Pakistan Women vs Bangladesh Women, Emerging Nations Trophy: 12 November at 2:15 pm PKT, Both Squads
Pakistan Women play Bangladesh at the Emerging Nations Trophy on 12 November at 2:15 pm PKT in Ajman. Both 14-player squads, all 4 group games and the format.
Pakistan play Bangladesh in their first match of the ICC Women's Emerging Nations Trophy 2026 on Thursday 12 November at 2:15 pm Pakistan time, at the Karwan Sports Club Cricket Ground in Ajman, UAE. The match is a T20, Muneeba Ali captains Pakistan, and Pakistan play again the next day against Thailand.
We read the fixture list, the squads and the tournament guide on the International Cricket Council (ICC) website on 11 November 2026. The ICC lists the start as 13:15 local time. The UAE is one hour behind Pakistan, so that is 2:15 pm PKT. Below are both squads, the format, Pakistan's full group run and what the ICC pages do not yet say.
Pakistan vs Bangladesh starts at 2:15 pm PKT on 12 November
The match starts at 13:15 UAE time, which is 2:15 pm in Pakistan, on Thursday 12 November 2026. It is one of two afternoon games in Group B that day. The Netherlands play Thailand at the same time at the Seven Districts Sports Club, also in Ajman.
| Detail | Pakistan vs Bangladesh |
|---|---|
| Event | ICC Women's Emerging Nations Trophy 2026, Group B |
| Date | Thursday 12 November 2026 |
| Start, Pakistan time | 2:15 pm PKT |
| Start, UAE time | 1:15 pm (13:15) |
| Ground | Karwan Sports Club Cricket Ground, Ajman |
| Format | T20, 20 overs a side |
The morning games on the same day, Sri Lanka against Ireland and Papua New Guinea against Scotland, open the tournament. They are in Group A, so they do not affect Pakistan's table directly.
Muneeba Ali leads a 14-player Pakistan squad
The ICC squad list names 14 Pakistan players, with Muneeba Ali as captain and Ayesha Zafar as vice-captain. The ICC page does not mark a wicketkeeper for Pakistan. Our Pakistan women's squad for the Emerging Nations Trophy has the selection details from when the squad was named.
| # | Pakistan player | Role on the ICC list |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muneeba Ali | Captain |
| 2 | Ayesha Zafar | Vice-captain |
| 3 | Eman Naseer | Not marked |
| 4 | Eyman Fatima | Not marked |
| 5 | Gull Feroza | Not marked |
| 6 | Momina Riasat | Not marked |
| 7 | Nashra Sundhu | Not marked |
| 8 | Sadaf Shamas | Not marked |
| 9 | Saira Jabeen | Not marked |
| 10 | Shawaal Zulfiqar | Not marked |
| 11 | Tasmia Rubab | Not marked |
| 12 | Tuba Hassan | Not marked |
| 13 | Umm-e-Hani | Not marked |
| 14 | Waheeda Akhtar | Not marked |
Several of these players had strong domestic form last month. Eyman Fatima scored a century on the first day of the National Women's T20, as set out in our National Women's T20 day 1 results, and Momina Riasat took 4 for 1 in the same tournament.
Bangladesh name 14 players, and two ICC pages differ on the captain
The ICC squad list names 14 Bangladesh players with Nigar Sultana Joty marked as captain. The ICC tournament guide published on 9 November says Nahida Akter will lead Bangladesh after replacing Nigar Sultana as captain. Both pages are on the ICC site, so the captain is not settled until the toss.
| # | Bangladesh player | # | Bangladesh player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigar Sultana Joty (c on the squad list) | 8 | Dilara Akter |
| 2 | Nahida Akter (captain in the ICC guide) | 9 | Fahima Khatun |
| 3 | Shorna Akter | 10 | Juairiya Ferdous |
| 4 | Jannatul Ferdus Sumona | 11 | Sharmin Akter |
| 5 | Rabeya Khan | 12 | Disha Biswas |
| 6 | Ritu Moni | 13 | Shanjida Akther |
| 7 | Sobhana Mostary | 14 | Shathi Rani |
The Bangladesh list has a number of players with senior international experience, including Nigar Sultana, Nahida Akter, Fahima Khatun and Ritu Moni. That makes this one of Pakistan's harder games in the group, and a win here would go a long way towards the Super Six.
Pakistan play four group games in five days
Pakistan face Bangladesh on 12 November, Thailand on 13 November, the Netherlands on 15 November and Zimbabwe on 16 November. The first two start at 2:15 pm PKT, and the last two at 10:00 am PKT, according to the ICC fixture list.
- Thursday 12 November: Pakistan vs Bangladesh, 2:15 pm PKT, Karwan Sports Club Cricket Ground.
- Friday 13 November: Thailand vs Pakistan, 2:15 pm PKT, Karwan Sports Club Cricket Ground.
- Sunday 15 November: Pakistan vs Netherlands, 10:00 am PKT, Seven Districts Sports Club.
- Monday 16 November: Zimbabwe vs Pakistan, 10:00 am PKT, Seven Districts Sports Club.
Thailand are the defending champions. They won the first edition in 2025, the first ICC trophy in their history, on net run rate after four teams finished level on points. Every Pakistan date is also on our Women's Emerging Nations Trophy 2026 schedule in Pakistan time.
The top three in each group reach the Super Six
Ten teams play in two groups of five from 12 to 18 November. The top three from each group go into the Super Six on 20, 22 and 23 November, where each team plays the three qualifiers from the other group. The top two then meet in the final on 25 November.
| Stage | Dates | Who plays |
|---|---|---|
| Group stage | 12 to 18 November | Group A: Sri Lanka, Ireland, Scotland, Papua New Guinea, UAE. Group B: Pakistan, Bangladesh, Thailand, Netherlands, Zimbabwe |
| Super Six | 20, 22 and 23 November | Top three from each group |
| Final | 25 November | Top two from the Super Six, at Karwan Sports Club Cricket Ground |
So Pakistan can lose one group game and still go through, but two defeats would leave them depending on other results. The full lists for all ten teams are on our Women's Emerging Nations Trophy 2026 squads page.
No broadcaster for Pakistan is named yet
The ICC event page shows a row of broadcast partner logos, including PTV Sports and ICC.tv, but it does not say which of them will show this tournament. We found no line on the ICC pages naming a channel or stream for viewers in Pakistan.
Until a broadcaster is named, the safe way to follow the match is the live scorecard on the ICC website, under the Emerging Nations Trophy 2026 tournament page. We will add a channel here if the ICC or PTV Sports announces one. Pakistan's other women's fixtures this season are in our Pakistan women's cricket calendar 2026-27.
Common questions
When is Pakistan vs Bangladesh at the Women's Emerging Nations Trophy 2026?
Thursday 12 November 2026 at 2:15 pm Pakistan time, which is 1:15 pm in the UAE.
Where is the match being played?
At the Karwan Sports Club Cricket Ground in Ajman, UAE. All matches of the tournament are in Ajman.
Who is Pakistan's captain?
Muneeba Ali, with Ayesha Zafar as vice-captain, on the ICC squad list.
Who is Bangladesh's captain?
The ICC pages differ. The squad list marks Nigar Sultana Joty as captain, while the ICC tournament guide says Nahida Akter will lead the side.
Who do Pakistan play after Bangladesh?
Thailand on Friday 13 November at 2:15 pm PKT, then the Netherlands on 15 November and Zimbabwe on 16 November, both at 10:00 am PKT.
Is the match on TV in Pakistan?
No broadcaster for Pakistan had been named on the ICC pages when we checked on 11 November. Follow the live score on the ICC website.
How we verified this
What we checked, where we read it, and what we could not confirm.
We read the ICC fixture list for the Women's Emerging Nations Trophy 2026 (published 29 October), the ICC squad list (updated 10 November) and the ICC tournament guide (9 November) on 11 November 2026 at about 04:00 PKT. Pakistan times are our conversion from UAE time, which is one hour behind PKT.
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