Pakistan Women A beat West Indies Women A to win T20 tri-series

Pakistan Women A defeated West Indies Women A by eight wickets to win the final of the T20 tri-series held on 8 November at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.

Opening batter Shawaal Zulfiqar, who remained unbeaten on 39, was crucial to Pakistan Women A’s chase after they restricted the visitors for 97 in the first innings.

Pakistan Women A won the toss and invited West Indies Women A to bat first. The visitors scored 97-6 in the allotted 20 overs.

Opening batter Qiana Joseph (35, 39b, 5x4s) was the top run-getter for the side. Skipper Rashada Williams also chipped in with 18 from 26 deliveries, including one boundary.

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Qiana and Rashada’s partnership was broken by Omaima Sohail, who dismissed the former. Shabika Gajnabi (10, 12b, 2x4s), who had retired hurt earlier in the innings, returned to the crease after the first wicket fell.

Zaida James also contributed 12 from 18 including two boundaries, at the back-end of their innings.

The Rameen Shamim-led spin attack was responsible for restricting the visitors to a low total despite a solid start to their innings. Rameen and fellow off-spinner Omaima both took two wickets at the expense of 17 runs each.

Left-arm spinners Saima Malik and Anosha Nasir also returned with a wicket apiece.

Pakistan Women A cruised to the target in just 15.5 overs, losing only two wickets in the process.

Although Shawaal lost her partner Eyman Fatima (5, 11b, 1×4) early in the innings, the right-handed batter carried the innings to take her team over the line. She hit 39 from 38 deliveries, including four boundaries.

She was supported by Gull Feroza, who produced a-run-a-ball 23 including three fours, and Omaima, who remained undefeated at 20 from 23, including a boundary.

Cherry-Ann Fraser and Qiana were the only two wicket-takers for West Indies Women A, getting one each.

Pakistan Women A will now play two T20 matches against Thailand Women Emerging, scheduled for 10 and 11 November.

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West Indies Women A defeat Pakistan Women A to win one-day series

West Indies Women A scaled down the target of 163 in 44.5 overs to win the third and final match against Pakistan Women A at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore by three wickets and take the one-day series 2-1.

Pakistan Women A skipper Rameen Shamim bowled a tremendous spell, picking up four wickets and giving away only 13 runs in her 10 overs, but her spirited effort went in vain as Djenaba Joseph’s unbeaten 51 steered the visitors over the line in the decisive encounter.

West Indies Women A began their chase unperturbed with the first-wicket partnership between Shunelle Sawh and Shabika Gajnabi yielding 53 runs and reaching the 100-run mark for the loss of just two batters.

A Rameen-triggered collapse saw them slip from 104-2 to 106-6 with Zaida James, Trishan Holder and Sheneta Grimmond all dismissed for ducks.

Djenaba Joseph was able to stabilise the innings and got her team home with 31 balls to spare. Apart from Rameen, Saima Malik (2-36) and Anosha Nasir (1-32) were the other wicket-takers for Pakistan.

Earlier, Pakistan Women A got to a steady start with Shawaal Zulfiqar and Eyman Fatima stitching 49 runs for the opening partnership but lost their way, crashing to 63-6.

Useful contributions from Sidra Nawaz (27, 37b, 2x4s), Anosha Nasir (23, 56b, 1×4) and Humna Bilal (21 not out, 53b, 3x4s) lower down the order helped Pakistan to 162 all out in 44.4 overs.

Jahzara Claxton was the pick of the bowlers for the touring side with figures of 4-19 and was adjudged player of the match.

West Indies Women A captain Rashada Williams was declared player of the series after making 111 runs across the three matches.

The two teams will now partake in a T20 tri-series involving Thailand Women’s Emerging Team as the third side, set to commence on 3 November at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.

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West Indies Women A edge Pakistan Women A in second One-day

LAHORE: Rashada Williams played a captain’s knock and powered West Indies Women A to beat Pakistan Women A in the second one-day of the three-match series here on Thursday.

The visitors chased the target of 189 in the final over, defeating the home side by three wickets and equalling the series ahead of the third one-day game.

Mirroring the toss result of the first game, West Indies Women A chose to field first.

Pakistan Women A got off to a strong start on the backs of opening batters Eyman Fatima (25, 47b, 4x4s) and Shawaal Zulfiqar (32, 61b, 4x4s), who shared a 62-run-stand between them.

The home team’s innings faltered in the middle as the scoring rate slowed down with wickets falling in quick succession in the middle.

Veteran Sidra Nawaz scored a crucial half-century which brought back stability to the innings. She hit 50 runs in 85 balls including four boundaries, which allowed her side get to 188 for nine in 50 overs.

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The West Indies Women A vice-captain, Ashmini Munisar, was the pick of the bowlers and returned with three wickets. She was supported by Qiana Joseph, who picked up two wickets, and Zaida James, who got a wicket to her name as well.

Rashada Williams played a captain’s knock and scored 71 in 94 balls, including eight boundaries.

Shabika Gajnabi (25, 38b, 4x4s) and Zaida James (23, 58b, 1×4) were the other contributors with the bat as West Indies Women A managed to get to 189 with one ball remaining.

The touring side lost seven wickets during their chase; three came off Anosha Nasir’s spell, who was the pick of the bowlers in the second innings. Humna Bilal, Noreen Yaqoob and Saima Malik also got a wicket each.

The third one-day match between Pakistan Women A and West Indies Women A will be played on 29 October at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.

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Gull Feroza’s fifty leads Pakistan Women A to beat West Indies Women A

LAHORE: Rameen Shamim-led Pakistan Women A and Rashada Williams-led West Indies Women A met at the Ghani Glass Ground here for the first one-day game, kicking off the three-match series between the two sides.

The home team defended a low total of 174 runs, inflicting a narrow eight-run defeat over the visitors.

West Indies Women A won the toss and invited the home side to bat first. Right-handed batter Gull Feroza’s half-century (62, 101b, 4x4s) allowed Pakistan Women A to get to 174 before being dismissed in 49.3 overs.

The second-best batter during the innings was young opening batter Shawaal Zulfiqar, who scored 17 from 40 balls and hit two boundaries.

Right-arm pacer Cherry-Ann Fraser returned with three wickets and left-arm orthodox spinner Zaida James picked up two wickets.

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In return, West Indies Women A were dismissed for 166 in 45.2 overs, falling nine runs short of the target.

Right-handed batter Shabika Gajnabi (29, 44b, 3x4s) was the highest scorer for the touring side. The captain, Rashada Williams, was squarely behind Shabika producing 27 in 39 balls, including two fours.

Despite the low total, the Rameen-led spin attack ensured that West Indies Women A did not get comfortable in the chase.

Two wickets each by Saima Malik, Anosha Nasir and the skipper herself helped restrict the visitors in their pursuit of the target, as the side was bowled out in the 46th over.

The second one-day match between Pakistan Women A and West Indies Women A will be played on 26 October at Ghani Glass Ground, Lahore.

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Trophy for Pakistan Women A v West Indies Women A One-Day series unveiled

LAHORE: The trophy for the three-match one-day series between Pakistan Women A and West Indies Women A was unveiled at the picturesque Gaddafi Stadium here on Monday.

Pakistan Women A are all set to take on West Indies Women A in the three-match one-day series, scheduled to take place at two venues here from 24 to 29 October 2023.

Following the one-day series, Pakistan Women A will partake in a T20 tri-series with West Indies Women A and Thailand’s emerging team from 3 to 8 November.

Pakistan Women A and Thailand’s emerging team will also feature in two T20s, scheduled for 10 and 11 November.

This will mark West Indies Women A’s first tour to Pakistan. Toss for the one-day matches will take place at 8:30 am with the first ball to be bowled at 9:00 am.

Pakistan Women A’s squad was announced after assessing performances of 28 players part of the probables camp held at the Lahore Country Club in Muridke.

Pakistan team will be led by off-spinner Rameen Shamim, who has represented Pakistan in three ODIs and four T20Is thus far.

She previously captained Pakistan Women A on their successful tour of West Indies in 2021, where they whitewashed the home side in both the T20 and one-day series.

Gull Feroza, Omaima Sohail, Shawaal Zulfiqar, Sidra Nawaz and Tuba Hassan are the other internationally capped players in the squad.

Additionally, Eyman Fatima and Anosha Nasir were part of Pakistan’s squad for the ICC Women’s U19 T20 World Cup, where the side won three out of their five games.

Eyman and Anosha were the highest run-getter and highest wicket-taker for Pakistan in the tournament, respectively.

Pakistan Women A captain Rameen Shamim reflected on the side’s preparation for the series, stating that the side is well prepared for the home series.

“We have prepared well for the series. Our coaches helped during the training camp, which was conducted in Muridke at the start of the month.

“We played practice matches and prepared keeping the conditions in mind… We know how the pitches act in Gaddafi [Stadium] and Ghani of [Institute Cricket] so we have prepared accordingly.

“It is a very big honour for me to captain Pakistan Women A, especially during a home series. Whenever we play a home series, it is always a lot more exciting.

“Of course, there is pressure as well, but playing at home is a different experience altogether.”

West Indies Women A captain Rashada Williams, on the other hand, termed it an honour to represent her country while also expressing her desire to do her best for the team.

“It is a privilege to be here, playing for and representing West Indies. It is an honour to lead the group. I am hoping to do my best and show my leadership qualities and gel the unit.

“We have practiced at the NCA and assessed the conditions of the surface…. The pitches are not as fast as our pitches in the Caribbean but they are still good wickets. Whether you bat first or bowl first, it is all about backing yourself.”

Pakistan Women A Squad: Rameen Shamim (c), Amber Kainat, Anosha Nasir, Eyman Fatima, Fatima Shahid, Gull Feroza (wk), Gull Rukh, Humna Bilal, Noreen Yaqoob, Omaima Sohail, Saima Malik, Shawaal Zulfiqar, Sidra Nawaz (wk), Tasmia Rubab and Tuba Hassan

Travelling Reserves: Fatima Khan, Maham Manzoor and Syeda Khadija Chishty

Back up Reserve: Masooma Zehra and Yusra Amir

One-day series schedule:

24 October – First One-Day (Pakistan Women A v West Indies Women A); Ghani Institute for Cricket

26 October – Second One-Day (Pakistan Women A v West Indies Women A); Ghani Institute for Cricket

29 October – Third One-Day (Pakistan Women A v West Indies Women A); Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

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Pakistan Women A squad for West Indies Women A series announced

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday announced a 15-member Pakistan Women A squad to face West Indies Women A in the three-match One-Day series.

Off-spinner Rameen Shamim has been named as captain of Pakistan side for the series, which is scheduled to take place in Lahore from 24 to 29 October 2023.

The 15-member squad for the one-day series was announced after the women’s national selection committee assessed the performances of the players in 28 probables camp which was held at the Lahore Country Club in Muridke.

The three one-day matches against West Indies A will be followed by a tri-nation T20 series involving West Indies Women A and Thailand women’s emerging team, as well as a T20 series against Thailand women’s emerging team.

The squad for the T20 tri-series and the two T20s against Thailand women’s emerging team will be announced in due course.

Rameen Shamim, who has represented Pakistan in three ODIs and four T20Is, has also captained Pakistan Women A during the team’s tour of West Indies in 2021.

Besides Rameen, Gull Feroza, Omaima Sohail, Shawaal Zulfiqar, Sidra Nawaz and Tuba Hassan have also made international appearances for Pakistan.

Pakistan Women A Squad

Rameen Shamim (captain), Amber Kainat, Anosha Nasir, Eyman Fatima, Fatima Shahid, Gull Feroza (wk), Gull Rukh, Humna Bilal, Noreen Yaqoob, Omaima Sohail, Saima Malik, Shawaal Zulfiqar, Sidra Nawaz (wk), Tasmia Rubab and Tuba Hassan

Travelling Reserves: Fatima Khan, Maham Manzoor and Syeda Khadija Chishty

Back up Reserve: Masooma Zehra and Yusra Amir

Team management

Aisha Jalil (manager), Mohsin Kamal (head coach), Kamran Hussain (assistant coach), Zulfiqar Babar (bowling coach), Wasim Yousafi (wicket-keeping and batting coach), Rabia Siddiq (physiotherapist) and Muhammad Ramzan (strength and conditioning coach)

Schedule for the tour

Pakistan Women A v West Indies Women A

24 October – First One-Day; Ghani Institute for Cricket

26 October – Second One-Day; Ghani Institute for Cricket

29 October – Third One-Day; Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

Tri-series between Pakistan A, West Indies A and Thailand’s emerging team

3 November – Tri-series first T20 match (Pakistan Women A v West Indies Women A); Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

4 November – Tri-series second T20 match (West Indies Women A v Thailand emerging); Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

5 November – Tri-series third T20 match (Pakistan Women A v Thailand emerging); Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

8 November – Tri-series final; Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

Pakistan Women A v Thailand emerging

10 November – First T20; Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

11 November – Second T20; Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

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West Indies Women A team reaches Lahore for the white-ball series

LAHORE: West Indies Women’s A cricket team reached Lahore on Wednesday to face Pakistan Women’s A team in the three-match one-day series followed by the tri-series involving Thailand Emerging Women’s team.

The West Indies Women’s A team will kick off training at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) Lahore tomorrow.

 

Meanwhile, the Thailand Emerging Women’s team will reach Pakistan on 28 October and will take part in practice sessions until 2 November.

The three sides will feature in a T20 tri-series from 3 to 8 November with all the participating teams playing two matches each.

The top two teams will play the final of the tournament on 8 November. All matches of the tri-series will be played at the historic Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.

After the departure of the West Indies Women A on 9 November, Pakistan Women A and Thailand women’s emerging team will lock horns in a two-match T20 series taking place on 10 and 11 November at the Gaddafi Stadium.

This will be a first-of-its-kind tour of Pakistan involving women’s emerging and A side. On the other hand, Pakistan women’s U19 team will tour Bangladesh in January 2024 to feature in a T20 tri-series where Sri Lanka women’s U19 will be the third side.

Schedule for the tour

24 October – First One-Day (Pakistan Women A v West Indies Women A); Ghani Institute for Cricket

26 October – Second One-Day (Pakistan Women A v West Indies Women A); Ghani Institute for Cricket

29 October – Third One-Day (Pakistan Women A v West Indies Women A); Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

3 November – Tri-series first T20 match (Pakistan Women A v West Indies Women A); Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

4 November – Tri-series second T20 match (West Indies Women A v Thailand emerging); Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

5 November – Tri-series third T20 match (Pakistan Women A v Thailand emerging); Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

8 November – Tri-series final; Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

10 November – First T20 (Pakistan Women A v Thailand emerging); Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

11 November – Second T20 (Pakistan Women A v Thailand emerging); Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

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PCB unveils match officials for Pakistan Women ‘A’ series

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday announced match officials for the upcoming bilateral women’s cricket series between Pakistan A and West Indies A as well as two T20s between Pakistan A and Thailand women’s emerging teams.

It has also announced match officials for the tri-series, which include Pakistan A, West Indies A and Thailand’s emerging team.

The bilateral series and tri-series T20 tournament is scheduled to be played at two venues from 24 October to 11 November.

Rashid Riaz and Faisal Afridi from the ICC/PCB International Panel of Umpires, along with Muhammad Javed Malik from the International Panel of ICC/PCB Match Referees, will be officiating matches in the upcoming series.

For the on-field umpiring duties, Faisal Afridi, Muhammad Asif, Waleed Yaqub, Shozab Raza, Nasir Hussain, Abdul Moqeet, and Rashid Riaz will be available.

Saleema Imtiaz, Sabahat Rashid, Humairah Farah, and Afia Amin from the PCB women’s umpire panel will serve as reserve umpires.

Nadeem Arshad, Muhammad Javed Malik, and Kamran Chaudhry will be overseeing the games as match referees.

The series will commence with three one-day matches against West Indies Women A, followed by a tri-nation T20 series involving Pakistan Women A, West Indies Women A and Thailand women’s emerging side, along with a T20 series against Thailand women’s emerging team.

The three one-day matches will commence at 0900 PKT, with the toss scheduled at 08:30 PKT. The tri-nation T20 series and T20 series against Thailand will begin at 10:00 PKT, with the toss taking place at 09:30 PKT.

Umpire and match referee appointments (Matches from 24 October to 11 November)

Pakistan Women A v West Indies Women A

24 October – First One-Day, Ghani Institute for Cricket – Faisal Afridi and Abdul Moqeet (on-field umpires), Saleema Imtiaz (reserve umpire); Nadeem Arshad (match referee)

26 October – Second One-Day, Ghani Institute for Cricket – Faisal Afridi and Muhammad Asif (on-field umpires), Saleema Imtiaz (reserve umpire); Nadeem Arshad (match referee)

29 October – Third One-Day, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – Faisal Afridi and Muhammad Asif (on-field umpires), Saleema Imtiaz (reserve umpire); Nadeem Arshad (match referee)

Tri-series between Pakistan A, West Indies A and Thailand’s emerging team

3 November – Tri-series first T20 match (Pakistan Women A v West Indies Women A), Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – Faisal Afridi and Waleed Yaqub (on-field umpires), Sabahat Rashid (reserve umpire); Muhammad Javed (match referee)

4 November – Tri-series second T20 match (West Indies Women A v Thailand emerging), Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – Faisal Afridi and Waleed Yaqub (on-field umpires), Sabahat Rashid (reserve umpire); Muhammad Javed (match referee)

5 November – Tri-series third T20 match (Pakistan Women A v Thailand emerging), Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – Faisal Afridi and Shozab Raza (on-field umpires), Humairah Farah (reserve umpire); Muhammad Javed (match referee)

8 November – Tri-series final; Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – Faisal Afridi and Shozab Raza (on-field umpires), Humairah Farah (reserve umpire); Muhammad Javed (match referee)

Pakistan Women A v Thailand emerging

10 November – First T20, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – Rashid Riaz and Nasir Hussain (on-field umpires), Afia Amin (reserve umpire); Kamran Chaudhry (match referee)

11 November – Second T20, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – Rashid Riaz and Nasir Hussain (on-field umpires), Afia Amin (reserve umpire); Kamran Chaudhry (match referee)

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West Indies Women A, Thailand women’s emerging team to tour Pakistan

Pakistan will host West Indies Women A and Thailand women’s emerging team from 18 October to 12 November at two venues in Lahore – Gaddafi Stadium and Ghani Institute for Cricket.

The tour includes bilateral fixtures and a tri-series involving the Pakistan women’s A team.

West Indies will arrive in Pakistan on 18 October and will take part in practice sessions before taking on the Pakistan emerging side in three one-day matches on 24, 26 and 29 October.

Ghani Institute for Cricket in DHA will host the one-day fixtures scheduled on 24 and 26 October, while the third one-day match will be staged at Gaddafi Stadium on 29 October.

Meanwhile, Thailand women’s emerging side will reach Pakistan on 28 October and will take part in practice sessions until 2 November.

The three sides will feature in a T20 tri-series from 3 to 8 November with all the participating teams playing two matches each.

The top two teams will play the final of the tournament on 8 November. All matches of the tri-series will be played at the historic Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.

After the departure of the West Indies Women A on 9 November, Pakistan Women A and Thailand women’s emerging team will lock horns in a two-match T20 series taking place on 10 and 11 November at the Gaddafi Stadium.

This will be a first-of-its-kind tour of Pakistan involving women’s emerging and A side. On the other hand, Pakistan women’s U19 team will tour Bangladesh in January 2024 to feature in a T20 tri-series where Sri Lanka women’s U19 will be the third side.

In a bumper women’s international season 2023-24, Pakistan’s senior team is taking part in five ICC Women’s Championship series and 17 T20Is. They also recently took part in the 19th Asian Games in China.

Tania Mallick, Head of Women’s Cricket: “Women’s cricket is on the rise globally, and Pakistan women’s cricket is actively taking it forward. We have recently hosted South Africa in Karachi and now hosting West Indies Women A and Thailand emerging team underscores the fact that a lot of activity is taking place in women’s cricket. The emerging series will not only enhance our players’ skills but also encourage more investment in women’s cricket infrastructure.

“We extend our gratitude to West Indies and Thailand for making this tour possible. We hope this series serves as a turning point for women’s cricket in Pakistan, where we see more girls pursuing their cricketing dreams.”

The squad of Pakistan’s emerging women’s team will be announced in due course.

Schedule:

18 October – West Indies Women A arrival

24 October – First One-Day (Pakistan Women A v West Indies Women A); Ghani Institute for Cricket

26 October – Second One-Day (Pakistan Women A v West Indies Women A); Ghani Institute for Cricket

28 October – Thailand emerging team arrival

29 October – Third One-Day (Pakistan Women A v West Indies Women A); Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

3 November – Tri-series first T20 match (Pakistan Women A v West Indies Women A); Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

4 November – Tri-series second T20 match (West Indies Women A v Thailand emerging); Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

5 November – Tri-series third T20 match (Pakistan Women A v Thailand emerging); Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

8 November – Tri-series final; Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

9 November – West Indies Women A departs

10 November – First T20 (Pakistan Women A v Thailand emerging); Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

11 November – Second T20 (Pakistan Women A v Thailand emerging); Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

12 November – Thailand emerging team departs

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