The tournament will be hosted by Pakistan and the UAE, with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) being the last to announce their squad on January 31, while England was the first to do so.

England will play Afghanistan in the Champions Trophy later this month despite calls from British politicians to boycott the match over the Taliban regime's curtailment of women's rights. More than 160 British politicians had called for a boycott as female participation in sport has effectively been outlawed since the Taliban's return to power in 2021.