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Pakistan women’s white-ball squads announced for South Africa tour

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday unveiled the ODI and T20I squads of the Pakistan Women’s team for the upcoming tour to South Africa, which is scheduled to commence on 10 February in Potchefstroom.

Fatima Sana will continue to lead the side in both formats as Pakistan build towards the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 in June.

Aliya Riaz, Ayesha Zafar, Gull Feroza, Muneeba Ali, Nashra Sundhu, Natalia Parvaiz, Rameen Shamim, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin, and Tasmia Rubab are part of both squads.

Meanwhile, uncapped batter Saira Jabeen and right-arm fast bowler Humna Bilal have earned their maiden T20I call-ups.

Opening batters Ayesha and Gull, along with left-arm pacer Tasmia and wicketkeeper-batter Najiha Alvi, have been called up to the 15-member ODI squad after missing out on the ODI World Cup selection.

Diana Baig, Najiha, Sadaf Shamas and Syeda Aroob Shah are just part of the 50-over squad, while Humna, Saira, Tuba Hassan and Eyman Fatima are in the T20I squad only.

During the tour, mentor Wahab Riaz will be assisted by a seasoned team of coaches, including Imran Farhat (batting coach), Umaid Asif (fast bowling coach), Abdur Rehman (spin bowling coach), and Abdul Majeed (fielding coach).

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The pre-series training camp will commence on Sunday, 1 January at the Hanif Mohammad High Performance Centre, Karachi.

The T20Is will be played in Potchefstroom, Benoni and Kimberley from 10 to 16 February, with all being day-night fixtures.

Pakistan will warm up for the ODI series with a 50-over game at Kimberley, followed by the three ODIs at Bloemfontein, Centurion and Durban from 22 February to 1 March.

The second ODI will begin in the afternoon and will also be played under lights, while the warm-up, first, and the third ODI will be day games.

Pakistan Women’s team is set to return to South Africa for a bilateral series after January 2021, when they took part in a three-match ODI series in Durban.

In February 2023, Pakistan took part in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in South Africa and played their matches in Cape Town and Paarl.

Pakistan women’s T20I squad: Fatima Sana (captain), Aliya Riaz, Ayesha Zafar, Eyman Fatima, Gull Feroza (wicket-keeper), Humna Bilal, Muneeba Ali (wicket-keeper), Nashra Sundhu, Natalia Parvaiz, Rameen Shamim, Sadia Iqbal, Saira Jabeen, Sidra Amin, Tasmia Rubab, and Tuba Hassan

Pakistan women’s ODI squad: Fatima Sana (captain), Aliya Riaz, Ayesha Zafar, Diana Baig, Gull Feroza, Muneeba Ali (wicket-keeper), Najiha Alvi (wicket-keeper), Nashra Sundhu, Natalia Parvaiz, Rameen Shamim, Sadaf Shamas, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin, Syeda Aroob Shah and Tasmia Rubab

Player support personnel: Wahab Riaz (mentor), Imran Farhat (batting coach), Umaid Asif (fast bowling coach), Abdur Rehman (spin bowling coach), Abdul Majeed (fielding coach), Moeen (strength & conditioning coach), Waleed Ahmad (performance analyst), Ayesha Ashar (Team manager), Tehreem Sumbal (physiotherapist) and Raza Rashid Kitchlew (media manager)

Pakistan Women’s tour of South Africa Schedule

1st T20I – 10 February – JB Marks Oval, Potchefstroom (day/night)
2nd T20I – 13 February – Willowmoore Park, Benoni (day/night)
3rd T20I – 16 February – Kimberley Oval, Kimberley (day/night)
50-over warm-up match – 19 February – Kimberley Oval, Kimberley (day)
1st ODI – 22 February – Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein (day)
2nd ODI – 25 February – SuperSport Park, Centurion (day/night)
3rd ODI – 1 March – Kingsmead Stadium, Durban (day)

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PAKW vs SAW: Pakistan crush South Africa to avoid clean sweep

KARACHI: Sidra Ameen and Bismah Maroof scored brilliant half-centuries after a combined bowling effort propelled Pakistan to thump South Africa by eight wickets in the third PAKW vs SAW ODI to avoid the series sweep.

Set to chase a modest 186, Pakistan comfortably completed the run chase for the loss of just two wickets and 72 balls to spare, courtesy of a brilliant partnership between Sidra Ameen and Bismah Maroof.

The hosts, however, had a contrasting start to their innings as they lost young opener Sadaf Shamas (13) in the 10th over with 39 runs on the board.

Following the early blow, Sidra Ameen was joined by experienced Bismah at the crease and the pair anchored the run chase with a match-winning partnership.

Bismah and Sidra added 110 runs for the second wicket with both scoring half-centuries.

The pair dominated the South African bowlers before Sidra faltered against Nadine de Klerk in the 33rd over when Pakistan still needed 27 runs.

Sidra Ameen top-scored for Pakistan in the third PAKW vs SAW ODI with an 82-ball 68 which featured six boundaries.

Bismah, on the other hand, stood her ground firm and with a helping hand from Aliya Riaz (19*) steered Pakistan to a dominating victory.

Bismah remained unbeaten on 60 off 98 deliveries, hitting five boundaries.

For South Africa Women, Ayabonga Khaka and de Klerk could pick up a wicket apiece.

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South African captain Laura Wolvaardt’s decision to bat first backfired as she was undone by Sadia Iqbal’s off-spinner on the fourth ball of the innings.

Fellow opener Tazmin Brits soon followed her captain back to the pavilion after a brief innings of 32 off 31.

Pakistani spin bowlers kept things tight and reduced South Africa to 64-4 in 17 overs before Marizanne Kapp and Nadine de Klerk stitched a conscious 36-run partnership to help South Africa reach the 100-run mark.

However, Sadia Iqbal broke the stand with her second wicket of the innings as Kapp walked back to the pavilion after scoring 21 runs off 41 balls with the help of one boundary.

Delmi Tucker then played a brief cameo 28 off 25 before being out-stumped at a total of 137.

Meanwhile, Nadine de Klerk tackled Pakistani bowlers bravely and scored her maiden ODI half-century amid falling wickets on the other end to drag the team’s total to 185 in the final PAKW vs SAW ODI.

She played a conscious innings of 60 off 95, featuring three boundaries, which ended courtesy of a runout, hence ending South Africa’s innings in the third PAKW vs SAW ODI.

Pakistan’s Nashra Sandhu, Nida Dar and Sadia Iqbal contributed with two wickets each, while, Diana Baig, Aliya Riaz and debutant Waheeda Akhtar managed one wicket.

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PAKW vs SAW: Dominant South Africa thrash Pakistan to seal ODI series

KARACHI: Tazmin Brits played an anchoring 45-run knock in the run chase after a dominating performance by the bowlers to lead South Africa to a thumping six-wicket victory over Pakistan in the second PAKW vs SAW ODI on Monday.

Set to chase a meagre 169, South Africa comfortably chased down the total for the loss of four wickets with 96 balls to spare to seal the three-match series with a game to spare.

In-form openers Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits gave South Africa a decent start with a 41-run partnership before Sadia Iqbal broke the shackles for Pakistan by removing the Proteas skipper.

Wolvaardt struck two boundaries on her way to a 23-ball 13.

Lara Goodall joined Brits in the middle and the pair anchored the run chase with an important 40-run partnership before the latter perished in the 19th over.

Brits fell just five short of her half-century as she scored 45 off 54 deliveries, hitting four boundaries and a six.

South Africa then lost two more wickets as Goodall and Sune Luus (10) perished in quick successions as the touring side slipped to 115/4 in 24.3 overs.

Goodall made notable contribution in the run chase for South Africa with a 53-ball 36 which included five boundaries.

Following the back-to-back dismissals, Marizanne Kapp and Nadine de Klerk knitted a sensible fifth-wicket partnership and made sure there were no further hiccups in South Africa’s run chase.

Kapp remained unbeaten with a brisk 29, hitting four boundaries while de Klerk scored 24 off 30.

Sadia Iqbal led the bowling attack for Pakistan in the second PAKW vs SAW ODI with 2/32 while Umm-e-Hani and Nida Dar made one scalp each.

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Opting to bat first, Pakistan Women could accumulate 168 before being bundled out in the 45th over despite gritty half-centuries by Fatima Sana and Aliya Riaz.

The hosts got off to a dismal start to their innings as Nadine de Klerk ran through their top order, resulting in them slipping to 49/6 in just 17.4 overs.

Following the slump, Aliya Riaz was joined by Fatima Sana at the crease and the pair launched an astounding recovery. Aliya Riaz and Fatima Sana batted sensibly to put together a fighting 114-run stand with both scoring half-centuries.

Fatima was the core aggressor of the anchoring seventh-wicket partnership before finally perishing in the 43rd over.

She remained the top-scorer for Pakistan in the second PAKW vs SAW ODI with an 87-ball 69 which featured 10 boundaries.

Pakistan then lost two more wickets in successive overs with their another mainstay Aliya Riaz walking back to the pavilion in the 45th over to leave Pakistan reeling at 168/9.

In-form Aliya Riaz played a gritty 53-run knock in 86 deliveries with the help of three boundaries.

Masabata Klaas then castled Pakistan’s number 11 Sadia Iqbal for a golden duck to wrap up Pakistan’s innings in the second PAKW vs SAW ODI.

Nadine de Klerk led the bowling attack for South Africa with 4/32 in her eight overs, followed by Klaas, returning with 3/14.

Ayabonga Khaka bagged two wickets for just 21 runs while Nonkululeko Mlaba had one wicket to her name.

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PAKW vs SAW: Pakistan win toss, elect to bat against South Africa

KARACHI: Pakistan have won the toss and elected to bat first against South Africa in the second PAKW vs SAW ODI of the three-match series on Monday.

PLAYING XIs

Pakistan: Sidra Ameen, Sadaf Shamas, Muneeba Ali, Bismah Maroof, Nida Dar (c), Aliya Riaz, Sidra Nawaz (wk), Fatima Sana, Nashrah Sundhu, Umm-e-Hani, Sadia Iqbal.

South Africa: Laura Wolvaardt (c), Tazmin Brits, Lara Goodall, Sune Luus, Marizanne Kapp, Nadine de Klerk, Delmi Tucker, Sinalo Jafta, Ayabonga Khaka, Masabata Klaas, Nonkululeko Mlaba.

HEAD TO HEAD

Matches 26, South Africa 20, Pakistan 4, Tied 1, No Result 1

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PAKW vs SAW: Kapp, Luus tons aid South Africa to thump Pakistan

KARACHI: Sune Luus and Marizanne Kapp’s brilliant centuries, followed by a combined bowling effort led South Africa to a thumping 127-run victory over Pakistan in the first PAKW vs SAW ODI.

Set to chase 293, Pakistan Women’s batting lineup failed completely and could raise 165 before being bundled out in the 37th over despite Aliya Riaz’s gutsy 49.

The hosts, after getting off to a poor start, lost wickets at regular intervals and were eventually dismissed for a meagre total to hand a convincing victory to South Africa.

All-rounder Aliya Riaz waged a lone battle for the home side with an unbeaten 49 in 58 deliveries, hitting six boundaries.

After Aliya, the next top contributors for Pakistan were Muneeba Ali (20) and Sidra Ameen (19).

Nadine de Klerk and Nonkululeko Mlaba led the bowling attack for South Africa with three wickets each while Ayabonga Khaka and Delmi Tucker struck out a batter each.

Opting to bat first, South Africa piled up a massive total of 292/4 at the back of Luus and Kapp’s centuries.

Earlier, the openers provided a flying start as they charged on the Pakistan bowlers early on before both perished in successive overs to leave South Africa reeling at 40/2 in the fifth over.

In-form openers Tazmin Brits and Laura Wolvaardt could make meagre contributions in the first PAKW vs SAW ODI, scoring 17 each.

Coming out to bat at number three Lara Goodall attempted to anchor the innings with a cautious 24-run partnership with Luus but failed to stretch the stand as she fell victim to Aliya Riaz in the 10th over.

With the side having slipped to 64/3, veteran all-rounder Marizanne Kapp joined Sune Luus in the middle and launched an astounding recovery.

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Luus and Kapp dominated Pakistan bowlers on their way to a massive fourth-wicket partnership, adding 183 runs to the total.

Pakistan then finally got a much-needed breakthrough in the 44th over when Nashra Sandhu removed Kapp, soon after the latter amassed her century.

Marizanne Kapp scored 100 off 105 deliveries, laced up with 12 boundaries and a six.

Following Kapp’s dismissal, Luus joined forces with Nadine de Klerk and put together an unbeaten 45-run partnership to guide South Africa to 292/4, notching up her century in the process.

Sune Luus top-scored for South Africa in the first PAKW vs SAW ODI with 107 in 129 balls with the help of seven boundaries.

Nashra Sandhu led the bowling attack of Pakistan Women with 2/50 in her 10 overs while Umm-e-Hani and Aliya Riaz made one scalp each.

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PAKW vs SAW: South Africa win toss, elect to bat against Pakistan

KARACHI: South Africa have won the toss and elected to bat first against Pakistan in the first PAKW vs SAW ODI of the three-match series on Friday.

PLAYING XIs

Pakistan: Sidra Ameen, Shawaal Zulfiqar, Bismah Maroof, Nida Dar (c), Muneeba Ali, Aliya Riaz, Sidra Nawaz, Umm-e-Hani, Diana Baig, Nashra Sandhu, Ghulam Fatima.

South Africa: Laura Wolvaardt (c), Tazmin Brits, Lara Goodall, Sune Luus, Marizanne Kapp, Nadine de Klerk, Delmi Tucker, Sinalo Jafta, Ayabonga Khaka, Masabata Klaas, Nonkululeko Mlaba.

HEAD TO HEAD

Matches 25, South Africa 19, Pakistan 4, Tied 1, No Result 1

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Shawaal Zulfiqar added to Pakistan women’s squad for ODI series against South Africa

KARACHI: Right-handed batter Shawaal Zulfiqar has been added to Pakistan women’s squad for the three-match ODI series against South Africa, commencing on September 8 at the National Bank Cricket Arena, Karachi.

18-year-old Shawaal made her T20I debut in the first T20I match against South Africa on 1 September in Karachi. Shawaal has previously represented Pakistan U19 in the inaugural edition of the ICC Women’s U19 World Cup in South Africa this year and also featured for Pakistan emerging women’s team in the ACC Emerging Women’s Asia Cup.

The three-match ODI series, also part of the ICC Women’s Championship 2022-25, will be played on 8, 11 and 14 September at the National Bank Cricket Arena, Karachi.

It must be noted that the Pakistan women’s team completed a clean sweep against the South Africa women’s team in the recently concluded T20I series.

Pakistan women’s ODI squad:

Nida Dar (c), Aliya Riaz, Bismah Maroof, Diana Baig, Fatima Sana, Ghulam Fatima, Muneeba Ali, Nashra Sundhu, Omaima Sohail, Sadaf Shamas, Sadia Iqbal, Shawaal Zulfiqar, Sidra Amin, Sidra Nawaz (wk), Umm-e-Hani and Waheeda Akhtar

Pakistan women’s player support personnel: Nahida Khan (manager), Mauhtashim Rashid (interim head coach), Kamran Hussain (bowling coach), Taufiq Umar (batting coach), Muhammad Asfand Yar (strength and conditioning coach), Zubair Ahmed (analyst), Rifat Asghar Gill (physiotherapist) and Syed Nazir Ahmed (media manager).

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PAKW vs SAW: All-round Pakistan sink South Africa to complete series sweep

KARACHI: Nida Dar’s quickfire 36-run knock, followed by a tight bowling display powered Pakistan Women to beat South Africa in the third PAKW vs SAW T20I to clean sweep the three-match series.

Set to chase 151, South Africa could accumulate 144/5 in their quota of 20 overs despite Laura Wolvaardt’s half-century.

Wolvaardt remained the top-scorer for her side with a 54-ball 72, laced with nine boundaries, but fell to guide South Africa to glory as she fell victim to Sadia Iqbal when her side needed 18 off 10.

South Africa then needed 13 off the final over to avoid the whitewash.

Diana Baig bowled the final over for Pakistan and leaked only six runs to steer her side to glory.

Besides Wolvaardt, South African batters made modest contributions in the run chase.

For Pakistan Women, Nashra Sandhu and Sadia Iqbal bagged two wickets each.

Put into bat first, Pakistan accumulated 150 runs for the loss of five wickets in the allotted 20 overs, courtesy of a combined effort from their batters.

Pakistan openers Shawaal Zulfiqar and in-form Sidra Ameen laid a solid foundation with an anchoring 41-run partnership.

The pair batted sensibly before young Shawaal faltered against Nonkululeko Mlaba in the seventh over as South Africa got their first breakthrough.

Shawaal scored 18 off 19 deliveries with the help of three boundaries.

Sidra Ameen was then joined by experienced Bismah Maroof at the crease and the pair knitted an important 49-run partnership for the second wicket.

Sidra, who scored a match-winning half-century in the second PAKW vs SAW T20I, failed to replicate the feat in the third T20I as she fell for a run-a-ball 39 which featured four boundaries.

Following Sidra’s dismissal, the experienced duo of Bismah and skipper Nida Dar bolstered the total with a sensational 49-run partnership.

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Dar dominated the important fifth-wicket stand with belligerent hitting while Bismah rotated the strike before both perished in the 19th over.

Bismah played an anchoring 39-run knock in 34 deliveries while Nida Dar scored a quickfire 36 off just 20 balls, laced with five boundaries and a six.

Wicketkeeper batter Muneeaba Ali added valuable eight runs to Pakistan’s total before perishing on the penultimate delivery of the innings.

Tumi Sekhukhune led the bowling attack for South Africa Women with 2/24, followed by Nonkululeko Mlaba, Nadine de Klerk and Nondumiso Shanga, who made one scalp each.

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PAKW vs SAW: South Africa opt to bowl first against Pakistan in third T20I

KARACHI: South Africa have won the toss and elected to field first against Pakistan in the third PAKW vs SAW T20I of the three-match series here at the National Bank Stadium on Monday.

PLAYING XIs

Pakistan: Sidra Ameen, Shawaal Zulfiqar, Bismah Maroof, Nida Dar (c), Muneeba Ali, Aliya Riaz, Fatima Sana, Umm-e-Hani, Diana Baig, Nashra Sandhu, Sadia Iqbal.

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South Africa: Laura Wolvarardt (c), Tazmin Brits, Marizanne Kapp, Sune Luus, Anneke Bosch, Nadine de Klerk, Delmari Tucker, Sinalo Jafta, Ayabonga Khaka, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Masabata Klaas.

HEAD TO HEAD

Matches 20, South Africa 11, Pakistan 9

PAKW vs SAW: Pakistan edge South Africa to seal T20I series

KARACHI: Sidra Ameen’s 61-run knock after a tight bowling display powered Pakistan Women to a comfortable seven-wicket victory over South Africa in the second PAKW vs SAW T20I on Sunday.

Set to chase 151 in the second PAK vs SAW T20I, Pakistan comfortably completed the pursuit for the loss of just three wickets and five balls to spare.

The hosts, however, got off to a contrasting start to the run chase as they lost their young opener Shawaal Zulfiqar (4) with just 23 runs on the board in four overs.

Another opener Sidra Ameen was then joined by experienced Bismah Maroof and the pair soon launched a brilliant recovery, adding 68 runs for the second wicket before both perished in successive overs as Pakistan slipped to 102/3 in the 15th over.

Bismah scored a cautious 26-ball 27, hitting a boundary while Sidra Ameen top-scored with her career-best 61 in 44 balls with the help of six boundaries and a six.

Following back-to-back dismissals, wicketkeeper batter Muneeba Ali and Aliya Riaz kept Pakistan in the hunt with a crucial partnership.

The pair put together a match-winning 54-run stand and scored at a brisk rate.

Aliya Riaz, who scored the winning runs with a mighty six on the first delivery of the final over, scored an unbeaten 31 off 18 deliveries.

Whereas, Muneeba Ali remained not out with a 15-ball 26, laced up with two boundaries and a six.

Nonkululeko Mlaba led the bowling attack for South Africa with 2/20, followed by Delmi Tucker, who had one wicket to her name.

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Put into bat first in the second PAKW vs SAW T20I, the touring side once again raised 150/3 on the board with their openers Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits leading the charge.

The in-form openers frustrated Pakistan bowlers with a solid first-wicket partnership as they added 74 runs before Nashra Sandhu got a much-needed breakthrough in the form of the South African captain.

Wolvaardt was once again unlucky as she missed her well-deserved half-century by just nine runs.

She scored 46 off 34 deliveries with the help of six boundaries.

Following Wolvaardt’s dismissal, Brits was joined at the crease by Marizanne Kapp and the pair knitted a crucial 37-run stand until the latter perished in the 17th over.

She top-scored for South Africa in the second PAK vs SAW T20I as well with a 48-ball 46, laced up with two boundaries and a six.

With both set batters back into the hut, Kapp and Nadine de Klerk bolstered South Africa’s total at the backend.

The duo, however, could put together a mere 19-run stand as Kapp got run out in the 19th over. She scored 26 off 24 deliveries, hitting two boundaries.

Meanwhile, Klerk stood his ground firm and carried his bat all the way through for an unbeaten 21 off 11 which featured four boundaries.

For Pakistan Women, only Nashra Sandhu and Sadia Iqbal could pick up a wicket apiece.

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