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Pakistan Women’s squads announced for South Africa tour starting 10 February

Uncapped players Saira Jabeen and Humna Bilal called up to the T20I squad

Ayesha Zafar, Gull Feroza, Tasmia Rubab and Najiha Alvi return to ODI squad

Pre-series training camp to take place from 1-6 February in Karachi

Lahore, 14 January 2026:

The Pakistan Cricket Board has today unveiled the ODI and T20I squads of the Pakistan Women’s team for the upcoming tour to South Africa starting 10 February in Potchefstroom.

Fatima Sana will continue to lead the side in both the formats as Pakistan build towards the ICC Women’s T20I World Cup 2026 in June.

Aliya Riaz, Ayesha Zafar, Gull Feroza, Muneeba Ali, Nashra Sundhu, Natalia Parvaiz, Rameen Shamim, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin, and Tasmia Rubab are part of both the squads, while uncapped batter Saira Jabeen and right-arm fast bowler Humna Bilal have earned their maiden T20I call-ups.

Opening batters Ayesha and Gull along with left-arm pacer Tasmia and wicketkeeper-batter Najiha Alvi have been called up to the 15-member ODI squad after missing out on the ODI World Cup selection.

Diana Baig, Najiha, Sadaf Shamas and Syeda Aroob Shah are just part of the 50-over squad, while Humna, Saira, Tuba Hassan and Eyman Fatima are in the T20I squad only.

During the tour, mentor Wahab Riaz will be assisted by a seasoned set of coaches including Imran Farhat (batting coach), Umaid Asif (fast bowling coach), Abdur Rehman (spin bowling coach) and Abdul Majeed (fielding coach).

The pre-series training camp will commence from Sunday, 1 January at the Hanif Mohammad High Performance Centre, Karachi.

The T20Is will be played in Potchefstroom, Benoni and Kimberley from 10 to 16 February with all being day-night fixtures. Pakistan will warm up for the ODI series with a 50-over game at Kimberley followed by the three ODIs at Bloemfontein, Centurion and Durban from 22 February to 1 March.

The second ODI will begin in the afternoon and will also be played under lights, while the warm-up, first and the third ODI will be day games. Fast bowling all-rounder

Pakistan Women’s team is set to return to South Africa for a bilateral series after January 2021, when they took part in a three-match ODI series in Durban. In February 2023, Pakistan took part in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in South Africa and played their matches in Cape Town and Paarl.

T20I squad:

Fatima Sana (captain), Aliya Riaz, Ayesha Zafar, Eyman Fatima, Gull Feroza (wicket- keeper), Humna Bilal, Muneeba Ali (wicket-keeper), Nashra Sundhu, Natalia Parvaiz, Rameen Shamim, Sadia Iqbal, Saira Jabeen, Sidra Amin, Tasmia Rubab, and Tuba Hassan

ODI Squad:

Fatima Sana (captain), Aliya Riaz, Ayesha Zafar, Diana Baig, Gull Feroza, Muneeba Ali (wicket-keeper), Najiha Alvi (wicket-keeper), Nashra Sundhu, Natalia Parvaiz, Rameen Shamim, Sadaf Shamas, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin, Syeda Aroob Shah and Tasmia Rubab

Player support personnel:

Wahab Riaz (Mentor), Imran Farhat (batting coach), Umaid Asif (fast bowling coach), Abdur Rehman (spin bowling coach), Abdul Majeed (fielding coach), Moeen (strength & conditioning coach), Waleed Ahmad (performance analyst), Ayesha Ashar (Team manager), Tehreem Sumbal (physiotherapist) and Raza Rashid Kitchlew (media manager)

Pakistan Women’s tour of South Africa Schedule: (10 February to 1 March)

1st T20I – 10 February – JB Marks Oval, Potchefstroom (day/night)
2nd T20I – 13 February – Willowmoore Park, Benoni (day/night)
3rd T20I – 16 February – Kimberley Oval, Kimberley (day/night)

50-over warm-up match – 19 February - Kimberley Oval, Kimberley (day)

1st ODI – 22 February - Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein (day)
2nd ODI – 25 February – SuperSport Park, Centurion (day/night)
3rd ODI – 1 March – Kingsmead Stadium, Durban (day)
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Pakistan ‘A’ squad announced for ACC Women’s Asia Cup Rising Stars

The Pakistan Cricket Board has announced the Pakistan Women’s ‘A’ squad for the upcoming ACC Women’s Asia Cup Rising Stars 2026. The 20-over tournament is scheduled to take place from 13 to 22 February in Bangkok, Thailand.

Pakistan ‘A’ are placed in Group A alongside India ‘A’, UAE and Nepal, while the Group B comprises of Bangladesh ‘A’, Sri Lanka ‘A’, Malaysia and hosts Thailand. Top two sides from each group will play semi-finals after playing three games each.

Off-spinning all-rounder Umm-e-Hani is set to lead the 15-member Pakistan ‘A’ squad in the tournament and will be aided by the experience of her fellow capped players including pacer Waheeda Akhtar and batter Shawaal Zulfiqar.

Among other players, Pakistan Women’s U19 captain Eman Naseer and batter Komal Khan have also received call-ups to Pakistan Women’s ‘A’ after demonstrating quality skills during the recent 3-2 T20 series win over Bangladesh Women’s U19.

Gull Rukh, Hafsa Khalid, Huraina Sajjad are the other batters in the squad, while Yusra Amir is set to take the wicket-keeping duties.

Left-arm spinners Anosha Nasir and Momina Riasat form a four-pronged spin attack with Hani and all-rounder Noreen Yaqoob. Meanwhile, experienced Waheeda will lead the pace attack comprising Lubna Behram, Neha Sharmin Nadeem and Syeda Masooma Jafri.

In the eight-team tournament, UAE, Nepal, Malaysia and Thailand will field their national women’s teams, while the other four teams are participating with ‘A’ teams.

A total of 30 players were called up to Hanif Mohammad High Performance Centre for a week-long probables camp from 25 January after which the 15-member squad has been shortlisted. The Thailand-bound squad will now take part in a pre-tournament camp at the same venue before departing on 10 February.

Pakistan Women’s ‘A squad:

Batters: Eman Naseer (Islamabad), Gull Rukh (Dera Ghazi Khan), Hafsa Khalid (Karachi), Huraina Sajjad (Karachi), Shawaal Zulfiqar (Lahore)

Wicket-keeper: Yusra Amir (Karachi), Komal Khan (Lahore)

All-rounders: Noreen Yaqoob (Lahore) and Umm-e-Hani (Faisalabad)

Spinners: Anosha Nasir (Karachi), Momina Riasat (Abbottabad)

Pacers: Lubna Behram (Hunza), Neha Sharmin Nadeem (Karachi), Syeda Masooma Jafri (Karachi), Waheeda Akhtar (Lahore)

Non-travelling reserves: Zunash Abdul Sattar (Lahore), Maham Anees (Islamabad), Amber Kainat (Lahore) and Ayesha Bilal (Lahore)

Player support Personnel:

Muhammad Masroor (head coach), Shoaib Khan (batting coach), Naeem Tayyab (bowling coach), Jaweria Rauf (fielding coach), Taimoor Mehmood (strength & conditioning coach), Surakhsha Shaker (physiotherapist), Eman Tufail Arbab (performance analyst) and Aisha Jalil (team manager)

Schedule of Pakistan ‘A’ matches: (all matches at Terdthai Cricket Ground)

Group A

13 February – Pakistan ‘A’ v Nepal – 9.30am local time

15 February – Pakistan ‘A’ v India ‘A’ – 2pm local time

17 February – Pakistan ‘A’ v UAE – 2pm local time

20 February - Semi final 1 and 2 – 9am and 2pm local time

22 February – Final – 2pm local time