PCB Challengers

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PCB Challengers
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Personnel
CaptainJaveria Khan
CoachWaseem Yousafzai
Team information
Colours  Green
Founded2018
History
ODC wins1
TT20 wins2

PCB Challengers are a Pakistani women's cricket team that compete in the Pakistan Women's One Day Cup and the PCB Triangular Twenty20 Women's Tournament. The team has no geographical base, instead being made up of some of the best players from across Pakistan. They are captained by Javeria Khan and coached by Waseem Yousafzai.[1] They have won both Triangular Twenty20 tournaments, and the most recent One Day Cup.[2]

History[]

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.[1] 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.[13][14]

Players[]

Current squad[]

Based on squad for the 2021–22 season. Players in bold have international caps.[1]

Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
Gull Rukh  Pakistan (2001-12-25) 25 December 2001 (age 20) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Khadija Chishty  Pakistan (1995-08-18) 18 August 1995 (age 26) Left-handed Right-arm off break
Sidra Ameen  Pakistan (1992-04-07) 7 April 1992 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm medium
All-rounders
Dua Majid  Pakistan (2003-10-21) 21 October 2003 (age 18) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
Iram Javed  Pakistan (1991-12-16) 16 December 1991 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
Javeria Khan  Pakistan (1988-05-14) 14 May 1988 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm off break Captain
Wicket-keepers
Fareeha Mehmood  Pakistan (1994-02-19) 19 February 1994 (age 28) Left-handed –
Najiha Alvi  Pakistan (2002-12-09) 9 December 2002 (age 19) Right-handed –
Bowlers
Anoosha Nasir  Pakistan (2005-08-14) 14 August 2005 (age 16) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Diana Baig  Pakistan (1995-10-15) 15 October 1995 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
Nazish Rafiq  Pakistan (2003-11-25) 25 November 2003 (age 18) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Saba Nazir  Pakistan (1992-11-01) 1 November 1992 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Syeda Masooma Zahra  Pakistan (2001-07-31) 31 July 2001 (age 20) Left-handed Right-arm medium
Waheeda Akhtar  Pakistan (1995-04-10) 10 April 1995 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast

Seasons[]

Pakistan Women's One Day Cup[]

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 Triangular Twenty20 Women's Tournament[]

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

Honours[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Pakistan Cup Women's One-Day Tournament begins in Karachi on 9 September". Pakistan Cricket Board. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  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 Women's One Day Cup 2021/22". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  14. ^ "Pakistan Cup Women's One-Day 2021/22/Final: PCB Blasters vs PCB Challengers". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
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