LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced that Nida Dar will continue to captain the Pakistan women’s team for the upcoming tour to Bangladesh. The PCB on Thursday unveiled the 15-member national squad for the tournament, scheduled to begin later this month.
Pakistan is set to depart for Bangladesh on October 20 to participate in a six-match white-ball series, which includes three ODIs, as part of the ICC Women’s Championship for the years 2022-25.
Iram Javed, a right-handed batter, makes her return to the national team after a one-year absence. Her previous appearance for Pakistan was during the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in 2022. Earlier this year, Iram also featured in three women’s exhibition T20 matches for Super Women against Amazons in Rawalpindi.
Shawaal Zulfiqar and Syeda Aroob Shah have been excluded from the squad that competed against South Africa in the white-ball series in Karachi last month.
In the meantime, Fatima Sana, who sustained an injury during the second ODI against South Africa, is still in the process of recovery.
Both Shawaal and Aroob are currently part of the 28-player list considered as potentials for the Pakistan women’s emerging team, currently participating in a training camp in Muridke.
The Pakistan squad for the upcoming tour to Bangladesh includes Aliya Riaz, Bismah Maroof, Diana Baig, Ghulam Fatima, Iram Javed, Muneeba Ali, Nida Dar (c), Nashra Sundhu, Najiha Alvi, Natalia Parvaiz, Sadaf Shamas, Sidra Amin, Sadia Iqbal, Umm-e-Hani and Waheeda Akhtar.
Pakistan women's squad for Bangladesh tour announced
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— PCB Media (@TheRealPCBMedia) October 12, 2023
