Fatima Sana has been named captain of the Pakistan women’s team, taking over from Nida Dar, who has been ruled out from the second ODI against New Zealand women at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Friday (today).
Nida is the third player from the 17-member squad selected for the New Zealand series to get injured on the tour. Earlier, Shawaal Zulfiqar (second T20I) and Diana Baig (one day before the first ODI) got injured and were ruled from the remaining matches on the tour.
Under Nida’s leadership, Pakistan became the first Asian country to beat White Ferns in the T20I series in their backyard. At the same time, right-handed batter Shawaal’s 41 off 42 balls, which included seven fours, was the highest score from the winning side in the first T20I. With her right-arm fast bowling, Diana has bowled well in the powerplay in T20Is.