PCB launches nationwide women’s cricket talent hunt from August 21
Under-19 and emerging women players to showcase skills in trials across Pakistan
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the launch of its Women’s Cricket Talent Hunt Program aimed at identifying and nurturing the next generation of female cricketers in the country.
The trials schedule for U19 and Emerging women’s cricketers as part of the two-week talent hunt is set to begin on Thursday, 21 August, in eight cities across the country.
Players born on or after 1 September 2006 are eligible to take part in the U19 trials, while there is no cutoff date for the Emerging players. The minimum age for U19 players has been sanctioned to 12.
The trials are being arranged to select the next crop of U19 players, who will be mentored, trained, and then given a chance to develop in the four-team women’s U19 Tournament in September and October.
Following the conclusion of that tournament, a Pakistan U19 squad will also be assembled, which is scheduled to tour Bangladesh later this year.
The trials will begin at the Hanif Mohammad High-Performance Centre in Karachi on August 21 and will be followed by trials at the LCCA Ground in Lahore on August 25. The trials will be held in Rawalpindi and Peshawar on August 26 and 27, respectively.
On 28 August trials will simultaneously take place in Mardan and Quetta, while U19 and Emerging women’s cricketers in Multan and Bahawalpur can appear in trials on 2 and 3 September, respectively.
The national women’s selection committee, comprising former Pakistan women’s player Batool Fatima and former Test cricketer Asad Shafiq, will conduct the trials across all the cities with the assistance of respective regional coaches.
Player taking part in the trials must bring either a B-form or CNIC, or a Birth Certificate issued by NADRA for age verification.
Trials schedule:
Karachi – 21 August – Hanif Mohammad High-Performance Centre
Lahore – 25 August – LCCA Ground
Rawalpindi/Islamabad – 26 August – Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
Peshawar – 27 August – Qayyum Stadium, Peshawar
Mardan – 28 August – Mardan Board Cricket Ground, Mardan
Quetta – 28 August – Bugti Stadium, Quetta
Multan – 02 September – Inzamam-ul-Haq High-Performance Centre, Multan
Bahawalpur – 03 September – Women's Sports Stadium, Bahawalpur