Esha Oza

Esha Oza
Personal information
Full name
Esha Rohit Oza
Born (1998-01-08) 8 January 1998
Mumbai, India[1][2]
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off spin
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 7)26 September 2025 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI19 October 2025 v Papua New Guinea
T20I debut (cap 7)7 July 2018 v Netherlands
Last T20I30 November 2025 v Namibia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017/18Desert Cubs Cricket Academy
2019–2021/22Mumbai Women
Career statistics
Competition WT20I
Matches 88
Runs scored 2,347
Batting average 39.88
100s/50s 3/10
Top score 158*
Balls bowled 1,220
Wickets 64
Bowling average 15.76
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 3/0
Catches/stumpings 22/1
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 26 November 2025

Esha Oza (born 8 January 1998) is an Indian-born cricketer who captains and plays for the United Arab Emirates national team.[3][4][5] In July 2018, she was named in the UAE squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.[6] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for the UAE against the Netherlands in the World Twenty20 Qualifier on 7 July 2018.[7] In July 2018, she was named in the ICC Women's Global Development Squad.[8][5][1] Oza holds the record of the highest score by a UAE international in limited overs cricket and, as of September 2025, is the third fastest player to reach 1,000 runs in WT20Is.[9] She reached the record when she scored 115 against Qatar at the ACC Women's Championship 2022. In January 2023, Esha Oza was named the ICC Women's Associate Player of the Year for 2022.[10][11][12]

In a 2025 Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier, on 10 May 2025, she was part of the UAE team that became the first team in cricket history to retire out all 10 batters in a T20I game to force a decision in a match threatened by looming rain. Oza scored her fourth international T20I century in the match, an unbeaten innings of 113.[13][14]

Early and personal life

Oza was born in Mumbai in the state of Maharashtra, India and came to the Dubai, United Arab Emirates with her family when she was only eight months old.[1][15] She is pursuing Business Management at the University of Wollongong at Dubai.[5]

Domestic career

Oza played domestic cricket at the Desert Cubs Cricket Academy and captained the winning team at the UAE National Women's Tournament in 2017.[16] In her breakthrough season in the 2018 ECB Women's National T20 League, she made the Most Valuable Player (MVP) list being highest run-scorer as well as the joint highest wicket-taker along with hitting her maiden century.[1][17] In 2018, She was the only Emirati player to be selected for the ICC Women's Global Development Squad,[5][17] which toured England to play against the KIA Super League clubs.[18]

Oza joined the Mumbai women's cricket team in 2019[19] and is representing the team in the domestic under-23 and senior women's tournaments in India.[20][21]

International career

Oza was selected in the UAE squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament and played her senior debut Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) match for the UAE against the Netherlands on 7 July 2018.[1] In May 2022 Oza was named in the Warriors Squad at the FairBreak International 2022

In October 2022, she played for UAE in Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "UAE opener Esha Oza stands tall to reach for the sky". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  2. ^ Nayar, KR (29 May 2018). "UAE's Oza earns a call-up in ICC Global team". Gulf News. Oza, who hails from Mumbai in India
  3. ^ "Esha Oza". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Esha Rohit". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d Nayar, KR (29 May 2018). "UAE's Oza earns a call-up in ICC Global team". Gulf News.
  6. ^ "ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  7. ^ "3rd Match, Group A, ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier at Utrecht, Jul 7 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Meet the Global Development Squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  9. ^ "Fastest to 1000 runs in WT20Is". www.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  10. ^ "Winner of the Women's Associate Cricketer of the Year revealed". www.icc-cricket.com. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  11. ^ Radley, Paul (25 January 2023). "UAE's Esha Oza voted ICC Women's Associate Cricketer of the Year for 2022". The National (Abu Dhabi). Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  12. ^ Chaudhary, Harsh (25 January 2023). "UAE's Esha Oza declared ICC's Associate Cricketer of the Year 2022". Female Cricket. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  13. ^ "UAE retire out 10 batters against Qatar to beat rain in Women's T20 World Cup Asia qualifier". BBC Sport. 10 May 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  14. ^ "UAE Women retire out all ten batters in 163-run win over Qatar". www.espncricinfo.com. 10 May 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  15. ^ "Esha Oza - UAE female cricket prodigy". 12 July 2020. Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021. I was born in Mumbai, but my family moved to Dubai eight months after my birth
  16. ^ Pinto, Denzil (23 May 2017). "Skipper Oza leads her side to UAE National Women's Tournament glory". Sports360.
  17. ^ a b Pinto, Denzil (24 May 2018). "UAE's Esha Oza relishing the prospect of England challenge this summer". Sports360.
  18. ^ Pinto, Denzil (3 August 2018). "Plenty of positives for UAE's Esha Oza after playing against England's T20 Super League clubs". Sports360.
  19. ^ "MCA WOMENS SENIOR TEAM FOR THE YEAR 2019 - 2020". Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  20. ^ "Esha Oza - UAE female cricket prodigy". 12 July 2020. Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  21. ^ "Playing in Mumbai has opened my eyes on the growth of the women's game in India: Esha Oza". 13 July 2020. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2021.

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