Pakistan’s Muneeba Ali to miss Asian Games 2026 due to personal reasons
File pic- Muneeba is understood to have decided to skip the Games because of her mother’s illness. | Photo Credit: AFP
File pic- Muneeba is understood to have decided to skip the Games because of her mother’s illness. | Photo Credit: AFP
Pakistan’s wicket-keeper batter Muneeba Ali will miss the Asian Games 2026 for personal reasons and no replacement will be named for her, the team has announced.
Muneeba is understood to have decided to skip the Games because of her mother’s illness, while the PCB made the decision to not name a replacement keeping in mind logistical challenges and time constraints, as the knockout competition will finish by September 22.
In Pakistan’s first game against Thailand, Feroza Gull kept wickets in her place as the side scraped through to the next round with a three-wicket win.
The Fatima Sana led-side will next face the winner of the Sri Lanka vs Malaysia game in the semifinal on Saturday, September 19.
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