Womens T20 World Cup 2026: Alia Riaz stayed with her husband in the team hotel, ‘fight’ between captain and coach, Pakistan exposed

The performance of Pakistan team in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 has been very poor. This team has not been able to win even a single match. Meanwhile, news of big controversies is coming out within the Pakistan team. There are reports that there was a huge dispute between Pakistan team captain Sana Mir and head coach Wahab Riaz. Sana even blamed Wahab Riaz after losing a match. Not only this, the team’s senior player Alia Riaz is also in controversies. Alia Riaz was staying with her husband in the team hotel of Pakistan, on which Sana Mir objected.

Controversy surfaced after Pakistan’s fourth defeat

Controversies started emerging after Pakistan’s defeat at the hands of Australia in Leeds on 23 June. According to reports, there was a big difference of opinion between the team’s mentor and head coach Wahab Riaz and captain Fatima Sana regarding selection related matters. Sana wanted to keep Alia Riaz out of the match against Bangladesh but Wahab insisted on Alia’s selection. Pakistan lost that match too and for this defeat, Sana held Wahab responsible for the defeat in front of everyone.

Alia Riaz was living with her husband!

Before the match against Bangladesh, Sana had objected to senior player Alia Riaz’s husband staying in her room in the team hotel. According to a report, Ali Younis was asked to vacate the room only on Sana’s request. The strange thing is that a day before the match against Bangladesh, Alia had gone for a walk with her husband while the Pakistani team was to practice that day. However, such controversies have been happening in the Pakistani team for a long time. There have been reports about the tense atmosphere in the dressing room of Pakistan men’s team also.

What did Alia Riaz do in the Women’s T20 World Cup?

Alia Riaz has proved to be a miserable failure in the Women’s T20 World Cup. Alia has scored only 35 runs in 4 matches and her batting average is only 8.7. His strike rate is also only 77.77. It is clear that Alia neither performed well nor did she follow the discipline. Now it remains to be seen what action the PCB takes in this matter.