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

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. The side reached the Super Six stage of the inaugural tournament. Ahmed Raza serves as the head coach of the team whereas Samaira Dharnidharka UAE u19 women's captains the team 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. 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.
UAE announced their squad for the tournament on 26 December 2022, with Najeeb Amar announced as Head Coach of the side. The side reached the Super Six stage, in which they finished bottom of their group.

## 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.
| 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
ICC Full members :
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match |
| 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 | Did not Qualified | Did not Qualified | Did not Qualified | Did not Qualified | Did not Qualified | Did not Qualified | Did not Qualified |
| 2027 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Total | | | | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |

## Support staff

* Merin Saji (manager and physiotherapist),
* Ahmed Raza (head coach).