26-player women squad announced for West Indies tour

The national women’s selection committee has announced a 26-player squad from which the national and ‘A’ teams will be selected for white-ball matches on the tour of the West Indies.

Javeria Khan, who has an experience of 208 international matches and is the leading run-getter for Pakistan in ODIs, will lead the national side. Rameen Shamim, who has played two ODIs and four T20Is, will captain Pakistan Women’s ‘A’ in the three one-dayers and wicketkeeper Sidra Nawaz, with the experience of 98 internationals, will lead the ‘A’ side in the three T20s.

Pakistan squad for the tour:

Javeria Khan (captain, national team), Rameen Shamim (One-Day captain, ‘A’ team), Sidra Nawaz (T20 captain, A team), Aliya Riaz, Aiman Anwar, Anam Amin, Ayesha Naseem, Ayesha Zafar, Diana Baig, Fatima Sana, Iram Javed, Jaweria Rauf, Kainat Imtiaz, Kaynat Hafeez, Maham Tariq, Muneeba Ali Siddiqui (wk), Nahida Khan, Najiha Alvi (wk), Nashra Sundhu, Natalia Parvaiz, Nida Dar, Omaima Sohail, Saba Nazir, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin, and Syeda Aroob Shah.

Team management:

Aisha Jalil and Fizza Abid (managers), David Hemp (head coach), Arshad Khan (bowling coach), Kamran Hussain and Waqar Orakzai (assistant coaches), Drikus Saaiman (strength and conditioning coach), Zubair Ahmed (analyst), Rabia Siddiq and Saima Naseem (physiotherapists), and Ahsan Iftikhar Nagi (media manager)

Tour itinerary:

23 June – Departure for Antigua

24-27 June – Room Quarantine

28-29 June – Practice

30 June – 1st T20I between national sides and 1st T20 between ‘A’ teams at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium

2 July – 2nd T20I between national sides and 2nd T20 between ‘A’ teams at Coolidge Cricket Ground

4 July – 3rd T20I between national sides and 3rd T20 between ‘A’ teams at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium

7 July – 1st ODI between national sides at Coolidge Cricket Ground

9 July – 2nd ODI between national sides at Coolidge Cricket Ground

10 July – 1st one-day between ‘A’ sides at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium

12 July – 3rd ODI between national sides at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium

13 July – 2nd one-day between ‘A’ sides at Coolidge Cricket Ground

15 July – 4th ODI between national sides at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium

16 July – 3rd one-day between ‘A’ sides at Coolidge Cricket Ground

18 July – 5th ODI between national sides at Coolidge Cricket Ground

19 July – Departure for Pakistan

Source: PCB