LAHORE: Pakistan women team’s four-day training camp began on Tuesday (today) in Lahore as the national women’s side started preparation for the ACC Women’s Asia Cup.
Asmavia Iqbal, National women’s selector, will finalize the side for the Asia Cup on the basis of players performances in three practice matches.
This is the first phase of the two-phased training camp and the second phase will run from 18 to 28 September at Lahore Country Club, Murdike in which the players selected for the Asia Cup will feature.
The players will undergo skills session on Tuesday at the National High Performance Centre and play T20 practice matches on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at the LCCA ground.
25 cricketers are featuring in the camp including Shawal Zulfiqar and Aroob Shah who were the best performing players in the recently concluded Women U19 T20 Tournament.
Shawal led her side, Central Punjab, to the title and was the leading run-getter in the tournament, while Aroob, who has already featured for Pakistan in international cricket, led Sindh to the final and was the joint highest wicket-taker with nine wickets.
Fast bowler Fatima Sana, who is featuring in the Women’s CPL, has been provided exemption, while Tuba Hasan will join the camp on 31 August.
Players invited for the camp:
Aiman Anwar, Aliya Riaz, Anam Amin, Aroob Shah, Ayesha Naseem, Bismah Maroof, Diana Baig, Ghulam Fatima, Gul Feroza, Iram Javed, Kainat Imtiaz, Muneeba Ali, Nashra Sandhu, Natalia Pervaiz, Nida Dar, Omaima Sohail, Rameen Shamim, Sadaf Shamas, Sadia Iqbal, Shawal Zulfiqar, Sidra Amin, Sidra Nawaz, Tuba Hasan, Umme Hani and Waheeda Akhtar
Schedule:
30 August – Skills session at NHPC
31 August – T20 match at LCCA ground
1 September – T20 match at LCCA ground
2 September – T20 match at LCCA ground
