Pakistan announce women squad for Commonwealth Games 2022 and the selectors have kept the squad that won Pakistan’s first T20I series clean sweep against Sri Lanka last week, and Bismah Maroof will head Pakistan’s chances at next month’s Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, United Kingdom.
The team will compete in a tri-series in Ireland before to the Commonwealth Games.
Pakistan announce women squad for Commonwealth Games 2022 and the roster was chosen after discussions between Asmavia Iqbal, the main selector for the national women’s team, head coach David Hemp, and captain Bismah Maroof.
Pakistan announce women squad for Commonwealth Games 2022 and the two series will feature eighteen players, including three reserve players, Ghulam Fatima, Sadaf Shamas, and Umme Hani.
Pakistan will face T20 global champions Australia and host Ireland in Belfast from July 16 to 24, and will compete in the Commonwealth Games against Barbados, India, and Australia from July 29 to August 3.
“We have opted to keep the same winning combination after a great series against Sri Lanka. Not only did our top cricketers in the side show amazing cricketing ability, but our younger players also shone and raised their hands whenever the team required it “In a statement released on Tuesday, Pakistan Cricket Board chief selector Asmavia Iqbal was quoted as saying.
“We are pleased with Tuba Hassan’s start to her international career and believe her leg-spin will be a valuable weapon for us in the coming days.” In the second T20I against Sri Lanka, Ayesha Naseem performed a match-winning innings, demonstrating her big-hitting talent.
“The tri-series in Ireland and the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham will put our players’ abilities to the test, and I have every confidence in them to live up to the expectations and produce consistent success,” she continued.
“The tri-series in Ireland and the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham will put our players’ abilities to the test, and I am certain that they will rise to the occasion and provide consistent performances,” she said.
“I want to thank the Commonwealth Games for agreeing our request to accommodate our captain Bismah Maroof’s family at the games village, which will allow her to focus on the task at hand without any worries for her little infant daughter,” Tania Mallick, Pakistan’s head of women’s cricket, said.
From July 1 to 11, the squad will train extensively at the House of Northern in Islamabad, before of their travel to the United Kingdom on July 12.
Pakistan announce women squad for Commonwealth Games 2022
Bismah Maroof (captain), Aimen Anwar, Aliya Riaz, Anam Amin, Ayesha Naseem, Diana Baig, Fatima Sana, Gull Feroza (wicketkeeper), Iram Javed, Kainat Imtiaz, Muneeba Ali Siddiqui (wicketkeeper), Nida Dar, Omaima Sohail, Sadia Iqbal, and Tuba