Esha Oza

Esha Oza
Personal information
Full name
Esha Rohit Oza
Born (1998-01-08) 8 January 1998
Mumbai, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off spin
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 7)26 September 2025 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI19 October 2025 v Papua New Guinea
T20I debut (cap 7)7 July 2018 v Netherlands
Last T20I30 November 2025 v Namibia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017/18Desert Cubs Cricket Academy
2019–2021/22Mumbai 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, 26 November 2025

Esha Oza (born 8 January 1998) is an Indian-born cricketer who captains and plays for the United Arab Emirates national team. In July 2018, she was named in the UAE squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament. She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for the UAE against the Netherlands in the World Twenty20 Qualifier on 7 July 2018. In July 2018, she was named in the ICC Women's Global Development Squad. Oza holds the record of the highest score by a UAE international in limited overs cricket and, as of September 2025, is the third fastest player to reach 1,000 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.

In a 2025 Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier, on 10 May 2025, she was part of the UAE team that became the first team in cricket history to retire out all 10 batters in a T20I game to force a decision in a match threatened by looming rain. Oza scored her fourth international T20I century in the match, an unbeaten innings of 113.