Pakistan women tour England – No surprise for Nida Dar-led team in Pakistan white ball tour of England

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Pakistan women tour England – No surprise for Nida Dar-led team in Pakistan white ball tour of England

Pakistan have named a similar squad to the one playing the ongoing white-ball series against the West Indies for the upcoming tour of England, with Nida Dar captaining the side.

The only absentees are Bismah Maroof, who retired from the game last week after an 18-year international career, and Sidra Nawaz, who was part of the ODI squad but did not play a single match.

The official squad announcement does not appear to distinguish between the players selected for the T20I and ODI legs of the series against England, and it is understood that all 17 players have been selected in both formats.

The tour comes on the heels of a disappointing home series against the West Indies, where Pakistan shut out the visitors on several occasions but are yet to get over the line. West Indies, led by the impressive form of Hayley Matthews, won the ODI series 3-0, and have taken a 3-0 lead in the five-match T20I series in Karachi.

Pakistan will play three T20Is and as many ODIs against England in May, with the T20Is on May 11, 17 and 19. ODIs will follow on May 23, 26 and 29. They will also play a warm-up T20 on May 9 and a one-dayer on May 21 against the ECB Development XI team.

The ODIs are part of the ICC Women’s Championship 2022-25, and this is Pakistan’s eighth and final series in the current cycle. Pakistan is currently fifth with 16 points in the ten-team table, with the top five qualifying for the 2025 ODI World Cup directly.

Pakistan women’s team to tour England

Nida Dar (capt), Aliya Riaz, Ayesha Zafar, Diana Baig, Fatima Sana, Gull Feroza, Muneeba Ali (wk), Najiha Alvi (wk), Nashra Sandhu, Natalia Parvaiz, Rameen Shamim, Sadaf Shamas, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin , Tuba Hassan, Umm-e-Hani, Waheeda Akhtar

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