LAHORE: The National Women’s T20 Tournament 2025-26 is set to begin in Lahore on Friday (today), with defending champions Stars facing Challengers in the opening match at the Ghani Glass Cricket Ground.
This year’s competition features five teams: Stars, Challengers, Conquerors, Invincibles, and Strikers. Each side will play at least eight matches in a double-league format, with the top two progressing to the final on Sunday, 12 April, also at Ghani Glass. The final will be live-streamed on the PCB YouTube channel, ensuring fans across the country can follow the action. The captains bring significant international experience to the tournament. Tuba Hassan, Pakistan’s leg-spinner, will lead Stars, while Diana Baig, a seasoned fast bowler with 128 international appearances, captains Challengers. Fatima Sana, Pakistan’s white-ball captain, heads the Conquerors, and Muneeba Ali, who has two T20I centuries, leads Invincibles. The Strikers will be guided by left-arm spinner Nashra Sundhu, who has 184 international wickets to her name.
A total of 80 players will participate, with each squad comprising 16 members. The prize pool stands at PKR 3.3 million, with the winners receiving PKR 1.5 million and the runners-up PKR 1 million.
TEAMS
Challengers:
Diana Baig (captain) (Gilgit), Aman Fatima (Khanewal), Arijah Haseeb (Karachi), Eman Naseer (Islamabad), Eyman Fatima (Lahore), Natalia Parvaiz (Bhimber), Neelam Mushtaq (Lahore), Rameen Shamim (Karachi), Rehmat Noureen (Bahawalpur), Sana Talib (Bahawalpur), Shawaal Zulfiqar (Lahore), Sidra Nawaz (Lahore), Syeda Masooma Zehra (Karachi), Tania Saeed (Rawalpindi), Yusra Ahtesham (Karachi) and Zunash Abdul Sattar (Lahore)
Conquerors:
Fatima Sana (captain) (Karachi), Aleena Shah (Peshawar), Anosha Nasir (Karachi), Aqsa Bibi (Multan), Areesha Noor (Lahore), Ayesha Zafar (Lahore), Ghulam Fatima (Lahore), Gull Rukh (DG Khan), Hafsa Khalid (Karachi), Komal Khan (Lahore), Laraib Malik Aziz (Lahore), Lubna Behram (Gilgit), Noor-ul-Iman (Bahawalpur), Rida Aslam (Mirpur), Samiya Afsar (Lahore) and Yusra Amir (Karachi)
Support staff:
Humayun Farhat (mentor), Najma Zafar (manager), Tahir Khan (head coach), Naeem Tayyab (assistant coach), Saira Iftikhar (strength and conditioning coach) and Lailma Maqbool (physio)
Invincibles:
Muneeba Ali (captain) (Karachi), Amber Kainaat (Lahore), Farzana Farooq (Rawalpindi), Gull Feroza (Multan), Haniah Ahmer (Karachi), Iram Javed (Lahore), Javeria Siddique (Multan), Maham Anees (Islamabad), Mahnoor Zeb (Mardan), Momina Riasat (Abbottabad), Noreen Yaqoob (Lahore), Rozina Akram (Wah Cantt), Saima Malik (Quetta), Saiqa Riaz (Lahore), Syeda Aroob Shah (Karachi) and Tayyba Imdad (Abbottabad)
Stars:
Tuba Hassan (captain) (Lahore), Aleesa Mukhtiar (Bahawalpur), Ayesha Bilal (Lahore), Ayesha Rehman (Multan), Eisha Naeem (Karachi), Huraina Sajjad (Karachi), Kaynat Hafeez (Lahore), Laiba Mansoor (Rawalpindi), Laiba Nasir (Lahore), Neha Sharmin Nadeem (Karachi), Omaima Sohail (Karachi), Samina Aftab (Bahawalpur), Sania Rasheed (Rawalpindi), Shabnam Hayat (Karachi), Sidra Amin (Lahore) and Waheeda Akhtar (Chiniot)
Strikers:
Nashra Sundhu (captain) (Lahore), Aliya Riaz (Lahore), Aliza Sabir (Karachi), Areesha Ansari (Kasur), Dua Majid (Faisalabad), Fatima Khan (Lahore), Fatima Zahra (Rawalpindi), Manahil Rafiq (Faisalabad), Najiha Alvi (Karachi), Quratulain (Sialkot), Rabia Rani (DI Khan), Sadaf Shamas (Lahore), Saira Jabeen (Chitral), Tasmia Rubab (Jhang), Umm-e-Hani (Faisalabad) and Zaibun Nisa (Charsadda).
