United Arab Emirates women's national under-19 cricket team explained

United Arab Emirates Women's Under-19 cricket team
Coach:Najeeb Amar
Captain:Theertha Satish
Association:Emirates Cricket Board
Icc Region:Asia
Title1:U19 World Cup
First T20:v. at Willowmoore Park, Benoni, South Africa; 14 January 2023
Title1wins:0

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.[1] The side reached the Super Six stage of the inaugural tournament.[2]

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.[3] The tournament was eventually scheduled to take place in 2023, in South Africa. 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.[1]

UAE announced their squad for the tournament on 26 December 2022, with Najeeb Amar announced as Head Coach of the side.[4] The side reached the Super Six stage, in which they finished bottom of their group.[2]

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 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.[4]

NameMost Recent Call-up
Jia Bhatia2022 Qualifier
Samaira Dharnidharka2023 World Cup
Mahika Gaur2023 World Cup
Siya Gokhale2023 World Cup
Geethika Jyothis2023 World Cup
Lavanya Keny2023 World Cup
Vaishnave Mahesh2023 World Cup
Induja Nandakumar2023 World Cup
Rinitha Rajith2023 World Cup
Rishitha Rajith2023 World Cup
Sanjana Ramesh2023 World Cup
Theertha Satish2023 World Cup
Sanchin Singh2023 World Cup
Avni Sunil Patil2023 World Cup
Archana Supriya2023 World Cup
Ishitha Zahra2023 World Cup

Records & statistics

International match summary

As of 25 January 2023

Playing records
Format M W L T D/NR Inaugural match
Youth Women's Twenty20 Internationals 505 0 0 14 January 2023
Youth Women's Twenty20 record versus other nations

As of 25 January 2023

ICC Full members
Opponent M W L T NR First match First win
101 0 023 January 2023
101 0 025 January 2023
101 0 016 January 2023
South Africa1010018 January 2023
Associate members
Opponent M W L T NR First match First win
Scotland1010014 January 2023

Under-19 World Cup record

United Arab Emirates's U19 Twenty20 World Cup Record
YearResult
2023Super 61650500
2025To be determined
2027
Total50500

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UAE qualify for first U19 T20 World Cup after title win in Malaysia . The National News . 9 June 2022 . 2 January 2023.
  2. Web site: ICC Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup 2022/23 . ESPNcricinfo . 8 February 2023.
  3. Web site: ICC postpones 2021 Women's World Cup Qualifier due to COVID-19 . Women's CricZone . 12 May 2020 . 2 January 2023.
  4. Web site: Expectations high for UAE at U19 Women's T20 World Cup . International Cricket Council . 26 December 2022 . 3 January 2022.