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Int'l Cricket Council
06-08-2025
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Top T20I bowler headlines Pakistan Women's Central Contracts list
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the Women's Central Contracts for the 2025-26 season, with top-ranked T20I bowler Sadia Iqbal earning a deserved promotion to Category A. The contracts, running from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026, features a 50 per cent increase in player retainers across all categories. Sadia Iqbal, currently holding the No.1 spot in the ICC T20I bowling rankings, headlines a group of 20 contracted players, with her move to Category A to match growing stature in international cricket. Fatima Sana, Muneeba Ali and Sidra Amin are the other Category A players. Fatima Sana – Pakistan's captain extraordinaire | ICC 100% Cricket fatima Sana (1).mp4 (2025-04-19 10:22:05Z) There were notable upgrades for several players, with Diana Baig moving up to Category B from C, and Rameen Shamim advancing from D to C. Among the new contract recipients are Aliya Riaz (Category B), Sidra Nawaz (D), Natalia Parvaiz (D), and Waheeda Akhtar (D). In a move aimed at nurturing young talent, the PCB has also introduced a new 'Emerging' Category E, with uncapped batter Eyman Fatima, as well as Shawaal Zulfiqar, who has already represented Pakistan in three ODIs and seven T20Is, the first players to be awarded contracts under this new tier. Both are part of Pakistan's squad for the upcoming T20I series against Ireland in Dublin. The contracts were finalised by the PCB women's selection committee in consultation with head coach Muhammad Wasim, reflecting recent performances and future potential as Pakistan gear up for a crucial period in women's cricket. The women's side is scheduled to participate in two marquee ICC events in the next few months, having qualified for the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup after emerging winners in the Qualifier at home, and next year's ICC Women's T20 World Cup. Pakistan's explosive match-winner Eyman Fatima | U19 Women's T20 WC Eyman Fatima hit a superb 62* in her side's win over Zimbabwe at the U19 T20 World Cup. Full list of contracted players: Category A: Fatima Sana, Muneeba Ali, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin Category B: Aliya Riaz, Diana Baig, Nashra Sundhu Category C: Rameen Shamim Category D: Gull Feroza, Najiha Alvi, Natalia Parvaiz, Omaima Sohail, Sadaf Shamas, Sidra Nawaz, Syeda Aroob Shah, Tuba Hassan, Umm-e-Hani, Waheeda Akhtar Category E: Eyman Fatima, Shawaal Zulfiqar
Int'l Cricket Council
30-01-2025
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Hamilton backs Australia to find best form in knockout stages of U19WC 2025
Australia captain Lucy Hamilton believes her side's shock loss to Sri Lanka in their final Super Six contest in Bangi on Wednesday could prove the catalyst to help catapult the team to the title at the ICC Women's U19 T20 World Cup 2025. The Aussies had already booked their place in the semi-finals of the U19 T20 World Cup prior to the match against Sri Lanka, but were undone by spin and failed to chase down 100 for victory as they lost their unbeaten status at the tournament. Sri Lanka pull off a upset in their final match.| Match Highlights | U19WC2025 Australia will need an improved performance when they face South Africa in a knockout semi-final in Kuala Lumpur on Friday, and Hamilton thinks her side can bounce back quickly from the loss to Sri Lanka and perform well against the Proteas at Bayuemas Oval. "I think today was a really good day for just bring us down to earth and reiterate that its a really tight competition," Hamilton said after the loss. "All the girls are really excited and looking forward to getting out there and playing the semi-final. "We will take a lot from todays game knowing other teams have a lot of spinners as well so just adapting to those conditions quicker." WATCH: Hamilton hangs on to tough chance in the field Australia's bowlers did well to restrict Sri Lanka to just 99/8 with that bat, but the Aussies' high-profile top-order failed to cope with the slow conditions in Malaysia as the opposition spinners claimed all seven wickets available as the run chase was kept to 87/8. It means Australia will enter the knockout stages of the event without any of their batters having scored a half-century and talented 15-year-old all-rounder Caoimhe Bray is the only member of the side to feature in the top 10 run-scorers at the tournament. But Hamilton, who is featuring at her second U19 T20 World Cup, thinks Australia's batters learnt a lot from the loss to Sri Lanka and is backing them to perform well against the Proteas. "The girls are disappointed with the loss, but credit to Sri Lanka as they played really well and we got beaten with our batting," Hamilton said. "I thought we bowled really well and put a lot of pressure on them, but just didn't carry it on with the bat." ICC Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup, 2025 News Women's News
Int'l Cricket Council
29-01-2025
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Stats leaders shining bright at the ICC Women's U19WC 2025
The superstars of tomorrow have been writing their names into the record books throughout the ICC Women's U19 T20 World Cup 2025. We take a look at some of the key figures and impressive statistics racked up over the course of the tournament so far. Five teams have scored over 130 runs in an innings - and Sri Lanka have done it twice. India sit top the chart, though, with their score of 208/1 versus Scotland - making them the only team to average a run-rate of above 10 an over (10.4). Team Opposition Innings total India Scotland 208/1 Sri Lanka West Indies 166/5 Sri Lanka Malaysia 162/6 England Ireland 144/7 Australia Nepal 139/6 Pakistan Samoa 136/8 Dominant India register big win over Scotland | Match Highlights | U19WC 2025 Trisha Gongadi's incredible knock of 110 not out against Scotland shoots her to the top of the charts - the first woman to score a hundred in the U19 T20 World Cup. She scored 76 of those runs in boundaries - 13 fours and four sixes - and went at an amazing strike rate of 186.44. Player Team Opposition Score Gongadi Trisha India Scotland 110* Davina Perrin England USA 74 Dahami Sanethma Sri Lanka Malaysia 55 G Kamalini India Scotland 51 Trisha Gongadi could do no wrong against Scotland | POTM Highlights | U19WC 2025 Unsurprisingly, Trisha and Perrin also lead the tallies for the cumulative most runs scored so far in the tournament, with seven other players notching 80 or more. Player Team Total runs scored Gongadi Trisha India 230 Davina Perrin England 131 Sanjana Kavindi Sri Lanka 93 Pippa Sproul Scotland 92 The bowlers have shone as well, with some superb individual displays over the course of the tournament - notably Vaishnavi Sharma with the first hat-trick of the tournament, against hosts Malaysia. Player Team Number of wickets Vaishnavi Sharma India 12 Aayushi Shukla India 10 Kayla Reyneke South Africa 9 Chamodi Praboda Sri Lanka 9 Puja Mahato Nepal 9 Anisa Akter Soba Bangladesh 9 Three bowlers have taken five-wicket hauls over the course of the tournament, showing that the batters don't always have it their own way. Vaishnavi Sharma tops the table with five wickets taken and just five runs conceded in her four overs - one of which was a maiden. Player Team Opposition Figures Vaishnavi Sharma India Malaysia 5-5 Maisie Maceira Scotland Nepal 5-15 Ritu Singh USA New Zealand 5-15 Of course, we shouldn't forget the achievements of those in the field. By the end of the Super 6s, no fewer than 11 players had taken four or more catches in the tournament. Player Team Catches taken Shashini Gimhani Sri Lanka 6 Puja Mahato Nepal 5 Sanika Chalke India 5 ICC Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup, 2025 Women's News News
Int'l Cricket Council
27-01-2025
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LIVE: England aims to seal semi-finals berth against New Zealand at U19WC 2025
It's been crunch time through the Super Six phase at the ICC Women's U19 T20 World Cup so far and today's isolated match defines just that. England take on New Zealand in Sarawak, with plenty on the line for both sides. The English can book the fourth and last semifinals spot with a win, while New Zealand are playing for survival. It comes after India joined Australia and South Africa earlier booked their places in the final four. Follow along with updates, highlights and the Match Centre link to keep tabs as the action unfolds. England won the toss and elected to field in Sarawak. India clinches comfortable victory over Bangladesh | Match Highlights | U19WC 2025 England aiming to join India, Australia and South Africa in final four Heavyweights England can officially book their semi-finals spot with a win over New Zealand. Wet weather has been the only thing that's slowed them down so far, having copped two no results so far in Malaysia. The English were impressive against USA, leaning on the batting prowess of star opener Davina Perrin. They go up against a New Zealand side that's had an inconsistent campaign so far. The Kiwis will need their top order to fire with the bat, which has eluded them so far. Vaishnavi Sharma's game changing spell | POTM Highlights | U19WC 2025 ICC Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup, 2025 News
