Summary According to the schedule released by the International Cricket Council, all matches will be held at the Karwan Sports Club Cricket Ground and Seven Districts Sports Club in Ajman.
AJMAN (Syed Mudassar Khushnood) - Major international women's cricket competitions are starting on Thursday (today) in the state of Ajman, United Arab Emirates, where teams from 10 countries, including Pakistan, will compete for the title in the ICC Women's Emerging Nations Trophy 2026.
A total of 30 T20 International matches will be played in the tournament, which will continue until November 25, while the Pakistani team will begin its campaign today against Bangladesh.
According to the schedule released by the International Cricket Council, all matches will be held at the Karwan Sports Club Cricket Ground and Seven Districts Sports Club in Ajman.
The crucial opening match between Pakistan and Bangladesh will be played at the Karwan Cricket Ground at 1:15 pm today. The Pakistani team will be led by Muniba Ali, while Ayesha Zafar will be the vice-captain.
Pakistan has been placed in Group B with Bangladesh, Thailand, the Netherlands and Zimbabwe. The national team will play its other group matches against Thailand on November 13, the Netherlands on November 15 and Zimbabwe on November 16.
On the other hand, Group A includes the hosts United Arab Emirates, Sri Lanka, Ireland, Scotland and Papua New Guinea.
The UAE women's team is participating in the tournament under the leadership of Isha Oza and will play their first match against Ireland on November 13.
For the first time, teams from five full member countries and five associate member countries are participating in the tournament, while the number of teams has been increased from eight to ten compared to the previous edition.
According to the ICC, the group stage will continue until November 18, after which the top three teams from both groups will advance to the Super Six stage.
The Super Six matches will be held on November 20, 22 and 23, while the decisive match between the top two teams will be played on November 25 at the Karwan Sports Club Cricket Ground in Ajman.
