PCB Dynamites 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 Taufiq Umar. They won the first two one-day tournaments, in 2017–18 and 2018–19.

History

PCB Dynamites 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 top of the group, winning three of their four matches, progressing to the final. They won the final against

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by 190 runs, helped by centuries from Javeria Khan and

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, to win their first title. The following season, 2018–19, Dynamites retained their title, finishing second in the group before beating

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in the final. In 2019–20, PCB Dynamites 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 bottom of the group stage of the T20 tournament, winning two of their four matches but being eliminated on Net Run Rate. In the one-day competition, Dynamites again finished bottom of the group, winning just one match. In 2020–21, only the T20 tournament was played. PCB Challengers second in the group, winning two of their four matches, with one abandoned. They lost the final against PCB Challengers by 7 runs. Dynamites batter

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was the leading run-scorer in the tournament, with 154 runs. In 2021–22 the side competed in the newly renamed

, captained by

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. Dynamites lost all six of their matches, as well as losing to new side

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in the third place play-off. Dynamites batter

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was the leading run-scorer in the competition, however, with 364 runs. In 2022–23, in the Women's Twenty20 Tournament, they finished top of the initial group stage, but lost in the final to PCB Blasters 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 (2): 2017–18 & 2018–19 *

: ** Winners (0): ** ''Best finish:'' Runners-up (2020–21 & 2022–23)

References

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