LAHORE: The national women’s team will converge in Karachi on Thursday (tomorrow) to start the final phase of their preparations for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup that will be held in New Zealand from 4 March till 3 April.
The Bismah Maroof-led side will undergo skills and fitness training sessions and play four inter-squad matches at the State Bank Stadium before their departure for New Zealand on 9 February. For the practice matches, the management has also added six U16 boys for 12-a-side competitions.
All squad members will undergo on arrival testing and those who return negative results will be integrated into Managed Event Environment, as per the PCB’s Covid-19 protocols. Following the second testing on the third day of the camp, the squad members will be allowed indoor interactions.
Wicketkeeper Sidra Nawaz will join the camp after completing her isolation as she tested positive in the home-based testing on Monday.
Pakistan squad:
Bismah Maroof (captain), Nida Dar (vice-captain), Aiman Anwar, Aliya Riaz, Anam Amin, Diana Baig, Fatima Sana, Ghulam Fatima, Javeria Khan, Muneeba Ali, Nahida Khan, Nashra Sandhu, Omaima Sohail, Sidra Amin and Sidra Nawaz
Traveling reserves: Iram Javed, Najiha Alvi and Tuba Hassan
Player support personnel: Aisha Jalil (team manager), David Hemp (head coach), Arshad Khan (assistant coach), Kamran Hussain (assistant coach), Saboor Ahmad (strength and conditioning coach), Zubair Ahmad (analyst), Ahsan Iftikhar Nagi (media and digital content manager) and Rifat Asghar Gill (Physiotherapist)
Fixtures
6 March – Pakistan v India at Bay Oval, Tauranga
8 March – Pakistan v Australia at Bay Oval, Tauranga
11 March – Pakistan v South Africa at Bay Oval, Tauranga
14 March – Pakistan v Bangladesh at Seddon Park, Hamilton
21 March – Pakistan v West Indies at Seddon Park, Hamilton
24 March – Pakistan v England at Hagley Oval, Christchurch
26 March – Pakistan v New Zealand at Hagley Oval, Christchurch
