National Women's T20 Tournament 2026-27 Starts in Faisalabad on 10 October: Squads and Schedule

The National Women's T20 Tournament 2026-27 starts in Faisalabad on Saturday 10 October, the PCB announced on 9 October. Five teams of 15 players play 21 matches, all at 10:00 am. The final is at Iqbal Stadium on Sunday 25 October, and the winners get Rs 1.5 million.

We read the PCB's media release and its match schedule file on the evening of 9 October. This is the main domestic event for Pakistan's women this autumn. The PCB lists no senior women's international match in October and November, so the tournament is where the national team players will be seen next.

Five teams play 21 matches in Faisalabad from 10 October

The tournament runs from 10 to 25 October 2026 at three Faisalabad grounds. It is a double league: each team plays the other four twice, which makes eight games each. The top two teams on the table meet in the final.

The match timings in the PCB file are tight. The first innings runs from 10:00 to 11:15 am, a 15-minute break follows, and the second innings runs from 11:30 am to 12:45 pm. Every match day has two games at the same time on different grounds.

Captains: Fatima Sana, Muneeba Ali, Tuba Hassan, Gull Feroza and Ayesha Zafar

Pakistan captain Fatima Sana leads Strikers. Stars, the defending champions, keep leg-spinner Tuba Hassan as captain. Invincibles, last season's runners-up, are led by opener Gull Feroza. Muneeba Ali captains Conquerors and Ayesha Zafar captains Challengers.

Six players in the squads are with the Pakistan U19 side in the U19 Women's tri-series in Faisalabad, which ends with the final on 16 October. They join their teams after that. They are Komal Khan and Mahnoor Zeb (Challengers), Ravail Farhan (Conquerors), Shehar Bano and Zoofishan Ayaz (Invincibles) and Aqsa Habib (Strikers).

Full squads for all five teams

Each team has 15 players. The lists below are in the order the PCB printed them, captain first.

• Challengers: Ayesha Zafar (captain), Arijah Haseeb, Farzana Farooq, Fatima Khan, Komal Khan, Laraib Malik Aziz, Maham Anees, Mahnoor Zeb, Quratulain, Rabia Rani, Saima Malik, Saira Jabeen, Shawaal Zulfiqar, Umm-e-Hani, Waheeda Akhtar.
• Conquerors: Muneeba Ali (captain), Aleesa Mukhtar, Aliya Riaz, Ayesha Bilal, Dua Majid, Ghulam Fatima, Gull Rukh, Humna Bilal, Kaynat Hafeez, Mahnoor Aftab, Mahnoor Iqbal, Neha Sharmin Nadeem, Noreen Yaqoob, Ravail Farhan, Soha Fatima.
• Invincibles: Gull Feroza (captain), Aman Fatima, Anosha Nasir, Eyman Fatima, Laiba Fatima, Lubna Behram, Rida Aslam, Saiqa Riaz, Samiya Afsar, Shehar Bano, Sidra Amin, Syeda Aroob Shah, Tasmia Rubab, Tayyaba Imdad, Zoofishan Ayaz.
• Stars: Tuba Hassan (captain), Amber Kainat, Aqsa Bibi, Ayesha Rehman, Diana Baig, Hafsa Khalid, Iram Javed, Javeria Siddique, Manahil Rafiq, Momina Riasat, Rozina Akram, Sadaf Shamas, Samina Aftab, Shabnam Hayat, Yusra Amir.
• Strikers: Fatima Sana (captain), Aleena Masood, Aqsa Habib, Eman Naseer, Huraina Sajjad, Najiha Alvi, Nashra Sundhu, Natalia Pervaiz, Neelam Mushtaq, Omaima Sohail, Rameen Shamim, Sidra Nawaz, Syeda Masooma Zahra, Zaib-un-Nisa Niaz, Zunish Abdul Sattar.

Players the PCB lists in Pakistan's 2026 Women's Asia Cup T20I squad are spread across all five teams: Fatima Sana and Eman Naseer (Strikers), Ayesha Zafar (Challengers), Gull Feroza and Eyman Fatima (Invincibles), and Momina Riasat (Stars). Pakistan's women last played internationally at the Asian Games, where they won bronze in September.

Match schedule: every game starts at 10:00 am

League games run on 12 days between 10 and 23 October, with rest days on 12, 15, 18, 21 and 24 October. Each team plays eight times. The final on 25 October is between the two table toppers.

How to watch the National Women's T20 final

The final on 25 October will be streamed live on Tapmad and Tamasha in Pakistan, the PCB says. The release does not mention streaming for the 20 league matches, so do not count on them being shown. Faisalabad fans can go to the grounds.

1. Check the result of each round on the PCB's website, which posts match reports and scorecards.
2. Follow the table to see which two teams reach the final.
3. On 25 October, open Tapmad or Tamasha before 10:00 am for the final.
4. Expect the match to finish at about 12:45 pm if it runs to time.

The PCB did not mention tickets or entry rules for the grounds. Ask at the venue or check with the PCB before travelling.

Common questions

When does the National Women's T20 Tournament 2026-27 start?

On Saturday 10 October 2026 in Faisalabad, with two matches at 10:00 am.

Where is the final of the National Women's T20 Tournament?

At Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad, on Sunday 25 October 2026.

Who are the defending champions?

Stars, captained by Tuba Hassan. Invincibles were runners-up last season.

Which team is Fatima Sana playing for?

Strikers. She captains the side.

How much prize money do the winners get?

Rs 1.5 million for the winners and Rs 1 million for the runners-up, out of more than Rs 3 million in total.

Can I watch the National Women's T20 Tournament online?

The final will stream on Tapmad and Tamasha. The PCB has not announced streaming for league games.

How we verified this

What we checked, where we read it, and what we could not confirm.

Last checked on 9 October 2026 at about 19:30 PKT. Teams, captains, squads, prize money, format, the final venue and streaming are from the PCB media release "National Women's T20 Tournament 2026-27 to commence in Faisalabad from Saturday", dated 9 October 2026, on pcb.com.pk. The match-by-match schedule, grounds and innings timings are from the PCB file "Updated Draws, National Women T20 Tournament" linked from that release. Rest days and the count of eight games per team are our own reading of that schedule.