The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced a significant 50% hike in the monthly retainers for its women cricketers under the new central contracts, effective from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026. This raise applies across all five contract categories, from A to E, as the women’s team prepares for a busy cricket calendar, including two major ICC tournaments alongside several bilateral series.
The new contracts were finalised under the supervision of head coach Mohammad Wasim and the women’s selection panel, aiming to provide greater financial support to the players and enhance the team’s competitiveness.
Key Promotions and New Inclusions in Central Contracts
Among the notable changes, Sadia Iqbal, currently ranked No.1 in the ICC Women’s T20I bowling rankings, has been promoted to Category A, joining top performers Fatima Sana, Muneeba Ali, and Sidra Amin. Aliya Riaz made a comeback into Category B after missing out previously, while Diana Baig and Nashra Sundhu moved up from Category C to B. Rameen Shamim remains the sole player in Category C.
Category D saw new additions such as Natalia Parvaiz, Sidra Nawaz, and Waheeda Akhtar, while the PCB introduced a fresh Category E to accommodate emerging talents like Eyman Fatima, who is yet to debut for the senior team, and Shawaal Zulfiqar, who has appeared in three ODIs and seven T20Is.
Speaking about the updated contracts, a PCB official stated,
“𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏 𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌. 𝑾𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒈𝒆.”
Full List of Pakistan Women’s Central Contracts 2025-26
- Category A: Fatima Sana, Muneeba Ali, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin
- Category B: Aliya Riaz, Diana Baig, Nashra Sundhu
- Category C: Rameen Shamim
- Category D: Gull Feroza, Najiha Alvi, Natalia Parvaiz, Omaima Sohail, Sadaf Shamas, Sidra Nawaz, Syeda Aroob Shah, Tuba Hassan, Umm-e-Hani, Waheeda Akhtar
- Category E (Emerging): Eyman Fatima, Shawaal Zulfiqar
Looking ahead, Sadia Iqbal expressed her enthusiasm about the new contract:
“𝑩𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝑪𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝑨 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒅 𝒎𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒎𝒆. 𝑰𝒕 𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒌𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒖𝒕𝒆 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎’𝒔 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔.”
With these enhancements, the PCB hopes to strengthen Pakistan Women’s cricket and support its players as they aim for greater achievements on the global stage.
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