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Fatima Sana, one of the Pakistan’s finest female cricketers, is hopeful of a strong showing from her team in in the upcoming T20 World Cup. Sana is confident that their preparation in the recent tri-series in Ireland will hold Pakistan in good stead, despite being unable to win a match owing to two defeats and two washed out matches.
The Pakistan captain has the best T20I batting average of any female Pakistani batter by some margin. She averages 34.04 with a strike rate of 139.64 in 39 innings, including the fastest-ever fifty in women’s T20Is. The all-rounder also has 48 wickets at an economy of 7.53.
In an exclusive interview with Tawhid Qureshi for CricBlog at the launch of the 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup at Waterloo Bridge, Sana spoke about her ambitions plus her special bond with Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana Joty.
Pakistan captain Fatima Sana Khan: Everyone is very confident ahead of the Women’s T20 World Cup
Below is the audio and transcript of our interview with Fatima Sana Khan.
Q: So talk to us about today. Has it given you the excitement to know that, you know, there’s a bit of a buzz being created? The World Cup is just a few days away now.
Fatima Sana: I think the way ICC organised this event, that is awesome because the crowd is here, the game is here, and the environment is here. So I think I really enjoyed it.
Q: And it seems that all the captains have quite a good friendly relationship. I know you’ve got a very good relationship with [Nigar Sultana] Joty in particular. Can you talk about about that?
Fatima Sana: I think when we guys are playing each other, obviously the rivalry was there, but except the field, we [Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana Joty] are very good friends and she’s like my sister because I always trying to tease her and she’s very good at that time.
Q: And in terms of Pakistan’s preparations going into the World Cup, I know you were in the tri-series in in Ireland. How do you feel your preparations?
Fatima Sana: I think preparation was good because everyone is very confident about the execution and they know what to do. So I think as a whole unit, we are very hopeful for the event.
Q: In terms of your personal ambitions and targets, do you have a personal target? You want to score X number of runs or so many wickets?
Fatima Sana: Just trying to take our team to the top 4, that’s the main goal!
Pakistan are in Group 1 and kick off their campaign with a showdown against India in Birmingham on June 14.
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