Overview
- The Pakistan Cricket Board granted Fatima Sana a partial NOC on Tuesday that lets her captain Pakistan for the three ODIs in Hambantota before she leaves to play for Birmingham Phoenix in the Women's Hundred.
- Sana will miss Pakistan's three T20Is in Sri Lanka and is expected to miss Birmingham Phoenix's opening two Hundred matches because the ODI series runs until July 28 and the Hundred begins in late July.
- Birmingham Phoenix signed Sana in the Hundred's wildcard draft as a replacement for Australia's Lucy Hamilton, and reports say the deal was at the competition's minimum salary of £15,000.
- Sana's selection follows a standout ICC Women's T20 World Cup campaign in which she took 11 wickets and produced a match‑winning all‑round performance of 55 not out and 3/16 against South Africa.
- The PCB's decision shows a managed approach to overseas franchises that protects Pakistan's ICC Women’s Championship fixtures while giving a leading player high‑profile franchise exposure, and it could affect Pakistan's short‑format leadership and T20 selection through the Sri Lanka tour.