The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced a 50% increase in the monthly salaries of women cricketers under the new central contracts. These contracts, prepared by the women’s selection committee and head coach Mohammad Wasim, will be effective from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026. The salary increase will apply to all contract categories.
One of the main promotions goes to Sadia Iqbal, who is currently ranked number one in the ICC Women’s T20I bowling rankings. She has been placed in Category A, along with Fatima Sana, Muneeba Ali, and Sidra Amin.
Fast bowler Diana Baig has been moved from Category C to B, while off-spinner Rameen Shamim has been promoted from Category D to C. Shamim is the only player in Category C.
Aliya Riaz, who was not given a central contract last year, has returned and is now included in Category B. Nida Dar, who also missed out on a contract last year due to a dip in form and issues with the PCB, is not included this time either. She took a break from cricket in April.This year, a new Category E has been introduced, which is meant for emerging players. Eyman Fatima, who has not yet played an international match, and Shawaal Zulfiqar, who has played three ODIs and seven T20Is, are part of this group. Both were in Pakistan’s Under-19 squad for the 2023 World Cup and are also playing in the current T20I series in Ireland.
Ten players have been named in Category D. Natalia Parvaiz, Sidra Nawaz, and Waheeda Akhtar are new names in this group.This announcement comes ahead of a packed schedule for the Pakistan women’s team, which will take part in the ODI World Cup in September-October 2025 and the T20 World Cup in June-July 2026, along with several bilateral series both at home and overseas.
Central Contracts List 2025-26
Category A
Fatima Sana, Muneeba Ali, Sadia Iqbal and Sidra Amin
Category B
Aliya Riaz, Diana Baig and Nashra Sandhu
Category C
Rameen Shamim
Category D
Gull Feroza, Najiha Alvi, Natalia Parvaiz, Omaima Sohail, Sadaf Shamas, Sidra Nawaz, Syeda Aroob Shah, Tuba Hassan, Umm-e-Hani and Waheeda Akhtar
Category E (Emerging)
Eyman Fatima and Shawaal Zulfiqar
