Pakistan women's squad for ICC Emerging Nations Trophy: Muneeba Ali to captain in Ajman, 12 to 25 November

The Pakistan Cricket Board has named a 14-player Pakistan women's squad for the ICC Women's Emerging Nations Trophy 2026 in Ajman, UAE, from 12 to 25 November, with Muneeba Ali as captain and Ayesha Zafar as vice-captain, ProPakistani reported on Tuesday. Regular captain Fatima Sana is not available because she is heading to Australia for her first Women's Big Bash League season.

Twelve players are kept from the side that won bronze at the Asian Games in Japan. Sadaf Shamas and Waheeda Akhtar return.

The squad

Muneeba Ali Siddiqui (captain), Ayesha Zafar (vice-captain), Eman Naseer, Eyman Fatima, Gull Feroza, Momina Riasat, Nashra Sundhu, Sadaf Shamas, Saira Jabeen, Shawaal Zulfiqar, Tasmia Rubab, Tuba Hassan, Umm-e-Hani and Waheeda Akhtar.

• Batting: Eman Naseer, Eyman Fatima, Sadaf Shamas, Saira Jabeen and Shawaal Zulfiqar, with Gull Feroza, the best wicketkeeper-batter of the recent National Women's T20 Tournament.
• Spin: left-armer Nashra Sundhu leads, with Momina Riasat, Tuba Hassan and Umm-e-Hani.
• Pace: Tasmia Rubab and Waheeda Akhtar.

Support staff: Wahab Riaz (mentor), Ayesha Ashar (manager), Imran Farhat (batting), Abdur Rehman (spin), Umaid Asif (fast bowling), Abdul Majeed (fielding), Waleed Ahmed (analyst), Moeen (strength and conditioning) and Dur Samand (physio).

Group and format

The 30-match event opens with a single round-robin in each group. The top three from each group go to a Super Six stage of three matches per side, and the top two meet in the final on Wednesday 25 November.

Before they leave

Players gather in Lahore on 6 November for a three-day camp from 7 to 9 November, then fly to the UAE. Match times will be added in PKT once the ICC publishes the fixtures; the UAE is one hour behind Pakistan.

For the senior side's squads, captain and results, see our Pakistan women's cricket team page, and our guide on watching cricket on Tamasha for streaming at home.