As many as five Pakistani cricketers are set to participate in the upcoming Fair Break Invitational 2023 in Hong Kong.
Former international cricketer Sana Mir, ex-captain Bismah Maroof, all-rounder Aliya Riaz and pacers Fatima Sana and Diana Baig will participate in the event.
Sana will be the captain of team Sapphire whereas Bismah will represent Spirit. Fatima will give strength to pace attack of the Barmy Army while Aliya Riaz and Diana Baig will play for Tornadoes.
The tournament will be played from April 3 to 16 in Hong Kong.
Fatima, in her Instagram story on Thursday, shared that she is traveling to Hong Kong for Fair Break Invitational 2023.
Recently, Pakistani cricketers participated in three women's exhibition matches.
Two teams - Amazons and Super Women - locked horns in three matches which also featured 10 foreign cricketers. Bismah Maroof-led Amazons won the exhibition series 2-1.
Ireland’s Laura Delany, England’s quartet of Lauren Winfield-Hill, Maia Bouchier, Danni Wyatt, and Tammy Beaumont, Australia’s Tess Flintoff Sri Lanka’s Chamari Athapaththu, Jahanara Alam of Bangladesh and Lea Tahuhu of New Zealand also participated in the exhibition matches.
This year in October, a proposed first-ever Pakistan women's league will be played.
Faizan Lakhani Faizan Lakhani is Deputy Editor (Sports) at Geo News.