PCB Dynamites explained

PCB Dynamites
Colours: Blue
Captain:Umm-e-Hani
Coach:Taufiq Umar
Founded:2018
Title1:ODC
Title1wins:2
Title2:WT20
Title2wins:0

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 Taufiq Umar. They won the first two one-day tournaments, in 2017–18 and 2018–19.[1]

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.[1] [2] They won the final against PCB Challengers by 190 runs, helped by centuries from Javeria Khan and Nida Dar, to win their first title.[3] The following season, 2018–19, Dynamites retained their title, finishing second in the group before beating PCB Blasters in the final.[4] [5]

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.[6] In the one-day competition, Dynamites again finished bottom of the group, winning just one match.[7]

In 2020–21, only the T20 tournament was played. PCB Challengers second in the group, winning two of their four matches, with one abandoned.[8] They lost the final against PCB Challengers by 7 runs.[9] Dynamites batter Nahida Khan was the leading run-scorer in the tournament, with 154 runs.[10] In 2021–22 the side competed in the newly renamed Pakistan Women's One Day Cup, captained by Muneeba Ali.[11] Dynamites lost all six of their matches, as well as losing to new side PCB Strikers in the third place play-off.[12] [13] Dynamites batter Aliya Riaz was the leading run-scorer in the competition, however, with 364 runs.[14] 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.[15]

Players

Current squad

Based on squad for the 2022–23 season. Players in bold have international caps.[16]

NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batters
Aleena Shah 23 March 1997 Right-handed
All-rounders
Kainat Imtiaz 21 June 1992 Right-handed
Nahida Khan 3 November 1986 Right-handed
Nida Dar 2 January 1987 Right-handed
Sadaf Shamas 13 December 1998 Right-handed
Umm-e-Hani 12 August 1996 Right-handed Captain
Wicket-keepers
Gull Feroza 28 December 1998 Right-handed
Sidra Nawaz 14 March 1994 Right-handed
Yusra Aamir 10 December 1993 Right-handed
Bowlers
Gul Uswa 13 December 2002 Right-handed
Sadia Iqbal 5 August 1995 Left-handed
Saima Malik 5 July 1999 Right-handed
Saira Jabeen Unknown Right-handed
Tuba Hassan 18 October 2000 Left-handed
10 April 1995 Right-handed

Seasons

Pakistan Women's One Day Cup

SeasonLeague standingsNotes
PWLTA/CPtsNRRPos
2017–184 3 0 0 1 7 +0.636 1stChampions
2018–194 2 2 0 0 4 +0.214 2ndChampions
2019–204 1 3 0 0 2 –0.504 3rd
2021–226 0 6 0 0 0 –0.831 4thLost Third Place Play-off

PCB Women's Twenty20 Tournament

SeasonLeague standingsNotes
PWLTA/CPtsNRRPos
2019–204 2 2 0 0 4 –0.703 3rd
2020–214 2 1 0 1 5 +0.175 2ndLost final
2022–233 2 1 0 0 4 +0.400 1stLost final

Honours

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Team Profile: PCB Dynamites . CricketArchive . 21 December 2021.
  2. Web site: PCB Triangular One Day Women's Tournament 2017/18 . CricketArchive . 22 December 2021.
  3. Web site: PCB Triangular One Day Women Cricket Tournament 2018/Final: PCB Challengers vs PCB Dynamites . Pakistan Cricket Board . 22 December 2021.
  4. Web site: PCB Triangular One Day Women's Tournament 2018/19 . CricketArchive . 22 December 2021.
  5. Web site: PCB Triangular One Day Women Cricket Tournament 2018/19/Final: PCB Dynamites vs PCB Blasters . Pakistan Cricket Board . 22 December 2021.
  6. Web site: PCB Triangular One Day Women's Tournament 2019/20 . CricketArchive . 22 December 2021.
  7. Web site: PCB Triangular One Day Women's Tournament 2019/20 . CricketArchive . 22 December 2021.
  8. Web site: PCB Triangular One Day Women's Tournament 2020/21 . CricketArchive . 22 December 2021.
  9. Web site: National Triangular T20 Women's Cricket Championship 2020/21/Final: PCB Challengers vs PCB Dynamites . Pakistan Cricket Board . 22 December 2021.
  10. Web site: Batting and Fielding in PCB Triangular One Day Women's Tournament 2020/21 (Ordered by Runs) . CricketArchive . 22 December 2021.
  11. Web site: Pakistan Cup Women's One-Day Tournament begins in Karachi on 9 September . Pakistan Cricket Board . 5 September 2021 . 21 December 2021.
  12. Web site: Pakistan Women's One Day Cup 2021/22 . CricketArchive . 22 December 2021.
  13. Web site: Pakistan Cup Women's One-Day 2021/22/3rd Place Play-off: PCB Dynamites vs PCB Strikers . Pakistan Cricket Board . 22 December 2021.
  14. Web site: Batting and Fielding in Pakistan Women's One Day Cup 2021/22 (Ordered by Runs) . CricketArchive . 22 December 2021.
  15. Web site: Blasters win T20 Women's Cricket Tournament . Pakistan Cricket Board . 9 December 2022 . 9 December 2022.
  16. Web site: T20 Women's Cricket Tournament second phase to begin from 5 December . Pakistan Cricket Board . 4 December 2022 . 8 December 2022.