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Pakistan squad named for Women’s T20 World Cup

PCB Chairman Shaharyar Khan has approved the women’s team as well as five stand-bys picked up by the Women's National Selection Committee compromising of Farrukh Zaman, Urooj Mumtaz Khan and Syed Ali Naqvi.

By APP
February 10, 2016

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Wednesday announced a 15-member women’s team for the upcoming Women's Twenty20 World Cup to be staged in India.

PCB Chairman Shaharyar Khan has approved the women’s team as well as five stand-bys picked up by the Women s National Selection Committee compromising of  Farrukh  Zaman, Urooj Mumtaz Khan and Syed Ali Naqvi, says a press release issued here.

The players include Javeria Wadood, Bibi Nahida, Sidra Amin, Bisman Maroof, Muneeba Ali Siddiqui, Sana Mir (Captain), Nida Rashid, Iram Javed, Asmavia Iqbal Khokhar, Anam Amin, Sania Iqbal, Sadia Iqbal, Aliya Riaz, Sidra Nawaz (Wicket-keeper) and Syeda Nain Fatima Abidi.

The stand-bys comprise Almas Akram, Diana Baig, Rabiya Shah, Aiman Anwar and Ayesha Zafar. (APP)