Pakistan Women’s Cricket Caps 2025 With Expanded Karachi Camp as PCB Pathways Show Results

Overview

• A 36-player training camp in Karachi led by head coach Wahab Riaz is underway to finalise squads for the February–March tour of South Africa, with targeted work on fielding, fitness, strike rotation and boundary hitting.
• Pakistan went unbeaten at the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier in Lahore, defeating five opponents to secure progression to the tournament where all their matches were staged in Colombo.
• Left-arm spinner Sadia Iqbal rose to No. 1 in the ICC Women’s T20I bowling rankings, becoming the first Pakistani woman to top the list in the format.
• The PCB strengthened the domestic calendar with national T20, one-day and U19 events, introduced live-streaming to aid transparent selection and shifted firmly to performance-based advancement.
• Youth development advanced as the Women’s U19 team won a five-match T20 series in Bangladesh, while plans were announced for 16 regional academies and strict fitness benchmarks across all levels.