PCB launches nationwide women’s talent hunt across nine cities ahead of domestic, international pipeline

Trials for U19 and emerging players begin April 14, with Batool Fatima and Asad Shafiq leading selection as Pakistan builds its next generation of women’s cricketers.

PCB Talent Hunt Program schedule for women cricketers trials across Pakistan cities with dates and venues

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The Pakistan Cricket Board on Tuesday announced trials for U19 and Emerging women’s cricketers in nine cities from 14 April to 1 May as part of its talent hunt programme.

Faisalabad’s Iqbal Stadium will serve as the opening venue on 14 April. The trials will then move to the LCCA Ground in Lahore on 15 April, Imran Khan Stadium in Peshawar on 16 April and Abbottabad Stadium on 17 April.

The second phase begins at the Inzamam-ul-Haq High Performance Centre in Multan on 21 April, followed by the Women Sports Stadium in Bahawalpur on 23 April.

Bugti Stadium in Quetta and the Hanif Mohammad High Performance Centre in Karachi will host trials on 27 and 30 April respectively, before the conclusion of the trials at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on 1 May.

The U19 category is open to players born on or after 1 September 2007, with a minimum age of 12, while there is no age restriction for the Emerging category.

Selected players will enter a structured development pathway ahead of forthcoming domestic and international assignments, which will be confirmed in due course.

Former Pakistan women’s cricketer Batool Fatima and former Test cricketer Asad Shafiq, members of the national women’s selection committee, will oversee the trials across all nine cities with the assistance of regional coaches on the ground.

All participants must carry a B-form, CNIC or NADRA-issued birth certificate for age verification.

Trials schedule:

Faisalabad – 14 April – Iqbal Stadium

Lahore – 15 April – LCCA Ground

Peshawar – 16 April – Imran Khan Stadium

Abbottabad – 17 April – Abbottabad Stadium

Multan – 21 April – Inzamam-ul-Haq High Performance Centre

Bahawalpur – 23 April – Women Sports Stadium

Quetta – 27 April – Bugti Stadium

Karachi – 30 April – Hanif Mohammad High Performance Centre

Rawalpindi – 1 May – Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium