Pakistan Women’s Cricket Team’s fast bowler Fatima Sana has been contracted for West Indies’ upcoming franchise-based tournaments. At first, she will feature in the inaugural edition of the 6IXTY; later, the bowler will showcase her talent in the Women’s Caribbean Premier League (WCPL).
Sana will don a Barbados Royals jersey in the 6IXTY tournament, whereas she will also represent the same team in the WCPL 2022. She has represented Pakistan in 25 ODIs and 15 T20Is and was also a part of the national team in the Commonwealth Games 2022.
The West Indies Cricket Board confirmed her participation for the Royals in the 6IXTY and WCPL, where she will play under the captaincy of Hayley Matthews. The newly-launched format featuring men’s and women’s teams will get under play from August 24th to 28th and will be followed by WCPL from August 31st to September 4th.
The girl is excited to get an exciting opportunity and says it will not only help her formulate her career but also help Team Pakistan. It must be remembered that she is the only Pakistani woman cricketer to be selected in the West Indies’ franchise-based tournaments’ squads. She expressed her joy saying,
“This is something very important for us, players always wait for such opportunity to play in international leagues, it will be great for me to share dressing room with top players,”
“I will try to learn so that it can not only help me in career but also help Pakistan team,
Pakistan women team's fast bowler Fatima Sana has been signed by Barbados Royals for women's Caribbean Premier League and Women's 6IXTY.
— Faizan Lakhani (@faizanlakhani) August 16, 2022
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