National Women’s T20 Tournament will explode into action on Saturday at Faisalabad.
Invincibles will take on Challengers in their opening match at the Bohranwali Ground in Faisalabad. On the same day, Conquerors will meet Stars at the Jawad Club Ground in Faisalabad.
Both matches will begin at 10am, with the toss scheduled for 9:30am.
Strikers, the fifth team in the tournament will play their opening match against Challengers at the Jawad Club Ground on Sunday.
Holders Stars will continue to be led by leg-spinner Tuba Hassan, while last edition’s runners-up Invincibles will be captained by right-handed opening batter Gull Feroza. Challengers will be led by middle-order batter Ayesha Zafar, while wicket-keeper batter Muneeba Ali will captain Conquerors.
Pakistan women’s team captain Fatima Sana will lead Strikers.
A total of 75 players will feature in the tournament, with each of the five teams comprising a 15-member squad. Of these, six players are currently part of the Pakistan Under-19 squad participating in the Women’s Tri-Series in Faisalabad. They will join their respective teams following the conclusion of the tri-series.
The tournament carries a prize money of over Rs3 million, with the winners receiving Rs1.5 million and the runners-up taking home Rs1million.
The 21-match tournament will be played on a double-league basis, with each team playing at least eight matches before the top two sides qualify for the final.
The final will be played at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad on October 25.
Challengers:
Ayesha Zafar (captain), Arijah Haseeb, Farzana Farooq, Fatima Khan, *Komal Khan, Laraib Malik Aziz, Maham Anees, *Mahnoor Zeb, Quratulain, Rabia Rani, Saima Malik, Saira Jabeen, Shawaal Zulfiqar, Umm-e-Hani and Waheeda Akhtar
Conquerors:
Muneeba Ali (captain), Aleesa Mukhtar, Aliya Riaz, Ayesha Bilal, Dua Majid, Ghulam Fatima, Gull Rukh, Humna Bilal, Kaynat Hafeez, Mahnoor Aftab, Mahnoor Iqbal, Neha Sharmin Nadeem, Noreen Yaqoob, *Ravail Farhan and Soha Fatima
Invincibles:
Gull Feroza (captain), Aman Fatima, Anosha Nasir, Eyman Fatima, Laiba Fatima, Lubna Behram, Rida Aslam, Saiqa Riaz, Samiya Afsar, *Shehar Bano, Sidra Amin, Syeda Aroob Shah, Tasmia Rubab, Tayyaba Imdad and *Zoofishan Ayaz
Stars:
Tuba Hassan (captain), Amber Kainat, Aqsa Bibi, Ayesha Rehman, Diana Baig, Hafsa Khalid, Iram Javed, Javeria Siddique, Manahil Rafiq, Momina Riasat, Rozina Akram, Sadaf Shamas, Samina Aftab, Shabnam Hayat and Yusra Amir
Strikers:
Fatima Sana (captain), Aleena Masood, *Aqsa Habib, Eman Naseer, Huraina Sajjad, Najiha Alvi, Nashra Sundhu, Natalia Pervaiz, Neelam Mushtaq, Omaima Sohail, Rameen Shamim, Sidra Nawaz, Syeda Masooma Zahra, Zaib-un-Nisa Niaz and Zunish Abdul Sattar
