{"id":110526,"date":"2025-08-22T12:16:57","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T07:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=110526"},"modified":"2025-08-22T12:17:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T07:17:03","slug":"milestone-moment-saleema-to-make-odi-umpiring-debut-in-pak-vs-sa-womens-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2025\/110526\/","title":{"rendered":"Milestone moment: Saleema to make ODI umpiring debut in PAK vs SA women&#8217;s clash"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LAHORE(National times)-  Pakistan\u2019s Saleema Imtiaz will officiate in her first ODI bilateral series when she takes the field during the upcoming three-match women\u2019s ODI series between Pakistan and South Africa in Lahore, with the PCB confirming the match officials for the series. The three-match ODI series will be staged at the Gaddafi Stadium from 16 to 22 September. Saleema, who is part of the ICC International Panel of Umpires will be joined by Australia\u2019s Claire Polosak, who returns to Pakistan after officiating in the Pakistan v West Indies women\u2019s series last year in Karachi. Polosak, also a member of the ICC International Panel of Umpires, will stand in all three ODIs as an on-field umpire. Humairah Farah has been named as the reserve umpire for the series, while Tariq Rasheed from the PCB Elite Panel of Umpires will also perform duty of an on-field umpire during the series. Former Test cricketer Ali Naqvi, a member of the PCB and ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees, will lead the playing control team.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAHORE(National times)- Pakistan\u2019s Saleema Imtiaz will officiate in her first ODI bilateral series when she takes the field during the upcoming three-match women\u2019s ODI series between Pakistan and South Africa in Lahore, with the PCB confirming the match officials for the series. 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