Busy Season Ahead for Pakistan Women Cricketers as PCB Announces 2025–26 Calendar

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has unveiled the 2025–26 season calendar for women's cricket, promising a busy and competitive schedule both internationally and domestically for its women cricketers.

International Fixtures:

The season will kick off with a tour of Ireland, where the Pakistan women's team will play a three-match T20I series in Dublin from 6 to 10 August 2025.

Following that, Pakistan will host South Africa for a three-match ODI series at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore as part of their preparation for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup to be held in Sri Lanka and India next year. The matches are scheduled for 16, 19, and 22 September.

Afterward, Pakistan will travel to Sri Lanka for the Women’s World Cup. The league-stage matches will take place from 2 to 24 October, with the semifinal and final scheduled for 29 October and 2 November in Colombo, if Pakistan qualifies.

In February–March 2026, South Africa will tour Pakistan for three ODIs (part of the ICC Women’s Championship) and three T20Is.

A similar series against Zimbabwe is scheduled for April–May 2026, with venues to be confirmed later.

Before the Women’s T20 World Cup, Pakistan will participate in a tri-nation T20I series in Ireland involving West Indies and Ireland.

The season will conclude with the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, scheduled to be held in England from 12 June to 5 July 2026.

Domestic Competitions:

National Women’s One Day Tournament – 6 to 24 November 2025 | Karachi

National Women’s T20 Tournament – 24 March to 17 April 2026 | Karachi

Inter-University Women’s Tournament – October 2025 (Schedule and venues to be announced)

Pathway Cricket (U-19):

Women’s U-19 T20 Tournament – 15 September to 6 October 2025 | Karachi

Pakistan U-19 Women’s Tour of Bangladesh – December 2025 | 5-match T20I series

Rafia Haider, Head of Women’s Cricket at PCB, stated:

“This calendar is a part of our strategic plan, focusing on regular, competitive cricket to ensure the development of women cricketers. Our preparations ahead of global events are both comprehensive and challenging.”

“For emerging U-19 talent, the Pathway tournaments and Bangladesh tour offer a major platform. Additionally, we are actively working to launch a departmental tournament for women cricketers.”

Pakistan Women’s International Schedule (2025–26):

3 T20Is vs Ireland, Dublin – 6–10 August 2025

3 ODIs vs South Africa, Lahore – 16–22 September 2025

ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup, Sri Lanka – 30 September to 2 November 2025

3 ODIs & 3 T20Is vs South Africa, in South Africa – 7 February to 2 March 2026

3 ODIs & 3 T20Is vs Zimbabwe – 24 April to 11 May 2026

Tri-nation T20I Series, Ireland – May–June 2026

ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, England – 12 June to 5 July 2026

With a full calendar across formats and levels, PCB has laid out an ambitious roadmap for the continued growth and success of Pakistan’s women’s cricket.