KUALA LUMPUR – Pakistan will begin their journey in the inaugural edition of the Women’s U19 T20 Asia Cup when they will take on India on Sunday at the Bayuemas Cricket Oval in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Pakistan are placed in Group A alongside India and Nepal, while Bangladesh, Malaysia and Sri Lanka are positioned in Group B.
Zoofishan Ayyaz-led Pakistan will play their second match of the tournament against Nepal on Monday, 16 December.
The six-team tournament will be played on a T20 format with the top two sides from each group progressing to the Super-Four Stage. The Super-Four stage matches will be played on 19 and 20 December, while the final of the tournament is scheduled to take place on 22 December.
According to the tournament’s format, two additional matches for the fifth and sixth positions and third and fourth positions will be played on 18 and 22 December, respectively.
Before departing to Malaysia, Pakistan U19 had a five-day camp at the Hanif Mohammad High-Performance Centre in Karachi, where the players featured in training sessions, skills and fitness drills and practice matches under the supervision of the head coach Mohsin Kamal-led support staff.
Zoofishan Ayyaz said: “We will take one game at a time and the players are fully focused on showcasing their talent in the tournament.”
Squad: Zoofishan Ayyaz (captain) (Wah Cantt), Komal Khan (vice-captain) (Lahore), Aleesa Mukhtiar (Muzaffargarh), Areesha Ansari (Kasur), Fatima Khan (Lahore), Fizza Fiaz (Lahore), Haniah Ahmer (Karachi), Maham Anees (Islamabad), Mahnoor Zeb (Mardan), Quratulain (Sialkot), Ravail Farhan (Lahore), Rozina Akram (Rawalpindi), Shahar Bano (Lodhran), Tayyaba Imdad (Abbottabad) and Wasifa Hussain (Karachi)
Pakistan matches in the tournament:
15 December – vs India (2 pm, KL time)
16 December – vs Nepal (2 pm, KL time)
18 December – 5th/6th position play-off (2 pm, KL time)
19 December A1 v B1 (9.30am, KL time); A2 v B2 (2pm, KL time)
20 December – A1 v B2 (9.30am, KL time); A2 v B1 (2pm, KL time)
22 December – 3rd/4th position play-off (9.30am, KL time); final (2pm, KL time)
