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LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), on Wednesday, announced a 15-member squad for the national women’s team for the upcoming tour of Ireland, with uncapped player Eyman Fatima receiving her first call-up.
Fatima Sana will continue to lead the Pakistan women’s team for the Ireland series, which will be played at Clontarf Cricket Club in Dublin from 6 to 10 August.
22-year-old Eyman Fatima is the only uncapped player in the squad. She has been selected after scoring 287 runs from eight matches at a strike rate of 155.14 in the National Women’s T20 Tournament held in Karachi in May this year.
The right-handed batter also represented Pakistan in the inaugural ICC Women’s U19 World Cup in 2023.
The squad has been selected from among the 24 players taking part in the Women’s Skills camp, which will conclude on 27 July in Karachi.
At the conclusion of the Skills camp, the 15-member squad will undergo a pre-series camp in Karachi before departing for Ireland to take part in the bilateral series.
Pakistan women’s squad for Ireland tour
Fatima Sana (captain), Aliya Riaz, Diana Baig, Eyman Fatima, Gull Feroza, Muneeba Ali, Najiha Alvi (wicket-keeper), Nashra Sundhu, Natalia Parvaiz, Rameen Shamim, Sadaf Shamas, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin, Tuba Hassan, and Waheeda Akhtar
Non-traveling reserves: Neha Sharmin, Omaima Sohail, Shawaal Zulfiqar, Sidra Nawaz, and Syeda Aroob Shah
Player support personnel: Hina Munawar (manager), Muhammad Wasim (head coach), Junaid Khan (assistant coach bowling), Abdul Saad (assistant coach fielding), Waleed Ahmed (analyst), and Tehreem Sumbal (physiotherapist)
Series schedule:
