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The Pakistan Cricket Board has today announced the dates and squads of the upcoming National Women\u2019s U19 Tournament 2026-27 which is set to take place from Thursday at NBP Sports Complex and HPC Oval Ground in Karachi.<\/strong><\/p>\n A cohort of 75 U19 players from across the country is set to take part in the tournament comprising of five teams \u2013 Conquerors, Challengers, Strikers, Stars and Invincibles. Pakistan women\u2019s U19 captain Fizza Fiaz along with Samiya Afsar, Ravail Farhan, Komal Khan and Zoofishan Ayyaz are set to lead the teams.<\/p>\n The teams assembled in Karachi on Sunday, 16 August and will train on 17, 18 and 19 August. In order to increase competitive game time for the U19 players, the PCB has divided the tournament into two legs with the first comprising of 30-over games with teams playing four each. The second leg will be of 20-over games with the final also set to be a T20.<\/p>\n Each team will play a total of eight games in the double-league round robin stage before the top two meet in the 4 September final. The venue for the final will be announced in due course.<\/p>\n A number of players were selected via trials conducted by the women\u2019s national selection committee across the country, while the players who were part of the Pakistan women\u2019s U19 squad in the five-match T20 series against South Africa will also be in action during the tournament.<\/p>\n The tournament will prove beneficial in developing the next crop of professional women\u2019s cricketers in Pakistan but will also help finalise the pool for the upcoming important assignments that include the ACC women\u2019s U19 Asia Cup and the ICC women\u2019s U19 World Cup.<\/p>\n Squads<\/p>\n Conquerors:<\/p>\n Samiya Afsar (captain), Nasreen Ashraf (vice-captain, wk), Abeera Riaz, Areeqa Fatima, Amna Shahnawaz, Eashal Emaan, Eeshal Saif (wk), Hadia Mina, Mah Noor, Malaika Suhani, Maryam Sajjad, Narjis Bibi, Nasreen Ashraf (vice-captain, wk), Noor-e-Sahar, Syeda Batool Fatima, Zainab Irfan<\/p>\n Challengers:<\/p>\n Fizza Fiaz (captain), Memoona Khalid (vice-captain), Aleena Aslam Shah, Esha Tir Razia, Farya Sadaqat, Huba Nadeem, Laiba Karim, Mahnoor, Mahnoor Zeb, Maryam Ahmed, Pakeeza Shabbir, Sualeha Haroon (wk), Urooj Gul, Zainab Fatima (wk), Zala Ali.<\/p>\n Strikers:<\/p>\n Ravail Farhan (captain), Ifrah Mehroz (vice-captain), Adieyah Noor, Areeba Noor (wk), Areesha Ansari (wk), Maria, Meerab Shaikh, Minahil binte Nasrullah, Raima Imran, Samia Ashraf, Shahar Bano, Toufeeq Fatima, Ume Mayesha, Zahra Ali, Zainab Khanam<\/p>\n Stars:<\/p>\n Komal Khan (captain, wk), Aqsa Habib (vice-captain), Afsheen Khan, Alishba Yaseen, Anfal Malik, Barirah Saif, Emaan Afridi (wk), Fizza Ameen, Mehak Arif, Meerab Khan, Nabiha Amir, Qamrosh Farhan, Rozina Akram, Rukhsar Arif, Sawera Ramzan.<\/p>\n Invincibles:<\/p>\n Zoofishan Ayyaz (captain), Alzoha Hammad (vice-captain), Aashal Saeed (wk), Anaya Khan, Anosha Karim, Asma Bint-e-Azad, Ayesha Imran Riaz, Laraib Nizakat, Lubaba Mahmood, Maha Abbas, Maham Nazakat, Maryam Fatima (wk), Minahil Parvaiz, Quratulain Zehra, Raahima Syed<\/p>\n Tournament Schedule (All matches to begin at 9.30am PKT)<\/p>\n First leg \u2013 30-over matches <\/strong><\/p>\n 20 August<\/p>\n Invincibles v Stars at NBP Sports Complex<\/p>\n Challengers v Conquerors at HPC Oval Ground<\/p>\n 21 August<\/p>\n Strikers v Conquerors at NBP Sports Complex<\/p>\n Challengers v Stars at HPC Oval Ground<\/p>\n 23 August<\/p>\n Invincibles v Strikers at NBP Sports Complex<\/p>\n Conquerors v Stars at HPC Oval Ground<\/p>\n 24 August<\/p>\n Challengers v Strikers at NBP Sports Complex<\/p>\n Invincibles v Conquerors at HPC Oval Ground<\/p>\n 26 August<\/p>\n Stars v Strikers at NBP Sports Complex<\/p>\n Invincibles v Challengers at HPC Oval Ground<\/p>\n Second leg \u2013 20-over matches <\/strong><\/p>\n 27 August<\/p>\n Invincibles v Stars at HPC Oval Ground<\/p>\n Challengers v Conquerors at NBP Sports Complex<\/p>\n 29 August<\/p>\n Strikers v Conquerors at HPC Oval Ground<\/p>\n Challengers v Stars at NBP Sports Complex<\/p>\n 30 August<\/p>\n Invincibles v Strikers at HPC Oval Ground<\/p>\n Conquerors v Stars at NBP Sports Complex<\/p>\n 1 September<\/p>\n Challengers v Strikers at HPC Oval Ground<\/p>\n Invincibles v Conquerors at NBP Sports Complex<\/p>\n 2 September<\/p>\n Stars v Strikers at HPC Oval Ground<\/p>\n Invincibles v Challengers at NBP Sports Complex<\/p>\n