Pakistan girls’s cricket staff is leaving no stones unturned in its preparation for the upcoming Asia Cup, beginning August 28 within the UAE. Earlier than leaving for the continental event, the ladies’s staff performed matches towards the lads’s staff, which included teenaged and older gamers, within the pre-tournament camp on the NCA in Lahore. In accordance with a report in Cricinfo, the matches have been correct 20-over contests, as a substitute of situation video games, and have been geared toward serving to gamers enhance their resolution making in crunch moments towards harder opponents.
Pakistan are positioned in Group A alongside arch-rivals India, Hong Kong-China and Thailand. The Fatima Sana-led aspect will open their Asia Cup marketing campaign towards Thailand on September 1. They may then tackle arch-rivals and seven-time winners India on September 5, adopted by Hong Kong-China on September 7.
Pakistan captain Fatima mentioned the matches have aided their preparations for the event.
“We’re properly ready for the event,” she mentioned. “We have now performed aggressive matches towards boys during which we have been put below strain. These learnings will assist us adapt to the challenges of the competitors.”
Whereas Pakistan are but to win the Ladies’s Asia Cup, they’ve additionally not reached a remaining in a decade.
Fatima insisted that Pakistan should deal with strain higher and stay calm below strain.
“We would have liked to know easy methods to deal with the strain higher, and that’s one thing which is highlighted every time there’s a large event,” Sana mentioned.
“These matches have helped us on that entrance, and the distinction can be seen… It is vitally necessary to remain calm in strain conditions quite than urgent the panic button. We have now informed the ladies to remain calm within the crunch moments, and keep in management by trusting their laborious work and executing the plans.”
Pakistan squad for ACC girls’s Asia Cup: Fatima Sana (captain), Ayesha Zafar, Eman Naseer, Eyman Fatima, Gull Feroza, Momina Riasat, Muneeba Ali Siddiqui (wk), Sadaf Shamas, Nashra Sundhu, Sadia Iqbal, Saira Jabeen, Shawaal Zulfiqar, Tuba Hassan, Umm-e-Hani, Waheeda Akhtar.
Reserves – Tasmia Rubab, Humna Bilal, Maham Anees
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