Pakistan has suffered a major blow ahead of next month’s ICC Women’s T20 World Cup with the news that star Diana Baig will miss the tournament with a finger injury.
Baig injured the index finger on her right hand trying to catch a return in her own bowling game during Pakistan’s 101-run loss to Australia in Sydney on Saturday and scans confirmed the 27-year-old had fractured a finger. .
The PCB’s medical panel has advised Baig to rest for four weeks, meaning the right will miss the T20 Women’s World Cup in South Africa which begins on February 11.
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Baig has been replaced in the Pakistan squad by right-handed batsman Sadaf Shamas, who impressed with a practical innings of 30 against Australia at the top of the order on Saturday at North Sydney Oval.
Shamas will give Pakistan an additional batting option during the 16-day tournament, while the loss of Baig will rob the Asian country of one of its most consistent players on the ball.
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Pakistan is in Group 2 of the T20 Women’s World Cup, and their first match will be against arch-rivals India in Cape Town on February 13.
pakistan squad: Bismah Maroof (c), Aimen Anwar, Aliya Riaz, Ayesha Naseem, Sadaf Shamas, Fatima Sana, Javeria Khan, Muneeba Ali, Nashra Sandhu, Nida Dar, Omaima Sohail, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin, Sidra Nawaz, Tuba Hassan.
travel reservations: Ghulam Fatima, Kainat Imtiaz.
