Pakistan, South Africa Women's U19 series to commence on Tuesday

The fourth and fifth T20s will be staged on 22 and 24 July, respectively. All matches will begin at 7pm local time, with the toss scheduled to take place at 6.30pm

KARACHI: (UrduPoint/UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News-July 13rd, 2026) Pakistan Women’s U19 will take on South Africa Women’s U19 in the first of the five-match T20 series at the National Bank Stadium in Karachi on Tuesday, 14 July. The second T20 will take place on Friday, 17 July, while the third T20 will be held on Sunday, 19 July.

The fourth and fifth T20s will be staged on 22 and 24 July, respectively. All matches will begin at 7pm local time, with the toss scheduled to take place at 6.30pm.

The series matches will be broadcast live on ptv sports and Geo Super, while the first T20 of the series will be live-streamed on Tapmad, Tamasha and Myco. International viewers can watch the live action on PCB’s YouTube channel.

Fans can also witness the live action at the stadium, as Zaheer Abbas and Majid Khan enclosures will be open to fans for free.

Pakistan will be led by Fizza Fiaz, while the visiting side will be captained by Mieke van Voorst. Pakistan, who last featured in a five-match T20 series against Bangladesh in Bangladesh, won the series 3-2.

For the forthcoming T20 series, 12 of the 17 squad members featured in the previous series against Bangladesh. Alongside captain Fizza, Aqsa Habib, Areesha Ansari, Barirah Saif, Komal Khan, Mahnoor Zeb, Memoona Khalid, Raahima Syed, Ravail Farhan, Rozina Akram, Shahar Bano and Zoofishan Ayyaz were all part of that tour.

Fizza Fiaz talking exclusively to PCB Digital on the eve of the series said:

“We are excited to begin this home series against South Africa. Playing in front of our home crowd is always special and the entire squad is looking forward to the challenge. The players have prepared well and we are eager to put in strong performances in the series.

“Our series win against Bangladesh has given us confidence, but we know every opposition brings different challenges.

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South Africa are a quality side, so we will have to stay disciplined, back our skills and maintain consistency in all departments.”

Match officials:

The Pakistan cricket board has announced match officials for the forthcoming T20 series where Kamran Choudhry, who was recently inducted in PCB international panel of match referees will serve as match referee for the series.

PCB National Elite Panel of Umpires Abdul Moqeet and Zulfiqar Jan, while Nazia Nazir, Sabahat Rasheed and Sania Ashraf – all part of PCB Women Panel of Umpires will be involved as match officials in the series.

Fizza Fiaz (captain), Alzoha Hammad, Aqsa Habib, Areesha Ansari, Barirah Saif, Hadia Mina, Komal Khan, Mah Noor, Maham Nazakat, Mahnoor Zeb, Memoona Khalid, Raahima Syed, Ravail Farhan, Rozina Akram, Shahar Bano, Zainab Khanum and Zoofishan Ayyaz

Aisha Jalil (manager), Muhammad Masroor (head coach), Shoaib Khan (batting coach), Naeem Tayyab (bowling coach), Jaweria Rauf (fielding coach), Eman Arbab (analyst), Taimoor Mehmood (strength and conditioning coach) and Surakhsha Shaker (physiotherapist)

South Africa U19 squad:

Mieke van Voorst (captain), Chris-Mari Bezuidenhout, Daneli Boshoff, Jae-Leigh Filander, Reabetswe Dithupe, Miya Lalor, Respect Mabasa, Ziya Mohanlall, Makwana Moriri, Lungile Ngcobo, Melissa van der Merwe, Diedre van Rensburg, Ashleigh Van Wyk, Chanel Venter and Nobubelebesisa Zwane

14 July – First T20

17 July – Second T20

19 July – Third T20

22 July – Fourth T20

24 July – Fifth T20