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The Pakistan women's national cricket team, also known as Green Shirts or Women in Green, represents Pakistan in international women's cricket.One of ten teams competing in the ICC Women's Championship (the highest level of international women's cricket), the team is organised by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC).
The first women's T20I match was held in August 2004 between England and New Zealand. [2] The Pakistan national women's cricket team played its first T20I match at the Vineyard, Dublin in 2009, losing to Ireland by 9 wickets. [3] Since the team made its first appearance in 2009, 55 women have represented Pakistan in T20I cricket. [4]
The 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup is being held in United Arab Emirates in October 2024. [1] Pakistan were the first to name their squad on 25 August 2024. [2] The following squads were announced for the tournament. [3]
The Pakistan Women's T20 League (PWTL) is an upcoming professional 20-over cricket league to be contested by women's teams representing different cities in Pakistan. The league was soft-launched on 5 October 2022, by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman, Ramiz Raja .
The PCB Triangular Twenty20 Women's Tournament was established in 2019–20, effectively replacing the Departmental T20 Women's Championship. Three teams, PCB Blasters, PCB Challengers and PCB Dynamites, made up of the best players from across Pakistan, competed in a round-robin group across a week in January 2020 at the National Stadium, Karachi. [1]
As of 2019, domestic cricket in Pakistan was reorganised into six regional teams (on provincial lines).A three tier bottom-up system [1] is in operation with the Tier 1 teams participating in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy (First Class), Pakistan Cup and National T20 Cup (Regional T20).
In January 2023, Shamas was added to Pakistan's squad for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup. She replaced Diana Baig, who was ruled out of the squad due to a fractured finger. [9] [10] In July 2023, she was selected in Pakistan's 2023 Asian Games squad. [11] She was named in the Pakistan squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup. [12]
The Pakistan women's cricket team toured England in May 2024 to play three One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. [1] [2] The ODI series formed part of the 2022–2025 ICC Women's Championship.