LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Saturday announced the 15-member squad for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 to be held in England and Wales from June 12 to July 5.
All-rounder Fatima Sana will lead Pakistan in the mega event, her second time as captain.
The team marked the return of right-hander Diana Baig in place of Amber Kainaut. The rest of Pakistan’s squad remained unchanged as they blanked Zimbabwe 3-0 at home.
Pakistan will begin its T20 World Cup 2026 campaign against arch-rivals India on June 14, while the remaining group-stage matches are scheduled against South Africa, Bangladesh, Australia and the Netherlands on June 17, 20, 23 and 27 respectively.
Ahead of the mega event, Pakistan will participate in a T20I tri-series in Ireland, where they will face home team and West Indies from May 28 to June 4.
During the series, the Green Shirts will play at least four matches – two against each opponent – which will boost their preparations for the mega event.
In a bid to put the finishing touches to their preparations for the 2026 T20 World Cup, Pakistan will play two warm-up matches against Sri Lanka and Scotland on June 6 and 9 respectively.
Pakistan Squad for 2026 T20 World Cup and Tri-Series in Ireland:
Fatima Sana (catch), Alia Riaz, Ayesha Zafar, Diana Baig, Ayman Fatima, Gul Feroza, Iram Javed, Muneefa Ali Siddiqui (week), Nashra Sundu, Natalia Pervaiz, Ramin Shamim, Sadia Iqbal, Saira Zabeen, Tasmia Roop and Tasmia Roop.
Reserves: Amber Kainat, Momina Riyasad, Sadaf Shamas, Chitra Amin, Syeda Aroop Shah and Umm-e-Hani.