Hosts Pakistan unveil ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 Qualifiers squad
The six-team qualifier tournament - featuring West Indies, Thailand, Scotland, Ireland, and Bangladesh other than the hosts - will be contested in a round-robin format. Each team will play against the other once and the top two teams will eventually qualify for the Cricket World Cup in India.
Pakistan squad: Fatima Sana (c), Najiha Alvi, Gull Feroza, Sidra Amin, Omaima Sohail, Aliya Riaz, Diana Baig, Sadia Iqbal, Nashra Sundhu, Muneeba Ali, Rameen Shamim, Shawaal Zulfiqar, Syeda Aroob Shah, Natalia Parvaiz, Sidra Nawaz
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