KARACHI: Five sides will vie for the National Women’s T20 Tournament honours, with the event starting here on Wednes­day, the Pakistan Cricket Board has announced.

The 18-day tournament will see Chall­engers, Conquerors, Invincibles, Stars and Strikers, competing against one another with each team playing eight matches with a total of 22 matches slated to take place till May 24.

The matches will be played at the National Bank Stadium and Oval Ground in its premises, with the first ball of each match to be bowled at 3:00pm (PST).

The opening day will see Strikers competing against National Women’s One-Day Champions Stars at the National Bank Stadium, while Conque­rors will take on Invin­cibles at the Oval Ground.

The teams finishing second and third on the points table will face off in a Qualifier on May 22, with the winner advancing to meet the top-ranked team in the final, the PCB said.

A total of 80 cricketers will participate in the tournament, which carries a prize pool of over Rs3 million.

The champions will receive Rs1.5 million, while the runners-up will take home Rs1 million.

Pakistan national team captain Fatima Sana will lead Conquerors, while opening batter Gull Feroza will captain Strikers. Muneeba Ali, the only Pakistan women batter to score a T20I century will lead Invincibles, while all-rounder Rameen Shamim will lead Challengers.

Sidra Amin, who was Pakistan’s top run-getter in the recently concluded ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier, will lead Stars.

Published in Dawn, May 7th, 2025