At a glance
- Five players making World Cup debut
- In-form Feroza included
- Bowling is their strong point
Pakistan will be relying on Gull Feroza at the top of the order after she smashed two centuries in the recent ODI series against Zimbabwe. However their strong point is their bowling. Fatima Sana, Diana Baig and Tasmia Rubab will bring the pace, while Sadia Iqbal, Nashra Sandhu, Tuba Hassan and Rameen Shamim will lead the spin attack.
Squad List
This Pakistan team has five players making their World Cup debut – Eyman Fatima, Natalia Parvaiz, Rameen Shamim, Saira Jabeen and Tasmia Rubab. As well as Feroza, Pakistan will be relying on Muneeba Ali and Ayesha Zafar for their runs.
| Name | Caps |
| Fatima Sana (c) | 55 |
| Gull Feroza | 24 |
| Ayesha Zafar | 32 |
| Iram Javed | 58 |
| Eyman Fatima | 5 |
| Aliya Riaz | 107 |
| Natalia Parvaiz | 30 |
| Saira Jabeen | 3 |
| Muneeba Ali | 86 |
| Tuba Hassan | 42 |
| Rameen Shamim | 13 |
| Sadia Iqbal | 56 |
| Nashra Sandhu | 74 |
| Diana Baig | 55 |
| Tasmia Rubab | 2 |
Top Batters
| Name | Runs | Ave | SR |
| Muneeba Ali | 1531 | 19.88 | 96.53 |
| Aliya Riaz | 1296 | 20.90 | 98.85 |
| Fatima Sana | 646 | 34.00 | 139.52 |
Top Bowlers
| Name | Wkts | Ave | ER |
| Sadia Iqbal | 73 | 16.76 | 5.67 |
| Nashra Sandhu | 72 | 20.93 | 5.46 |
| Fatima Sana | 48 | 26.25 | 7.38 |
Fixtures
14th June – India @ Edgbaston 14:30 BST
17th June – South Africa @ Edgbaston 18:30 BST
20th June – Bangladesh @ Southampton 14:30 BST
23rd June – Australia @ Headingley 18:30 BST
27th June – The Netherlands @ Bristol 10:30 BST
Prediction
They are in a very tough group with India and Australia, so for them to qualify out of the group, they would need to beat one of those two. Add South Africa into the mix as well, and it going to be tough to get out of the group.
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