LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday announced a 27-day training camp in Multan for players to prepare them for this year`s ICC Women`s World Cup qualifiers.

The camp begins on Sunday at the Inzamam-ulHaq High Performance Centre after the players and support staff assemble there on Saturday.

A total of 31 players, including PCB`s 16 centrally-contracted women cricketers, have been invited to the training camp, which involves regular sessions on fitness training, skill enhancement and seven 50-over practice matches throughout February.

The camp will be supervised by head coach Mohammad Wasim.

Pakistan will feature in the ICC Women`s World Cup 2025 Qualifiers along with Bangladesh, Ireland, Scotland, Thailand and West Indies, in a bid to qualify for the mega event. The finalists of the tournament will join the top six teams of the ICC Women`s Championship 2022-25 for the eightteam ICC Women`s World Cup.

Players invited to the camp: Batters: Aliya Riaz, Ayesha Zafar, Eyman Fatirna, Gull Feroza, Gull Rukh, Hafsa Khalid, Iram Javed, Natalia Parvaiz, Sadaf Shamas, Saira Jebeen, Shawaal Zulfiqar, Sidra Amin.

Wicket-keepers: Muneeba Ali, Najiha Alvi, Sidra Nawaz All-rounders: Fatima Sana, Omaima Sohail, Rameen Shamim, Syeda Aroob Shah. Tuba Hassan Spinners: Ghulam Fatima, Mahnoor Aftab, Nashra Sundhu, Sadia Iqbal, Tania Saeed, Umm-e-Hani Pacers: Diana Baig, Fatima Khan, Tasmia Rubab, Waheeda Akhtar, Zaibun-NisaNiaz