KARACHI: Fatima Sana will continue to lead Pakistan women’s team as the national selection committee on Wednesday named a 15-member squad for the forthcoming T20 International series in Ireland.

The three-match T20 series against Ireland will be played at the Clontarf Cricket Club in Dublin from Aug 6 to 10.

The 20-year-old Eyman Fatima is the only uncapped player in the squad. She has been selected after scoring 287 runs from eight matches at a strike rate of 155.14 in the National Women’s T20 Tournament held in Karachi in May. The right-hander also represented Pakistan in the inaugural 2023 ICC Women’s U-19 World Cup.

The squad has been selected from among the 24 players taking part in the women’s skills camp, which will conclude on July 27 in Karachi. At the conclusion of the camp, the squad will attend a pre-series camp in Karachi before leaving for Ireland to take part in the bilateral series.

Squad: Fatima Sana (captain), Aliya Riaz, Diana Baig, Eyman Fatima, Gull Feroza, Muneeba Ali, Najiha Alvi (wicket-keeper), Nashra Sundhu, Natalia Parvaiz, Rameen Shamim, Sadaf Shamas, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin, Tuba Hassan, Waheeda Akhtar

Non-traveling reserves: Neha Sharmin, Omaima Sohail, Shawaal Zulfiqar, Sidra Nawaz, Syeda Aroob Shah

Player support personnel: Hina Munawar (manager), Mohammad Wasim (head coach), Junaid Khan (assistant coach bowling), Abdul Saad (assistant coach fielding), Waleed Ahmed (analyst), Tehreem Sumbal (physio).

Published in Dawn, July 24th, 2025