Sadia joined skipper Fatima Sana, Muneeba Ali and Sidra Amin in terms of Category A players. Aliya Riaz (Category B), Natalia Parvaiz (Category D), Sidra Nawaz (Category D), Waheeda Akhtar (Category D). A total of 20 players have been awarded contracts across five categories, with 10 players placed in Category D.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
To encourage young and budding cricketers, the PCB has also introduced an \u2018E\u2019 category, designated as the Emerging category, with the uncapped Eyman Fatima and Shawaal Zulfiqar, who has three ODIs and seven T20Is.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cBoth players are members of the Ireland-bound Pakistan women\u2019s squad, which is set to play three T20Is from 6 to 10 August in Dublin. Also, both players were part of the inaugural edition of the ICC Women\u2019s U19 World Cup held in South Africa in January 2023,\u201d added PCB.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The contracts, which run from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026, see a substantial 50 per cent increase across all categories in player retainers. PCB added that the contracts were finalised by the women\u2019s selection committee in consultation with head coach Muhammad Wasim.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Pakistan are scheduled to feature in two ICC events \u2013 ICC Women\u2019s Cricket World Cup (September-October 2025) and the ICC Women\u2019s T20 World Cup (June 2026), in addition to playing bilateral series at home and away.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Category A: Fatima Sana, Muneeba Ali, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Category B: Aliya Riaz, Diana Baig, Nashra Sundhu<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Category C: Rameen Shamim<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Category B: Aliya Riaz, Diana Baig, Nashra Sundhu<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Category E: Eyman Fatima and Shawaal Zulfiqar<\/p>\r\n\r\n