Skills2Shine is a grassroots skill development and enhancement program which has been initiated to provide a platform for the identification of new talent while fostering them to learning cricketing skills.
With the aim of fielding a competitive and quality side in the 2021 ICC Women’s U19 Cricket World Cup, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is organizing trials for U18 women through its Skills2Shine program.
Skills2Shine is a grassroots skill development and enhancement program which has been initiated to provide a platform for the identification of new talent while fostering them to learning cricketing skills.
The trials, which begin from Tuesday, 5 November, will be held in eight cities namely Abbottabad, Bahawalpur, Faisalabad, Karachi, Lahore, Multan, Peshawar, and Rawalpindi.
Following the trials, the selected players will feature in a four-team T20 tournament, after which a final batch of the players, comprising best performers of the tournament, will go through a 16-day specialized academy program, which will focus on skills, fitness and athlete development training.
The schedule is as follows:
| City | Dates | Venue & Time |
| Lahore | 5– 6 November 2019 | National Cricket Academy, Lahore |
| Bahawalpur | 6 November 2019 | Bahawalpur Stadium, Bahawalpur |
| Multan | 7 November 2019 | Inzamam-ul-Haq High-Performance Academy, Multan |
| Abbottabad | 8 November 2019 | Abbottabad Stadium, Abbottabad |
| Faisalabad | 9 November 2019 | Saeed Ajmal Academy, Faisalabad |
| Peshawar | 9 November 2019 | Qayyum Stadium, Peshawar |
The dates and venues for Karachi and Rawalpindi trials will be announced in due course.
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