The United Arab Emirates (UAE) are all set for their third consecutive Women’s Asia Cup as they are in Group B alongside the defending champions Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Indonesia. Playing in Dubai, their home conditions, UAE Women will look to make the most of them to their benefit.
Captain: Esha Oza
Head coach: Subha Venkataraman (interim)
Squad
Esha Oza (c), Archara Supriya, Heena Hotchandani, Indhuja Nandakumar, Janani Thirukkumaran, Lavanya Keny, Mehul Kulkarni, Rinitha Rajith, Samaira Dharnidharka, Siya Gokhale, Sashikala Silva, Suraksha Kotte, Theertha Satish, Uttara Iyer, Vaishnave Mahesh
Key Players: Esha Oza, Samaira Dharnidharka, Theertha Satish, Heena Hotchandani and Vaishnave Mahesh.
Fixtures
Sri Lanka vs UAE, August 29, Dubai
UAE vs Indonesia, September 4, Dubai
Bangladesh vs UAE, September 8, Dubai
How did they qualify for the tournament?
They gained automatic qualification and direct entry for being the official host country of this edition of the Women’s Asia Cup.
Form in T20Is in 2026 so far
Seven matches – six wins, one loss.
The ACC Women’s Premier Cup is the only T20I tournament that they have played in this year so far. There, they first topped the group with four wins from four, followed by a 52-run win over Malaysia in the quarter-final and a dominant 10-wicket win over Hong Kong, China in the semi-final. However, on June 13, they lost the final to Thailand by six wickets.
Top T20I performers in 2026 so far
Highest scorer – Esha Oza, 277 runs, avg. 92.33, SR 135.12, one fifty, HS 92 vs Philippines.
Highest wicket-taker – Esha Oza, 13 wickets, econ. 3.68, best figures 3/3 vs Philippines.
Note
- Twenty-eight-year-old Esha is a prolific batter in Women’s T20Is, having the most centuries (five) in the history of the format. With 3,403 runs in 115 T20I innings so far, she is also the 10th-highest run-scorer in the format overall.
- In a recent exclusive interaction with RevSportz, Esha mentioned New Zealand great Sophie Devine, whom she has always looked up to as a player. “As a player, I really looked up to Sophie Devine. I really loved how she played the game, how attacking and fearless she is as a cricketer.”
- Speaking about her expectations, Esha sounded quite realistic, as she is aiming for a semi-final berth while acknowledging the challenges of facing Test-playing nations like Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
- “So, as a team, I think our expectations would be to at least make it to the semi-finals of this tournament. We are looking forward to playing against Test-playing sides again. And looking forward to beating at least one Test-playing nation in this tournament. I think Sri Lanka, Bangladesh will be a good challenge first and then Indonesia. Two wins in the group stage takes us to the semi-finals of this tournament and that’s what we’re preparing for as a team.”
- Also, eyes will be on the 19-year-old all-rounder Samaira Dharnidharka, especially her ability to swing the new ball. Her three-wicket spell against India A in the Women’s Asia Cup Rising Stars earlier this year was quite impressive.
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