First Women’s Cricket Tournament Launched in Pakistan

Pakistan launched its first national women’s cricket championship, with organisers hoping the event will inspire up-and-coming female cricketers in the conservative Muslim country. Teams from Lahore, Karachi, Rawalpindi, Multan, Quetta, Hyderabad, Peshawar and Faisalabad are taking part. Four teams will qualify for a so-called super league, with the top two teams contesting the final on March 7. The PCB created a separate women’s wing last year, after the International Cricket Council took control of the International Women’s Cricket Council.