UAE skipper Esha Oza completed reaching the celebrated three figures in just 55 deliveries, including 14 boundaries and five maximums. Fellow teammate, Theertha, garnered 74 runs off 42 balls. Her innings was laced with 11 boundaries
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In the Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2025 match against Qatar, all 10 UAE batswomen retired out.
The match was being played at the Terdthai Cricket Ground in Bangkok, in which UAE elected to bat first, according to Wisden.
UAE skipper Esha Oza and fellow opener Theertha Satish delivered a strong start by smashing 45 runs for no loss in the first six overs. The duo then went all guns blazing and posted 90 runs without losing any wickets by the mid-point of the innings.
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Skipper Oza completed reaching the celebrated three figures in just 55 deliveries, including 14 boundaries and five maximums. Fellow teammate, Theertha, garnered 74 runs off 42 balls. Her innings was laced with 11 boundaries.
The swashbuckling pair decided to retire out. The match then continued in an unexpected manner, with the remaining UAE players coming onto the pitch in pairs, and by wasting no time, they all retired out as well.
With the eight batswomen not facing a single delivery, the scorecard of the UAE innings reflected in an unusual situation. The side wrapped up its innings with a score of 192 runs in 16 overs for no loss.
UAE posted a target of 193 for Qatar. Rizpha Emmanuel was the top scorer for Qatar in the second innings, and she was the only batter for them who made a double-digit score; the rest of the batters got out on single digits.
Qatar was bowled out for 29 in 11 overs; seven Qatar batters got out on zero. Michelle Botha was the pick of the bowlers for the UAE. She took three wickets in her four overs and gave away just 11 runs.
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