Ait ground

Emerging Nations Trophy: All-rounder Esha Oza will lead the UAE women’s team in their tour to Thailand for the inaugural edition of the ICC Women’s Emerging Nations Trophy 2025.

Eight teams are competing in the T20 tournament, which will be played in a single-league format – each team will play all other teams once. The two venues are the Terdthai Cricket Ground (TCG) and the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) Ground.

Besides the hosts, Thailand and the UAE, the following countries are participating in the tournament: Namibia, the Netherlands, Papua New Guinea (PNG), Scotland, Tanzania, and Uganda. The UAE will take on PNG on November 20 in their opening match. They play the Netherlands the following day in their second game of the tournament – both matches will be hosted at the AIT Ground. UAE’s third fixture is against Scotland at the TCG on November 23, and their fourth fixture is against Uganda at the AIT Ground on November 25.