Pakistan women's squad for Asia Cup 2024 announced

Pakistan Women's National Cricket Team has announced their squad for the upcoming Asia Cup 2024. The tournament will be played in Dambulla, Sri Lanka, from 19 to 28 July and the team will be opening their account against arch-rivals India on 19 July. 

Nida Dar will be captaining the Pakistan Women in the Asia Cup 2024. In what was the biggest positive for her, she was retained as the captain of the team, having a horrible last few months as captain. Apart from her, some of the key players were dropped from the team for the tournament. 

Ayesha Zafar, Natalia Parvaiz, Rameen Shamim, Sadaf Shamas, Umm-e-Hani, and Waheeda Akhtar, who played for the team in England last month, have been dropped from the side. In their place, Iram Javed, Omaima Sohail, Syeda Aroob Shah, and Tasmia Rubab have been included in the team. 

Iram Javed has been recalled into the team after 2023. She last played for the team. against Bangladesh at Chattogram in October 2023. While on the other hand, Syeda Aroob Shah has also been drafted into the team after one long year. She last played for the side against South Africa in September 2023. 

Uncapped left-arm fast bowler Tasmia Rubab was rewarded for her performances for Pakistan A. She also had sensational outings for Multan in the recently held National Women’s One-Day Tournament. She mustered 86 runs and took 12 wickets. She also took four wickets at an economy rate of 6.36 in the National Women's T20 Tournament 2023-24. 

Pakistan Women's National Cricket Team will be undergoing a training camp in Karachi from 5 July and will continue until the side’s departure on 16 July. The PCB recently appointed Mohammad Wasim as the head coach along with Abdur Rehman (spin bowling coach), Junaid Khan (assistant coach – bowling), and Hanif Malik (assistant coach – fielding). 

Pakistan are placed in Group ‘A’ along with India, Nepal, and UAE. After opening their campaign against India on 9 July,  they will play against Nepal and UAE will be on 21 and 23 July, respectively. The top two teams from each group will play in the semi-finals on July 2. 

A total of 8 teams will be taking part in the Asia Cup 2024. The tournament will be an ideal preparation for all the teams ahead of the T20 World Cup. Under the new management, the Pakistan Women's National team would be hoping to change their fortunes and win the tournament. Since the last few months they have had few months as they faced disappointing losses and now be keen to make a statement. 

Pakistan squad for the Women’s Asia Cup 2024 

Here's Pakistan squad for the Women’s Asia Cup 2024

Nida Dar (c) Aliya Riaz, Diana Baig, Fatima Sana, Gull Feroza, Iram Javed, Muneeba Ali, Najiha Alvi, Nashra Sundhu, Omaima Sohail, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin, Syeda Aroob Shah, Tasmia Rubab and Tuba Hassan.