New T20I skipper leads Pakistan for Sri Lanka tour

Pakistan will tour Sri Lanka for a three-game ODI series followed by a T20I series of equal number of contests. The series is scheduled to take place in Hambantota.

The tour will last from 23 July-4 August. The ODI series will be a part of the ICC Women's Championship 2025-29.

Pakistan's ace all-rounder Fatima Sana will lead the side in the ODIs, while she'll be unavailable for the T20I leg as the player will feature in The Hundred following the conclusion of the ODI series. Muneeba Ali takes over in her absence for the T20Is.

Fatima, who was a part of the Team of the Tournament in the recently concluded ICC Women's T20 World Cup, would seek to push her side's fortunes against Sri Lanka as well. She picked 11 wickets and scored 85 runs with the bat during the recently concluded event.

The T20I side sees as many as eight changes, as selectors set their sights on the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2028.

Squads:

ODI:

Fatima Sana (captain), Ayesha Zafar, Gull Feroza, Maham Anees, Momina Riasat, Muneeba Ali, Najiha Alvi, Nashra Sundhu, Sadaf Shamas, Saira Jabeen, Sidra Amin, Syeda Aroob Shah, Tasmia Rubab, Umm-e-Hani and Waheeda Akhter

T20I:

Muneeba Ali (captain), Ayesha Zafar, Eman Naseer, Eyman Fatima, Humna Bilal, Maham Anees, Momina Riasat, Najiha Alvi, Nashra Sundhu, Saira Jabeen, Shawaal Zulfiqar, Tasmia Rubab, Tuba Hassan, Umm-e-Hani and Waheeda Akhtar

Tour Schedule:

23 July – First ODI

25 July – Second ODI

28 July – Third ODI

31 July – First T20I

2 August – Second T20I

4 August – Third T20I