PCB gave strange approval to the captain. (Photo- PTI)
Pakistan Captain Fatima Sana: Pakistan women’s cricket team is going to tour Sri Lanka at the end of this month. An ODI series of 3 matches and a T20 series of the same number of matches are to be played on this tour. But Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has given special permission to its captain Fatima Sana to leave the T20 series against Sri Lanka. The reason behind this is that he can play for the Birmingham Phoenix team in ‘The Hundred League’ to be held in England. Usually, the captain of any country does not leave the matches of his national team and go to play foreign league, but this decision of PCB has surprised everyone.
Captain will fly straight to England after ODI series
Fatima Sana will lead the team in the ODI series to be held on this tour, which is part of the Women’s Championship. The last match of the ODI series will be played on July 28 in Hambantota. Immediately after this, she will leave for England directly from Sri Lanka and will not be a part of the three-match T20 series against Sri Lanka. She will not be able to play for Birmingham Phoenix in the first two matches of ‘The Hundred’ tournament starting from July 21 due to Pakistan’s ODI matches, but after that she will be available in the entire league.
First Pakistani female cricketer in The Hundred
Last month, 24-year-old all-rounder Fatima Sana created history by becoming the first female cricketer from Pakistan to be selected in The Hundred League. Birmingham Phoenix have included her in their team through wildcard draft as a replacement for Australia’s Lucy Hamilton at a base price of 15,000 pounds. Before this, she has also played for Barbados Royals in West Indies Women’s CPL in 2022 and Canterbury in New Zealand’s Super Smash League in 2023. This will be his third foreign T20 league.
Recently, the performance of Pakistan team in the T20 World Cup was very disappointing, where the team stood fifth in its 6-team group by winning only 1 out of 5 matches. But amidst this flop show, captain Fatima Sana was the only player who shone. She took 11 wickets in the tournament with an excellent economy of 6.95, which was the highest by any fast bowler in the tournament.
