The PCB Women's Selection Committee has announced 26 players for the national women's and A cricket teams for the White Ball series to be included in the tour of West Indies. Javiria Khan, who represented Pakistan in the 2008 ODIs, has been selected for the tour of West Indies. The captain of the cricket team has been appointed. Separate captains of the national women's A cricket team have been nominated for the ODI and T20 series. Ramin Shamim will lead the national women's A cricket team in the ODI series. She has represented the country in 2 ODIs and 4 T20 Internationals.
Sedrah Amin will lead the national women's A cricket team in the T20 series. She has experience of 98 international matches. In the squad, Jowaria Khan (captain, national women's cricket team), Ramin Shamim (ODI captain, national women's cricket team), Sedrah Nawaz (T20 captain, women's national cricket team), Alia Riaz, Ayman Anwar, Anam Amin, Ayesha Naseem, Ayesha Zafar, Diana Baig, Fatima Sana, Iram Javed, Jawariya Rauf, Kainat Imtiaz, Kainat Hafeez, Mahim Tariq, Muneeb Ali Siddiqui (Wicket Keeper), Nahida Khan, Najia Alvi (Wicket Keeper) Nashra Sindhu, Natalia Pervez, Nada Dar, Amima Sohail, Saba Nazir, Sadia Iqbal, Sedrah Amin and Syeda Arub Shah are included in the tour.
Meanwhile, a series of 3 Twenty20 and 3 ODI matches will be played between the women's A cricket teams of the two countries. All these 26 cricketers will be available for all these 14 matches. Chairperson National Women's Selection Committee Urooj Mumtaz said. He said that the departure of the national women's cricket team and the national women's A cricket team on a joint tour was a historic moment for Pakistan. He said that the tour of West Indies was in fact the best opportunity for the players in the national women's cricket pool to showcase their talents. She said that these 26 women cricketers have been a part of our High Performance Campus for the last 9 months, thanks to their excellent performance, where they have overcome their shortcomings. Therefore, the head coach of the national women's cricket team has worked hard under the supervision of David Hamp. He added that the matches of the national women's A cricket team included in the tour will motivate the young players to perform well in these matches. Can be part of
Urooj Mumtaz said that Pakistan had played competitive cricket in the last bilateral series against West Indies, especially in the T20 series, which was a thrilling match between the two teams. After this series, Pakistan also defeated West Indies in ODI series. Urooj Mumtaz is hopeful that the tour of Pakistan to the West Indies will be a great competition for cricket fans. The management of the national women's A cricket team, including 26 players involved in the tour, will arrive in Lahore on Monday morning, June 21. All the members of the squad will leave Lahore for Antigua on Wednesday, June 23. On their arrival in Lahore, all of them will be subjected to Covid 19 Testing. Departure to the West Indies will be allowed. Upon arrival in the West Indies, all squad members will be subjected to Covid 19 testing twice in five days. During this time, all members will remain in room isolation.
