United Arab Emirates women's national under-19 cricket team
| Association | Emirates Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Personnel | |
| Captain | Samaira Dharnidharka[1] |
| Coach | Ahmed Raza |
| History | |
| Twenty20 debut | v. Bhutan at Kinrara Academy Oval, Bandar Kinrara; 3 June 2022 |
| U19 World Cup wins | 0 |
| Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifiers wins | (2022) |
| International Cricket Council | |
| ICC region | Asia |
The United Arab Emirates women's under-19 cricket team represents the United Arab Emirates in international under-19 women's cricket. The team is administrated by the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB).
UAE qualified for the inaugural ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup via winning the Asia Qualifier, going unbeaten in a five-team tournament.[2] The side reached the Super Six stage of the inaugural tournament.[3] Ahmed Raza serves as the head coach of the team whereas Samaira Dharnidharka was the UAE u-19 women's captain in all formats.
History
The inaugural Women's Under-19 World Cup was scheduled to take place in January 2021, but was postponed multiple times due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] The tournament was eventually held in January 2023, in South Africa.[5] UAE competed in the Asia Qualifier for the tournament in June 2022 in Malaysia. The side won all of their group matches, including a decisive six wicket victory over Thailand, to qualify for the tournament.[2]
UAE announced their squad for the tournament on 26 December 2022, with Najeeb Amar announced as Head Coach of the side.[6] The side reached the Super Six stage, in which they finished bottom of their group.[3]
Recent call-ups
The table below lists all the players who have been selected in recent squads for United Arab Emirates under-19s. Currently, this includes the squads for the 2022 Asia T20 World Cup Qualifier and the 2023 Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.[6]
| Name | Most Recent Call-up |
|---|---|
| Jia Bhatia | 2022 Qualifier |
| Samaira Dharnidharka | 2023 World Cup |
| Mahika Gaur | 2023 World Cup |
| Siya Gokhale | 2023 World Cup |
| Geethika Jyothis | 2023 World Cup |
| Lavanya Keny | 2023 World Cup |
| Vaishnave Mahesh | 2023 World Cup |
| Induja Nandakumar | 2023 World Cup |
| Rinitha Rajith | 2023 World Cup |
| Rishitha Rajith | 2023 World Cup |
| Sanjana Ramesh | 2023 World Cup |
| Theertha Satish | 2023 World Cup |
| Sanchin Singh | 2023 World Cup |
| Avni Sunil Patil | 2023 World Cup |
| Archana Supriya | 2023 World Cup |
| Ishitha Zahra | 2023 World Cup |
Records & statistics
International match summary
As of 23 November 2024
| Playing records | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | D/NR | Inaugural match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youth Women's Twenty20 Internationals | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 June 2022 |
Youth Women's Twenty20 record versus other nations
As of 25 January 2023
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| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 January 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bangladesh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 January 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| India | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 January 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 January 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Associate members | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 January 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Under-19 World Cup record
| United Arab Emirates's U19 Twenty20 World Cup Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pos | № | Pld | W | L | T | NR |
| 2023 | Super 6 | – | 16 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Did not Qualified | |||||||
| 2027 | TBD | |||||||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
Support staff
- Merin Saji (manager and physiotherapist),
- Ahmed Raza (head coach).
References
- ^ https://emiratescricket.com/news-detail/gLPQZOpnel2lbKBzyVXv
- ^ a b "UAE qualify for first U19 T20 World Cup after title win in Malaysia". The National News. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ a b "ICC Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup 2022/23". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ "ICC postpones 2021 Women's World Cup Qualifier due to COVID-19". Women's CricZone. 12 May 2020. Archived from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "ICC Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup 2022/23 | Live Score, Schedule, News". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 8 September 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
- ^ a b "Expectations high for UAE at U19 Women's T20 World Cup". International Cricket Council. 26 December 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.