Perth Scorchers sign Pakistan captain Fatima Sana for WBBL 12

Perth Scorchers have signed Pakistan captain Fatima Sana for the first eight matches of WBBL 12. The 24-year-old all-rounder becomes only the second Pakistan player to appear in the competition after Nida Dar.

Sana said she had long watched the league from Pakistan and called the move a dream come true. She will wear Scorchers colours at the WACA Ground after previously representing Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred this year.

The Karachi-born right-arm bowler was the first Pakistan woman to win an ICC award when she was named Emerging Cricketer of the Year in 2021. She has already taken 31 wickets and scored 540 runs in T20Is during 2026, the most by any Pakistan woman in the format this year.