KUALA LUMPUR: The Pakistan team, under the leadership of captain Komal Khan, landed here in Malaysia on Saturday to participate in the upcoming ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup.
The arrival of the national team at Kuala Lumpur Airport was met with excitement, as fans chanted “Pakistan Zindabad” and extended their best wishes to the players.
“We have come fully prepared,” said Komal Khan. “The players’ morale is high, and we are determined to give our best to win the group matches,” she added.
Head coach Mohsin Kamal echoed her sentiments, emphasizing the hard work put into the players’ training.
“This team will perform differently compared to the Asia Cup. A lot of effort has been made to prepare them,” Kamal stated.
The Pakistan team will rest today to recharge before hitting the nets to prepare for the mega-event, which will be played from January 18 to February 2 in Malaysia.
Pakistan are placed in Group B alongside England, Ireland and the USA. Pakistan will play their opening match on 18 January against the USA.
This will be followed by the encounter against England on 20 January, while Pakistan’s last group match will be against Ireland on 22 January. All three Pakistan matches will be staged at the JCA Oval, Johor in Malaysia.
Following the conclusion of the Group Stage fixtures, three teams from each group will qualify for the Super Six. The bottom-ranked sides from Groups A and D, and B and C will contest in last place play-off on 24 January.
The 12 teams, which will qualify for the Super Six stage will be divided into two groups. Group one will include the top three teams each from Group A and Group D while Group two will have top three teams each from Group B and Group C.
In the Super Six stage every team will carry forward their wins, points and Net Run-rate (NRR) which is secured against their fellow Super Six qualifying teams. Each team will play two games in the Super Six stage.
The top two sides from the two super six stage groups will qualify for the semi-finals. The semi-finals are set to take place on January 31, while the final of the tournament will be played at Bayuemas Oval in Kuala Lumpur on 2 February.
Pakistan squad for ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup
Komal Khan (c)(wk), Zoofishan Ayyaz (vc), Aleesa Mukhtiar, Areesha Ansari, Fatima Khan, Haniah Ahmer, Maham Anees, Mahnoor Zeb, Memoona Khalid, Minahil, Quratulain, Ravail Farhan, Shahar Bano, Tayyaba Imdad and Wasifa Hussain.
Non-travelling reserves: Fizza Fiaz, Laiba Nasir, Manahil Javed, Rozina Akram and Sania Rasheed.
Pakistan fixtures (all matches at JCA Oval, Johor):
vs USA – 18 January
vs England – 20 January
vs Ireland – 22 January
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