Pakistan women depart for Asian Games

Pakistan’s women’s cricket team has departed Dubai for Japan to compete in the women’s cricket tournament at the 2026 Asian Games.

Pakistan will begin their campaign against Thailand in the quarter-finals on September 17 at Korogi Athletic Park in Aichi. The semi-finals are scheduled for September 20, with the bronze-medal and gold-medal matches to be played on September 22. 

Muneeba Ali Siddiqui was unable to travel with the team because of her mother’s illness, according to the Pakistan Cricket Board update.

Captain Fatima Sana leads Pakistan’s Asian Games squad. The squad includes Aliya Riaz, Ayesha Zafar, Eman Naseer, Eyman Fatima, Gull Feroza, Humna Bilal, Momina Riasat, Muneeba Ali, Nashra Sundhu, Saira Jabeen, Shawaal Zulfiqar, Tasmia Rubab, Tuba Hassan and Umm-e-Hani. 

Pakistan are two-time Asian Games women’s cricket champions, having won gold medals in 2010 and 2014. They finished fourth at the most recent edition in 2022.