Esha Oza Explained

Esha Oza
Female:true
Country:United Arab Emirates
International:true
Fullname:Esha Rohit Oza
Birth Date:8 January 1998
Birth Place:Mumbai, India[1]
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm off spin
Role:All-rounder
T20idebutdate:7 July
T20idebutyear:2018
T20idebutagainst:Netherlands
T20icap:7
Lastt20idate:3 October
Lastt20iyear:2023
Lastt20iagainst:Namibia
Club1:Desert Cubs Cricket Academy
Year1:2017/18
Club2:Mumbai Women
Year2:2019–present
Columns:1
Column1:WT20I
Matches1:46
Runs1:1138
Bat Avg1:29.17
100S/50S1:2/4
Top Score1:158
Deliveries1:540
Wickets1:30
Bowl Avg1:13.06
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:3/0
Catches/Stumpings1:10/1
Date:13 November 2022
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1126416.html ESPNcricinfo

Esha Rohit Oza (born 8 January 1998) is an Indian-born cricketer who plays for the UAE women's national cricket team and is the current captain of the national team.[2] [3] In July 2018, she was named in the UAE squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.[4] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) for the United Arab Emirates against the Netherlands in the World Twenty20 Qualifier on 7 July 2018.[5] In July 2018, she was named in the ICC Women's Global Development Squad.[6] [7] [8] Oza holds the record of the highest score by a UAE international in limited overs cricket and is also the fastest player to reach 1,000 T20I runs in WT20Is. 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.[9] [10] [11]

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.[8] [12] She is pursuing Business Management at the University of Wollongong at Dubai.[7]

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.[13] In her breakthrough season in 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.[8] In 2018, She was the only Emirati player to be selected for the ICC Women's Global Development Squad,[7] [14] which toured England to play against the KIA Super League clubs.[15]

Oza joined the Mumbai women's cricket team in 2019[16] and is representing the team in the domestic under-23 and senior women's tournaments in India.[17] [18]

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.[8] 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.

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. News: UAE’s Oza earns a call-up in ICC Global team . "Oza, who hails from Mumbai in India" . . Nayar . KR . 29 May 2018 .
  2. Web site: Esha Oza . 26 August 2021 . ESPNcricinfo.
  3. Web site: Esha Rohit . 11 June 2018 . ESPNcricinfo.
  4. Web site: ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2018 . International Cricket Council . 27 June 2018.
  5. Web site: 3rd Match, Group A, ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier at Utrecht, Jul 7 2018 . ESPNcricinfo . 7 July 2018.
  6. Web site: Meet the Global Development Squad . International Cricket Council . 15 July 2018.
  7. News: UAE’s Oza earns a call-up in ICC Global team . . Nayar . KR . 29 May 2018 .
  8. Web site: UAE opener Esha Oza stands tall to reach for the sky . International Cricket Council . 25 August 2021 .
  9. Web site: . Winner of the Women's Associate Cricketer of the Year revealed . www.icc-cricket.com . 26 February 2023 . en . 25 January 2023.
  10. News: Radley . Paul . UAE's Esha Oza voted ICC Women's Associate Cricketer of the Year for 2022 . 26 February 2023 . . 25 January 2023 . en.
  11. Web site: Chaudhary . Harsh . UAE's Esha Oza declared ICC's Associate Cricketer of the Year 2022 . Female Cricket . 26 February 2023 . 25 January 2023.
  12. Web site: Esha Oza - UAE female cricket prodigy . "I was born in Mumbai, but my family moved to Dubai eight months after my birth" . 12 July 2020 . 25 August 2021 . 25 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210825203015/https://www.aroundthewicket.com/home/eshaoza-uaecricketer . dead .
  13. News: Skipper Oza leads her side to UAE National Women’s Tournament glory . Sports360 . Pinto . Denzil . 23 May 2017 .
  14. News: UAE's Esha Oza relishing the prospect of England challenge this summer . Sports360 . Pinto . Denzil . 24 May 2018 .
  15. News: Plenty of positives for UAE's Esha Oza after playing against England's T20 Super League clubs . Sports360 . Pinto . Denzil . 3 August 2018 .
  16. Web site: MCA WOMENS SENIOR TEAM FOR THE YEAR 2019 - 2020 . 25 August 2021 .
  17. Web site: Esha Oza - UAE female cricket prodigy . 12 July 2020 . 25 August 2021 . 25 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210825203015/https://www.aroundthewicket.com/home/eshaoza-uaecricketer . dead .
  18. News: Playing in Mumbai has opened my eyes on the growth of the women’s game in India: Esha Oza . 13 July 2020 .