Pakistan women’s cricket team held their first training session at the Bert Sutcliffe Oval.

The 17-member squad Nida Dar (captain), Aliya Riaz, Bismah Maroof, Diana Baig, Fatima Sana, Ghulam Fatima, Muneeba Ali (wk), Najiha Alvi (wk), Nashra Sundhu, Natalia Parvaiz, Omaima Sohail, Sadaf Shamas, Sadia Iqbal, Shawaal Zulfiqar, Sidra Amin, Umm-e-Hani and Waheeda Akhtar underwent a three-hour training session supervised by the coaching staff led by interim head coach Mauhtashim Rashid. Pakistan women’s team will feature in a three-match T20I series as well as three ODIs from 3 to 18 December, a Pakistan Cricket Board spokesman said in a statement.

The ODIs are part of the ICC Women’s Championship 2022-25, where the touring side has played 15 matches and earned 14 points.

The series matches will be played in Dunedin, Queenstown and Christchurch. Before the commencement of the white-ball series, the Pakistan women’s team will feature in two practice Matches against New Zealand XI. The 17-member contingent includes 27-year-old Umm-e-Hani, who made her ODI debut against Ireland in Lahore in November 2022. She also represented the team in T20I this year against South Africa. In her short career, the off-spinner has bagged 11 wickets from 13 international matches. Umm-e-Hani is traveling to New Zealand for the first time and is eager to perform well for the team.