Former Pakistan Women’s team captain Sana Mir and Arooj Mumtaz and former international player Marina Iqbal have expressed their happiness over hosting the women’s exhibition matches next week in Rawalpindi.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has organized women’s exhibition matches for the first time during the Pakistan Super League 8 at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on March 8, 10 and 11, in which 10 players from 7 countries of the world will participate. will take
Regarding this, Marina Iqbal, who represented Pakistan in 78 matches, said that exhibition matches are a big step in the development of women’s cricket. These matches will give budding players an opportunity to learn from international stars.
Marina Iqbal said, “When we played, we always waited for such opportunities, met the stars, interacted with them and asked them about their skills and fitness.”
He said that it is an opportunity for budding cricketers to play with the best cricketers, learn from them, compete with them and also see where they stand in the game.
Former captain of Pakistan Women’s team Sana Mirna said that I am really excited because this is the first time women’s league exhibition matches are being held. This will give women cricketers an opportunity to come forward and showcase their talent.
He said that these exhibition matches are very important for local players to learn and understand the demands of modern day cricket, what international players are doing, how they can improve their skills and under pressure. How can they perform?
He further said that the league in their country will not only help the players to improve their game but it will also give them an opportunity to get selected in foreign leagues.
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Arooj Mumtaz said that these exhibition matches along with HBL PSL 8 is a big thing, it will increase the viewership and attract the young audience to come forward and embrace the game. .
He requested the people of Pindi to come and support women’s cricket and enjoy women’s cricket.
It should be noted that two teams will compete in the exhibition matches.
Amazon: Bisma Maruf (captain), Alia Riaz, Anam Amin, Arisha Noor, Ayman Fatima, Fatima Khan, Fatima Sana, Ghulam Fatima, Gul Feroza, Kainat Imtiaz, Laura Delaney (Ireland), Lauren Winfield Hill (England), Maya Boucher ( England), Nasherah Sindhu, Sadaf Shams, Tammy Beaumont (England), Tess Flintoff (Australia) and Umm Hani.
Super Women: Nida Dar (captain), Ayman Anwar, Chamari Athapatthu (Sri Lanka), Danny Wyatt (England), Iram Javed, Jahan Ara Alam (Bangladesh), Laura Wollwardt (South Africa), Lee Tahoeho (New Zealand), Muneeba Ali , Natalia Pervez, Umaima Sohail, Sadia Iqbal, Shawal Zulfiqar, Sudra Amin, Sudra Nawaz, Syeda Aroob Shah, Syeda Masooma Zahra, Touba Hasan.
It should be noted that Sana Mir, Uroj Mumtaz and Marina Iqbal are part of the commentary panel of PSL 8.