Fatima Sana will lead Pakistan in the upcoming Women’s Asia Cup, with selectors announcing a 15-man squad for the eight-team tournament that begins in Dubai on August 28.
Sana had skipped the T20I leg of Pakistan’s tour of Sri Lanka to fulfill her commitments with Birmingham Phoenix as the first player from Pakistan to play the tournament. Also back in the squad are Sadia Iqbal, who was not part of the Sri Lanka tour, and Gul Firoza, who was ruled out of the T20Is but featured in the one-dayer.
Pakistan Women’s Asian Cup 2026 squad: Fatima Sana (Captain), Ayesha Zafar, Iman Naseer, Iman Fatima, Gul Firoza, Momina Riyasat, Muniba Ali Siddiqui (week), Najia Alvi, Nashra Sandhu, Sadia Iqbal, Saira Jabeen, Shawwal Zulfiqar, Toba Hassan, Um Hani, Waheeda Akhtar.
Reserves: She names Rabab, Hamna Bilal, Maham Anis, Sadaf Shammas
Sadia, Waheeda Akhtar and Najeeha Alvi are not in Pakistan’s squad for the Asian Games to be held in Aichi Nagoya, Japan in September. In their place, Alia Riaz, Tasmia Rabab and Hamna Bilal will join the Asian Games squad. Veteran player Diana Page was unable to find a place in either team, as her name was missing from the reserve list as well.
The team will participate in a 10-day camp at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore from Sunday until August 25. Pakistan opens their Asia Cup campaign against Thailand on September 1, whom they will face again in the quarter-finals of the Asian Games on September 17 – four days after the Asian Cup final.
Pakistan squad for the 2026 Asian Games: Fatima Sanaa (captain), Alia Riaz, Aisha Zafar, Iman Naseer, Iman Fatima, Gul Firoza, Hamna Bilal, Momina Riyasat, Muniba Ali Siddiqui (week), Nashra Sindhu, Saira Jabin, Shawwal Zulfiqar, Tasmeya Rabab, Toba Hassan and Umm Hani.
Reserves: Natalia Parvez, Waheeda Akhtar, Sadia Iqbal, Syeda Aroob Shah, Ramin Shamim
