KARACHI, Pakistan, CMC—Pakistan selectors have recalled 5 gamers for the eight-match white-ball collection in opposition to touring West Indies Ladies, which begins right here Thursday.
Wicketkeeper Sidra Nawaz, a veteran of 67 One-Day Internationals and 56 Twenty20 Internationals, has discovered her method again into the ODI facet, having final turned out in opposition to South Africa eight months in the past.
In the meantime, the rookie trio of Gull Feroza, Rameen Shamim, and Tuba Hassan will be a part of the skilled Ayesha Zafar in returning to the T20 facet for the five-match collection, which shall be performed after the three ODIs.
Ayesha, a 29-year-old right-hander, final performed for Pakistan within the T20 format three years in the past, whereas Feroza’s final look within the shortest format was in opposition to Sri Lanka two years in the past.
Rameen, a 28-year-old off-spinner, performed the final of her 4 T20 Internationals 5 years in the past, whereas Tuba, a 23-year-old leg-spinner, will play her first T20I in 15 months.
Tuba, who has performed 21 video games and made her ODI debut final 12 months, has been named in each squads, that are captained by Nida Dar.
The 32-year-old leg-spinning all-rounder Bismah Maroof, who has performed over 100 video games in each codecs, has been included within the squads topic to health.
“The choice committee, in session with captain Nida Dar and [the] interim head coach, has finalized 16-member squads for the ODI and T20I collection,” stated chief selector Saleem Jaffar.
“5 gamers within the squads return resulting from their performances within the home event and the great expertise they demonstrated within the camp.”
He continued: “The collection in opposition to the West Indies is important for us too, because the ODIs are a part of ICC Ladies’s Championship 2022-25.
“We purpose to safe most factors within the collection, benefiting from our house situations, to boost our probabilities for direct qualification for subsequent 12 months’s ICC Ladies’s ODI World Cup.
“The collection in opposition to the West Indies additionally presents a chance for the gamers to showcase their expertise and safe berths for subsequent month’s England tour.
“The continuing home one-day event continues to offer alternatives for gamers not concerned within the collection in opposition to the West Indies to provide sturdy performances and stake claims for locations within the England collection.”
The three ODIs run from April 18-21, adopted by the T20 Internationals from April 26 to Might 3.
West Indies is touring with a 15-member squad led by batting famous person Hayley Matthews.
SQUADS:
ODI – Nida Dar (captain), Aliya Riaz, Bismah Maroof, Diana Baig, Fatima Sana, Muneeba Ali, Najiha Alvi (wk), Nashra Sundhu, Natalia Parvaiz, Sadaf Shamas, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin, Sidra Nawaz (wk), Tuba Hassan, Umm-e-Hani, Waheeda Akhtar
T20I – Nida Dar (captain), Aliya Riaz, Ayesha Zafar, Bismah Maroof, Diana Baig, Fatima Sana, Gull Feroza, Muneeba Ali (wk), Najiha Alvi (wk), Nashra Sundhu, Natalia Parvaiz, Rameen Shamim, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin, Tuba Hassan, Umm-e-Hani
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