The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday announced the central contracts of the women’s team for the 2025-26 season.
The contracts, running from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026, feature a 50 per cent increase in player retainers across all categories. Notably, Sadia Iqbal, who holds the number one spot in the ICC T20I bowling rankings, earned a promotion to Category A.
PCB also introduced a new ‘Emerging’ Category E, with uncapped batter Eyman Fatima, as well as Shawaal Zulfiqar being the first players to be awarded contracts under this new tier
FULL LIST OF CONTRACTED PLAYERS
Category A:
Fatima Sana, Muneeba Ali, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin
Category B:
Aliya Riaz, Diana Baig, Nashra Sundhu
Category C:
Rameen Shamim
Category D:
Gull Feroza, Najiha Alvi, Natalia Parvaiz, Omaima Sohail, Sadaf Shamas, Sidra Nawaz, Syeda Aroob Shah, Tuba Hassan, Umm-e-Hani, Waheeda Akhtar
Category E:
Eyman Fatima, Shawaal Zulfiqar