Pakistan’s U19 T20 Women Cricket Tournament 2023 is all set to begin on 13th September in Lahore Country Club. The tournament will be a perfect opportunity for the youngsters to showcase their skills, and make a name for themselves.
The tournament will consist of 5 teams – Challengers, Conquerors, Invincibles, Stars, and Strikers. Matches will happen in a round-robin format, meaning, each team will each other once. PCB announced a total of 14 players squad for each team. The squads have been selected by the National Women’s Selection Committee chaired by former test cricketer Saleem Jaffar after conducting several trials.
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SQUADS
Challengers – Mahnoor Aftab (captain), Aleesha Khan, Ezza Nadeem, Fizza Fiaz, Maheen Irfan, Mirab Amin, Muqadas Bukhari, Noor Mehdi, Raahima Syed, Ravail Farhan, Saba Sher, Sumbal Liaqat, Tanzeela Niaz and Widad Iftikhar
Conquerors – Zaibun Nisa (captain), Araika Karam, Dina Razvi, Javeria Siddique, Jennifer Basharat, Maham Anees, Malaika Riaz, Memoona Khalid, Muskan Abid, Nasreen Ashraf, Nimra Riaz, Quratulain Ahsen, Rida Aslam and Zainab Ishtiaq
Invincibles – Haniah Ahmer (captain), Aiza Khan, Hafsa Khan, Haleema Dua Zafar, Humaira, Kainat Gulalai, Khizra Liaqat, Memoona Tippu Sultan, Rimsha Shehzadi, Sana Talib, Sania Rasheed, Tayyaba Imdad, Zarish Farooq Samuel and Zoofishan Ayyaz
Stars – Laiba Nasir (captain), Anaya Khan, Arooj Mazhar, Fariha Fahim, Kainat Eman Shah, Komal Khan, Maham Ali, Mahnoor Mamoon, Manahil Khursheed, Mubeen Ahmed, Samiya Afsar, Shehr Bano, Tahira Arif and Zainab Asif Jutt
Strikers – Kainat Riasat (Captain), Aiman Arooj, Aleesa Mukhtiar, Aman Fatima, Aqsa Yousuf, Areesha Ansari, Attiya Noor, Esha Tir Razia, Hasnat Ibrahim, Ifrah Tufail, Noor Ul Ain Idrees, Rida Sajid, Sawera Ishaq and Taskyn Fatima
The PCB has also named a total of 11 reserve players, who can be called upon by the teams as per their requirements.
Reserve players – Angelina Khurram, Asma Tauqeer, Eman Liaqat, Kiran Qadir, Mahnaz Bibi, Mahnoor Rani, Meerab Shahid, Qandeel Mohsin, Sana Khan, Widia Iftikhar and Zoha Yousaf
SCHEDULE
|
Date |
Match |
Venue |
|
13th September |
Invincibles vs Stars |
Ground 1 |
|
13th September |
Conquerors vs Challengers |
Ground 2 |
|
14th September |
Stars vs Conquerors |
Ground 1 |
|
14th September |
Challengers vs Strikers |
Ground 2 |
|
16th September |
Invincibles vs Conquerors |
Ground 1 |
|
16th September |
Stars vs Strikers |
Ground 2 |
|
17th September |
Invincibles vs Strikers |
Ground 1 |
|
17th September |
Stars vs Challengers |
Ground 2 |
|
19th September |
Conquerors vs Strikers |
Ground 1 |
|
19th September |
Invincibles vs Challengers |
Ground 2 |
|
21st September |
TBD vs TBD |
Prize Money
The player of the tournament will receive a total of PKR 25,000 (INR 6918), while the player of the match will receive PKR 10,000 (INR 2767).
In 2022, a similar type of tournament was started by the PCB, which contained a total of 6 teams. The purpose of that tournament was to create a proper system for the age group players to perform and learn. The tournament served Pakistan exceptionally well in selecting a proper squad for the Inaugural U19 Women’s World Cup earlier this year. Based on the performances of the tournament, players were selected for the U19 mega event. And some of those players even went a step ahead by representing Pakistan on the international circuit. Youngsters like Syeda Aroob Shah and Shawaal Zulfiqar are the prime examples of it. Both have represented Pakistan a total of 13 times across formats.
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