The Pakistan Cricket Board has named 22-year-old Fatima Sana as their captain, replacing Nida Dar for the upcoming ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in UAE from October 3-20. (More Cricket Team)
The 37-year-old Nida is going through a lean patch and the team under her suffered T20I and ODI series defeats in England before making a s🧜emi-final exit in the Women's Asia Cup last month🎀.
The selectors however have retained💛 Nida in the squad that has at least 10 players who appeared in the last edition of the global showpiece.
Bowling a🃏llrounder Fatima, who has featured in 41 ODIs and 40 T20Is, h💙as previously led Pakistan emerging and domestic sides.
She also captained Pakistan to a famous ODI win against Nꦓew Zealand in a Super Over in Christchurch, in December 2023.
Pakistan🎃 have been clubbed with Australia, India, New Zealand and Sri Lanka in 🔴Group A.
The selectors have also recalled right-handed batter Sadaf Shamas, who was also part of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 in South Africa in p🍃lace of wicketkeeper-batಌter Najiha Alvi, who will travel as a reserve player.
Squad:
Fatima Sana (captain), Aliya Riaz, Diana Baig, Gull Feroza♋, Iram Javed, Muneeba Ali (wicket-keeper), Nashra Sundhu, Nida Dar, Omaima Sohail, Sadaf Shamas, Sadia Iqbal (subject to fitness), Sidra Amin, Syeda Aroob Shah, Tasmia Rubab and Tuba Hassan
T🧸raveling reserve: Najiha A🌊lvi (wicket-keeper); Non-traveling reserves: Rameen Shamim and Umm-e-Hani.
