Esha Oza to lead UAE in ACC Women’s T20 Asia Cup 2024

Dubai, 28 June 2024: Esha Oza will lead the UAE team in the ACC Women’s T20 Asia Cup 2024 which will be played in Dambulla, Sri Lanka from 19th to 28th  July. Eight teams are competing in the 10-day long tournament. UAE feature in Group A which also includes India, Pakistan and Nepal. Group B includes hosts Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Malaysia and Thailand.

UAE will take on Nepal in their tournament opener on Friday, 19 July at 2:00pm local time. 

UAE next play India on Sunday 21 July at 2:00pm local time. Their last group match is against Pakistan on Tuesday 23 July at the same time. The semi-finals will be played on 26 July, with the final set to be a night game with a 7:00pm local time start on Sunday, 28 July.

UAE squad for ACC Women’s T20 Asia Cup 2024: Esha Oza (captain), Emily Thomas (wicketkeeper), Heena Hotchandani, Indhuja Nandakumar, Kavisha Kumari, Khushi Sharma, Lavanya Keny, Mehak Thakur, Rinitha Rajith, Rithika Rajith, Rishitha Rajith, Samaira Dharnidharka, Suraksha Kotte, Theertha Satish (wicketkeeper) and Vaishnave Mahesh.

Support staff: Subha Venkataraman (Team Manager), Ahmed Raza (Head Coach), Adnan Sabri (Assistant Coach), Merin Saji (Physiotherapist), Paurush Singh (Strength and Conditioning Coach)

ACC Women’s T20 Asia Cup 2024 – UAE’s matches:

19 July – UAE vs Nepal 

21 July – India vs UAE

23 July – Pakistan vs UAE

26 July – Semi-Finals

28 July – Final 

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