Pakistan’s Fatima Sana reacts throughout their ICC Ladies’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier match in opposition to Thailand on the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on April 17, 2025. — PCBUncapped Eyman Fatima can be a part of World Cup lineup.Pakistan to play all their group-stage matches in Colombo.15-member squad to additionally participate in South Africa sequence.
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday unveiled Fatima Sana-led 15-member squad for ICC Ladies’s Cricket World Cup 2025, set to happen from September 30 to November 2.
With Sana — who has beforehand captained the workforce in Ladies’s CWC Qualifier held in Lahore this 12 months — set to guide the nationwide facet for the primary time in a world cup, the squad may also characteristic in a three-match ODI sequence in opposition to South Africa, scheduled on the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore from September 16 to 22 forward of the mega occasion.
Additionally, uncapped right-handed batter Eyman Fatima, who lately made her T20I debut in opposition to Eire, is a part of the ODI squad.
Pakistan will play all their group-stage matches on the R Premadasa Worldwide Cricket Stadium in Colombo. Ought to Pakistan qualify for the October 29 semi-final and the November 2 closing, then each the matches will happen in Colombo.
Additionally, six gamers – Natalia Parvaiz (eight ODIs, 24T20Is), Rameen Shamim (eight ODIs, 11 T20Is), Sadaf Shamas (15 ODIs, 12 T20Is), Sadia Iqbal (27 ODIs, 50 T20Is), Shawaal Zulfiqar (three ODIs, 9 T20Is) and Syeda Aroob Shah (two ODIs, 15 T20Is) are set to characteristic of their maiden ODI World Cup.
Furthermore, 21-year-old Aroob, 20-year-old Shawaal alongside 20-year-old Eyman featured for Pakistan within the inaugural version of ICC Ladies’s U19 T20 World Cup held in South Africa in January 2023.
Moreover, two modifications have been produced from the 15-member squad that featured within the ICC Ladies’s World Cup Qualifier.
Eyman and Sadaf come into the squad instead of Gull Feroza and Najiha Alvi, who’ve been named within the five-member non-travelling reserves alongside Tuba Hassan, Umm-e-Hani and Waheeda Akhtar.
The 15 gamers alongside 5 reserves gamers will participate in a 14-day pre-South Africa sequence camp from Friday, August 29.
The gamers below the teaching employees led by Muhammad Wasim will bear follow periods in addition to 50-over follow matches. Extra particulars relating to the camp can be introduced in the end.
South Africa girls’s cricket workforce will arrive in Lahore on September 12.
Pakistan squad: Fatima Sana (captain), Muneeba Ali Siddiqui (vice-captain), Aliya Riaz, Diana Baig, Eyman Fatima, Nashra Sundhu, Natalia Parvaiz, Omaima Sohail, Rameen Shamim, Sadaf Shamas, Sadia Iqbal, Shawaal Zulfiqar, Sidra Amin, Sidra Nawaz (wicket-keeper) and Syeda Aroob Shah
Pakistan v South Africa girls sequence
September 16 — First ODI
September 19 — Second ODI
September 22 — Third ODI
Pakistan’s World Cup 2025 matches
October 2 — vs Bangladesh
October 5 — vs India
October 8 — vs Australia
October 15 — vs England
October 18 — vs New Zealand
October 21 — vs South Africa
October 24 — vs Sri Lanka
