The national team squad for Pakistan’s upcoming women’s cricket tour of Bangladesh was released by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday.

The women’s team from Pakistan will continue to be led by Nida Dar. The event will take place later this month.

Pakistan will depart for Bangladesh on October 20 to feature in a six-match white-ball series which also includes three ODIs, part of the ICC Women’s Championship 2022-25.

Iram Javed, right-handed batter, returns to the national team after a one-year absence. Her last appearance for Pakistan was during the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in 2022. Earlier this year, Iram also participated in three women’s exhibition T20 matches for Super Women against Amazons in Rawalpindi.

Shawaal Zulfiqar and Syeda Aroob Shah were omitted from the squad that competed against South Africa in the white-ball series in Karachi last month.

Meanwhile, Fatima Sana, who sustained an injury during the second ODI against South Africa, is still in the process of recuperation.

Both Shawaal and Aroob are currently part of the 28 players listed as potentials for the Pakistan women’s emerging team, currently participating in a training camp in Muridke.

Pakistan squadNida Dar (c), Aliya Riaz, Bismah Maroof, Diana Baig, Ghulam Fatima, Iram Javed, Muneeba Ali, Najiha Alvi , Nashra Sundhu, Natalia Parvaiz, Sadaf Shamas, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin, Umm-e-Hani and Waheeda Akhtar