Pakistan looking to continue momentum on Ireland tour, says captain Fatima Sana

NEW DELHI: Pakistan captain Fatima Sana has called on her team to maintain their winning momentum as they prepare for a tour of Ireland next month, building up to the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup.

The tour will see Pakistan play a three-match T20I series in Dublin starting August 6. The series offers valuable game time ahead of the 50-over World Cup, set to be jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka from early October.

Pakistan will head into the Ireland series with confidence, having enjoyed an unbeaten run so far in 2025. That streak includes a dominant performance at the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier earlier this year, where they won all five matches on home soil. Among those victories was a convincing 38-run win over Ireland.

Sana was instrumental in that campaign, finishing with 12 wickets, and will once again be key to Pakistan’s hopes of keeping their momentum intact as they fine-tune preparations for the global event.