LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Sunday announced the Pakistan squad for the upcoming ACC Women’s Asia Cup Rising Stars 2026.
The 20-over tournament is scheduled to take place from Feb 13 to 22 in Bangkok.
Pakistan are placed in Group ‘A’ alongside India ‘A’, UAE and Nepal, while the Group ‘B’ comprises Bangladesh ‘A’, Sri Lanka ‘A’, Malaysia and hosts Thailand.
Top two sides from each group will play semi-finals after playing three games each.
Off-spinning all-rounder Umm-e-Hani was set to lead the 15-member Pakistan ‘A’ squad in the tournament and will be aided by the experience of her fellow capped players including pacer Waheeda Akhtar and batter Shawaal Zulfiqar.
Among other players, Pakistan U-19 captain Eman Naseer and batter Komal Khan have also received call-ups after demonstrating quality skills during the recent 3-2 T20 series win over Bangladesh U-19.
Gull Rukh, Hafsa Khalid, Huraina Sajjad are the other batters in the squad, while Yusra Amir is set to take the wicket-keeping duties.
Left-arm spinners Anosha Nasir and Momina Riasat form a four-pronged spin attack with Hani and all-rounder Noreen Yaqoob. Meanwhile, experienced Waheeda will lead the pace attack comprising Lubna Behram, Neha Sharmin Nadeem and Syeda Masooma Jafri.
In the eight-team event, UAE, Nepal, Malaysia and Thailand will field their national teams, while the other four teams are participating with ‘A’ teams.
A total of 30 players were called up to the Hanif Mohammad High Performance Centre for a week-long probables camp held from Jan 25 after which the squad was shortlisted.
The Pakistan squad will now take part in a pre-tournament camp at the same venue before leaving for Thailand on Feb 10.
Squad: Eman Naseer (Islamabad), Gull Rukh (Dera Ghazi Khan), Hafsa Khalid (Karachi), Huraina Sajjad (Karachi), Shawaal Zulfiqar (Lahore), Yusra Amir (Karachi), Komal Khan (Lahore), Noreen Yaqoob (Lahore), Umm-e-Hani (Faisalabad), Anosha Nasir (Karachi), Momina Riasat (Abbottabad), Lubna Behram (Hunza), Neha Sharmin Nadeem (Karachi), Syeda Masooma Jafri (Karachi), Waheeda Akhtar (Lahore)
Non-travelling reserves: Zunash Abdul Sattar (Lahore), Maham Anees (Islamabad), Amber Kainat (Lahore) and Ayesha Bilal (Lahore) Player support personnel: Mohammad Masroor (head coach), Shoaib Khan (batting coach), Naeem Tayyab (bowling coach), Jaweria Rauf (fielding coach), Taimoor Mehmood (strength & conditioning coach), Surakhsha Shaker (physio), Eman Tufail Arbab (performance analyst), Aisha Jalil (team manager).
Published in Dawn, February 2nd, 2026
