as her side posted 269 for five after captain Sidra Nawaz elected to bat after winning the toss.

The right-handed opener added 104 runs for the third wicket with Nahida Khan, who scored her second half-century on trot with a 51-ball 55 that included eight fours.

Iram Javed smashed five fours and a six in her 40-ball 39.

West Indies’ Cherry-Ann Fraser took two wickets for 53.

West Indies batters struggled to keep up with the required run-rate from the onset of the run chase. The innings had to be paused briefly in the 36th over due to rain and by then the required run-rate touched 10 an over.

West Indies managed to score 189 for four in their 50 overs.

Rachel Vincent top-scored with a 109-ball 56, hitting seven fours.

The last One-Day between the two ‘A’ teams will be played on 16 July at the same venue.


Scores in brief:

Pakistan Women ‘A’ beat West Indies Women ‘A’ by 80 runs

Pakistan Women ‘A’ 269-5, 50 overs (Sidra Amin 108 not out, Nahida Khan 55, Iram Javed 39; Cherry-Ann Fraser 2-53)

West Indies Women ‘A’ 189-4, 50 overs (Rachel Vincent 56, Reniece Boyce 45, Shabika Gajnabi 37 not out)
 
Today Pakistan can chase the target even though anything over 200+ isn't an easy score..
 
PAKw require 68 runs with 90 balls remaining | Req RR: 4.53

Is a win possible?
 
PAKw require 36 runs with 48 balls remaining | Req RR: 4.50

A Pak W victory looking likely now....
 
A much needed win for Pakistan women today.

West Indies 210 all out
Pakistan 214/6
 
Omaima, Fatima, Nashra guide Pakistan Women to four-wicket win

Omaima Sohail’s half-century and four-wicket hauls by pacer Fatima Sana and left-arm orthodox Nashra Sandhu scripted Pakistan Women’s victory over West Indies Women by four wickets in the fourth One-Day International at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium here on Thursday.

Pakistan overhauled 211-run target with nine balls spare with Omaima, who posted her second half-century of the series, top-scoring with 61 off 89.

The right-handed middle-order batter smashed four fours and led her side’s recovery after they were two down for 44 with Muneeba Ali (19 off 22) and captain Javeria Khan (run-a-ball 10) back in the hut in the 10th over.

Omaima added 81 runs for the third wicket with opener Sidra Amin, who came into the national side after scoring a sparkling 108 not out for Pakistan Women ‘A’ on Tuesday which helped the side to an 80-run win.

Sidra scored 41 off 87 before she was dismissed in the 29th over off Shakera Selman’s bowling, who also accounted for Javeria.

Pakistan were taken over the line by Nida Dar (29 off 34, three fours) and Fatima (two off eight) as the two added 14 runs for the seventh wicket.

For West Indies, Selman and Hayley Matthews picked two wickets apiece.

Earlier, Fatima, the 19-year-old pacer, recorded her career-best figures after her captain elected to bowl after winning the toss. The start of play was delayed by 45 minutes due to damp pitch.

Fatima made the most of the condition and played a key role in providing her side a profound start with the dismissals of openers Matthews (one off six) and Deandra Dottin (19 off 21) inside 7.1 overs. She returned in the death overs and picked up two more wickets helping Pakistan to skittle West Indies out with two balls remaining.

It was Nashra’s two wickets in three balls in the 40th over which brought Pakistan back in the contest as the left-arm orthodox broke 142-run stand between West Indies captain Stafanie Taylor, who missed half-century by a run, and Kyshona Knight (88 off 140, eight fours and a six) with the wicket of the former.

She sent Britney Cooper back without giving her an opportunity to open her account and then accounted for Chinelle Henry (nine off 17) and Anisa Mohammed (five off eight).

Pacer Diana Baig was the other bowler to pick a wicket when she trapped Knight in front of stumps in the 43rd over.

The fifth ODI – the final match of the Pakistan women’s tour of the West Indies – will be staged at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium on Sunday.

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West Indies Women

210 all out (49.4 overs)

Kyshona Knight 88 Fatima Sana 8-2-30-4
Stafanie Taylor 49 Nashra Sandhu 9.4-0-49-4



Pakistan Women

211/6 (48.3 overs)

Umaima Sohail 61 Shakera Selman 9.3-1-34-2
Sidra Amin 41 Hayley Matthews 10-0-46-2


Pakistan Women won by 4 wickets

Fatima Sana was the CG Insurance Player of the Match

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The national women’s ‘A’ team finished off their tour of the West Indies with a 100 per cent win record when they defeated their West Indian counterparts by seven wickets in the third and final One-Day at the Coolidge Cricket Ground here on Friday. This was their sixth straight win on the tour and, as such, they completed 3-0 50-over series sweep after winning all three T20s earlier in the tour.

Aliya Riaz’s half-century helped the tourists overhaul the 205-run target in 42.2 overs. She smashed unbeaten 63 off 78 and her knock was studded with eight fours. Her innings included an unbeaten 89-run partnership with captain Sidra Nawaz, who returned undefeated on 28 off 43, hitting two fours.

The impetus for the comfortable run chase was provided by a solid 66-run partnership for the first wicket between Jaweria Rauf and Ayesha Zafar.

Jaweria, who finished the series as the highest run-getter with 137 runs at an average of 68.50, missed out on what would have been her second half-century in three matches by seven runs. The right-handed opener scored 43 off 70 and crunched four fours.

Her alliance with Ayesha, who smashed seven fours in her 36 off 44, came to an end in the 13th over when the latter was dismissed by Sheneta Grimmond.

Jaweria followed her back in the hut in the 26th over after getting dismissed by Karishma Ramharack.

Pakistan rolled out West Indies for 204 with 2.1 overs spare with Aimen Anwar and Saba Nazir taking three wickets each after Sidra’s decision to bowl first after winning the toss. Right-arm medium-fast Aimen provided Pakistan their first breakthrough with the dismissal of Reniece Boyce on the first ball of the fifth over that ended her 31-run opening partnership with Rachel Vincent.

Right-arm pacer Natalia Pervaiz, who came on as the first change, sent Vincent back in the hut in the 10th over as the hosts slipped to 45 for two. However, a 53-run stand between Ziada James and Qiana Joseph, who top-scored with 56-ball 48, which included eight fours, put West Indies back in the innings.

As the partnership started to look threatening, off-spinner Saba Nazir removed James and Joseph in her successive overs (21st and 23rd). She later removed Cherry-Ann Fraser to finish with three four 53 from 10 overs.

But, before her third wicket, Shabika Gajnabi and Grimmond, who scored 40 off 48 and struck seven fours, stitched the highest partnership for the innings, in terms of runs, by adding 57 for the fifth wicket.

That alliance was broken by Aimen as she accounted for Shabika in the 35th over. Her third wicket was Steffie Soogrim that she took in the 37th.

Natalia finished with two wickets, while pacer Maham Tariq and leg-spinner Aroob Shah took one wicket each.

Scores in brief:

Pakistan Women ‘A’ beat West Indies Women ‘A’ by seven wickets

West Indies Women ‘A’ 204 all out, 47.5 overs (Qiana Joseph 48, Sheneta Grimmond 40, Rachel Vincent 22, Shabika Gajnabi 22, Karishma Ramharack 21 not out; Aimen Anwar 3-22, Saba Nazir 3-53, Natalia Pervaiz 2-28)

Pakistan Women ‘A’ 205-3, 42.2 overs (Aliya Riaz 63 not out, Javeria Rauf 43, Ayesha Zafar 36, Sidra Nawaz 28 not out; Sheneta Grimmond 2-24)
 
Finally a win. The team does seem to be performing more consistently of late. David Hemp seems to be building a good foundation.
 
West Indies Women have won the toss and elected to bowl first

Revised playing conditions are as follows:

36 overs per side

One bowler can bowl a maximum of eight overs and rest can bowl seven

Powerplay of seven overs
 
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Pakistan women have set up a decent target today. Hope they will be able to defend it.
 
Revised target - WI Women need 194 to win in 34 overs
 
WI W need 60 in last 6 overs. Pakistan should win it from here if they continue the good work.
 
Convincing victory coming up for Pakistan Women in. Rain shortened match. Fatima Sana picked a Five wicket haul.
 
Hemp was a very classy batsman for Bermuda wasn't he. No surprise he knows a thing or two
 
An all-round performance from 19-year-old Fatima Sana helped Pakistan national women’s team record their second consecutive win as they defeated the hosts by 22 runs (DLS method) in the fifth and final One-Day International at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium here on Sunday. With the West Indies Women winning the first three matches, the Stafanie Taylor-led side won the series 3-2.

Chasing 194 for win, West Indies were bowled out for 171 on the last ball of the match. Fatima, right-arm fast bowler, took five for 39 in seven overs which earned her second consecutive player of the match award. She accounted for well settled Deandra Dottin (37 off 47) and Britney Cooper (40 off 53) in her first spell, before getting Rashada Williams (Five off Five), Chinelle Henry (14 off 15) and Anisa Mohammed (0 off two) in her last over of the match.

Fatima, who is the recipient of the PCB Women’s Emerging Cricketer of the Year 2020 award, ended-up taking 11 wickets in the five-match ODI series. Her four for 30 in the previous ODI not only helped her side to a four-wicket win over the hosts but had also earned her the player of the match award.

Her five-wicket haul was the best figures for Pakistan’s bowler in ODI in almost eight years. It was Sadia Yousuf who took five for 35 against Ireland in Dublin in 2013.

Earlier, it was a sparkling 19-ball 28 not out by Fatima that helped Pakistan post 190 for eight in 34 overs after West Indies captain Taylor elected to bowl after winning the toss. The target was revised to 194 as Pakistan lost two overs in between their innings due to a rain-interruption after the match was curtailed to 36 overs per innings as the start of the match was delayed by two hours and 40 minutes because of early morning showers.

Fatima smashed four fours that helped Pakistan plunder 40 off the last five overs. From the 30th over onwards, Fatima smashed a boundary every over and finished the proceeding with a crunching boundary.

Wicketkeeper-batter Muneeba Ali scored 39 off 59 at the top of the order, hitting five fours, as she stitched a 41-run opening stand with Sidra Amin (13 off 35).

Omaima Sohail, coming into the match with two successive half-centuries, pushed the opposition bowlers on the backfoot after they had picked up two wickets – Sidra and Javeria Khan – in the span of five runs and added 49 runs with Muneeba.

Omaima fell 16 runs short of what could have been her third ODI half-century on trot, but not before adding 34 more runs with Kainat Imtiaz, who made 21 off 24. Omaima, the right-handed middle-order batter, scored 37-ball 34, which included three fours.

Ayesha Naseem, the 16-year-old Abbottabad-born batter, smashed the only six of the innings in her 14-ball 16 down the order. She was dismissed off Shabika Gajnabi, who returned the best figures for the innings with two for 26. Chinelle Henry and Anisa Mohammed were the other two bowlers to finish with two wickets in their columns, while Shamila Connel and Hayley Matthews picked up a wicket each.


Scores in brief:

Pakistan Women beat West Indies Women by 22 runs (DLS)

Pakistan Women 190-8, 34 overs (Muneeba Ali 39, Omaima Sohail 34, Fatima Sana 28 not out, Kainat Imtiaz 21; Shabika Gajnabi 2-26, Chinelle Henry 2-37, Anisa Mohammed 2-39)

West Indies Women 171 all out, 34 overs (Britney Cooper 40, Deandra Dottin 37; Fatima Sana 5-39, Diana Baig 2-32)


Player of the match – Fatima Sana (Pakistan)
 
Pakistan Cricket Board has congratulated Government of Balochistan and PSL franchise Quetta Gladiators on the successful completion of the CM Balochistan Women T20 Tournament, a five-team event, which ran from 26 July to 3 August at the Bugti Cricket Stadium, Quetta.

PCB Chief Executive Wasim Khan: “I congratulate Balochistan government and Quetta Gladiators on the successful delivery of the women’s T20 tournament in Quetta.

“Over the course of nine days, these players, who emerged from the Pakistan Cricket Board’s U18, emerging and national competitions, displayed their wide-range of cricketing skills and were followed by the fans and followers of the game all across the country with the tournament broadcasted on a leading sports channel.

“The game awareness, temperament and potential of the cricketers involved has been closely watched by Urooj Mumtaz, the chairperson of the women’s national selection committee, and head coach David Hemp.

“It is important that we continue to showcase, promote and increase the talent pool within the women’s game. To achieve this, it will require a collective effort from all partners and stakeholders across all six Cricket Associations. The growth of the women’s game is one of the key objectives of the PCB’s five-year strategy and I am confident that with further initiatives such as this over the coming months, we can keep building the momentum.”
 
In a bid to provide ample match training ahead of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifiers, the Pakistan Cricket Board today announced a bumper 2021-22 women’s cricket season.

Over the course of the upcoming season, the country’s top women players are scheduled to compete in 33 matches – domestic and international – in the home season.

The women’s home season will commence on 9 September in Karachi with the 14-match, four-team Pakistan Cup Women’s One-Day Tournament and will be followed by the national side’s historic series against England Women, which will mark the current 50-over Women’s World Cup champions’ first-ever visit of the country.

The Heather Knight-led side will play two T20Is and three ODIs in October from 10 to 22 at the Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi.

At the backend of 2021, the national side will travel to Zimbabwe for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifiers, in which they will play seven matches – four group matches and three Super Six fixtures, subject to their qualification for the second round of the tournament – and the ACC Women’s Asia Cup, the details of which will be announced by the event organisers.

Meanwhile, the PCB is also in talks with an ICC member for an ODI women’s series prior to the national side’s departure for Zimbabwe.

To continue to provide more competitive and quality-based cricket to the women players, the PCB has increased the number of matches, as well as the number of teams across all One-Day and T20 domestic tournaments. While this will help the players in enhancing their skills in match-situations, increased number of matches will also provide financial incentives in terms of more match fee.

As the player pool continues to increase gradually, the PCB has included a fourth team for the upcoming season, a move that will provide opportunity to more players to prove their mettle in domestic competitions.

The PCB has also made an U19 T20 tournament part of the domestic calendar this year. This event will help in the identification of quality players from young age and prepare them for the first edition of the U19 World Cup, scheduled for 2023.

The 2021-22 women’s domestic season will end with the 14-match National Women’s T20 Cup, to be played in June-July next year prior to the national team’s departure for Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

During the upcoming season, the national women’s team will also feature in the third cycle of the ICC Women’s Championship, which will commence after the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup in New Zealand next year.

Urooj Mumtaz, the chairperson women’s selection committee: “We are pleased to announce what promises to be an action-packed women’s cricket season for 2021-22. The upcoming season holds a great significance in Pakistan’s women’s cricket history as we have not only planned quality-based competitive domestic tournaments, but also a major team such as England Women, will also be touring the country for the ever first time.

“Pakistan has never before seen such a jam-packed women’s cricket season. The domestic events and the bilateral international series have been designed in a way to provide effective opportunities to the players to prepare themselves for the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier.

“The gradual growth in the player pool through our emerging team and Skills2Shine programme, has led to the addition of a fourth team in our domestic cricket. The increased number of matches will provide an opportunity to a larger group of players, thereby allowing greater opportunities, to polish and enhance their skills, temperament and game awareness.

“Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we could only organise a T20 event in Rawalpindi last season, but this year we are scheduled to hold both One-Day and T20 events, including the addition of an U19 T20 tournament into our domestic calendar. This event will help identify and develop talented individuals keeping in mind the inaugural women’s U19 World Cup is scheduled for 2023. In addition, it will also enhance the player pool at the age-group level, creating a development pathway and feeder system for the national level.”

The PCB will announce the match schedule, teams and other details about the domestic tournaments closer to the start of the events.
 
A total of 14 matches will be played in the four-team Pakistan Cup Women’s One-Day Tournament that will kick-start the 2021-22 women’s domestic and international cricket season at the National Stadium, Karachi on Thursday, 9 September.

Blasters led by Sidra Nawaz, Challengers led by Pakistan women’s captain Javeria Khan, Dynamites led by Muneeba Ali Siddiqui and Strikes led by Kainat Imtiaz will compete in the tournament that will conclude with a day-night final at the National Stadium on Tuesday 21 September.

The Strikers have been added as the fourth team in the rebranded tournament for the first time. With the women’s player pool continuing to increase gradually, the PCB has included Strikers for the upcoming season, a move that is aimed to provide more opportunities for upcoming players to prove their mettle in domestic competitions.

The induction of the fourth team has doubled the total number of the 50-over tournament matches from seven in previous years to 14 this year.

On each of the seven playing days, two matches will be played simultaneously at the main National Stadium ground and the Oval Academy Ground that is a part of the Hanif Mohammad High Performance Centre, located inside the National Stadium arena.

On the seventh and last match-day, a third position play-off will be also be played, the match like the rest of the games will start at 10:00 am while the final will be played from 2:00pm, both these matches will be played on 21 September.

The four squads will assemble in Karachi on Sunday and after clearing their covid tests will start the practice for the tournament on Tuesday, 7 September. The second practice session will be held on 8 September, a day before the commencement of the event.

The tournament will be live streamed, the details along with the prize money will be shared in the coming week.

Squads for the Pakistan Cup Women’s One-Day Tournament

Blasters: Sidra Nawaz (captain and wicketkeeper), Aisha Javed, Arijah Haseeb, Bibi Nahida, Fajar Naveed, Fatima Sana Khan, Gull Firoza, Momina Riasat, Nida Rashid, Noreen Yaqoob, Omaima Sohail, Saima Malik, Shawal Zulfiqar and Syeda Aroob Shah

Support staff: Waqar Orakzai (Head Coach), Aqil Khan (Assistant Coach), Rabia Siddiq (Physiotherapist) and Fizza Abid (Manager).

Challengers: Javeria Khan (captain), Anoosha Nasir, Diana Baig, Dua Majid, Fareeha Mehmood, Gull Rukh, Iram Javed, Khadija Chishty, Najiha Alvi (wicketkeeper), Nazish Rafique, Saba Nazir, Sidra Amin, Syeda Masooma Zehra Fatima and Waheeda Akhtar.

Support staff: Waseem Yousafzai (Head Coach), Shakir Qayyum (Assistant Coach), Anjali (Physiotherapist) and Rabail Khalid Hashmat (Manager).

Dynamites: Muneeba Ali Siddiqui (captain), Aliya Riaz, Fatima Zahra, Ghulam Fatima, Humna Bilal, Huraina Sajjad, Kaynat Hafeez, Maham Tariq, Nashra Sundhu, Neha Shermeen, Rida Aslam, Sadaf Shamas, Soha Fatima (wicketkeeper) and Syeda Insharah Asad

Support staff: Muhammad Kamran Hussain (Head Coach), Muhammad Ali Niazi (Assistant Coach), Yumna Khan (Physiotherapist) and Asiya Khan (Manager).

Strikers: Kainat Imtiaz (captain), Aima Saleem Satti, Ayesha Naseem, Ayesha Zafar, Bisma Amjad, Fatima Khan, Gul Uswa, Hafsa Khalid, Jaweria Rauf, Natalia Parvaiz, Umme Hani, Syeda Asma Amin (wicketkeeper), Tuba Hassan and Yusra Amir (wicketkeeper).

Support staff: Arshad Khan (Head Coach), Shahid Mehmood (Assistant Coach), Sabrina (Physiotherapist) and Shagufta Bano Qasim (Manager).


Tournament schedule (matches to start at 10am, final to start at 2pm):



9 September – Dynamites vs Blasters, National Stadium

Challengers’ vs Strikers, Oval Academy Ground.



11 September –Dynamites vs Challengers, National Stadium

Blasters vs Strikers, Oval Academy Ground.



13 September –Dynamites vs Strikers, National Stadium

Blasters vs Challengers, Oval Academy Ground.



15 September – Challengers vs Strikers, National Stadium

Dynamites vs Blasters, Oval Academy Ground.



17 September –Blasters vs Strikers, National Stadium

Dynamites vs Challengers, Oval Academy Ground



19 September –Blasters vs Challengers, National Stadium

Dynamites vs Strikers, Oval Academy Ground



21 September –Third position play-off, Oval Academy Ground

Final (day and night) National Stadium.
 
Four teams will compete for PKR1million prize money (winners) from Thursday when the Pakistan Cup Women’s One-Day Tournament commences here. The 14-match tournament will be staged at the iconic National Stadium and Oval Academy Ground.

This tournament marks the beginning of an action-packed women’s season 2021-22 and it sees Strikers mark their debut. The fourth team has been added in the two domestic tournaments – Pakistan Cup Women’s One-Day Tournament and National Women’s T20 – as the player pool continues to grow gradually.

Strikers, the new-entrants, are captained by Pakistan all-rounder Kainat Imtiaz. Blasters are led by Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Sidra Nawaz, Challengers by Pakistan captain Javeria Khan and Dynamites by Pakistan opener Muneeba Ali Siddiqui.

In line with its policy of incentivising top-performers, every player of the match will get PKR20,000, while the runner-up team will get PKR500,000. The player of the tournament will earn PKR 50,000.

To further promote the women’s game and attract girls towards the sport, the Pakistan Cricket Board will continue to live-stream seven matches on its official YouTube channel.

The final will be a day-night affair and will be staged at the National Stadium on 21 September. Meanwhile, the four captains have vowed to give their best in their tournament with an eye on the trophy.

Sidra Nawaz, Blasters: “We have a very good team and we are really looking forward to the tournament. The aim would be to of course to win the title and make Blasters champions. The addition of the fourth team means we will get to play more matches which augurs well for our preparations for the upcoming international season especially the World Cup qualifiers.”

Javeria Khan, Challengers: “The goal would be to get well in the short time we have had to build-up for the event, once the tournament starts we would aim to remain in a good positive mind. I think we have a balanced outfit that can do well and lift the trophy. My personal aim would be to make big runs and regain my batting form.”

Muneeba Ali Siddiqui, Dynamites: “Each team will play seven matches in the tournament which will provide the players an excellent opportunity of making an impression. The aim would be to attain good rhythm and momentum at the start of the tournament and carry it to the final.”

Kainat Imtiaz, Strikers: “This is the first time that the fourth team, Strikers is entering the tournament. The induction of the fourth team is a great incentive and motivation for upcoming players as they will get the opportunity of expressing their talent. As Strikers captain my aim would be to deliver to the best of my abilities and lead my team to the tournament final.”

Squads for the Pakistan Cup Women’s One-Day Tournament

Blasters: Sidra Nawaz (captain and wicketkeeper), Aisha Javed, Arijah Haseeb, Bibi Nahida, Fajar Naveed, Fatima Sana Khan, Gull Firoza, Momina Riasat, Nida Rashid, Noreen Yaqoob, Omaima Sohail, Saima Malik, Shawal Zulfiqar and Syeda Aroob Shah

Support staff: Waqar Orakzai (Head Coach), Aqil Khan (Assistant Coach), Rabia Siddiq (Physiotherapist) and Fizza Abid (Manager).

Challengers: Javeria Khan (captain), Anoosha Nasir, Diana Baig, Dua Majid, Fareeha Mehmood, Gull Rukh, Iram Javed, Khadija Chishty, Najiha Alvi (wicketkeeper), Nazish Rafique, Saba Nazir, Sidra Amin, Syeda Masooma Zehra Fatima and Waheeda Akhtar.

Support staff: Waseem Yousafzai (Head Coach), Shakir Qayyum (Assistant Coach), Anjali (Physiotherapist) and Rabail Khalid Hashmat (Manager).

Dynamites: Muneeba Ali Siddiqui (captain), Aliya Riaz, Fatima Zahra, Ghulam Fatima, Humna Bilal, Huraina Sajjad, Kaynat Hafeez, Maham Tariq, Nashra Sundhu, Neha Shermeen, Rida Aslam, Sadaf Shamas, Soha Fatima (wick
 
Tania Mallick appointed Head of Women’s Cricket

Lahore, 28 September 2021:

Former national badminton champion Tania Mallick has been appointed as the PCB’s Head of Women’s Cricket and will assume charge on 01 October. Tania has replaced Urooj Mumtaz, who relinquished the additional responsibilities in May to focus on selection matters only.

Tania holds a Masters degree from the LUMS University, has represented Pakistan in the 1986 Seoul Asian Games and was the national champion in 1987-88.

She is the vice-president of the Punjab Olympic Association since 2010, vice-president of the Punjab Squash Association and is currently serving as a member of Pakistan Olympic Association’s Education and Women’s Commissions.

She has also worked in World Bank Women Development Projects besides working in multinational organisations.
 
Eighteen national women players will take part in a 16-day training camp to prepare the side for the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier, which will be played in Zimbabwe from 21 November to 5 December.

The camp will be held from 5-20 October at the Hanif Mohammad High Performance Centre, National Stadium, Karachi, in a bio-secure environment.

During the camp the players will work on their fitness, match practice, scenario-based practice and match sessions keeping in mind the Zimbabwe event. To provide a challenging environment to the players, matches against U19 boys’ team will also be held at the camp.

Players for the camp: Aimen Anwer, Aliya Riaz, Anum Amin, Ayesha Zafar, Diana Baig, Fatima Sana, Iram Javed, Javeria Khan, Kainat Imtiaz, Maham Tariq, Muneeba Ali, Nashra Sandhu, Nida Dar, Omaima Sohail, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin, Sidra Nawaz, and Rameen Shamim.
 
KARACHI: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has postponed the women’s training camp due to the unavailability of some of the players.

According to the PCB, some of the players out of 18 players were unavailable for the camp, hence the decision was taken to postpone it indefinitely. The new dates of the camp will be announced later.

This training camp was supposed to serve as a preparatory for ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier, penciled in from 21 November to 5 December in Zimbabwe.

ARY
 
https://www.ft.lk/sports/Sri-Lanka-Women-cricketers-in-groundbreaking-tour-to-Pakistan/23-723713

Sri Lanka Women cricketers will be breaking new ground when they undertake a three-match ODI tour to Pakistan later this month. It will be the first time that our Women cricketers will be playing a bilateral ODI series in Pakistan although the two nations have been meeting each other since 1998.

This tour is a morale-booster for the Lankan Women cricketers, who were without any international engagements prior to taking part in the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe from 25 November to 5 December.

The Sri Lanka Women’s team, which was to be selected yesterday, is due to leave for Pakistan on 15 October. The tour itinerary is awaited from the Pakistan Cricket Board. Sri Lanka Women’s cricketers will spend seven days of self-isolation before commencing the tour with a one-day practice match that will be followed by the three ODIs against Pakistan Women.

Sri Lanka Women have never toured Pakistan for a cricket tour. The only occasion that a Sri Lanka Women’s team had played in Pakistan was in 2005-06 when Pakistan hosted the Women’s Asia Cup in Karachi. Sri Lanka Women reached the final but lost to India Women.

Sri Lanka and Pakistan last played a bilateral ODI series in March 2018 in Dambulla where Pakistan Women emerged victorious with a 3-0 sweep. Sri Lanka Women’s last bilateral ODI series was in October 2019 in Australia where they lost 3-0 to the host nation.

“This was a sudden arrangement; it was not in our FTP. It’s a superb opportunity before the World Cup qualifiers to assess our strength,” said Sri Lanka Women’s Head Coach Hashan Tillakaratne, for whom this will be the first major assignment since being appointed to the post on 1 June.

“The last two months we have been working very hard towards improving our game. This is a superb benchmark to assess our present status and how good we are,” he said.

The Lanka Women cricketers’ squad of 23 players were in a bio-bubble at the P. Sara Oval till Wednesday, during which period they played five competitive matches to select the 17 players for the World Cup Qualifiers. They earlier underwent a training session in Dambulla.

In order to prepare the women cricketers for this all-important qualifying event, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) tried to get the Pakistan Women cricketers down and send our Women cricketers to Bangladesh in November, but unfortunately both tours fell through, and SLC instead were in the process of organising an SLC Invitational 50-over tournament in October with four teams participating. However, with this latest development the tournament is unlikely to take place.

The Sri Lankan Women’s team will be returning from Pakistan on 29 October and flying to Zimbabwe on 15 November. Within that period, Tillakaratne said they were trying to play at least three limited-over practice matches against a boys Under-15 side.

Sri Lanka, Pakistan, West Indies, Bangladesh, Ireland, Thailand, Papua New Guinea, United States of America and Netherlands apart from hosts Zimbabwe are set to feature in the 10-team ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier to decide the three qualifiers for the ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 in New Zealand from 4 March to 3 April. They will join five teams that have already qualified through the ICC Women’s Championship – Australia, England, India, South Africa and New Zealand.
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The hurriedly-arranged Sri Lankan women cricket team’s tour of Pakistan scheduled later this month has been indefinitely postponed, head coach Hashan Tillakaratne said on Wednesday.

The Sri Lankan team was to leave for Pakistan for the tour on October 15.

“It is disappointing that the series didn’t come through, it has been cancelled from Pakistan end because they had some logistic issues,” Tillakaratne told reporters.

The three-match ODI series until October 29 would have been the first ever tour of Pakistan by Sri Lanka women for a bilateral series.

The two women’s sides have been competing each other since 1998. Sri Lanka women did tour Pakistan in 2006 but that was for Asia Cup in Karachi where they lost the final to India.

The last bilateral series between the two countries was hosted by Sri Lanka in 2018 when Pakistani women beat the home team 3-0.

The Sri Lanka women have not been playing international cricket since October 2019 in Australia.

https://indianexpress.com/article/s...s-cricket-tour-to-pakistan-postponed-7556239/
 
Lahore: West Indies women’s cricket team will tour Pakistan next month for three-match ODI series, ARY News reported citing sources.

According to details, Cricket West Indies (CWI) have confirmed and they are currently in talks with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) regarding the schedule.

The series is proposed to be played on November 8, 11 and 13 in Karachi. West Indies will arrive in Karachi in early November to complete a three-day quarantine.

Meanwhile, the training camp of the Pakistan women’s team is likely to start from October 22 in Karachi. Both teams will travel together to Zimbabwe after the series for World Cup qualifiers.

The women’s team tour will have a positive impact as West Indies men’s side is also scheduled to tour Pakistan for T20Is and Tests in December.

It must be noted that the Girls in Maroon toured Pakistan in early 2019 too for three T20Is.

ARY
 
West Indies women will visit Pakistan for three One-Day Internationals in November. Karachi’s iconic National Stadium will host the matches on 8, 11 and 14 November, following which both sides will travel to Zimbabwe for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier to be held from 21 November to 5 December.

As part of the Pakistan Cricket Board’s efforts to increase the reach and viewership of the women’s sport, the three ODIs – which will start at 1000 – will be live-streamed through PCB’s YouTube channel around the world.

This will be Pakistan women’s third bilateral series in 2021 after they toured South Africa in January-February and West Indies in June-July. Stafaine Taylor’s West Indies will arrive in Karachi on 1 November for what is a reciprocal tour.

The top three of the 10 teams will qualify for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022, which will be played in New Zealand.

PCB Chairman Ramiz Raja: “We are delighted to announce the West Indies women’s tour to Pakistan in November. This will be a great series for the promotion, publicity and growth of women’s cricket in Pakistan, besides also providing both sides excellent opportunity to prepare for the World Cup qualifier.

“West Indies women’s tour will be followed by their men’s side who will visit Pakistan for three ODIs and three T20Is in December. So, the Pakistan cricket fans can brace for some exciting and entertaining cricket in women’s and men’s cricket later this year.”

Meanwhile, the national women’s selection committee – which includes Urooj Mumtaz (the chair) and Asmavia Iqbal – has also announced an 18-strong squad for the upcoming three ODIs and the World Cup Qualifier.

Batter Javeria Khan will lead the contingent, which has been devised after considering the performances on the last two tours and the recent Pakistan Cup Women’s One-Day.

Pakistan Women for West Indies ODIs and World Cup Qualifier: Javeria Khan (captain), Aiman Anwar, Aliya Riaz, Anam Amin, Ayesha Zafar, Diana Baig, Fatima Sana, Iram Javed, Kainat Imtiaz, Maham Tariq, Muneeba Ali, Nashra Sundhu, Nida Dar, Omaima Sohail, Rameen Shamim, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin and Sidra Nawaz (wicketkeeper)

Support staff: Fizza Abid (team manager), David Hemp (head coach), Arshad Khan (assistant coach), Kamran Hussain (assistant coach), Saboor Ahmad (strength and condition coach), Zubair Ahmad (analyst), Dr Riffat Asghar Gill (head physiotherapist) and Rabia Siddiq (physiotherapist)

The national women’s team’s camp for the series will begin from 23 October and will run till 5 November at the Hanif Mohammad High Performance Centre, Karachi. At the conclusion of the camp, the team will shift to the team hotel.

West Indies series itinerary

1 Nov - West Indies women arrival
4-7 Nov – Both teams’ training and practice sessions, National Stadium
8 Nov – First ODI, National Stadium
11 Nov – Second ODI, National Stadium
14 Nov – Third ODI, National Stadium
16 Nov – Departure for Zimbabwe
 
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) Women’s selection panel today named a 15-member squad and three reserves for the three-match One Day International (ODI) series against Pakistan Women and the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2021 in Zimbabwe. The three reserve players will also be travelling with the squad.

The touring squad sees a return for Shemaine Campbelle who missed the home series against Pakistan Women and South Africa Women due to injury. Campbelle impressed the selectors and coaches in the lone practice match before departure, by striking a century in 107 deliveries, which included 12 fours and a six. Also returning to the squad is captain Stafanie Taylor, who missed the recent series against South Africa in Antigua.

Ann Browne-John, Lead Selector, said: “The upcoming Pakistan series and World Cup qualifiers are crucial as the team works towards participation in the Cricket World Cup in 2022. It is important to note that Shemaine Campbelle is once again fit and available after being away through injury. She is one of the senior players and has shown herself to be one of the premier wicket-keepers in the world. She scored runs in the practice match since her return.”

Browne-John added: “The captain Stafanie Taylor who missed the South Africa Series is also back which also serves to strengthen both the batting and bowling. The squad has a mix of senior and developing players and particular mention must be made of two young players, Qiana Joseph and Rashada Williams, who had very encouraging series against South Africa and hopefully they will go from strength to strength.”

The West Indies Women are due to arrive in Pakistan on 1 November for three (3) ODIs from 8 to 14 November, scheduled to be played at the National Stadium in Karachi. The West Indies Women will travel directly to Zimbabwe after the ODI Series for the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier 2021 from 21 November to 5 December. They will be one of ten teams, along with Pakistan, aiming to secure one of three qualifying places for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup in New Zealand in February 2022.

The West Indies Women last toured Pakistan in January 2019 for three T20 Internationals in Karachi.



Full Squad

Stafanie Taylor (captain)

Anisa Mohammed (vice-captain)

Aaliyah Alleyne

Shemaine Campbelle

Shamilia Connell

Deandra Dottin

Sheneta Grimmond

Chinelle Henry

Qiana Joseph

Kycia Knight

Kyshona Knight

Hayley Matthews

Chedean Nation

Shakera Selman

Rashada Williams

Travelling Reserves

Cherry Ann Fraser

Shabika Gajnabi

Karishma Ramharack

FULL MATCH SCHEDULE

1st ODI – 8 November at National Stadium, Karachi

2nd ODI – 11 November at National Stadium, Karachi

3rd ODI – 14 November at National Stadium, Karachi

ICC WOMEN’S CRICKET WORLD CUP QUALIFERS- ZIMBABWE

21 November - 5 December
 
Three squad members of the national women’s team participating in the pre-West Indies series camp at the Hanif Mohammad High Performance Centre have tested positive for Covid-19.

These members tested positive in the routine Covid-19 testing yesterday and are under 10-day quarantine, which ends on 6 November.

The other squad members will remain in isolation till 2 November and undergo tests every alternate day, starting tomorrow, to stem any potential spread of the virus.

As per the PCB Covid-19 Protocols, all squad members had joined the bio-secure environment after returning two negative tests. These squad members had been vaccinated for Covid-19 in May.

Pakistan and West Indies will play three ODIs on 8, 11 and 14 November at the National Stadium.
 
West Indies women’s cricket team has arrived in Karachi

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Pakistan and Bangladesh feature in a highly anticipated match on the opening day of the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier 2021 to be played across four venues in Harare from 21 November to 5 December.

The 10-team tournament gets off with a set of warm-up matches on 19 November, after which the south Asian rivals will play at the Old Hararians Club on 21 November.

There will be three other matches played concurrently on the same day – West Indies versus Papua New Guinea (Sunrise Cricket Club), Thailand v Zimbabwe (Harare Sports Club) and Ireland v Netherlands (Takashinga Cricket Club).

The match between the 2016 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup champions West Indies and Sri Lanka will be another high-profile match during the preliminary league of the tournament which sees the West Indies, Sri Lanka, Ireland, Papua New Guinea and the Netherlands in Group A, and Pakistan, Bangladesh, Thailand, Zimbabwe and the United States in Group B.

There is no knockout stage in the competition, with the preliminary league, consisting of five teams each in two groups, followed by a Super Six stage to decide the final positions at the end of 29 matches.

The Zimbabwe tournament is an important one on the calendar as it decides three qualifiers for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 to be held in New Zealand from 4 March to 3 April, joining five teams who have already qualified through the ICC Women’s Championship – Australia, England, India, South Africa and hosts New Zealand.

The three qualifiers as well as the next two teams will also ensure places in the next ICC Women’s Championship (IWC) along with the top five from last time, as the number of teams in the third cycle of the IWC goes up from eight to 10 teams.

All fixtures are day matches starting at 09h30 local time.

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COURTNEY Walsh, coach of the West Indies Women’s cricket team, is looking ahead to the One Day International (ODI) series against hosts Pakistan, which will take place in Karachi from November 8-14, in the lead-up to the 2021 World Cup Qualifiers in Zimbabwe.

The ODIs will be contested on November 8, 11 and 14.

The West Indies Women will then go to Zimbabwe for the qualifiers from November 21 to December 5. At the qualifiers, ten teams will be vying for three places at the 2022 Women’s World Cup in New Zealand.

In September, New Zealand men’s team pulled out of their tour of Pakistan while England opted out of their tour, both citing security concerns.

“I think it’s very important, especially from the Pakistan (Cricket) Board’s point of view,” said Walsh, during a Zoom media conference on Tuesday. “They would have appreciated this.”

Walsh, the former WI men’s team fast bowling great and captain, continued, “From a cricketing point of view, it’s important for us to get some competitive cricket before we go into the qualifiers.”

Touching on the arrangements made by both the Pakistan Board and Cricket West Indies (CWI), Walsh said, “We did all the due diligence. We’re satisfied by what is put in place.

“Pakistan is in the qualifiers as well,” he added.

Captain Stafanie Taylor, who missed the recent home series against South Africa for covid19 reasons, and batter Shemaine Campbell, who missed both the Pakistan and South Africa home series due to injury, have returned to the West Indies’ squad of 18 (15 on the main squad and three reserves).

Walsh mentioned, “We have roles for everybody. We have 18 players here, 15 would be involved (in) the qualifiers. We want to give everybody a chance to play here, once that’s possible, so we wouldn’t go into the qualifiers with anyone being short of match practice, if ever called upon.

“We had good preparation in Antigua before we left,” he added. “We’re in a good place at the moment. Once we get acclimatised, we’ll be in good stead.”

The West Indies Women edged Pakistan 3-2 in their five-match series in July, but were soundly beaten 4-1 by the South Africans in September.

And Walsh is pleased with Taylor’s return to the squad, after the batting woes against South Africa.

He said, “Stafanie is back in the set-up. There will be changes in the batting order. There will be different things to look at, and we’ll be trying to come up with the best combination to give us the best chance of winning matches.”

Walsh continued, “We have to try to win more games. The more games we win, the easier our chances of getting through in the qualifiers. Our main aim is to get through the qualifiers. We’ll be trying to win the (Pakistan) series as well.”

https://newsday.co.tt/2021/11/03/wi-womens-coach-walsh-looks-ahead-to-important-pakistan-series/
 
Pakistan star cricketer Nida Dar is eager to make the most of the three One-Day Internationals against the West Indies Women that the national women’s team will play at the iconic National Stadium from 8-14 November.

These three matches serve an opportunity for both teams to get the desired competitive match practice ahead of the ICC World Cup Qualifier.

When Pakistan toured West Indies in June-July earlier this year, Nida made 135 runs – including half-century in the first match – at 33.75 in five ODIs. This year has proved to be a successful one for her with the bat as the right-hander has scored 259 at an average of over 43.

Pakistan, on Wednesday, held scenario-based training at the National Stadium. Speaking about the preparations, Nida said: “We are getting some great practice ahead of the three ODIs against the West Indies. The pitches here are great for cricket and the weather is also great for the game. This series is very important for us to prepare for the World Cup Qualifier.”

While West Indies toured Pakistan in 2018 for three T20Is, which were played at Karachi’s Southend Club, the last time these two teams met at the National Stadium was in 2006. That is the only instance the two sides have ever faced off at this venue.

So when the series begins on 8 November, Nida will play her first international fixture at the National Stadium– something she had been eagerly looking forward to.

“It has been my dream to play at the National Stadium,” she said. “The pitches here support both batters and bowlers. It gives a great feeling to play in front of your crowds. I am sure West Indies will get to enjoy a great atmosphere here and we will play good cricket.

“We had a great series when West Indies last toured Pakistan. Both sides played some great competitive cricket.”

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Pictures from today's Pakistan and West Indies training sessions.

Pakistan held scenario-based training at the High Performance Centre ground

West Indies had their training session at the National Stadium. This was touring party's first training session

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Pictures from the trophy unveiling at the NSK today for the series between Pakistan Women and the West Indies Women

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Pakistan national women’s team will start final phase of their preparations for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier when they will take on the West Indies in the first of the three One-Day Internationals at the National Stadium, Karachi, on Monday.

Ahead of their departure for Zimbabwe on 16 November, where they will compete to win one of the three spots to secure qualification for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup New Zealand 2022, these three fixtures will serve as an opportunity to both sides to get the desired match practice.

Wicketkeeper-batter Sidra Nawaz will lead the national side in the first match after the team management has decided to give Javeria Khan further time to gain match fitness.

Meanwhile, Pakistan have also announced the 12-member squad for the first ODI, which is Aliya Riaz, Anam Amin, Ayesha Zafar, Fatima Sana, Iram Javed, Kainat Imtiaz, Muneeba Ali, Nashra Sandhu, Omaima Sohail, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin and Sidra Nawaz (captain and wicketkeeper).

Nine high-definition cameras will live-stream the series across the globe through PCB’s official YouTube Channel as part of the Pakistan Cricket Board’s efforts to expand and promote women’s game and attract youngsters towards it.

As per the guidelines issued by the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC), the seating capacity for the three matches will remain at 50 per cent. The stands will be open to general public on Sunday, 14 November, for the third ODI and the entry will be granted on the display of original CNIC and NADRA-issued Covid-19 Immunisation Certificates.

For the ODIs on Monday and Thursday, colleges and schools have been extended invitations.

This series also marks the return of the national women’s team to the iconic National Stadium after 15 years. Pakistan last played here in January 2006 when Karachi hosted Women’s Asia Cup in which Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka played at Karachi Gymkhana and National Stadium.

Pakistan and West Indies have played twice at the National Stadium, in March 2004. The two women sides locked horns in a Test match. That match might have ended in a draw, but is remembered for opener Kiran Baluch’s stunning 242 and leg-spinner Shazia Khan’s match figures of 13 for 226 – which remain the highest Test score and best bowling figures in women’s game to date. The solitary ODI that the two teams played in the same month ended in the tourists’ seven-wicket victory.

The two teams played a five-match ODI series during the national women’s team’s tour of Antigua in June-July that hosts sealed with a 3-2 scoreline. Pakistan won the last two matches of the series and the final ODI was set alive by teenage pacer Fatima Sana.

Sidra Nawaz: “We are very excited and looking forward to play West Indies at the National Stadium. We have missed playing in front of our home crowd and I am sure fans will be treated with quality action when the series begins tomorrow.

“This is a huge moment for me to be leading the national side in Pakistan. For any cricketer, it is nothing less than a dream to captain your country and I am very happy that I have gotten this opportunity.

“We have had good preparation for this series and the team looks in great touch and ready to go after the final training session on Sunday. We will definitely miss Nida Dar and our thoughts and prayers are with her family.”

Fixtures (all matches at National Stadium, to begin at 10am)

8 Nov – 1st ODI. Rashid Riaz and Asif Yaqoob (on-field umpires) and Faisal Afridi (reserve umpire). Ali Naqvi (match referee)

11 Nov – 2nd ODI. Asif Yaqoob and Faisal Afridi (on-field umpires) and Rashid Riaz (reserve umpire). Ali Naqvi (match referee)

14 Nov – 3rd ODI. Asif Yaqoob and Rashid Riaz (on-field umpires) and Faisal Afridi (reserve umpire). Ali Naqvi (match referee).
 
First ODI, toss - Pakistan women have won the toss and elected to field against West Indies Women

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Maiden five-wicket haul for Anam Amin

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Karachi, 8 November 2021: A brilliant century by player of the match Deandra Dottin scripted West Indies Women’s to 45-run win over Pakistan Women in the first One-Day International at National Stadium on Monday.

The West Indies opener smashed 132 off 146 balls and smoked 18 fours and two sixes after Pakistan’s stand-in captain Sidra Nawaz opted to bowl after winning the toss. This was Dottin’s best score in the format.

Dottin added 119 runs for the third wicket with Hayley Matthews, who scored 57 off 67 (eight fours), as their partnership set the platform for the tourists to post 253 for eight before Shemaine Campbelle scored a brisk 23 off 20.

Dottin’s century and the eventual Pakistan defeat eclipsed Anam Amin’s maiden five-wicket haul. The left-arm orthodox from Lahore returned five for 35 with two of her 10 overs being maiden. Anam accounted for Dottin, Rashada Williams (15 off 40), Hayley Matthews, Campbelle and Kycia Knight (six off six).

Birthday girl Fatima Sana, who came into this match after recording a five-wicket haul in the fifth and final ODI against West Indies in Antigua in July, took two for 65. This match marked a significant moment in the 20-year-old’s career as she opened the bowling for Pakistan against the very opposition to whom she bowled as a net bowler when they were in the city two years ago for three T20Is.

Pakistan crumbled in their reply. Opener Sidra Amin was caught on the last ball of the second over and one-drop Ayesha Zafar was LBW on the last ball of the eighth over. Both batters were sent packing by Shakera Selman.

Iram Javed fought back with a 34-ball 40 as she added 57 runs for the fourth wicket with Kainat Imtiaz (24 off 60), but the dismissal of the former pretty much settled the game in the tourists favour.

Aliya Riaz top-scored with 46 off 61 (three fours). She was run out in the 47th over with Pakistan 56 runs away from the target.

The two teams will play the second ODI on 11 November at the same venue.

Scores in brief:

West Indies Women 253-8, 50 overs (Deandra Dottin 132, Hayley Matthews 57, Shemaine Campbelle 23; Anam Amin 5-35, Fatima Sana 2-65)

Pakistan Women 208-9, 50 overs (Aliya Riaz 46, Iram Javed 40, Muneeba Ali 28, Kainat Imtiaz 24, Sidra Nawaz 23; Hayley Mathews 3-31, Shakera Selman 2-35)

Player of the match - Deandra Dottin

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Pakistan Women win toss elect to bowl first in the 2nd ODI against West Indies Women

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