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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced a 27-day skills and fitness camp for the national women’s cricket team, set to run from July 7 to August 2 at the Hanif Mohammad High Performance Centre and the Oval Ground in Karachi.
The camp, which features 24 players, is designed to fine-tune both technical skills and physical conditioning as the squad prepares for a crucial stretch of international commitments, including a T20I tour to Ireland and the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025.
Once the main skills and fitness camp concludes, a focused preparatory camp for the 15-member squad selected for the Ireland series will be held from July 28 to August 2, offering a final round of match-specific preparations before departure.
The team is scheduled to fly to Ireland on August 3, where they’ll face the hosts in a three-match T20I series at the Clontarf Cricket Club Ground in Dublin. The fixtures are set for August 7, 10, and 11.
But the real spotlight will fall in October, when the Green Shirts begin their ICC Women’s World Cup campaign, a tournament jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka.
Due to the ‘fusion formula’ agreement between the PCB and BCCI, which rules out bilateral visits for ICC events until 2026, Pakistan will play all their matches in Colombo.
Pakistan women’s team open their World Cup journey on October 2 against Bangladesh, followed by the much-anticipated clash with India on October 5.
The group stage continues with high-stakes fixtures against Australia (Oct 8), England (Oct 15), New Zealand (Oct 18), South Africa (Oct 21), and hosts Sri Lanka (Oct 24), all at the R Premadasa Stadium.
If Pakistan qualify for the knockouts, their semi-final will also be played in Colombo. The final is slated for November 2 in Bengaluru, unless Pakistan make it, in which case the showpiece will shift to Colombo, in accordance with the neutral venue policy.
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