Pakistan Men's cricket team meets with women's team in Leeds

Leeds: The Pakistan men's cricket team held a casual meet and greet event with the national women's cricketers at a hotel in Leeds, England.

During the event, men's white-ball captain Babar Azam, along with senior manager Wahab Riaz, Shaheen Afridi, and other players, extended their best wishes to the women's team for the remainder of their England tour.

Following this, the women's team will compete in a three-match ODI series against England as part of the ICC Women’s Championship 2022-25, set to take place from May 23 to 29 in Derby, Taunton, and Chelmsford.

The Pakistan women's team is scheduled to play the final T20I of the three-match series against England later today at Headingley, with England having already secured a 2-0 lead in the series.

Meanwhile, the Pakistan men's cricket team will begin their four-match T20I series against England at Headingley Cricket Ground on May 22. The men's team arrived in Leeds on Wednesday after securing a 2-1 series victory over Ireland.

After concluding the England series, the Pakistan men's team will travel to the United States to participate in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. The 2009 champions will commence their campaign against co-host USA on June 4, followed by a match against arch-rivals India on June 9.

Playing XIs:

England Women: Maia Bouchier, Danielle Wyatt, Alice Capsey, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Heather Knight (c), Amy Jones (wk), Danielle Gibson, Sophie Ecclestone, Charlie Dean, Sarah Glenn, Lauren Bell

Pakistan Women: Gull Feroza, Sidra Ameen, Sadaf Shamas, Muneeba Ali (wk), Nida Dar (c), Aliya Riaz, Fatima Sana, Diana Baig, Waheeda Akhtar, Nashra Sandhu, Sadia Iqbal