Pakistan Cricket Board on Monday announced their 15-member squad for the upcoming ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 set to be played in India and Sri Lanka. Uncapped batter Eyman Fatima, who recently made her international debut in the T20Is in Ireland, was included in the Pakistan squad to be led by Fatima Sana.
The right-handed batter, Eyman had impressed in Pakistan’s National T20 tournament in May. Apart from Eyman, six other players—Natalia Parvaiz (8 ODIs, 24T20Is), Rameen Shamim (8 ODIs, 11 T20Is), Sadaf Shamas (15 ODIs, 12 T20Is), Sadia Iqbal (27 ODIs, 50 T20Is), Shawaal Zulfiqar (3 ODIs, 9 T20Is), and Syeda Aroob Shah (2 ODIs, 15 T20Is) — are set for their maiden ODI World Cup appearances.
The 21-year-old Aroob, and the 20-year-olds Shawaal and Eyman had featured for Pakistan in the inaugural edition of the ICC Women’s Under 19 T20 World Cup in 2023.
The same squad will also feature in a three-match ODI series against South Africa, scheduled at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore from September 16 to 22. The 15 players, along with the five reserves, will take part in a 14-day pre-South Africa series camp from Friday.
The players, under the coaching staff led by Muhammad Wasim, will undergo practice sessions as well as 50-over practice matches. South Africa women’s cricket team will arrive in Lahore on September 12.
Pakistan will play all its group-stage matches at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Should Pakistan qualify for the October 29 semifinal and the November 2 final, then both the matches will take place in Colombo.
Pakistan Women’s Squad
Fatima Sana (c), Muneeba Ali Siddiqui (vc), Aliya Riaz, Diana Baig, Eyman Fatima, Nashra Sandhu, Natalia Parvaiz, Omaima Sohail, Rameen Shamim, Sadaf Shamas, Sadia Iqbal, Shawaal Zulfiqar, Sidra Amin, Sidra Nawaz, Syeda Aroob Shah.
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Non-travelling reserves: Gull Feroza, Najiha Alvi, Tuba Hassan, Umm-e-Hani, Waheeda Akhtar.
Cricket South Africa (CSA) also named a 20-member squad for a national training camp to prepare for the upcoming ICC Women’s World Cup 2025. The camp will be held in Durban from August 25 to September. It will also serve as a warm-up for the tour of Pakistan.
Former skipper Dane van Niekerk, who came out of international retirement ahead of the World Cup, was also included in the 20-member squad.
South Africa Women’s 20-member training camp squad
Anneke Bosch, Tazmin Brits, Nadine de Klerk, Annerie Dercksen, Lara Goodall, Ayanda Hlubi, Sinalo Jafta, Ayabonga Khaka, Masabata Klaas, Sune Luus, Eliz-Mari Marx, Karabo Meso, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Seshnie Naidu, Luyanda Nzuza, Tumi Sekhukhune, Nondumiso Shangase, Miane Smit, Faye Tunnicliffe, Dane van Niekerk.
