United Arab Emirates women's national cricket team
The United Arab Emirates women's national cricket team represents the United Arab Emirates in international women's cricket and is organised by the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB).
| Association | Emirates Cricket Board | |||||||||
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| Personnel | ||||||||||
| Captain | Esha Oza | |||||||||
| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Associate member (1990) Affiliate member (1989) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Asia | |||||||||
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| Women's international cricket | ||||||||||
| First international | v.  Bangladesh at Johor, Malaysia; 11 July 2007 | |||||||||
| Women's Twenty20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First WT20I | v.  Netherlands at Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht; 7 July 2018 | |||||||||
| Last WT20I | v.  Namibia at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai; 3 October 2023 | |||||||||
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| Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances | 1 (first in 2018) | |||||||||
| Best result | 7th (2018) | |||||||||
| As of 3 October 2023 | ||||||||||
History
Its international debut was at the 2007 ACC Women's Tournament in Malaysia.[4] It lost all three of its matches, and on debut against Bangladesh were bowled out for nine runs, in a match which took one hour to complete.[5] The squad was said to consist of "mothers and daughters",[6] and the captain, Natasha Cherriath, was 12 years old.[7] The team's coach was Smitha Harikrishna who played One Day International (ODI) cricket for India, and another ex-India player, Pramila Bhatt, was involved in a pre-tournament training camp.[8]
At the 2009 ACC Women's Twenty20 Championship, UAE won its first international match, defeating Oman by 49 runs. The team also defeated Kuwait, placing fourth in its six-team group, and defeated Iran in a play-off to finish 7th overall (out of 12 teams).[9] At the 2011 ACC Women's Twenty20 Championship, it placed 9th out of 10 teams and won two matches.[10] At the 2013 ACC Women's Championship in Thailand, the team failed to win a single game, placing 10th out of 11 teams (above Kuwait).[11] UAE won both editions of the Gulf Cricket Council (GCC) Women's Twenty20 Championship held in Oman in 2014 and in Qatar in 2015.[12]
In June 2016, two teams from Australia's Women's Big Bash League (WBBL), the Sydney Sixers and the Sydney Thunder, toured UAE for a training camp. They played a Twenty20 exhibition match at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Dubai, and were joined by three UAE national team players (Natasha Michael, Chaya Mughal, and Esha Oza) who filled in for injured players.[13][14]
In April 2018, ICC granted full Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between United Arab Emirates and another international side after 1 July 2018 will be a full WT20I.[15]
UAE was named in the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier regional group alongside seven other teams.[16]
Records
International Match Summary[17]
Last updated 3 October 2023
| Playing record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twenty20 Internationals | 72 | 42 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 7 July 2018 |
Twenty20 International
- Highest team total: 253/1 v. Bahrain on 26 March 2022 at Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 2, Muscat.[18]
- Highest individual innings: 158*, Esha Oza v. Bahrain on 26 March 2022 at Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 2, Muscat.[19]
- Best innings bowling: 5/3, Chamani Seneviratne v. Kuwait on 19 February 2019 at Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok.[20]
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Most T20I runs for UAE Women[21]
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Most T20I wickets for UAE Women[22]
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T20I record versus other nations[17]
Records complete to WT20I #1679. Last updated 3 October 2023.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICC Full members | |||||||||
| Bangladesh |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 July 2018 | |||
 India |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 October 2022 | |||
 Pakistan |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 October 2022 | |||
 Sri Lanka |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 October 2022 | |||
 Zimbabwe |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 September 2022 | 21 September 2022 | ||
| ICC Associate members | |||||||||
 Bahrain |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 March 2022 | 26 March 2022 | ||
 Bhutan |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 November 2021 | 25 November 2021 | ||
 China |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 January 2019 | 13 January 2019 | ||
 Hong Kong |
9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 February 2019 | 18 February 2019 | ||
 Indonesia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 January 2019 | 19 January 2019 | ||
 Kenya |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 April 2023 | 18 April 2023 | ||
 Kuwait |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 February 2019 | 19 February 2019 | ||
 Malaysia |
8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 January 2019 | 15 January 2019 | ||
| Namibia |
8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 27 April 2023 | 26 September 2023 | ||
 Nepal |
4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 January 2019 | 28 November 2021 | ||
| Netherlands |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 July 2018 | 7 July 2018 | ||
 Oman |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 March 2022 | 22 March 2022 | ||
 Papua New Guinea |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 July 2018 | |||
 Qatar |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 March 2022 | 20 March 2022 | ||
 Rwanda |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 April 2023 | 21 April 2023 | ||
 Saudi Arabia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 March 2022 | 24 March 2022 | ||
 Scotland |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 September 2022 | |||
 Singapore |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 June 2022 | 18 June 2022 | ||
 Tanzania |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 April 2023 | |||
 Thailand |
7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 July 2018 | 9 September 2023 | ||
 Uganda |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 April 2023 | 25 April 2023 | ||
 United States |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 September 2022 | 25 September 2022 | ||
Current squad
This lists all the players who were named in the most recent squad. Updated on 12 Oct 2023.
Uncapped players are listed in italics.
| Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||
| Kavisha Egodage | 20 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Lavanya Keny | 16 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | |
| Rinitha Rajith | 17 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Avanee Patil | 16 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| All-rounders | ||||
| Esha Oza | 25 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Captain |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||
| Theertha Satish | 19 | Left-handed | ||
| Spin Bowlers | ||||
| Vaishnave Mahesh | 16 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Suraksha Kotte | 20 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Al Maseera Jahangir | 15 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Pace Bowlers | ||||
| Khushi Sharma | 21 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Indhuja Nandakumar | 17 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Samaira Dharnidharka | 16 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Siya Gokhale | 18 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
References
- "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
- "WT20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- "WT20I matches - 2023 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- Other matches played by United Arab Emirates women Archived 14 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine, CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- "UAE embarrassed by Bangladesh", ESPNcricinfo, 11 July 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- "Bangladesh crush UAE", Asian Cricket Council, 11 July 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- "Natasha Cherriath: Emirates high-flyer", Asian Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- "Natasha to lead UAE women's team", Gulf News, 3 July 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- Asian Cricket Council Women's Twenty20 Championship 2009, CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- Asian Cricket Council Women's Twenty20 Championship 2010/11, CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- Asian Cricket Council Women's Championship 2012/13, CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- "UAE women retain Gulf T20 cricket title", Emirates 24/7, 6 December 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- "WBBL teams Sydney Sixers and Sydney Thunder to tour UAE to promote women's cricket", The National, 26 May 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- "'Dream come true' as UAE women's cricketers to share field with Big Bash League stars", The National, 4 June 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- "All T20I matches to get international status". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- "ICC announce qualification process for 2023 Women's T20 World Cup". The Cricketer. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- "Records / United Arab Emirates Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo.
- "Records / UAE Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals". Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- "Records / UAE Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Top Scores". Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- "Records / UAE Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Best Bowling figures". Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
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