Women cricketers started training ahead of three exhibition matches during the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 8.
The matches are set to be played on March 8, 10 and 11 at Pindi Cricket Stadium. These matches will pave the way for women's PSL which is likely to take place in October this year.
On Monday, women cricketers, who reached Islamabad on Sunday, started training at Islamabad Cricket Club. Bangladesh's cricketer Jahanara Alam also practiced today.
Other foreign players, who arrived today, took rest from training. Under the leadership of captains Bismah Maroof and Nida Dar, squads of Amazons and Super Women trained hard.
Players took part in batting, bowling and fielding drills. National stars including Fatima Sana, Kainat Imtiaz and others were seen in action during the training.
As many as 10 foreign players have been signed for the exhibition matches.
Amazons will feature Ireland’s Laura Delany, England’s trio of Danni Wyatt, Maia Bouchier and Tammy Beaumont, and Australia’s Tess Flintoff. Meanwhile, Super Women will comprise Sri Lanka’s Chamari Athapaththu, Lauren Winfield-Hill of England, Jahanara Alam of Bangladesh, South Africa’s Laura Wolvaardt and Lea Tahuhu of New Zealand.
Same technology will be used to broadcast women's matches which will go live on A Sports and PTV Sports. Also, livestreaming for viewers across the world will be available on PCB and PSL YouTube channels.
Squads
Amazons - Bismah Maroof (captain), Aliya Riaz, Anam Amin, Areesha Noor, Danni Wyatt (England), Eyman Fatima, Fatima Khan, Fatima Sana, Ghulam Fatima, Gull Feroza, Kainat Imtiaz, Laura Delany (Ireland), Maia Bouchier (England), Nashra Sundhu, Sadaf Shamas, Sidra Nawaz, Tammy Beaumont (England) and Tess Flintoff (Australia)
Super Women - Nida Dar (captain), Aimen Anwar, Chamari Athapaththu (Sri Lanka), Iram Javed, Jahanara Alam (Bangladesh), Lauren Winfield-Hill (England), Laura Wolvaardt (South Africa), Lea Tahuhu (New Zealand), Muneeba Ali, Natalia Parvaiz, Omaima Sohail, Sadia Iqbal, Shawaal Zulfiqar, Sidra Amin, , Syeda Aroob Shah, Syeda Masooma Zahra, Tuba Hassan and Umm-e-Hani
Schedule
8 Mar – 1st match, 2pm, Pindi Cricket Stadium. Shozab Raza and Saleema Imtiaz (on-field umpires), Tariq Rasheed (third umpire) and Humaira Farah fourth umpire. Mohammad Anees (match referee)
10 Mar – 2nd match, 2pm, Pindi Cricket Stadium. Shozab Raza and Humaira Farah (on-field umpires), Tariq Rasheed (third umpire) and Saleema Imtiaz (fourth umpire). Mohammad Anees (match referee)
11 Mar – 3rd match, 2pm. Tariq Rasheed and Saleema Imtiaz (on-field umpires), Shozab Raza (third umpire) and Humaira Farah (fourth umpire). Mohammad Anees (match referee)