Pakistan women’s cricket team skipper Fatima Sana wants to do things differently and fearlessly at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. Early wickets, middle-order collapses, and slow runs have plagued us in the powerplay, resulting in low totals. We’ve struggled to chase targets above 120,” she told ICC.
She stated, “We know how important positive intent is, especially in powerplay, to set the tone and post competitive scores. Top teams maximize the first six overs to score big and chase huge totals.
Sana stated we’ve started attacking more and several young players are promising.
Since my 2019 debut, the game has changed a lot. Our squad is evolving to be competitive as scores rise and batters have greater freedom.
Gull Feroza has played well at the Asia Cup this year. The current series against South Africa was also good for Muneeba Ali at the top. She stated both are fit and experienced.
We urge them to aim for a strike rate over 100, which helps us score more and compete with the best. The middle order has seasoned players like Nida Dar, Sidra Amin, and Aliya Riaz. I’ve also been trying to energize the team with my hitting.
In the recent year, Sadia Iqbal has excelled at bowling. She and Nashra Sandhu are #3 and 10 in the ICC T20 rankings, she stated.
She stated Nida Dar is the leading T20 wicket-taker, and we have two great leg spinners, Syeda Arooba Shah, who captained Pakistan U19 at the T20 World Cup, and Tuba Hassan, who has been crucial since her debut. Both provide vitality to the field, and our spin section will be crucial in Dubai.
Diana Baig will benefit from her fast-bowling experience. As always, I’ll try to contribute with bat and ball, and Tasmia Rubab, a left-arm seamer, gives us diversity, she said. Sana is excited to see how Pakistan can benefit from this intriguing blend of youth and expertise.
She said we had an excellent conditioning camp before our series against South Africa, and our performances gave us confidence for the World Cup.
“Our second match total of 181 runs was our best T20I total, proving that our new approach is working. She stated they were dissatisfied with their Asia Cup loss to Sri Lanka but are driven to win the World Cup first group game against them.
Sana claimed Pakistan has won one match at each of the last six T20 World Cups. This time, we want to win as many as possible and see what happens. We have a challenging group, including current champions Australia, but we’ve beaten India and New Zealand recently, and facing great teams builds our confidence, she said.
She stated playing great teams means giving your all, which brings out your best.
“We know we’ll have strong home support during the World Cup. With strong audiences and public interest during the South Africa series in Multan, we know the nation is behind us.Insha’Allah, we expect a terrific T20 World Cup.
