Esha Oza

Esha Oza
Personal information
Full name
Esha Oza
Born (1998-01-08) 8 January 1998 (age 26)
Mumbai, India[1][2]
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off spin
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 7)7 July 2018 v Netherlands
Last T20I13 September 2024 v Zimbabwe
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017/18Desert Cubs Cricket Academy
2019–presentMumbai 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, 7 October 2024

Esha Oza (born 8 January 1998) is an Indian-born cricketer who captains and plays for the UAE 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) for the United Arab Emirates 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 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]

  1. ^ a b "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 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. ^ "Winner of the Women's Associate Cricketer of the Year revealed". www.icc-cricket.com. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Chaudhary, Harsh (25 January 2023). "UAE's Esha Oza declared ICC's Associate Cricketer of the Year 2022". Female Cricket. Retrieved 26 February 2023.