Pakistan announce squad for white-ball tour of England 

Nida Dar will lead Pakistan’s 17-member squad for their tour of England, starting with the T20I series on 11 May and the ODI series on 23 May.

The ODI series will be a part of the ongoing ICC Women’s Championship cycle, and the final series that will feature Pakistan. Pakistan are placed fifth in the table with 16 points. With eight wins in 21 matches, they will look to improve their standing when they take on England.

Pakistan have retained much of the squad that is currently playing the white-ball series against West Indies at home, with the exception of Sidra Nawaz, who has been dropped for the tour of England.

The other major name conspicuous by its absence is that of Bismah Maroof, who was initially named in the squad for the West Indies series but did not feature after sustaining minor injuries in a car accident on 5 April.

Maroof then announced her retirement from international cricket on 25 April.

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Pakistan women squad: Nida Dar (captain), Aliya Riaz, Ayesha Zafar, Diana Baig, Fatima Sana, Gull Feroza, Muneeba Ali (wk), Najiha Alvi (wk), Nashra Sundhu, Natalia Parvaiz, Rameen Shamim, Sadaf Shamas, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin, Tuba Hassan, Umm-e-Hani and Waheeda Akhtar

To prepare for the T20I and ODI series, Pakistan will play a warm-up game in each format on 9 May and 21 May respectively against an ECB Development XI.

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9 May – T20 warm-up game

11 May – 1st T20I, Birmingham

17 May – 2nd T20I, Northampton

19 May – 3rd T20I, Leeds

21 May – One-Day warm-up game

23 May – 1st ODI, Derby

26 May – 2nd ODI, Taunton

29 May – 3rd ODI, Chelmsford