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Pakistan squad for Women's T20 Asia Cup announced

Bismah Maroof to lead side in six-nation event in Malaysia

Pakistan squad for Women's T20 Asia Cup announced

A 15-member squad of the Pakistan Women’s cricket team has been announced for the 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup, set to take place in Malaysia from June 3.

Bismah Maroof is set to lead the side in Malaysia and will be joined by Muneeba Siddiqui, Nahida Bibi, Javeria Rauf, Nain Abidi, Umaima Sohail, Javeria Wadud, Sidra Nawaz, Nida Rashid, Kainat Imtiaz, Sana Umair, Nashrah Sindhu, Anam Amin, Natalia Parvez and Diana Beg.

Fareeha Mehmood, Ramaen Shamim, Fazeela Ikhlaq and Alia Riaz are the reserve players for the tournament.

The six-nation mega event is set to start on June 3 and will conclude on June 10, while apart from hosts Malaysia, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Thailand would be seen in action.