PCB Strikers are a Pakistani women's

cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by st ...

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

Muneeba Ali Muneeba Ali Siddiqui (Urdu: ; born 8 August 1997) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays as a wicket-keeper and left-handed batter. She currently plays for Pakistan, and has played domestic cricket for Balochistan, Omar Associates, Karachi, State B ...

and coached by Waqar Orakzai. The side was formed ahead of the

2021–22 Pakistan Women's One Day Cup The 2021–22 Pakistan Women's One Day Cup was a 50-over women's cricket competition that took place in Pakistan in September 2021. It was the first edition of the competition under its new name, and saw the addition of a new team, PCB Strikers. ...

, adding to the previously three-team competition as a reflection of the growing number of female cricketers in Pakistan.

History

PCB Strikers were formed in 2021 to compete in the

, expanding the competition from three teams to four, to allow greater opportunities for players to participate. In their first season, they were captained by Kainat Imtiaz and coached by Arshad Khan. In the group stage, they won two matches, both against

PCB Dynamites PCB Dynamites 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 Pakistan ...

, to finish third. They again beat PCB Dynamites in the third place play-off. In 2022–23, they competed in their first

. The side finished third in the group stage, with one victory.

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 (0): ** ''Best finish:'' 3rd ( 2021–22) *

: ** Winners (0): ** ''Best finish:'' 3rd (2022–23)

References

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