Pakistan announce squad for ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2025

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced a 15-member squad for the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2025. The tournament, featuring 16 teams, will take place in Malaysia from January 18 to February 2, 2025.

Wicketkeeper-batter Komal Khan has been named captain, with Zoofishan Ayyaz serving as vice-captain.

The national squad will participate in a training camp from December 31 to January 9 at the Hanif Mohammad High-Performance Centre in Karachi. The team is scheduled to depart for Malaysia on January 10 via Dubai.

The tournament comprises four groups with four teams each. Pakistan is placed in Group B alongside England, Ireland, and the USA.

Pakistan’s schedule in the group stage:

January 18: Pakistan vs USA
January 20: Pakistan vs England
January 22: Pakistan vs Ireland

The top three teams from each group will advance to the Super Six League stage. In this stage, teams qualifying from Group A will face two teams from Group D, while teams advancing from Group B will compete against two teams from Group C. Points earned in matches against other qualifying teams during the first group stage will carry over to the Super Six League stage. The top two teams from each Super Six League group will move on to the semi-finals, with the final scheduled for February 2, 2025 in Kuala Lumpur.

Pakistan Squad:

Komal Khan (Captain), Zoofishan Ayyaz (Vice-Captain), Aleesa Mukhtiar, Areesha Ansari, Fatima Khan, Haniah Ahmer, Maham Anees, Mahnoor Zeb, Memoona Khalid, Minahil, Quratulain, Ravail Farhan, Shahar Bano, Tayyaba Imdad, Wasifa Hussain.

Non-Traveling Reserves:

Fizza Fayyaz, Laiba Nasir, Minahil Javed, Rozeena Akram, Sania Rasheed.