The National Women’s One-Day Tournament 2025-26 is set to kick off in Faisalabad from 14 November to 6 December, with the trophy officially unveiled at a local hotel ahead of the tournament opener.
All five team captains attended the unveiling ceremony, marking the start of the country’s premier women’s cricket competition.
Stars, the defending champions, will aim to retain their title after defeating Conquerors by five wickets in last season’s final in Rawalpindi.
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According to PCB press release, the tournament will follow a double-league format, with each team playing eight matches, and the top two teams advancing to the final.
The five participating teams are Stars, Conquerors, Challengers, Invincibles, and Strikers.
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The preliminary 20-member squads assembled in Faisalabad on 10 November and underwent three days of training at the Iqbal Stadium and PCB High-Performance Centre Ground.
Squads will be trimmed to 15 players before the tournament begins.
A total prize pool of PKR 3.55 million has been announced.
The winner will receive PKR 1.5 million, the runner-up PKR 1 million, player of the match in each of the 21 games will earn PKR 25,000, and the player of the tournament will take home PKR 200,000.
All matches will be held at Iqbal Stadium and PCB High-Performance Centre Ground, except the Challengers vs Strikers fixture on 22 November at Jawad Club Cricket Ground.
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Matches will follow a 10-round format, with two games per round and the final deciding the champion on 6 December.
The toss of each match will take place at 9:00 am, with the first innings starting at 9:30 am. Lunch break is scheduled for 12:40 pm, and the second innings will commence at 1:10 pm.
Squads:
Conquerors
Fatima Sana (captain), Aleena Masood, Amber Kainat, Aqsa Bibi, Ayesha Bilal, Eisha Naeem, Esha Rahupoto, Farzana Farooq (wicketkeeper), Gull Feroza, Iram Javed, Lubna Behram, Maheen Irfan, Maham Anees, Muqadas Bukhari, Sabiha Noor, Saima Malik, Saira Jabeen, Sidra Nawaz (wicketkeeper), Umm-e-Hani and Zunash Abdul Sattar
Strikers
Nashra Sundhu (captain), Aliya Riaz, Aliza Sabir, Amna Bibi, Areesha Noor, Ghulam Fatima, Humna Bilal, Javeria Siddique, Laiba Fatima, Laiba Nasir, Mahnoor Aftab, Najiha Alvi (wicketkeeper), Noreen Yaqoob, Rabia Rani, Rehmat Noreen, Saiqa Riaz, Samina Aftab, Sania Rasheed (wicketkeeper), Shawaal Zulfiqar and Zaib-un-Nisa Niaz
Challengers
Rameen Shamim (captain), Aleena Shah, Ayesha Zafar, Eyman Fatima, Fatima Shahid, Haleema Dua, Huraina Sajjad, Jannat Rasheed, Maham Manzoor, Memoona Tipu, Neha Sharmin Nadeem, Quratulain, Ramama Nazir, Sadaf Shamas, Sana Talib, Tania Saeed, Tayyaba Imdad, Waheeda Akhtar, Wasifa Hussain (wicketkeeper) and Yusra Amir (wicketkeeper)
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Invincibles
Muneeba Ali (captain, wicketkeeper), Ayesha Rehman, Bakhtawar Asad, Dua Majid, Fatima Khan, Hafsa Khalid, Khadija Chishti, Laiba Mansoor, Minhail Javaid, Momina Riasat, Nayab (wicketkeeper), Natalia Parvaiz, Neelam Mushtaq, Rida Aslam, Saba Sher, Samiya Afsar, Sana Urooj, Subica Shahzadi, Tasmia Rubab and Tuba Hassan
Stars
Omaima Sohail (captain), Anam Amin, Anosha Nasir, Arijah Haseeb, Diana Baig, Fatima Zahra, Gull Rukh, Haniah Ahmer, Kaynat Hafeez, Manahil Rafiq, Noor-ul-Iman, Seema Gul, Shabnam Hayat (wicketkeeper), Sidra Amin, Soha Fatima (wicketkeeper), Syeda Aroob Shah, Syeda Masooma, Syeda Taskyn Fatima, Warda Yousaf and Yusra Ehtesham
