Asia Cup News Pakistan Women's T20 Cricket

Bismah Maroof is optimistic about performing well in the ACC Women’s T20 Asia Cup.

Ten days of practice and training had been put in by the Bismah Maroof-led team at the Lahore Country Club, Muridke.

In the early hours of September 28th, the Pakistani women’s team will depart from Lahore for Bangladesh through Dubai in order to compete in the ACC Women’s T20 Asia Cup. The seven-team tournament will begin on October 1 in Sylhet, Bangladesh, and the championship game will take place on October 15.

Ten days of practice and training had been put in by the Bismah Maroof-led team at Lahore Country Club, Muridke. In addition to intensive bowling and batting practice, the players also participated in scenario-based matches and intense net sessions.

Bismah Maroof in ACC Women's T20 Asia Cup
Photo credits: Twitter

We will aim to rebuild our team and resume our winning streak because our previous series didn’t go well. Our coaches put a lot of effort into developing the players during camp, and we’ll make an effort to put that practice into action during the tournament games.

Each team will play the other once during the seven-team tournament before the top four teams advance to the semifinals. The tournament’s championship game will take place on October 15. The Sylhet International Cricket Stadium will host Pakistan’s opening round match against Malaysia on October 2. On October 7, Pakistan will play host to India, its bitter foe.

Squad: Bismah Maroof (c), Aimen Anwar, Aliya Riaz, Ayesha Naseem, Diana Baig, Kainat Imtiaz, Muneeba Ali (wk), Nida Dar, Omaima Sohail, Nashra Sundhu, Sadaf Shamas, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin, Sidra Nawaz (wk) and Tuba Hasan

Reserve players: Natalia Pervaiz, Umme Hani, and Waheeda Akhtar

Support staff: Ayesha Ashhar (team manager), Saleem Jaffer (bowling coach and interim head coach), Mauhtashim Rashid (fielding coach), Muhammad Zubair Ahmad (analyst), and Rifat Gill (physiotherapist).

Pakistan’s fixtures:

2 October – v Malaysia

3 October – v Bangladesh

6 October – v Thailand

7 October – v India

9 October – v UAE

11 October – v Sri Lanka


Get the latest updates and News follow us on our social media channels

FACEBOOK | TWITTER | INSTAGRAM