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[Saba Sports News] Nida Dar has been appointed as the captain of Pakistan’s 17-member squad for their upcoming tour of England, which will feature three ODIs and an equal number of T20Is.
The squad sees almost no changes from the team currently engaged in a white-ball series against the West Indies, except for Bismah Maroof, who recently retired, and Sidra Nawaz.
The Pakistan squad includes Nida Dar (captain), Aliya Riaz, Ayesha Zafar, Diana Baig, Fatima Sana, Gull Feroza, Muneeba Ali (wk), Najiha Alvi (wk), Nashra Sundhu, Natalia Parvaiz, Rameen Shamim, Sadaf Shamas, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin, Tuba Hassan, Umm-e-Hani, and Waheeda Akhtar. Despite a challenging series against the West Indies, where Pakistan lost the ODI series 0-3 and trails 0-3 in the T20Is with two matches left, the team looks to regroup.
The England tour kicks off with the T20I series starting on May 11, followed by the ODIs beginning May 23, which are part of the ICC Women’s Championship 2022-25. This series marks Pakistan’s eighth and final in the current cycle, where they currently stand fifth in the 10-team championship. The top five teams, along with the host nation India, will automatically qualify for the 2025 Women’s World Cup.
In preparation for the series, Pakistan will also play two warm-up matches in England. They are scheduled to face an ECB Development XI in a T20 practice game at Grace Road on May 9 and a 50-over match in Northampton on May 21.
Tour schedule:
11 May: 1st T20I, Birmingham
17 May: 2nd T20I, Northampton
19 May: 3rd T20I, Leeds
23 May: 1st ODI, Derby
26 May: 2nd ODI, Taunton
29 May: 3rd ODI, Chelmsford