Pakistan women’s captain Fatima Sana is set to feature in The Hundred this year after Birmingham Phoenix signed her in the wildcard draft. Fatima Sana will become the first Pakistan player to play in the women’s Hundred this season. The all-rounder has taken Birmingham Phoenix’s fourth overseas slot, which became available after Cricket Australia withdrew left-arm seamer Lucy Hamilton to manage her workload.

Pakistan women’s captain Fatima Sana is set to feature in The Hundred this year after Birmingham Phoenix signed her in the wildcard draft.

Fatima Sana will become the first Pakistan player to play in the women’s Hundred this season. The all-rounder has taken Birmingham Phoenix’s fourth overseas slot, which became available after Cricket Australia withdrew left-arm seamer Lucy Hamilton to manage her workload.

She will receive the tournament’s minimum salary of £15,000, which is approximately Rs. 5.6 million. However, her availability for Birmingham Phoenix could be affected by Pakistan’s scheduled tour of Sri Lanka, which runs from July 23 to August 4.

Her addition is also notable because she had gone unsold in the women’s auction earlier this year, along with Pakistan teammate Sadia Iqbal. The wildcard draft has now opened the door for Sana to join the tournament despite missing out at the auction stage.

Her selection came just hours after an impressive all-round performance against South Africa at Edgbaston, Birmingham Phoenix’s home ground.

Batting at No. 8, Fatima Sana top-scored for Pakistan with an unbeaten 55 off 38 balls before taking 3 wickets for 16 runs. Despite her performance, Pakistan lost the match as South Africa chased the target with two wickets in hand.

Fatima Sana is now the third Pakistan player to secure a Hundred contract this year. She joins Usman Tariq at Birmingham Phoenix, while mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed is set to represent Sunrisers Leeds after being picked for £190,000 in the March auction.

Her signing also eases concerns that Pakistan players could be overlooked in The Hundred following the arrival of the tournament’s new Indian investors.

The Hundred will run from July 21 to August 16 this summer. This will be the first season of the competition since private investors took partial or full control of franchises after stakes in the teams were sold early last year.

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