The ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 will be played in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The matches of this World Cup will be held in Dubai and Sharjah from 3 to 20 October. The announcement of the names of the teams for this tournament has started. Let us tell you, the Pakistan team had a poor performance in the Women's Asia Cup held in Sri Lanka. In such a situation, the Pakistan Cricket Board has taken a surprising decision for the 15-member squad selected for the Women's T20 World Cup 2024. In this tournament, the team will be seen playing with a new captain.

Pakistan team got a new captain

Pakistan Cricket Board has removed Nida Dar from captaincy. PCB's women's team selection committee has made 22-year-old fast bowler Fatima Sana the new captain of the team. Now she will be seen leading the team in the T20 World Cup. She will captain in T20 International for the first time. Earlier, she has led Pakistan in two ODI matches. Fatima Sana has so far played 41 ODIs and 40 T20 matches in international cricket on behalf of the Pakistani women's team. Before Fatima, Nida Dar was handling the responsibility of captaincy in all formats of the team, who was made captain in place of Bismah Maroof.

These teams will compete in the group stage

The Pakistani women's team has been placed in Group A for the T20 World Cup 2024. This group includes teams like India, Australia, New Zealand and Sri Lanka. On the other hand, if we talk about the team, Pakistan has made only one change in the squad participating in the Asia Cup, all the other players are the same. Right-handed batsman Sadaf Shamas has returned to the squad. She has been included in the team in place of wicketkeeper-batsman Naziha Alvi.

Pakistan squad for Women's T20 World Cup 2024:

Fatima Sana (captain), Aliya Riaz, Diana Baig, Gul Feroza, Iram Javed, Muniba Ali (wicketkeeper), Nashra Sandhu, Nida Dar, Omaima Sohail, Sadaf Shamas, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin, Syeda Arub Shah, Tasmia Rubab, Tuba Hassan.

Traveling Reserve: Naziha Alvi(wicketkeeper),

Non Traveling Reserve: Rameen Shamim and Umm-e-Hani.