Women’s T20 Blind Cricket World Cup expected to begin in November with Pakistan matches in Nepal

The inaugural edition of the Women’s T20 Blind Cricket World Cup is expected to commence on November 10, 2025, with a unique hybrid hosting model splitting matches between India and Nepal, 24NewsHD TV reported on Friday.

 According to details, the tournament will follow a single-league format and adopt a hybrid hosting model, with matches staged in Delhi and Bangalore (India), while Pakistan will play all of its fixtures in Nepal.

The competition is expected to feature six teams.

One of the semi-finals has been proposed for Bangalore, while the other will be played in Kathmandu, Nepal.

If Pakistan qualify for the final, the championship clash will also take place in Kathmandu; otherwise, it will be held in Bangalore.

The Indian Blind Cricket Association will release the official match schedule in the coming weeks.

In preparation, the Pakistan Blind Cricket Council (PBCC) has already shortlisted 20 probable players during a selection and training camp held in Mirpur, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, in July.

The final 16-member squad will be announced on October 15.

The probables list includes seven players from the B1 (totally blind) category, seven from the B2 (partially blind) category, and six from the B3 (partially sighted) category.

B1 Category (Totally Blind): Bushra Zahoor (Gujranwala), Bisma Hussain (Lahore), Shumaila Kiran (Swabi), Esha Faisal (Karachi), Rimsha Shabbir (Islamabad), Qandeel Fatima (Rawalpindi), Sumera Malik (Rawalpindi).

B2 Category (Partially Blind): Nimra Rafique (Rawalpindi), Nusrat Batool (Sargodha), Eman Arshad (Islamabad), Meerab Ashraf (Lahore), Hooria Malik (Kashmir), Sadia Khalid (Gujranwala), Rabia Javed Hashmi (Hafizabad).

B3 Category (Partially Sighted): Armeen Tariq (Gujrat), Mehreen Ali (Gilgit), Nisha Baksh (Lahore), Noor Fatima (Shorkot), Maryam Jahangir (Kashmir), Maryam Khan (Karachi).