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| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Umm-e-Hani |
| Coach | Taufiq Umar |
| Team information | |
| Colours | Blue |
| Founded | 2018 |
| History | |
| ODC wins | 2 |
| WT20 wins | 0 |
PCB Dynamites are a Pakistani women'scricket team that compete in thePakistan Women's One Day Cup and thePCB Women's Twenty20 Tournament. The team has no geographical base, instead being made up of some of the best players from acrossPakistan. They are captained byUmm-e-Hani and coached byTaufeeq Umar.[1] They won the first two editions of the Pakistan Women's One Day Cup, in 2017–18 and 2018–19.[2]
PCB Dynamites were formed in 2018, ahead of the 2017–18 PCB Triangular One Day Women's Tournament. They were captained byJaveria Khan. They finished top of the group, winning three of their four matches, progressing to the final.[2][3] They won the final againstPCB Challengers by 190 runs, helped by centuries from Javeria Khan andNida Dar, to win their first title.[4] The following season, 2018–19, Dynamites retained their title, finishing second in the group before beatingPCB Blasters in the final.[5][6]
In 2019–20, PCB Dynamites also competed in a new competition, thePCB Triangular Twenty20 Women's Tournament. They finished bottom of the group stage of the T20 tournament, winning two of their four matches but being eliminated on Net Run Rate.[7] In the one-day competition, Dynamites again finished bottom of the group, winning just one match.[8]
In 2020–21, only the T20 tournament was played. PCB Challengers second in the group, winning two of their four matches, with one abandoned.[9] They lost the final against PCB Challengers by 7 runs.[10] Dynamites batterNahida Khan was the leading run-scorer in the tournament, with 154 runs.[11] In 2021–22 the side competed in the newly renamedPakistan Women's One Day Cup, captained byMuneeba Ali.[12] Dynamites lost all six of their matches, as well as losing to new sidePCB Strikers in the third place play-off.[13][14] Dynamites batterAliya Riaz was the leading run-scorer in the competition, however, with 364 runs.[15] 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.[16]
Based on squad for the 2022–23 season. Players inbold have international caps.[1]
| Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | |||||
| Aleena Shah | (1997-03-23)23 March 1997 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | ||
| All-rounders | |||||
| Kainat Imtiaz | (1992-06-21)21 June 1992 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium-fast | ||
| Nahida Khan | (1986-11-03)3 November 1986 (age 39) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | ||
| Nida Dar | (1987-01-02)2 January 1987 (age 38) | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | ||
| Sadaf Shamas | (1998-12-13)13 December 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | ||
| Umm-e-Hani | (1996-08-12)12 August 1996 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | Captain | |
| Wicket-keepers | |||||
| Gull Feroza | (1998-12-28)28 December 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | – | ||
| Sidra Nawaz | (1994-03-14)14 March 1994 (age 31) | Right-handed | – | ||
| Yusra Aamir | (1993-12-10)10 December 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium-fast | ||
| Bowlers | |||||
| Gul Uswa | (2002-12-13)13 December 2002 (age 22) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | ||
| Sadia Iqbal | (1995-08-05)5 August 1995 (age 30) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
| Saima Malik | (1999-07-05)5 July 1999 (age 26) | Right-handed | Left-armmedium-fast | ||
| Saira Jabeen | Unknown | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | ||
| Tuba Hassan | (2000-10-18)18 October 2000 (age 25) | Left-handed | Right-armleg break | ||
| Waheeda Akhtar | (1995-04-10)10 April 1995 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium-fast | ||
| Season | League standings[2] | Notes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | L | T | A/C | Pts | NRR | Pos | ||
| 2017–18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | +0.636 | 1st | Champions |
| 2018–19 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.214 | 2nd | Champions |
| 2019–20 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –0.504 | 3rd | |
| 2021–22 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –0.831 | 4th | Lost Third Place Play-off |
| Season | League standings[2] | Notes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | L | T | A/C | Pts | NRR | Pos | ||
| 2019–20 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.703 | 3rd | |
| 2020–21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | +0.175 | 2nd | Lost final |
| 2022–23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.400 | 1st | Lost final |