Summary
- South Africa’s Under-19 Women’s cricket team is set to arrive in Karachi on Friday for a five-match T20 series against Pakistan as part of preparations for the ACC Women’s U-19 T20 Asia Cup and the ICC Women’s U-19 T20 World Cup.
- Fiza Fayyaz will captain Pakistan’s U-19 side while Nikki van Zyl (as reported) will lead South Africa.
- The camp, which began on July 1 at the Hanif Mohammad Regional Cricket Academy under head coach Mohammad Masroor featured 20 players with a 17-member squad selected for the South Africa series.
South Africa’s Under-19 Women’s cricket team is set to arrive in Karachi on Friday for a five-match T20 series against Pakistan as part of preparations for the ACC Women’s U-19 T20 Asia Cup and the ICC Women’s U-19 T20 World Cup.
According to reports, the visiting team will be escorted from Jinnah International Airport to their hotel under strict security and VIP protocol.
The five-match series will be played at the National Bank Stadium from July 14 to 24. Fiza Fayyaz will captain Pakistan’s U-19 side while Nikki van Zyl (as reported) will lead South Africa. Both teams will hold evening training sessions from July 11 to 13.
The match schedule is as follows:
- 1st T20: July 14
- 2nd T20: July 17
- 3rd T20: July 19
- 4th T20: July 22
- 5th T20: July 24
Meanwhile, the PCB Women’s U-19 fitness and skills camp concluded on Thursday. The camp, which began on July 1 at the Hanif Mohammad Regional Cricket Academy under head coach Mohammad Masroor featured 20 players with a 17-member squad selected for the South Africa series.
Pakistan’s U-19 squad includes captain Fiza Fayyaz, Alzohwa Hammad, Aqsa Habib, Arisha Ansari, Bareerah Saif, Hadia Meena, Komal Khan, Mah Noor, Maham Nazakat, Mahnoor Zaib, Maimoona Khalid, Rahma Syed, Royal Farhan, Rozina Akram, Shehr Bano, Zainab Khanam and Zofishan Ayaz.
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