Fatima Sana to lead Pakistan squad for Women’s T20 WC

Fatima Sana will continue to lead Pakistan, which will have five players set to make their maiden appearance in next month’s Women’s T20 World Cup in England and Wales.

The selectors announced Pakistan’s 15-member squad on Saturday, which will also take part in a triangular T20I series in Ireland before the T20 World Cup.

The West Indies will be the third team in the tri-series.

Eyman Fatima, Natalia Pervaiz, Rameen Shamim, Saira Jabeen and Tasmia Rubab are the players bound for their first appearance in the T20 World Cup.

Pakistan will take on India in their tournament opener on June 14 at Birmingham.

The tri-series will be played in Dublin from May 28 to June 4, following which Pakistan will take on Sri Lanka on June 6 and Scotland on June 9 in the two warm-up matches before the 12-team T20 World Cup.