Muneeba Ali will captain Pakistan in the ICC Women’s Emerging Nations Trophy 2026. The Pakistan Cricket Board announced a 14-member squad on 27 October.
Ayesha Zafar has been appointed as the vice-captain. The tournament will take place in Ajman, United Arab Emirates, from 12 November to 25 November.
Eman Naseer, Eyman Fatima, Sadaf Shamas, Saira Jabeen and Shawaal Zulfiqar are the batters selected for the team. Gull Feroza also joins the roster.
Nashra Sundhu will lead the bowling attack. Momina Riasat, Tuba Hassan and Umm-e-Hani form the spin bowling quartet.
Tasmia Rubab and Waheeda Akhtar serve as the frontline pace options. Twelve players from Pakistan’s previous assignment have retained their places in the squad.
Sadaf and Waheeda have been recalled to the team. The competition features 30 matches involving 10 teams split into two groups.
Pakistan is placed in Group B with Bangladesh, Thailand, Netherlands and Zimbabwe. Group A includes Sri Lanka, Ireland, Scotland Papua New Guinea and United Arab Emirates.
Three teams from each group will advance to the Super Six stage. The top two teams from the Super Six stage will compete in the final on 25 November.
The squad will assemble in Lahore on 6 November. A pre-tournament training camp is scheduled for 7 November, 8 November and 9 November.
Wahab Riaz will serve as the mentor. Ayesha Ashar is the team manager.
Abdur Rehman is the spin bowling coach. Umaid Asif is the fast bowling coach.
Abdul Majeed is the fielding coach. Imran Farhat is the batting coach.
Waleed Ahmed is the performance analyst. Moeen is the strength & conditioning coach.
Dur Samand is the physiotherapist.
