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LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced a 15-members squad of the Pakistan Women’s Cricket Team for the T20I and ODI home series against Sri Lanka, scheduled to begin later this month.

The PCB has named three uncapped players in the ODI and T20I squad for the home series against Sri Lanka. Gull Feroza, an uncapped wicket-keeper batsman, has been chosen in both the ODI and T20I squads, while leg spinner Tuba Hassan is only in the T20I squad and Sadaf Shams is only in the ODI squad.

The Chief Selector Asmavia Iqbal finalised the squad in consultation with the head coach David Hemp and captain Bismah Maroof following the performances of the pre-series camp participants. During the selection procedure, the selection panel evaluated their form, fitness, and previous performances.

Two uncapped players included in T20I squad for Sri Lanka series

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Bismah, Aliya Riaz, Diana Baig, and Fatima Sana, who competed in the FairBreak Invitational T20 tournament in Dubai, have returned to Karachi and will begin a three-day pre-series training session on Saturday.

The ongoing pre-series camp, on the other hand, will conclude today with a practice session at the Hanif Mohammad HPC, whereas, a 50-over practice match was staged between the 26 camp participants.

The three T20Is will be contested on May 24, 26, and 28. The ODIs for the ICC Women’s Championship will take place on June 1, 3, and 5.

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KARACHI: The head coach of the Pakistan women’s national cricket Team, David Hemp said that he is trying his players to achieve the fitness benchmark set by the Australia.

Hemp stressed the significance of the players’ fitness during a news conference following the team’s first training camp for the forthcoming home series against Sri Lanka while wanting to emulate the fitness benchmark set by Australian cricketers.

“I think fitness is very important. There are fitness benchmarks for women cricketers in Australia and we are trying to emulate them,” he said.

“We are working hard on the fitness and also to increase the skill level of our players,” Hemp added.

The women’s team head coach also talked about the preparation of the green shirts for the upcoming home series against Sri Lanka and said the players are training hard for the series.

“We are preparing hard for the home series against Sri Lanka, I have been working as the head coach for 15 months now and I am striving to foster consistency in the team’s performance,” he said.

Hemp then also backed the out-of-form wicket-keeper batter, Sidra Amin, saying she is a better player than her record while also revealing that the replacements are also being prepared.

“Sidra is a very good and talented wicket-keeper. I think she is a better player than her record,” Hemp said.

“We are also preparing replacements for the wicketkeeper,” he added.

The head coach of the women’s team then commented about the below-par run of the green shirts in the recently concluded ICC Women’s World Cup 2022, claiming that there have been some positives to take. Whereas, is also keen to rectify the mistakes made in the global event.

“We are trying to overcome the mistakes, we made in the World Cup but I must say that there were some positives to take from our run in the event,” he concluded.

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KARACHI: Pakistan women’s national cricket team started their preparations for the upcoming home series against Sri Lanka as the 10-day long training camp kicked off here on Monday.

In the first training session of the team, the players participated in physical training and fielding drills.

The 26-players training camp will also feature three 50-overs matches on May 11, 14, and 17 and two practice T20 matches on May 12 and 15 for scenario-based training.

The players will also participate in the net and fielding sessions for the remaining days and will rest on May 13 and 16.

It is apropos to mention here that Sri Lanka women will lock horns with the home side Pakistan in a three-match each ODI and T20I series from May 24 to June 05.

Camp Participants (Players):

Aiman Anwar, Anam Amin, Anoosha Nasir, Ayesha Bilal, Ayesha Naseem, Ayesha Zafar, Ghulam Fatima, Gull Feroza, Iram Javed, Kainat Imtiaz, Muneeba Ali Siddiqui, Najiha Alvi, Natalia Pervaiz, Nida Dar, Omaima Sohail, Rameen Shamim, Sadaf Shams, Sadia Iqbal, Shawaal Zulfiqar, Sidra Amin, Sidra Nawaz, Tasmia Rubab, Tuba Hassan, Umme Hani, Waheeda Akhtar and Yusra Amir

Support Personnel:

David Hemp (Head coach), Saleem Jaffer (Bowling coach), Waqar Orakzai (Assistant coach), Saboor Ahmad (Strength and Conditioning coach), Rifat Asghar Gill (Physiotherapist), Dr Muhammad Khurram (Doctor) and Zubair Ahmed (Analyst)

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LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced to hold nationwide trials in collaboration with six Cricket Associations (CA) next month in an attempt to develop a strong talent pool of women cricketers and increase the participation of teenage girls.

The trials will be conducted by highly trained coaches, including former Test and first-class cricketers, for three age groups: U19, which includes players born on or after September 1, 2003; emerging, which includes players aged 19 to 24; and seniors, which includes players aged 25 to 28.

Players who are members of the PCB’s regional academy system are not eligible for these trials in order to ensure that as many girls and young women as possible participate. This comes after the PCB declared that approximately 100 women cricketers will compete in the domestic cricket season of 2022-23.

With the ICC U19 T20 Women’s World Cup planned to be held in South Africa in February 2023 and a jam-packed national women’s side schedule, these trials will further help in feeding the talent pool and developing the bench strength across all rungs.

The following is the schedule of trials by CAs. Click here for the detailed schedule.

Balochistan: 12 May
Central Punjab: 6-9 May
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 9-11 May
Northern: 10-17 May
Sindh: 18-28 May
Southern Punjab: 10-12 May

Pakistani captain Bismah Maroof commented on the initiative taken by the PCB, saying this idea will take cricket to doorsteps.

“When I started to play cricket, there were not enough avenues for girls to take up this sport. This initiative takes cricket to the doorstep of every aspiring cricketer, and bodes well for the development of women’s cricket in the country,” she was quoted as saying.

“There is a strong interest in young girls for this game and with proper coaching, training and facilities, they will surely do wonders for the country.”

It is pertinent to mention here that the PCB will announce the details for the trials in Gilgit Baltistan in due course.

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CHRISTCHURCH: Pakistan Women’s Cricket Team held a practice session to race up the preparation for the upcoming ICC Women’s World Cup, scheduled in March.

The world-cup bound squad held the practice session after the completion of their mandatory isolation period.

In the first training session of the team, the players participated in physical training and fielding drills.

It is worth mentioning here that Pakistan’s women team will start their world cup campaign against the arch-rival India on March 6 at Bay Oval. The green shirts will play seven matches against the remaining teams.

The top four teams from the group of eight participants will then qualify for the Semi-finals.

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