Times of Islamabad

Sports- PCB announces 15 member squad for Bangladesh ODI series

Sports- PCB announces 15 member squad for Bangladesh ODI series

LAHORE – The women selection committee announced a 15-player Pakistan womensquad for a two-match ODI series against Bangladesh women, said a pressrelease by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).

Three changes have been made in the line-up from the one that sweptBangladesh 3-0 in a T20I series this week.

After participating in the ACC Women’s Emerging Teams Cup in Sri Lanka slowleft-arm orthodox Nashra Sandhu, leg-spinner Aroob Shah and right-armmedium-fast Fatima Sana come in the side to replace right-hand bat AyeshaZafar, slow left-arm orthodox Anam Amin and right-arm offbreak Saba Nazir.

After a successful maiden T20I series, Sadia Iqbal has got a call-up forthe ODI team. The left-arm spinner took four wickets in three matches at anaverage of 15.

Keeping in view Pakistan’s final-round ICC Women’s Championship fixturesagainst England in December, the selection committee – which is led byUrooj Mumtaz and includes Asmavia Iqbal and Marina Iqbal – has jotted downa squad which strikes the balance of youth and experience and servesplayers a crucial opportunity to warm-up for the exciting series.

The two one-dayers will be played on 2 and 4 November at Lahore’s GaddafiStadium.