Sana Mir retained captain as Pakistan take on West Indies

Published August 27, 2015
Sana Mir will lead the 16-member squad in the month-long tour. — AFP
Sana Mir will lead the 16-member squad in the month-long tour. — AFP

LAHORE: Pakistan women's cricket team will take on the West Indies in a series of four ODIs and three T20s starting October, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Thursday.

Three of the four ODIs in the rubber are a part of the ICC ODI Women's Championship, which is also a qualification round for the Women's World Cup to be held in England in 2017, said a spokesman of PCB.

On its way back from the Caribbean, Pakistan will play two T20 friendlies against USA at Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to promote women's cricket in the country.

Sana Mir will lead the 16-member squad in the month-long tour for which a training will be set up in the coming days.

Squad:

Sana Mir (c) Bismah Maroof, Syeda Nain Fatima Abidi, Nida Rashid, Rabiya Shah, Asmavia Iqbal Kocher, Javeria Wadood, Sania Iqbal, Marina Iqbal, Sumaiya Siddique, Sidra Amin, Iram Javed , Diana Baig, Aliya Riaz, Anam Amin, Ayesha Zafar.

Officials, Ayesha Ashar (manager), Mauhtashim Rasheed (coach ), Ibrar Ahmad (trainer), Rifat Asghar Gill (physiotherapist), Usman Hashmi (analyst).

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