LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup (WT20) which is going to be held in West Indies from 9 to 24 November.
Green side, captained by Javeria Wadood, features Sana Mir, Sidra Nawaz (WK), Bibi Nahida, Nashra Sundhu, Ayesha Zafar, Anum Amin, Muneeba Ali Siddiqui, Natalia Parvaiz, Bismah Maroof, Aliya Riaz, Omaima Sohail, Diana Baig, Nida Rashid and Aiman Anwar.
Team Pakistan for the ICC Women’s World T20. Back our girls as they compete at the big stage.#WT20 #BackOurGirls pic.twitter.com/yaroRaIJNQ
— PCB Official (@TheRealPCB) November 7, 2018
The sixth edition of the tournament makes Windies the only side to host the event second time after 2010.
Eight cricketing sides including Australia, England and Pakistan, amongst others, directly qualified for the tournament whilst Bangladesh and Ireland played the qualifying tournament held in July to join them.
The event will kick off on November 9 while the knock out round will start from November 22 when both the semi-finals will be played at the Sir Vivian Richards cricket stadium followed by a final on November 24 at the same venue.
