LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Saturday revealed the squad for the upcoming ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2025.
The Women’s National Selection Committee named a 15-member squad that will partake in the 16-team tournament, scheduled in Malaysia from January 18 to February 2, 2025.
Wicketkeeper-batter Komal Khan will lead the side, while Zoofishan Ayyaz will be vice-captain of the team.
Pakistan team, which recently featured in six-team ACC U19 Women’s Asia Cup in Malaysia will undergo a training camp at the Hanif Mohammad High Performance Centre in Karachi from 31 December to 9 January.
The team will depart for Malaysia from Karachi via Dubai on 10 January.
According to the tournament’s format, there are four groups, with each group consisting of four teams.
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.
Support staff will be announced in due course.
Pakistan fixtures (all matches at JCA Oval, Johor):
vs USA – 18 January
vs England – 20 January
vs Ireland – 22 January
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