# PCB Challengers > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/PCB_Challengers > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/PCB_Challengers.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCB_Challengers > Source revision: 1314255570 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **PCB Challengers** are a Pakistani women's [cricket](/source/Cricket) team that compete in the [Pakistan Women's One Day Cup](/source/Pakistan_Women's_One_Day_Cup) and the [PCB Women's Twenty20 Tournament](/source/PCB_Women's_Twenty20_Tournament). The team has no geographical base, instead being made up of some of the best players from across [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan). They are captained by [Omaima Sohail](/source/Omaima_Sohail) and coached by Azam Khan.[1] They won the first two editions of the PCB Women's Twenty20 Tournament, and the [2021–22 Women's One Day Cup](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_Pakistan_Women's_One_Day_Cup).[2] ## History PCB Challengers were formed in 2018, ahead of the 2017–18 PCB Triangular One Day Women's Tournament. They were captained by [Sidra Ameen](/source/Sidra_Ameen). They finished second in the group, winning one of their four matches, progressing to the final.[2][3] They lost the final to [PCB Dynamites](/source/PCB_Dynamites) by 190 runs.[4] The following season, 2018–19, Challengers, captained by [Nida Dar](/source/Nida_Dar), finished bottom of the group, again winning one of their four matches.[5] In 2019–20, PCB Challengers also competed in a new competition, the [PCB Triangular Twenty20 Women's Tournament](/source/PCB_Triangular_Twenty20_Women's_Tournament). They finished top of the group stage of the T20 tournament, and then went on to beat [PCB Blasters](/source/PCB_Blasters) in the final by 6 wickets to claim their first title.[6][7] Challengers batter [Muneeba Ali](/source/Muneeba_Ali) was the leading run-scorer in the competition.[8] In the one-day competition, Challengers topped the group stage, with three wins from four matches, but lost to Blasters in the final.[9][10] In 2020–21, only the T20 tournament was played. PCB Challengers finished top of the group, winning two of their four matches, with two abandoned.[11] They then beat [PCB Dynamites](/source/PCB_Dynamites) in the final by 7 runs to claim their second T20 title in two years.[12] In 2021–22 the side competed in the newly renamed [Pakistan Women's One Day Cup](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_Pakistan_Women's_One_Day_Cup), captained by [Javeria Khan](/source/Javeria_Khan).[13] Challengers won five of their six matches in the group stage to top the group, qualifying for the final where they beat PCB Blasters by 68 runs to claim their first one-day title.[14][15] In 2022–23, they finished bottom of the group in the Women's Twenty20 Tournament, with one victory.[16] ## Players ### Current squad Based on squad for the 2022–23 season. Players in **bold** have international caps.[1] Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes colspan="6" style="background:#dcdcdc" text-align:centre;"| Batters Ayesha Zafar Pakistan 9 September 1994 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm leg break Khadija Chishty Pakistan 18 August 1995 (age 31) Left-handed Right-arm off break Nahida Khan Pakistan 3 November 1986 (age 39) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast colspan="6" style="background:#dcdcdc" text-align:centre;"| All-rounders Aliya Riaz Pakistan 24 September 1992 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm off break Dua Majid Pakistan 21 October 2003 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Javeria Khan Pakistan 14 May 1988 (age 38) Right-handed Right-arm off break Noreen Yaqub Pakistan 11 August 1997 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm off break Omaima Sohail Pakistan 11 July 1997 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm off break Captain colspan="6" style="background:#dcdcdc" text-align:centre;"| Wicket-keepers Najiha Alvi Pakistan 9 December 2002 (age 23) Right-handed – colspan="6" style="background:#dcdcdc" text-align:centre;"| Bowlers Aiman Anwer Pakistan 14 September 1991 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm medium Anoosha Nasir Pakistan 14 August 2005 (age 21) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Ghulam Fatima Pakistan 1 November 1996 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm off break Humna Bilal Pakistan 10 October 2002 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm medium Lubna Behram Pakistan Unknown Right-handed Right-arm medium Rameen Shamim Pakistan 19 January 1996 (age 30) Left-handed Right-arm off break Rida Aslam Pakistan 29 June 2005 (age 21) Right-handed Slow left-arm unorthodox ## Seasons ### Pakistan Women's One Day Cup Season League standings[2] Notes P W L T A/C Pts NRR Pos 2017–18 4 1 2 0 1 3 –0.593 2nd Lost final 2018–19 4 1 3 0 0 2 –0.310 3rd 2019–20 4 3 1 0 0 6 +0.634 1st Lost final 2021–22 6 5 1 0 0 10 +1.200 1st Champions ### PCB Women's Twenty20 Tournament Season League standings[2] Notes P W L T A/C Pts NRR Pos 2019–20 4 2 2 0 0 4 +0.600 1st Champions 2020–21 4 2 0 0 2 6 +0.288 1st Champions 2022–23 3 1 2 0 0 2 –0.467 4th ## Honours - **[Pakistan Women's One Day Cup](/source/Pakistan_Women's_One_Day_Cup):** - **Winners (1):** [2021–22](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_Pakistan_Women's_One_Day_Cup) - **[PCB Women's Twenty20 Tournament](/source/PCB_Women's_Twenty20_Tournament):** - **Winners (2):** 2019–20 & 2020–21 ## References 1. 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["PCB Triangular One Day Women's Tournament 2019/20"](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/33/PCB_Triangular_One_Day_Womens_Tournament_2019-20.html). CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 December 2021. 1. ["PCB Triangular One Day Women Cricket Tournament 2019/20/Final: PCB Challengers vs PCB Blasters"](https://www.pcb.com.pk/national-triangular-oneday-women-cricket-championship-201920/match/32729.html). Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 22 December 2021. 1. ["PCB Triangular One Day Women's Tournament 2020/21"](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/34/PCB_Triangular_Twenty20_Womens_Tournament_2020-21.html). CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 December 2021. 1. ["National Triangular T20 Women's Cricket Championship 2020/21/Final: PCB Challengers vs PCB Dynamites"](https://www.pcb.com.pk/national-triangular-t20-womens-cricket-championship-202021/match/33221.html). Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 22 December 2021. 1. ["Pakistan Cup Women's One-Day Tournament begins in Karachi on 9 September"](https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/pakistan-cup-women-s-one-day-tournament-begins-in-karachi-on-9-september.html). Pakistan Cricket Board. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021. 1. ["Pakistan Women's One Day Cup 2021/22"](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/35/Pakistan_Womens_One_Day_Cup_2021-22.html). CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 December 2021. 1. ["Pakistan Cup Women's One-Day 2021/22/Final: PCB Blasters vs PCB Challengers"](https://www.pcb.com.pk/pakistan-cup-womens-oneday-202122/match/33431.html). Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 22 December 2021. 1. ["T20 Women's Cricket Tournament (Phase II) 2022/23 Points Table"](https://www.pcb.com.pk/t20-womens-cricket-tournament-phase-ii-202223/points-table/1306.html). Pakistan Cricket Board. 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