PCB Dynamites are a Pakistani women's cricket team that compete in the Pakistan Women's One Day Cup and the PCB Women's Twenty20 Tournament. The team has no geographical base, instead being made up of some of the best players from across Pakistan. They are captained by Umm-e-Hani and coached by Taufeeq Umar. They won the first two editions of the Pakistan Women's One Day Cup, in 2017–18 and 2018–19.
History PCB Dynamites were formed in 2018, ahead of the 2017–18 PCB Triangular One Day Women's Tournament. They were captained by Javeria Khan. They finished top of the group, winning three of their four matches, progressing to the final. They won the final against PCB Challengers by 190 runs, helped by centuries from Javeria Khan and Nida Dar, to win their first title. The following season, 2018–19, Dynamites retained their title, finishing second in the group before beating PCB Blasters in the final.
In 2019–20, PCB Dynamites also competed in a new competition, the PCB Triangular Twenty20 Women's Tournament. They finished bottom of the group stage of the T20 tournament, winning two of their four matches but being eliminated on Net Run Rate. In the one-day competition, Dynamites again finished bottom of the group, winning just one match.
In 2020–21, only the T20 tournament was played. PCB Challengers second in the group, winning two of their four matches, with one abandoned. They lost the final against PCB Challengers by 7 runs. Dynamites batter Nahida Khan was the leading run-scorer in the tournament, with 154 runs. In 2021–22 the side competed in the newly renamed Pakistan Women's One Day Cup, captained by Muneeba Ali. Dynamites lost all six of their matches, as well as losing to new side PCB Strikers in the third place play-off. Dynamites batter Aliya Riaz was the leading run-scorer in the competition, however, with 364 runs. In 2022–23, in the Women's Twenty20 Tournament, they finished top of the initial group stage, but lost in the final to PCB Blasters by 7 runs.
Players Current squad Based on squad for the 2022–23 season. Players in bold have international caps. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes Batters Aleena Shah Right-handed Right-arm off break All-rounders Kainat Imtiaz Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Nahida Khan Right-handed Right-arm medium Nida Dar Right-handed Right-arm off break Sadaf Shamas Right-handed Right-arm medium Umm-e-Hani Right-handed Right-arm off break Captain Wicket-keepers Gull Feroza Right-handed – Sidra Nawaz Right-handed – Yusra Aamir Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Bowlers Gul Uswa Right-handed Right-arm medium Sadia Iqbal Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Saima Malik Right-handed Left-arm medium-fast Saira Jabeen Unknown Right-handed Right-arm medium Tuba Hassan Left-handed Right-arm leg break Waheeda Akhtar Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
Seasons Pakistan Women's One Day Cup Season League standings Notes P W L T A/C Pts NRR Pos 2017–18 4 3 0 0 1 7 +0.636 1st Champions 2018–19 4 2 2 0 0 4 +0.214 2nd Champions 2019–20 4 1 3 0 0 2 –0.504 3rd 2021–22 6 0 6 0 0 0 –0.831 4th Lost Third Place Play-off
PCB Women's Twenty20 Tournament Season League standings Notes P W L T A/C Pts NRR Pos 2019–20 4 2 2 0 0 4 –0.703 3rd 2020–21 4 2 1 0 1 5 +0.175 2nd Lost final 2022–23 3 2 1 0 0 4 +0.400 1st Lost final
Honours Pakistan Women's One Day Cup: Winners (2): 2017–18 & 2018–19 PCB Women's Twenty20 Tournament: Winners (0): Best finish: Runners-up (2020–21 & 2022–23)
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