Australian High Commissioner to Pakistan, Dr Geoffrey Shaw on Tuesday met the Pakistan National Women’s Cricket team in Karachi and wished them good luck ahead of the ICC T20 Women’s Cricket World Cup in Australia. Starting on Friday 21 February, reigning champions Australia will host 10 teams and 23 matches across six cities. Speaking at the event, the High Commissioner said, ‘It is a great privilege to meet the Pakistan National Women’s Cricket Team. I wish the team a fantastic stay in Australia. The players will receive a very warm Australian welcome. We expect some fabulous cricket.’
High Commissioner Shaw highlighted it will be a big year for women’s cricket in Australia. ‘Australia is about to become the first cricketing nation to close the gender prize money gap. At this year’s T20 World Cup, Cricket Australia will top up prize money won by the women’s team to deliver parity with their male counterparts,’ Dr Shaw said.
