ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Women’s ‘A’ face Nepal in the Asia Cup Rising Stars that starts at the TerdThai Cricket Ground in Bangkok on Friday.

After their Group ‘A’ match against Nepal, Pakistan Women’s team will take on India ‘A’ on Feb 15 and then the UAE on Feb 17 at the same venue.

Group ‘B’ comprises Bangladesh ‘A’, Sri Lanka ‘A’, Malaysia and Thailand. Top two teams from both the groups will compete in the semi-finals on Feb 20. The final is scheduled to take place on Feb 22.

Batter Hafsa Khalid is set to lead Pakistan in the event. She was named skipper after Umm-e-Hani was called up to Pakistan’s T20I squad. Omaima Sohail replaced Hani in the squad.

Pakistan Women’s ‘A’ probables took part in a two-week training camp led by head coach Mohammad Masroor at the Hanif Mohammad High Performance Centre in Karachi before the 15-member squad left for Thailand on Tuesday night.

Hafsa sounded upbeat, saying the event was a good opportunity for all the players to prove themselves.

“I am really looking forward to lead the side in this tournament and it’s such an honour for me, and a great opportunity for all of us to show our talent, skills and express ourselves at the international stage,” Hafsa said. “The tournament promises to be exciting and hopefully we will put our best performa­nces forward during the group matches and beyond.

“We have a really good mix of players in the squad filling all the bases. The confidence among the players following our camp in Karachi is high,” she added.

Published in Dawn, February 13th, 2026