{
  "id": 3119527,
  "title": "Sadaf replaces injured Najiha in Pakistan squad for ACC Women’s Asia Cup",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/sadaf-replaces-injured-najiha-in-pakistan-squad-for-acc-womens-asia",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-24T21:55:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1543404/sadaf-replaces-injured-najiha-in-pakistan-squad-for-acc-womens-asia-cup/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Wicketkeeper-batter Najiha Alvi has been ruled out of Pakistan’s squad for the ACC Women’s T20 Asia Cup due to injury with right-handed batter Sadaf Shamas named as her replacement. Najiha reported pain in her posterior left knee, while later the scans revealed a possible sprain in it. Following an assessment by the PCB’s medical team, […]",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
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        "published": "2026-08-24T13:40:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/england-drop-carse-from-pakistan-test-squad",
        "published": "2026-08-24T17:35:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}