Lahore, October 10,2026: The National Women’s T20 Tournament 2026-27 will begin in Faisalabad on Saturday, with five teams competing across three venues until October 25, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced.
The tournament will feature Challengers, Conquerors, Invincibles, Stars and Strikers in a double-league format, with 22 matches scheduled during the league stage. The top two teams will qualify for the final, which will be played at Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad on October 25.
According to the PCB, 75 cricketers will participate in the competition. Six players currently representing Pakistan’s Under-19 squad in the women’s tri-series in Faisalabad will join their respective teams after completing their national commitments.
The tournament carries a prize pool of more than Rs3 million. The winners will receive Rs1.5 million, while the runners-up will take home Rs1 million.
Pakistan captain Fatima Sana will lead Strikers, while top-order batters Gull Feroza and Ayesha Zafar will captain Invincibles and Challengers, respectively.
Experienced wicketkeeper-batter Muneeba Ali will lead Conquerors, while leg-spinner Tuba Hassan will captain defending champions Stars. Stars won last year’s title after defeating Invincibles in the final.
Team squads
Challengers: Ayesha Zafar (captain), Arijah Haseeb, Farzana Farooq, Fatima Khan, Komal Khan*, Laraib Malik Aziz, Maham Anees, Mahnoor Zeb*, Quratulain, Rabia Rani, Saima Malik, Saira Jabeen, Shawaal Zulfiqar, Umm-e-Hani and Waheeda Akhtar.
Conquerors: Muneeba Ali (captain), Aleesa Mukhtar, Aliya Riaz, Ayesha Bilal, Dua Majid, Ghulam Fatima, Gull Rukh, Humna Bilal, Kaynat Hafeez, Mahnoor Aftab, Mahnoor Iqbal, Neha Sharmin Nadeem, Noreen Yaqoob, Ravail Farhan* and Soha Fatima.
Invincibles: Gull Feroza (captain), Aman Fatima, Anosha Nasir, Eyman Fatima, Laiba Fatima, Lubna Behram, Rida Aslam, Saiqa Riaz, Samiya Afsar, Shehar Bano*, Sidra Amin, Syeda Aroob Shah, Tasmia Rubab, Tayyaba Imdad and Zoofishan Ayaz*.
Stars: Tuba Hassan (captain), Amber Kainat, Aqsa Bibi, Ayesha Rehman, Diana Baig, Hafsa Khalid, Iram Javed, Javeria Siddique, Manahil Rafiq, Momina Riasat, Rozina Akram, Sadaf Shamas, Samina Aftab, Shabnam Hayat and Yusra Amir.
Strikers: Fatima Sana (captain), Aleena Masood, Aqsa Habib*, Eman Naseer, Huraina Sajjad, Najiha Alvi, Nashra Sundhu, Natalia Pervaiz, Neelam Mushtaq, Omaima Sohail, Rameen Shamim, Sidra Nawaz, Syeda Masooma Zahra, Zaib-un-Nisa Niaz and Zunish Abdul Sattar.
Players marked with an asterisk will join their respective teams after completing their commitments in the Under-19 women’s tri-series.
