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Second Inter-Departmental T20 Women Cricket Tournament to be played in Islamabad


  • Tournament to be played at Diamond Cricket Ground, Islamabad, from 27 March to 5 April.
  • Zarai Tarakiati BankState Bank of Pakistan, Higher Education Commission and PCB XI to feature in ten-day tournament
  • Opening match of the tournament will be played between ZTBL and HEC on 27 March; two matches to be held on each playing day.
  • Picture of the four captains with the trophy is attached, photo caption below. Please credit PCB.

Lahore, March 26, 2019:

In order to promote women’s cricket across the country and to enhance the skills of the women cricketers, the PCB’s Women Wing has organised the Second Inter-Departmental T20 Women Cricket Championship.

The tournament is scheduled to be held from 27 March to 5 April, 2019 at Diamond Cricket Ground Islamabad. The four teams, Zarai Tarakiati Bank (ZTBL), State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Higher Education Commission (HEC) and PCB XI will feature in the ten day tournament; a total of 13 matches including the final will be staged.

The matches will be twenty overs aside; two matches will be played on each playing day at Diamond Cricket Ground. The first match will start at 9 30 am whereas the second match will take place at 2 30 pm.

The participating teams will play six matches each, whereas the top two teams will qualify for the final of the tournament to be played at the same venue on 5 April. (Draws attached)

The four participating teams’ 14-member squads in alphabetical order are as follows:

ZTBL

Sana Mir ©, Bismah Maroof ( Vice-Captain),Almas Akram, Fatima Sana,Javeria Khan, Kainat Imtiaz, Maham Mughal, Muneeba Ali Siddiqui, Nahida Khan, Nida Dar, Samina Bibi, Sidra Nawaz (WK), Subhana Tariq, Zeba Manzoor.

PCB XI

Rameen Shamim ©, Aima Saleem, Aroob Shah, Areeb Shamim, Ayesha Naseem, Hurraina Shah, Kainat Hafeez, Kanwal Francis, Naila Nazir, Najiha Alvi (WK), Noreen Yaqoob, Sadia Iqbal, Umme Hani, Waheeda Akhtar.

HEC

Daina Baig ©, Mahum Sultana (VC), Arim Barkat, Ghazala Amir, Gull Feroza, Hadiqa Dar, Khadija Chisty, Lubna Behram, Nashra Sundhu, Saba Nazir, Sadaf Shamas, Sana Urooj, Soha Fatima (WK), Tuba Massam.

SBP

Aliya Riaz ©, Jaweria Rauf (VC), Anam Amin, Ayesha Zafar, Fareeha Mahmood (WK), Ghulam Fatima, Hafsa Amjad, Hafsa Khalid, Iram Javed, Maham Tariq, Natalia Pervaiz, Omaima Sohail, Sadia Yousaf, Sidra Amin.

Photo caption is below:

Captains of the four participating teams of the Second Inter-Departmental T20 Women Cricket Tournament pose with the tournament trophy at the Faisal Mosque Islamabad.

Standing from left:

Diana Baig, Aliya Riaz, Sana Mir and Rameen Shamim.