Sports Bulletin Report
KARACHI:-As many as 60 female players will take part in the Pakistan Cup Women’s Cricket Tournament 2023, which will be rolled into action on May 19 here at State Bank Ground, as Dynamites will face Blasters in the open fixture of top national women’s cricket showpiece.
According to media department of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), in the first, four sides will play T20 matches on round-robin basis and three teams will play one-day matches on a double round-robin basis with the final on 4 June.
The winning team will pocket PKR1 million and the runners-up will collect PKR500, 000 while the player of the match award winners will receive PKR20,000 and the player of the tournament will get PKR 50,000. All matches will start at 9:00 am.
Head of Women’s Cricket, Tania Mallick said:
“Pakistan Cup Women’s Cricket Tournament is an excellent opportunity for our female players to produce their best during the competition. “I hope our teams will show a good game of cricket and improve their experience too during this fixture.”
Blasters Squad:
Muneeba Ali (captain), Aleena Shah, Anam Amin, Asma Amin, Ayesha Bilal, Ayesha Javed, Ayesha Zafar, Diana Baig, Fajar Naveed, Iram Javed, Kainat Imtiaz, Saba Nazir, Saiqa Riaz, Zaib-un-Nisa and Zunera Shah
Support staff: Mauhtashim Rashid (head coach), Nahida Bibi (assistant coach), Qurat ul Ain Kazmi (manager) and Areesha Anwar (physiotherapist)
Challengers Squad:
Sadia Iqbal (captain), Aima Saleem, Amber Kainat, Areesha Noor, Fareeha Mehmood, Fatima Zehra, Huraina Sajjad, Javeria Khan, Javeria Rauf, Kaynat Hafeez, Maham Tariq, Masooma Zehra, Noreen Yaqoob, Saima Malik and Warda Yousaf
Support staff: Taufeeq Umar (head coach), Hajra Sarwar (assistant coach), Shagufta Kazim (manager) and Bisma Ahmed (Physiotherapist)
Dynamites Squad:
Sidra Amin (captain), Aliya Riaz, Bismah Maroof, Fatima Shahid, Ghulam Fatima, Humna Bilal, Khadija Chishti, Laiba Nasir, Maham Manzoor, Nashra Sundhu, Omaima Sohail, Rameen Shamim, Sidra Nawaz, Waheeda Akhtar and Yusra Amir
Support staff: Waseem Yousafi (head coach), Rehmat Gull (assistant coach), Saira Iftikhar (manager) and Ammara Fatima (physiotherapist)
Strikers Squad:
Fatima Sana (captain), Anoosha Nasir, Dua Majid, Eyman Fatima, Fatima Khan, Gull Feroza, Gulrukh, Lubna Behram, Najiha Alvi, Natalia Parvaiz, Sadaf Shamas, Shawaal Zulfiqar, Syeda Aroob Shah, Tuba Hassan and Umm-e-Hani
Support staff: Mohsin Kamal (head coach), Mohammad Kamran (assistant coach), Aisha Jalil (manager) and Rabia Siddiq (physiotherapist)
Schedule (T20 Matches):
May 19, 2023: Dynamites vs Blasters, State Bank Ground
May 19, 2023: Challengers vs Strikers, Oval Academy Ground.
May 20, 2023: Dynamites vs Challengers, State Bank Ground
May 20, 2023: Blasters vs Strikers, Oval Academy Ground.
May 21, 2023: Dynamites vs Strikers, State Bank Ground
May 21, 2023: Blasters vs Challengers, Oval Academy Ground.
Schedule (50-over matches):
May 23, 2023: Blasters vs Dynamites, State Bank Ground
May 25, 2023: Blasters vs Challengers, State Bank Ground
May 27, 2023: Dynamites vs Challengers, State Bank Ground
May 29, 2023: Dynamites vs Blasters, State Bank Ground
May 31, 2023: Challengers vs Blasters, State Bank Ground
June 2, 2023: Challengers vs Dynamites, State Bank Ground
June 4, 2023: Final, State Bank Ground.
