PCB Challengers

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PCB Challengers
File:PCB Challengers logo.png
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 editions of the PCB Women's Twenty20 Tournament, and the 2021–22 Women's One Day Cup.[2]

History

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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

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Current squad

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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 File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan (1994-09-09) 9 September 1994 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Khadija Chishty File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan (1995-08-18) 18 August 1995 (age 30) Left-handed Right-arm off break
Nahida Khan File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan (1986-11-03) 3 November 1986 (age 39) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
All-rounders
Aliya Riaz File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan (1992-09-24) 24 September 1992 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Dua Majid File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan (2003-10-21) 21 October 2003 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
Javeria Khan File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan (1988-05-14) 14 May 1988 (age 37) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Noreen Yaqub File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan (1997-08-11) 11 August 1997 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Omaima Sohail File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan (1997-07-11) 11 July 1997 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm off break Captain
Wicket-keepers
Najiha Alvi File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan (2002-12-09) 9 December 2002 (age 23) Right-handed –
Bowlers
Aiman Anwer File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan (1991-09-14) 14 September 1991 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Anoosha Nasir File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan (2005-08-14) 14 August 2005 (age 20) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Ghulam Fatima File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan (1996-11-01) 1 November 1996 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Humna Bilal File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan (2002-10-10) 10 October 2002 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Lubna Behram File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Unknown Right-handed Right-arm medium
Rameen Shamim File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan (1996-01-19) 19 January 1996 (age 30) Left-handed Right-arm off break
Rida Aslam File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan (2005-06-29) 29 June 2005 (age 20) Right-handed Slow left-arm unorthodox

Seasons

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Pakistan Women's One Day Cup

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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

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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

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References

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