PCB Challengers

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PCB Challengers
Personnel
CaptainOmaima 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 Women's Twenty20 Tournaments, and the most recent One Day Cup.[2]

History[edit]

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[edit]

Current squad[edit]

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

Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
Ayesha Zafar  Pakistan (1994-09-09) 9 September 1994 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Khadija Chishty  Pakistan (1995-08-18) 18 August 1995 (age 28) Left-handed Right-arm off break
Nahida Khan  Pakistan (1986-11-03) 3 November 1986 (age 37) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
All-rounders
Aliya Riaz  Pakistan (1992-09-24) 24 September 1992 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Dua Majid  Pakistan (2003-10-21) 21 October 2003 (age 20) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
Javeria Khan  Pakistan (1988-05-14) 14 May 1988 (age 35) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Noreen Yaqub  Pakistan (1997-08-11) 11 August 1997 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Omaima Sohail  Pakistan (1997-07-11) 11 July 1997 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm off break Captain
Wicket-keepers
Najiha Alvi  Pakistan (2002-12-09) 9 December 2002 (age 21) Right-handed –
Bowlers
Aiman Anwer  Pakistan (1991-09-14) 14 September 1991 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Anoosha Nasir  Pakistan (2005-08-14) 14 August 2005 (age 18) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Ghulam Fatima  Pakistan (1996-11-01) 1 November 1996 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Humna Bilal  Pakistan (2002-10-10) 10 October 2002 (age 21) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Lubna Behram  Pakistan Unknown Right-handed Right-arm medium
Rameen Shamim  Pakistan (1996-01-19) 19 January 1996 (age 28) Left-handed Right-arm off break
Rida Aslam  Pakistan (2005-06-29) 29 June 2005 (age 18) Right-handed Slow left-arm unorthodox

Seasons[edit]

Pakistan Women's One Day Cup[edit]

Season League standings[2] Notes
P W L T A/C Pts NRR Pos
2017–18 4 1 2 0 1 3 –0.593 2nd Lost final
2018–19 4 1 3 0 0 2 –0.310 3rd
2019–20 4 3 1 0 0 6 +0.634 1st Lost final
2021–22 6 5 1 0 0 10 +1.200 1st Champions

PCB Women's Twenty20 Tournament[edit]

Season League standings[2] Notes
P W L T A/C Pts NRR Pos
2019–20 4 2 2 0 0 4 +0.600 1st Champions
2020–21 4 2 0 0 2 6 +0.288 1st Champions
2022–23 3 1 2 0 0 2 –0.467 4th

Honours[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "T20 Women's Cricket Tournament second phase to begin from 5 December". Pakistan Cricket Board. 4 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "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.
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