PCB temporarily suspends three women cricketers over violent conduct

The National Women T20 Tournament 2024 is underway in Islamabad and Rawalpindi

January 26, 2024
Yusra (L) and Sadaf Shams (R) inflicted physical harm on Ayesha Bilal (M). — Author/PCB

An unpleasant incident occurred during the National Women’s Cricket Championship where two players, Sadaf Shams and Yusra, combined together to inflict physical harm on their teammate, Ayesha Bilal.

As per the details, Ayesha’s nose was bleeding after getting involved in the altercation with Sadaf and Yusra.

While she remained silent for almost two days, Ayesha then lodged a complaint about the two after which the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) put a temporary ban on all three players to prevent them from participating in any cricketing activity until further notice.

The Chairperson of Women’s Cricket, Tania Malik, will soon arrive in Rawalpindi to conduct an investigation to get to the bottom of the matter.

The tournament features six regional teams Karachi, Lahore, Multan, Peshawar, Quetta and Rawalpindi.

Each team will play 10 matches in the 17-day tournament before the top two teams make their way to the final.

The National Women’s T20 Tournament 2024 provides a great opportunity for women cricketers to showcase their talents to secure a place in the national team.

The winning team will receive one million rupees, while the runners-up will get 0.5 million rupees.

The player of the tournament will be awarded 50,000 rupees and the Player of the Match in each game will receive 20,000 rupees. The tournament’s top performers – best batter, best bowler and best wicket-keeper – will get 25,000 rupees.

Squads:

Karachi Region: Fatima Sana (Captain), Aimen Anwar, Aroob Shah, Esha Rahupoto, Hurraina Sajjad, Javeria Khan, Laiba Fatima, Maham Manzoor, Maham Tariq, Masooma Jaffri, Muneeba Ali, Najiha Alvi, Omaima Sohail, Rameen Shamim, Yusra Amir and Zunaira Shah.

Lahore Region: Nida Dar (Captain), Ayesha Zafar, Amber Kainaat, Areesha Noor, Bismah Maroof, Fatima Khan, Fatima Shahid, Ghulam Fatima, Iram Javed, Kainat Hafeez, Nashra Sundhu, Noreen Yaqoob, Sadaf Shamas, Sidra Amin, Sidra Nawaz and Zunash Abdul Sattar.

Multan Region: Umm-e-Hani (Captain), Aisha Bilal, Aleena Masood, Amber Maria, Asma Shareef, Gul-e-Uswa, Gul Feroza, Gul Rukh, Noor Ul Eman, Rehmat Noreen, Saiqa Riaz, Samina Aftab, Shahmeer Rajput, Tasmia Rubab, Wajeeha Muneer and Warda Yousaf.

Peshawar Region: Aleena Shah (Captain), Anaya Khan, Ayesha Afridi, Fatima Zeb, Javeria Qamar, Mahnoor Hayat, Mahnoor Qayum, Momina Riyasat, Nayab Ishaq, Rahyma Syed, Salwa Raheem, Seema Gul, Sehar Gull, Shabnam Hayat, Sumbal Bibi and Tehzeeb Shah.

Quetta Region: Saima Malik (Captain), Anum Amin, Ayesha Asim, Dua Majid, Faiza, Fareeha Mehmood, Humaira Ghulam, Jannat Rashid, Khadija Chishti, Khair-u-Nisa, Khizra Liaqat, Lubaba Sarwar, Nida, Subhana Tariq, Tuba Hassan and Zamar Shafee.

Rawalpindi Region: Aliya Riaz (Captain), Aima Saleem Satti, Areeja Haseeb, Fajar Naveed, Farzana Farooq, Fatima Syed, Fatima Zehra Shah, Humna Bilal, Kainat Gulalai, Lubna Behram, Natalia Parvaiz, Noor Fatima, Sania Rasheed, Tania Saeed, Waheeda Akhtar and Zainab Arif Jutt.

Atique ur Rehman is a senior reporter for Geo News.

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