ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani women’s cricket team has departed for Ireland to take part in the upcoming Tri-series and Commonwealth Games 2022.
The Pakistani team led by Bismah will depart for Belfast via Dubai after a two-day Eid break.
The Pakistani contingent continued to take part in a nine-day long practice session here and, in addition to the batting net sessions, the players also took part in field exercises focused precisely on fitness.
Pakistan will play their first game of the tri-series against Australia on July 16. The team will play Australia and Ireland twice in the competition before the top two teams compete in the final.
The contingent will then fly to Birmingham for the Commonwealth Games and take on Barbados on July 29 to kick off their campaign before taking on arch-rivals India on July 31 and Australia on August 3.
All Commonwealth Games cricket matches will be held at the Edgbaston Stadium, Birmingham.
Equipment: Bismah Maroof (captain), Aimen Anwar, Aliya Riaz, Anam Amin, Ayesha Naseem, Diana Baig, Fatima Sana, Gul Feroza (goalkeeper), Iram Javed, Kainat Imtiaz, Muneeba Ali Siddiqui (goalkeeper), Nida Dar, Omaima Sohail, Sadia Iqbal and Tuba Hassan.
Support staff: Ayesha Ashhar (manager), David Hemp (head coach), Saleem Jaffer (bowling coach), Muhammad Zubair Ahmed (analyst), and Rifat Asghar Gill (physiotherapist).
Pakistan Calendar:
Tri-series in Belfast
July 16 – v AustraliaJuly 19 – v. IrelandJuly 23 – v AustraliaJuly 24 – v. Ireland
Commonwealth Games in Birmingham
July 29 – v. BarbadosJuly 31 – v IndiaAugust 3 – v Australia
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