ISLAMABAD: The second edition of the Women’s Inter-departmental T20 Cricket Championship will starts at the Diamond Club Ground here on Wednesday with Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) taking on Higher Education Commission (HEC) in the opening match.

The event is being organised by the PCB Women’s Wing In order to promote women’s cricket across the country and to enhance the skills of the cricketers.

The other two teams in the completion are State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) XI, who will in action in the second match of day one.

A total of 13 matches will be played with the final slated for April 5.

Squads:

ZTBL: Sana Mir (captain), Bismah Maroof, Almas Akram, Fatima Sana, Javeria Khan, Kainat Imtiaz, Maham Mughal, Muneeba Ali Siddiqui, Nahida Khan, Nida Dar, Samina Bibi, Sidra Nawaz), Subhana Tariq, Zeba Manzoor.

PCB XI: Rameen Shamim (captain), Aima Saleem, Aroob Shah, Areeb Shamim, Ayesha Naseem, Hurraina Shah, Kainat Hafeez, Kanwal Francis, Naila Nazir, Najiha Alvi (WK), Noreen Yaqoob, Sadia Iqbal, Umm-e-Hani, Waheeda Akhtar.

HEC: Daina Baig (captain), Maham Sultana, Arim Barkat, Ghazala Amir, Gull Feroza, Hadiqa Dar, Khadija Chisty, Lubna Behram, Nashra Sandhu, Saba Nazir, Sadaf Shamas, Sana Urooj, Soha Fatima, Tuba Massam.

SBP: Aliya Riaz (captain), Javeria Rauf, Anam Amin, Ayesha Zafar, Fareeha Mahmood, Ghulam Fatima, Hafsa Amjad, Hafsa Khalid, Iram Javed, Maham Tariq, Natalia Pervez, Umaima Sohail, Sadia Yousuf, Sidra Amin.

Schedule:

March 27: ZTBL vs HEC (9:30am); SBP vs PCB XI (2:30pm).

March 28: HEC vs PCB XI (9:30am); ZTBL vs SBP (2:30pm).

March 30: SBP vs HEC (9:30am); ZTBL vs PCB XI (2:30pm).

March 31: SBP vs PCB XI (9:30am); ZTBL vs HEC (2:39pm).

April 2: HEC vs PCB XI (9:30am); ZTBL vs SBP (2L30pm).

April 3: ZTBL vs PCB XI (9:30am); SBP vs HEC (2:30pm).

April 5: Final (2:30pm).

Published in Dawn, March 27th, 2019