PCB Challengers

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PCB Challengers
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Personnel
Captain Omaima Sohail
CoachAzam Khan
Team information
Colours  Green
Founded2018
History
ODC  wins1
WT20  wins2

PCB Challengers are a Pakistani women's cricket team that compete in the Pakistan Women's One Day Cup and the PCB Women's Twenty20 Tournament. The team has no geographical base, instead being made up of some of the best players from across Pakistan. They are captained by Omaima Sohail and coached by Azam Khan. [1] They won the first two editions of the PCB Women's Twenty20 Tournament, and the 2021–22 Women's One Day Cup. [2]

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History

PCB Challengers were formed in 2018, ahead of the 2017–18 PCB Triangular One Day Women's Tournament. They were captained by Sidra Ameen. They finished second in the group, winning one of their four matches, progressing to the final. [2] [3] They lost the final to PCB Dynamites by 190 runs. [4] The following season, 2018–19, Challengers, captained by Nida Dar, finished bottom of the group, again winning one of their four matches. [5]

In 2019–20, PCB Challengers also competed in a new competition, the PCB Triangular Twenty20 Women's Tournament. They finished top of the group stage of the T20 tournament, and then went on to beat PCB Blasters in the final by 6 wickets to claim their first title. [6] [7] Challengers batter Muneeba Ali was the leading run-scorer in the competition. [8] In the one-day competition, Challengers topped the group stage, with three wins from four matches, but lost to Blasters in the final. [9] [10]

In 2020–21, only the T20 tournament was played. PCB Challengers finished top of the group, winning two of their four matches, with two abandoned. [11] They then beat PCB Dynamites in the final by 7 runs to claim their second T20 title in two years. [12] In 2021–22 the side competed in the newly renamed Pakistan Women's One Day Cup, captained by Javeria Khan. [13] Challengers won five of their six matches in the group stage to top the group, qualifying for the final where they beat PCB Blasters by 68 runs to claim their first one-day title. [14] [15] In 2022–23, they finished bottom of the group in the Women's Twenty20 Tournament, with one victory. [16]

Players

Current squad

Based on squad for the 2022–23 season. Players in bold have international caps. [1]

NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batters
Ayesha Zafar Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 9 September 1994 (age 31)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Khadija ChishtyFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 18 August 1995 (age 30)Left-handedRight-arm off break
Nahida Khan Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 3 November 1986 (age 38)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
All-rounders
Aliya Riaz Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 24 September 1992 (age 33)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Dua MajidFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 21 October 2003 (age 21)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Javeria Khan Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 14 May 1988 (age 37)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Noreen YaqubFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 11 August 1997 (age 28)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Omaima Sohail Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 11 July 1997 (age 28)Right-handedRight-arm off break Captain
Wicket-keepers
Najiha AlviFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 9 December 2002 (age 22)Right-handed
Bowlers
Aiman Anwer Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 14 September 1991 (age 34)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Anoosha NasirFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 14 August 2005 (age 20)Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Ghulam Fatima Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1 November 1996 (age 28)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Humna BilalFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 10 October 2002 (age 22)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Lubna BehramFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan UnknownRight-handedRight-arm medium
Rameen Shamim Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 19 January 1996 (age 29)Left-handedRight-arm off break
Rida AslamFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 29 June 2005 (age 20)Right-handed Slow left-arm unorthodox

Seasons

Pakistan Women's One Day Cup

SeasonLeague standings [2] Notes
PWLTA/CPtsNRRPos
2017–18412013–0.5932ndLost final
2018–19413002–0.3103rd
2019–20431006+0.6341stLost final
2021–22 6510010+1.2001stChampions

PCB Women's Twenty20 Tournament

SeasonLeague standings [2] Notes
PWLTA/CPtsNRRPos
2019–20422004+0.6001stChampions
2020–21420026+0.2881stChampions
2022–23312002–0.4674th

Honours

References

  1. 1 2 "T20 Women's Cricket Tournament second phase to begin from 5 December". Pakistan Cricket Board. 4 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Team Profile: PCB Challengers". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  3. "PCB Triangular One Day Women's Tournament 2017/18". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  4. "PCB Triangular One Day Women Cricket Tournament 2018/Final: PCB Challengers vs PCB Dynamites". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  5. "PCB Triangular One Day Women's Tournament 2018/19". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  6. "PCB Triangular One Day Women's Tournament 2019/20". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  7. "National Triangular T20 Women's Cricket Championship 2019/20/Final: PCB Blasters vs PCB Challengers". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  8. "Batting and Fielding in PCB Triangular One Day Women's Tournament 2019/20 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  9. "PCB Triangular One Day Women's Tournament 2019/20". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  10. "PCB Triangular One Day Women Cricket Tournament 2019/20/Final: PCB Challengers vs PCB Blasters". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  11. "PCB Triangular One Day Women's Tournament 2020/21". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  12. "National Triangular T20 Women's Cricket Championship 2020/21/Final: PCB Challengers vs PCB Dynamites". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  13. "Pakistan Cup Women's One-Day Tournament begins in Karachi on 9 September". Pakistan Cricket Board. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  14. "Pakistan Women's One Day Cup 2021/22". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  15. "Pakistan Cup Women's One-Day 2021/22/Final: PCB Blasters vs PCB Challengers". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  16. "T20 Women's Cricket Tournament (Phase II) 2022/23 Points Table". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 9 December 2022.