--- title: "Pakistan Cricket Board announces women's squads for ACC Asia Cup and Asian Games" description: "Most outlets led with the announcement of the Pakistan Cricket Board’s women’s squads for the ACC Asia Cup 2026 and the Asian Games, emphasizing Fatima Sana’s return as captain. Dawn highlighted her absence from the recent T20I series against Sri Lanka due to her commitments in The Hundred, while Business Recorder briefly noted her return without specifying her absence from prior matches." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/3460-women-s-asia-cup-fatima-sana-to-lead-pakistan-s-15-member site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Pakistan Cricket Board announces women's squads for ACC Asia Cup and Asian Games sports · latest filing 17 Aug 2026, 10:19 AM PKT · 16–17 Aug 2026 · 8 articles from 7 outlets over 2 developments ## How it developed Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it. ### 17 Aug 2026 — Pakistan Cricket Board announces women's squads for ACC Asia Cup and Asian Games (3 outlets) > Most outlets led with the announcement of the Pakistan Cricket Board’s women’s squads for the ACC Asia Cup 2026 and the Asian Games, emphasizing Fatima Sana’s return as captain. Dawn highlighted her absence from the recent T20I series against Sri Lanka due to her commitments in The Hundred, while Business Recorder briefly noted her return without specifying her absence from prior matches. - **Daily Times** — [PCB names women’s squads for ACC Asia Cup, Asian Games 2026](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1539529/pcb-names-womens-squads-for-acc-asia-cup-asian-games-2026/) · 17 Aug 2026, 10:19 AM PKT > The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Sunday announced the national women’s squads for the ACC Women’s Asia Cup 2026 and the 20th Asian Games, with Fatima Sana returning to captain in both tournaments. Fatima resumes captaincy after missing Pakistan’s recent T20I series against Sri Lanka due to her commitments in The Hundred. The eight-team ACC […] - **Dawn** — [Fatima Sana returns to lead Pakistan in Asia Cup, Asian Games as squads announced](https://www.dawn.com/news/2023293/fatima-sana-returns-to-lead-pakistan-in-asia-cup-asian-games-as-squads-announced) · 17 Aug 2026, 9:00 AM PKT · 84% identical wording to the newest filing > LAHORE: Fatima Sana will return as Pakistan women’s captain for the Women’s Asia Cup and the Asian Games after missing the recent Twenty20 International series against Sri Lanka due to her commitments in The Hundred, the Pakistan Cricket Board announced on Sunday. Fatima will lead a 15-member squad for both tournaments, with Pakistan set to feature in the eight-team Asia Cup in Dubai from Aug 2... - **Business Recorder** — [PCB announce women's squads for ACC Asia Cup, Asian Games](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40435147/pcb-announce-womens-squads-for-acc-asia-cup-asian-games) · 17 Aug 2026, 5:00 AM PKT · 92% identical wording to the newest filing > LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Sunday announced the 15-member squads for the DP World Women’s Asia Cup 2026 and the 20th Asian Games women’s cricket event with the regular captain Fatima Sana returning to lead the team in both the tournaments after skipping the Sri Lanka T20I series due to The Hundred commitment. The eight-team DP World Women’s Asia Cup is set to be played from 28th A... ### 16 Aug 2026 — Pakistan announces women's cricket squads for Asia Cup and Asian Games with Fatima Sana as captain (5 outlets) > Most outlets led with the announcement that Fatima Sana will captain Pakistan’s 15-member squads for both the Women’s Asia Cup and the Asian Games. They emphasized her return as leader after she missed recent matches. A few also briefly noted that the squads were announced by the Pakistan Cricket Board on Sunday. The framing was largely uniform, with slight variation in the prominence given to the mention of her absence from the recent T20I series. - **Daily Times** — [Pakistan name squads for Women’s Asia Cup, Asian Games](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1539229/pakistan-name-squads-for-womens-asia-cup-asian-games/) · 16 Aug 2026, 5:06 PM PKT > Pakistan have announced 15-member squads for the Women’s Asia Cup and 20th Asian Games, with regular captain Fatima Sana returning to lead the team in both tournaments. Fatima missed Pakistan’s recent T20I series against Sri Lanka because of her commitments in The Hundred, but she will now resume leadership duties for the upcoming international assignments. […] - **Geo News** — [PCB names women's squads for ACC Asia Cup, Asian Games 2026](https://www.geo.tv/latest/677823-pcb-names-womens-squads-for-asia-cup-asian-games-2026) · 16 Aug 2026, 2:15 PM PKT · 80% identical wording to the newest filing > Pakistan players celebrate a wicket during an ODI match against Zimbabwe. — PCB/File The Pakistan Cricket Board on Sunday announced the national women's squads for the ACC Women's Asia Cup 2026 and the 20th Asian Games, with Fatima Sana returning to captain in both... - **Aaj News (English)** — [Fatima Sana to lead Pakistan in Women’s Asia Cup, Asian Games](https://english.aaj.tv/news/330468091/fatima-sana-to-lead-pakistan-in-womens-asia-cup-asian-games) · 16 Aug 2026, 1:43 PM PKT · 90% identical wording to the newest filing > The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Sunday announced 15-member squads for the DP World Women’s Asia Cup 2026 and the 20th Asian Games women’s cricket event, with captain Fatima Sana returning to lead the side in both tournaments. Fatima missed Pakistan’s recent T20I series against Sri Lanka due to her commitments in The Hundred but will now return to captain the national team. The eight-team Wo... - **24 News HD** — [Women's Asia Cup: Fatima Sana to lead Pakistan's 15-member squad](https://www.24newshd.tv/16-Aug-2026/women-s-asia-cup-fatima-sana-lead-pakistan-s-15-member-squad) · 16 Aug 2026, 12:56 PM PKT · 90% identical wording to the newest filing > Pakistan has announced separate 15-member squads for the Women’s Asia Cup and the Asian Games, with Fatima Sana named captain for both tournaments, the 24NewsHD TV channel reported on Sunday. - **The Express Tribune** — [Pakistan announce squads for Asia Cup, Asian Games](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2624179/pakistan-announce-squads-for-asia-cup-asian-games) · 16 Aug 2026, 7:18 AM PKT · 83% identical wording to the newest filing > Fatima Sana will lead the sides in the vital tournaments ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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