Pakistan U19 Women’s T20 World Cup Squad & Fixtures
Wicketkeeper-batter Komal Khan will lead the side, while Zoofishan Ayyaz will be vice-captain of the team as announced by the Women’s National Selection Committee.
Pakistan team, which recently featured in the six-team ACC U19 Women’s Asia Cup in Malaysia will undergo a training camp at the Hanif Mohammad High Performance Centre in Karachi from 31 December to 9 January. The team will depart for Malaysia from Karachi via Dubai on 10 January.
According to the tournament’s format, there are four groups, with each group consisting of four teams. Pakistan is placed in Group B alongside England, Ireland, and the USA. Pakistan will play their opening match on 18 January against the USA. This will be followed by the encounter against England on 20 January, while Pakistan’s last group match will be against Ireland on 22 January. All three matches of Pakistan will be staged at the JCA Oval, Johor in Malaysia.
Following the conclusion of the Group Stage fixtures, three teams from each group will qualify for the Super Six. The bottom-ranked sides from Groups A and D, and B and C will contest in last place play-off on 24 January.
The 12 teams, which will qualify for the Super Six stage will be divided into two groups. Group One will include the top three teams each from Group A and Group D while Group Two will have the top three teams each from Group B and Group C.
In the Super Six stage, every team will carry forward their wins, points, and Net Rate (NRR) which is secured against their fellow Super Six qualifying teams. Each team will play two games in the Super Six stage.
The top two sides from the two Super Six stage groups will qualify for the semi-finals. The semi-finals are set to take place on January 31, while the final of the tournament will be played at Bayuemas Oval in Kuala Lumpur on 2 February.
The 16-team ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup is set to be played in Malaysia from January 18 to February 2, 2025
Pakistan Squad
Komal Khan (captain) (wicket-keeper) (Lahore), Zoofishan Ayyaz (vice-captain) (Wah Cantt), Aleesa Mukhtiar (Muzaffargarh), Areesha Ansari (Kasur), Fatima Khan (Lahore), Haniah Ahmer (Karachi), Maham Anees (Islamabad), Mahnoor Zeb (Mardan), Memoona Khalid (Lahore), Minahil (Faisalabad), Quratulain (Sialkot), Ravail Farhan (Lahore), Shahar Bano (Lodhran), Tayyaba Imdad (Abbottabad) and Wasifa Hussain (Karachi)
Non-travelling reserves
Fizza Fiaz (Lahore), Laiba Nasir (Lahore), Manahil Javed (Lahore), Rozina Akram (Islamabad) and Sania Rasheed (Rawalpindi)
Pakistan fixtures
Against USA, 18th January
Against England, 20th January
Against Ireland, 22nd January
(All matches at JCA Oval, Johor)
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