LAHORE: The Pakistan Cri­cket Board (PCB) on Wed­nesday announced the ODI and T20 squads of the national Women’s team for their upcoming tour to South Africa starting next month.

Fatima Sana will continue to lead the side in both the formats as Pakistan look to develop a strong side for this year’s ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, starting in June.

Aliya Riaz, Ayesha Zafar, Gull Feroza, Muneeba Ali, Nashra Sundhu, Natalia Parvaiz, Rameen Shamim, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin, and Tasmia Rubab are part of both the squads, while uncapped batter Saira Jabeen and right-arm fast bowler Humna Bilal have earned their maiden T20 International call-ups.

Openers Ayesha and Gull along with left-arm pacer Tasmia and wicket-keeper/batter Najiha Alvi have been called up to the 15-member ODI squad after missing out on the World Cup selection.

Diana Baig, Najiha, Sadaf Shamas and Syeda Aroob Shah are part of the 50-over squad only while Humna, Saira, Tuba Has­san and Eyman Fatima are in the T20 squad.

The women team’s tour to South Africa starts with the T20 on Feb 10 in Potchefstroom.

During the tour, team mentor Wahab Riaz will be assisted by Imran Farhat (batting coach), Umaid Asif (fast bowling coach), Abdur Rehman (spin bowling coach) and Abdul Majeed (fielding coach).

A pre-series training camp will commence from Sunday at the Hanif Mohammad High Performance Centre in Karachi.

T20 squad: Fatima Sana (captain), Aliya Riaz, Ayesha Zafar, Eyman Fatima, Gull Feroza (wicket- keeper), Humna Bilal, Muneeba Ali (wicket-keeper), Nashra Sundhu, Natalia Parvaiz, Rameen Shamim, Sadia Iqbal, Saira Jabeen, Sidra Amin, Tasmia Rubab, Tuba Hassan

ODI squad: Fatima Sana (captain), Aliya Riaz, Ayesha Zafar, Diana Baig, Gull Feroza, Muneeba Ali (wicket-keeper), Najiha Alvi (wicket-keeper), Nashra Sundhu, Natalia Parvaiz, Rameen Shamim, Sadaf Shamas, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin, Syeda Aroob Shah, Tasmia Rubab.

Published in Dawn, January 15th, 2026