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Another international cricketer from Pakistan has secured a contract ahead of the 2026 season of The Hundred League. This time, it is Pakistan women’s cricket team captain Fatima Sana, who has officially joined the league franchise Birmingham Phoenix.
She got this contract after her brilliant all-round performance in the ongoing ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. Against South Africa Women, Sana scored 55 not out off 38 balls at No. 8, then took 3 for 16 at Edgbaston.
Fatima Sana will play for Birmingham Phoenix
However their efforts went in vain, as Pakistan lost to South Africa. Edgbaston is the home ground of the Birmingham Phoenix team in The Hundred. Fatima Sana joined the English team through wildcard draft on Thursday.
With this agreement, she has now become the first Pakistani player to feature in the Women’s Hundred. Fatima Sana will join the franchise as the fourth foreign recruit after Australian cricketer Lucy Hamilton was dropped. Cricket Australia asked Hamilton to vacate his place in the team as his workload would be managed.
There is doubt over Sana’s inclusion in The Hundred
Fatima Sana has joined the league as the third player from Pakistan after Usman Tariq and Abrar Ahmed. Tariq will play for Birmingham Phoenix in the Men’s Hundred League this year and Ahmed will play for Sunrisers Leeds.
Phoenix have confirmed the contract for the Pakistan all-rounder on a minimum salary of £15,000. However, his participation in the league will be a matter of concern due to his commitments to the Pakistan national cricket team.
“Sana will receive the Hundred’s minimum salary – £15,000 (5.6 million PKR), although his availability may be restricted to Pakistan’s scheduled tour of Sri Lanka (which runs from July 23 to August 4),” reports ESPNCricinfo.
Full list of players (men and women who joined The Hundred through the wildcard draft):
Women’s Hundred Wildcard (£15,000)
London Spirit: Trudy Johnson, Liv Barnes
Birmingham Phoenix: Mary Taylor, Fatima Sana
Manchester Super Giants: Mia Rogers, Beth Langston
Southern Brave: Naomi Dattani, Katherine Fraser
Welsh Fire: Niamh Fiona Holland, Georgia Davis
MI London: Kate Kopack, Francesca Sweet
Trent Rockets: Amu Surenkumar, Eve Jones
Sunrisers Leads: Darcy Carter, Sophia Turner
Men’s Hundred Wildcard (£31,000)
London Spirit: Henry Crocombe, Kiran Carlson
Manchester Super Giants: James Sales, Adam Finch
Welsh Fire: Jordan Clarke, Dillon Pennington
Trent Rockets: Ben Raine, Ben Sanderson
MI London: Eddie Jack, Sebastian Morgan
Birmingham Phoenix: Tom Helm, Sean Dixon
Sunrisers Leads: Matty Revis, Charlie Allison
Southern Brave: Manny Lumsden, Saif Zaib
Along with Sana, two other players from the ongoing Women’s T20 World Cup have earned their places in the upcoming The Hundred League for women. Scotland opening batsmen Darcy Carter and Katherine Fraser were signed by Sunrisers Leeds and Southern Brave respectively through the wildcard draft. Both these players have joined their respective franchises as local players.
While male cricketers joined the league at a base price of £31,000, the base price for the female cricketer category was £15,000.