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

Dubai, 8 February 2024: UAE’s 14-member women’s squad has reached Malaysia to compete in the ACC Women’s Premier Cup 2024 which begins on Saturday, 10 February. UAE are placed in Group B along with China, Japan and Oman and will take on China in their opening match which will be played on Saturday. 

UAE plays Oman on 11 February and Japan on 13 February. The top two teams from each of the four pools will play the quarter-finals on 14 February. The semi-finals will be held on 16 February and the tournament final has been scheduled for 18 February.

The two finalists will qualify for the ACC Women’s Asia Cup. 

UAE squad for ACC Women’s Premier Cup 2024: Esha Oza (captain), Al Maseera Jahangir, Heena Hotchandhani, Indhuja Nandakumar, Kavisha Kumari Egodage, Khushi Mohan Sharma, Mehak Thakur, Rinitha Rajith, Rishitha Rajith, Samaira Dharnidharka, Siya Swarup Gokhale, Suraksha Kotte, Theertha Satish (wicketkeeper) and Vaishnave Mahesh. 

Support staff: Subha Venkataraman (manager), Ahmed Raza (head coach), Zahirah Filzah (physiotherapist). 

ACC Women’s Premier Cup 2024 – UAE’s matches:

10 February – UAE vs China

11 February – UAE vs Oman

13 February – UAE vs Japan

14 February – Quarter-Finals 

16 February – Semi-Finals

18 February – Final 

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