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Pakistan women’s cricket has gained significant popularity and attention in recent years, with PSL being one of the most popular T20 leagues in the world. However, the women’s version of the league is yet to start but PCB has arranged exhibition matches alongside PSL. To provide a platform for talented women cricketers in Pakistan.
Women’s Exhibition Matches Details
The two teams participating in the upcoming exhibition are the Amazons and Super Women. The women’s matches will begin at 2:00 PM PKT and will be played before the men’s fixtures in the HBL PSL 8 games. On March 8th and 10th, Peshawar Zalmi will be playing against Quetta Gladiators and Multan Sultans, at their home ground respectively. on March 11th, Quetta Gladiators will be facing off against Multan Sultans. For these match days, tickets for the three men’s HBL PSL matches will also grant access to the women’s fixture.
PCB to Promote Women’s Causes Through Exhibition Matches:
PCB to host exhibition matches promoting women’s causes. Wednesday’s T20 match to celebrate Women’s Day, Friday’s game to raise breast cancer awareness with Pink Ribbon Pakistan, and Saturday’s match to highlight women’s empowerment through education in partnership with Circle Women. In past years PCB used pink and yellow ribbons in men’s Pakistan Super League matches to spread awareness.
Women’s Exhibition Schedule and Umpires:
8 Mar – 1st match, 2 pm, Pindi Cricket Stadium. Shozab Raza and Saleema Imtiaz (on-field umpires), Tariq Rasheed (third umpire), and Humaira Farah fourth umpire. Mohammad Anees (match referee)
10 Mar – 2nd match, 2 pm, Pindi Cricket Stadium. Shozab Raza and Humaira Farah (on-field umpires), Tariq Rasheed (third umpire), and Saleema Imtiaz (fourth umpire). Mohammad Anees (match referee)
11 Mar – 3rd match, 2 pm. Tariq Rasheed and Saleema Imtiaz (on-field umpires), Shozab Raza (third umpire), and Humaira Farah (fourth umpire). Mohammad Anees (match referee
Squads:
Amazons – Bismah Maroof (captain), Aliya Riaz, Anam Amin, Areesha Noor, Danni Wyatt (England), Eyman Fatima, Fatima Khan, Fatima Sana, Ghulam Fatima, Gull Feroza, Kainat Imtiaz, Laura Delany (Ireland), Maia Bouchier (England), Nashra Sundhu, Sadaf Shamas, Sidra Nawaz, Tammy Beaumont (England) and Tess Flintoff (Australia)
Super Women – Nida Dar (captain) Aimen Anwar, Chamari Athapaththu (Sri Lanka), Iram Javed, Jahanara Alam (Bangladesh), Laura Wolvaardt (South Africa), Lauren Winfield-Hill (England), Lea Tahuhu (New Zealand), Muneeba Ali, Natalia Parvaiz, Omaima Sohail, Sadia Iqbal, Shawaal Zulfiqar, Sidra Amin, Syeda Aroob Shah, Syeda Masooma Zahra, Tuba Hassan and Umm-e-Hani
Broadcasters:
The three women’s exhibition matches will live from Rawalpindi stadium, cricket fans in Pakistan will be able to watch the Women’s League exhibition matches in high-definition on A Sports and PTV Sports on linear TV; In contrast, live streaming for viewers across the world will be available on PCB and PSL YouTube channels.
Viewers around the world can watch the action live on Fox Sports (Australia), Willow TV (North America), Flow Sports (Caribbean), Sky Sports (United Kingdom), Sky Sport NZ (New Zealand), Super Sport (sub-Saharan Africa) and, CricLife Etisalat and STARZPLAY (Mena).
In non-broadcast territories, the exhibition matches will be available at the HBL PSL’s official YouTube and Facebook channels.
Exhibition Schedule and Umpires:
8 Mar – 1st match, 2 pm, Pindi Cricket Stadium. Shozab Raza and Saleema Imtiaz (on-field umpires), Tariq Rasheed (third umpire), and Humaira Farah fourth umpire. Mohammad Anees (match referee)
10 Mar – 2nd match, 2 pm, Pindi Cricket Stadium. Shozab Raza and Humaira Farah (on-field umpires), Tariq Rasheed (third umpire), and Saleema Imtiaz (fourth umpire). Mohammad Anees (match referee)
11 Mar – 3rd match, 2 pm. Tariq Rasheed and Saleema Imtiaz (on-field umpires), Shozab Raza (third umpire), and Humaira Farah (fourth umpire). Mohammad Anees (match referee)
Top Women Cricketers for Exhibition Match
Team Amazons
Tammy Beaumont:
ICC T20 Women Cricketer of the year Tammy is all set to play for Amazons. She scored her only century against South Africa in 2018, She represented England in four T20 World Cup.
| Matches | 99 |
| Runs | 1,721 |
| Strike-Rate | 108.37 |
Laura Delany
She represented Ireland 89 times in T20 most by any Irish player, and 56 as a captain. Delany is the leading Wicket-Taker for the Irish women’s team. She would be valuable and lead the amazons bowling line-up in the women’s exhibition matches.
| Matches | 89 |
| Runs | 983 |
| Wickets | 60 |
Bismah Maroof
The former Pakistan Women’s team captain will be a crucial player for amazon, as she is leading them in the exhibition matches. Bissmah will be the backbone of amazons batting line-up
| Matches | 132 |
| Runs | 2658 |
| Wickets | 36 |
Read about: Everything you need to know about PCB’s Women’s T20 League
Super Women:
Nida Dar:
Super Womens Captain and Pakistan number 1 allrounder, Nida will be a crucial player for superwomen. She represented Pakistan in 130 T20I matches and has been an important player for the Pakistan team.
| Matches | 130 |
| Runs | 1687 |
| Wickets | 126 |
Lea Tahuhu:
She is the 8th-ranked T20I bowler in the world. Lea has taken 94 ODI wickets most by any kiwi bowler. She will represent Super Womens in the women’s exhibition match, Super Women’s bowling looks solid having Nida Dar and Lea Tahuhu both will give tough time to amazons.
| Matches | 75 |
| Economy | 5.98 |
| Wickets | 72 |
Danni Wyatt:
Danii represented England in 143 matches most by any women player. She has a strike rate of 125.1. She is the owner of two T20I centuries only England player to have this record to her name—another top player to play for super women in the exhibition matches.
| Matches | 143 |
| Runs | 2,369 |
| Wickets | 46 |
Aliya Riaz, Muneeba Ali who recently scoured t20 century in the World Cup, Fatima Sana, Tess Flintoff, Maia Boucher, and many other stars players will represent their respective teams and put a layer of excitement in the three exhibition matches in Rawalpindi.
Silverware:
Former Women Cricketer Statements:
Sana Mir, who represented Pakistan in 226 international matches, said: “I am excited as this is the first time exhibition matches are taking place for the women’s league. This will allow the women cricketers to come forward and showcase their skills.
“These exhibition matches are very important for the local players to know and understand the requirements of modern-day cricket, what international players are doing, how they can improve their skill set, and how they can perform in pressure situations.
“The league at home will not only help players to improve their game, but it also gives them a chance to get selected in foreign leagues.”
Urooj Mumtaz, who played for Pakistan in 48 international matches from 2004 to 2010, said: “This exhibition matches taking place alongside HBL PSL 8 is a huge thing, it will increase the viewership and attracts the younger audience to come forward and adopt this game, boosting women’s cricket.
“The cricketers playing in the league have a great opportunity to inspire young women not just to pick this game but pick up any other sport because cricket is playing a huge role for other sports in Pakistan.
“I will urge the people in Pindi to come and support women’s cricket and enjoy the level of women’s cricket which has gone up in this country after a time.
