PCB Blasters are a Pakistani women's

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team that compete in the

Pakistan Women's One Day Cup The Pakistan Women's One Day Cup, previously the PCB Triangular One Day Women's Tournament, is a women's domestic Limited overs cricket, one-day cricket competition organised by the Pakistan Cricket Board. The tournament first took place in 2017� ...

and the

PCB Women's Twenty20 Tournament The PCB Women's Twenty20 Tournament, previously the National Triangular T20 Women's Cricket Championship, is a women's domestic Twenty20 competition organised by the Pakistan Cricket Board. The tournament first took place in 2019–20, with three ...

. The team has no geographical base, instead being made up of some of the best players from across

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. They are captained by

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and coached by

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. They have won one one-day tournament, in 2019–20, and one Twenty20 tournament, in 2022–23.

History

PCB Blasters were formed in 2018, ahead of the 2017–18 PCB Triangular One Day Women's Tournament. They were captained by

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. They finished bottom of the group, winning one of their four matches. However, Blasters batter

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was the leading run-scorer in the competition, and Blaster bowler Ghulam Fatima was the leading wicket-taker. The following season, 2018–19, Blasters, captained by

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, topped the group with three wins from four matches. However, they lost the final to

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by 12 runs. Blasters batter

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was the leading run-scorer in the tournament, whilst Blasters players

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, Aliya Riaz and Rameen Shamim were three of the five bowlers joint as leading wicket-takers. In 2019–20, PCB Blasters also competed in a new competition, the

PCB Triangular Twenty20 Women's Tournament The PCB Women's Twenty20 Tournament, previously the National Triangular T20 Women's Cricket Championship, is a women's domestic Twenty20 competition organised by the Pakistan Cricket Board. The tournament first took place in 2019–20, with three ...

. They finished second in the group stage of the T20 tournament, but lost to

PCB Challengers PCB Challengers are a Pakistani women's cricket team that compete in the Pakistan Women's One Day Cup and the PCB Women's Twenty20 Tournament. The team has no geographical base, instead being made up of some of the best players from across Pakis ...

in the final by 6 wickets. In the one-day competition, however, Blasters won their first title, again finishing second in the group stage but defeating PCB Challengers in the final, helped by 102 * from tournament leading run-scorer

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. In 2020–21, only the T20 tournament was played. PCB Blasters finished bottom of the group, losing three of their four matches, with one abandoned. In 2021–22 the side competed in the newly renamed

, captained by

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. Blasters won five of their six matches in the group stage, qualifying for the final where they lost to PCB Challengers by 68 runs. In 2022–23, the side won their first T20 tournament, beating PCB Dynamites in the final by 7 runs.

Players

Current squad

Based on squad for the 2022–23 season. Players in bold have international caps.

Seasons

Pakistan Women's One Day Cup

PCB Women's Twenty20 Tournament

Honours

: ** Winners (1): 2019–20 *

: ** Winners (1): 2022–23

References

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