Pakistan Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 Squad Preview & Match Schedule
PCB has arranged a bilateral series with Australia containing T20I and ODI series before ICC women’s T20 World Cup 2023 which is to be played in South Africa. The PCB has announced the complete Pakistan women’s T20 World Cup squad 2023 with minor changes. Bismah Maroof has been confirmed as Pakistan women’s T20 World Cup 2023 captain and for the bilateral series against Australia. Pakistan has never won any ICC women’s t20 world cup title so far however, they did look sharp in the recently concluded Asia cup.
Pakistan Women’s T20 World Cup Squad Preview
Left-arm spinner Sadia Iqbal is making a comeback along with fast bowler Diana Baig who recovered from a shoulder injury. Below is the complete team squad for Pakistan women’s t20 world cup 2023.
Pakistan’s squad for the ICC Women’s #T20WorldCup 2023 is out ⬇️
— ICC (@ICC) December 14, 2022
Complete Squad: Bismah Maroof (c), Aimen Anwar, Aliya Riaz, Ayesha Naseem, Diana Baig, Fatima Sana, Javeria Khan, Muneeba Ali (wk), Nashra Sandhu, Nida Dar, Omaima Sohail, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin, Sidra Nawaz (wk) and Tuba Hassan.
Travelling Reserves: Ghulam Fatima, Kainat Imtiaz, and Sadaf Shamas
If we further analyze the announced Pakistan women’s T20 World Cup 2023 players list, we can see they have kept the same bowling unit which includes Fatima Sana, Sadia Iqbal, Tuba Hassan, and Diana Baig who helped them reach the Semi-Finals of the Asia Cup 2022. It is a good decision to show faith in the bowling unit who have delivered goods and beaten India, which is a remarkable achievement for the relatively inexperienced Pakistan side.
The selection committee has omitted fast bowler Kainat Imtiaz, slow Left arm bowler Anam Amin & Offspinner Umm-e-Hani from the ICC women’s T20 World Cup 2023 squad. The main reason is their inconsistent performances on the big stage while Hani got left out due to lack of experience.
Sidra Nawaz will be a backup wicketkeeper for Muneeba Ali who is a permanent member of Pakistan women’s T20 World Cup squad 2023 and will surely be in the first playing eleven for the mega event.
Looking at the resources Pakistan have, they can definitely do some upsets in the 2023 ICC women’s t20 world cup if the bowling unit clicks as they did at the Asia Cup. They are also scheduled to play the arch-rivals Indian Women’s team on Sunday, Feb 12 which is expected to have a decent crowd so it will be a great opportunity for team Pakistan to start their world cup journey with a major upset by defeating a strong Indian team.
Pakistan Women’s T20 World Cup Schedule 2023
Pakistan women’s team is in the group of death as all four teams are strong on paper plus the opening game against India adds up another layer of pressure and expectations. To reach the Semi-Finals they have to win three out of four games to be among the top two teams of the group. The complete Pakistan women’s T20 World Cup schedule 2023 is as follows.
| Date and Time | Match Details |
| Sun, Feb 12, 01:00 PM GMT | 03:00 PM LOCAL | India Women vs Pakistan Women, 4th Match, Group B ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 Newlands, Cape Town |
| Wed, Feb 15, 05:00 PM GMT | 07:00 PM LOCAL | Pakistan Women vs Ireland Women, 10th Match, Group B ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 Newlands, Cape Town |
| Sun, Feb 19, 01:00 PM GMT | 03:00 PM LOCAL | Pakistan Women vs West Indies Women, 16th Match, Group B ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 Boland Park, Paarl |
| Tue, Feb 21, 01:00 PM GMT | 03:00 PM LOCAL | England Women vs Pakistan Women, 19th Match, Group B ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 Newlands, Cape Town |
Team Pakistan have three matches scheduled at Newlands which historically is a spin-friendly venue so if the spinners perform as they did in Bangladesh they do have a fair chance to reach the big finals.
Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 Live Streaming In Pakistan
To watch the Women’s t20 world cup 2023 live streaming online for free, cricket fans can tune into PTV Sports or A Sports which are the official broadcasters for the Women’s T20 world cup 2023 live match coverage in Pakistan. My personal favorite is watching it on the ARYZAP app which can be downloaded on both android and iOS devices. It is a free-to-air application which means it is by far the best t20 world cup live-streaming free app in Pakistan.
