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{{short description|Indian-born Emirati cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Esha Oza
| female = true
| image =
| country = United Arab Emirates
| international = true
| fullname = Esha Rohit Oza
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|8|1|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], India<ref name="icc1" /><ref>{{cite news |title=UAE’s Oza earns a call-up in ICC Global team |url=https://gulfnews.com/sport/uaes-oza-earns-a-call-up-in-icc-global-team-1.2228758 |quote="Oza, who hails from Mumbai in India" |website=[[Gulf News]] |last1=Nayar |first1=KR |date=29 May 2018 }}</ref>
| death_date =
| death_place =
| batting = [[Batting (cricket)|Right-handed]]<ref name="icc1" />
| bowling = Right-arm [[Spin bowling|Off spin]]<ref name="icc1" />
| role = [[All-rounder]]<ref name="icc1" />

| T20Idebutdate = 7 July
| T20Idebutyear = 2018
| T20Idebutagainst = Netherlands
| T20Icap = 7
| lastT20Idate = 25 June
| lastT20Iyear = 2022
| lastT20Iagainst = Malaysia

| club1 = Desert Cubs Cricket Academy
| year1 = 2017/18
| club2 = [[Mumbai women's cricket team|Mumbai Women]]
| year2 = 2019–present

| columns = 1
| column1 = [[Women's Twenty20 International|WT20I]]
| matches1 = 35
| runs1 = 1027
| bat avg1 = 36.67
| 100s/50s1 = 2/4
| top score1 = 158[[not out|*]]
| deliveries1 = 330
| wickets1 = 22
| bowl avg1 = 9.45
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 3/0
| catches/stumpings1 = 8/1

| date = 14 July 2022
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1126416.html Cricinfo
}}
'''Esha Rohit Oza''' (born 1 August 1998) is an Indian-born Emirati [[cricket]]er.<ref name="Bio1">{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/esha-oza-1255538 |title=Esha Oza |access-date=26 August 2021 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref><ref name="Bio">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1126416.html |title=Esha Rohit |access-date=11 June 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref><ref name="Gulf" /> In July 2018, she was named in the United Arab Emirates' squad for the [[2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier]] tournament.<ref name="WT20Squads">{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/761671 |title=ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2018 |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=27 June 2018}}</ref> She made her [[Women's Twenty20 International]] (WT20I) for the [[United Arab Emirates women's national cricket team|United Arab Emirates]] against the [[Netherlands women's national cricket team|Netherlands]] in the World Twenty20 Qualifier on 7 July 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1147709.html |title=3rd Match, Group A, ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier at Utrecht, Jul 7 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=7 July 2018}}</ref> In July 2018, she was named in the ICC Women's Global Development Squad.<ref name="DevSquad">{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/785532 |title=Meet the Global Development Squad |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=15 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="Gulf" >{{cite news |title=UAE’s Oza earns a call-up in ICC Global team |url=https://gulfnews.com/sport/uaes-oza-earns-a-call-up-in-icc-global-team-1.2228758 |website=[[Gulf News]] |last1=Nayar |first1=KR |date=29 May 2018 }}</ref><ref name="icc1" >{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/778086 |title=UAE opener Esha Oza stands tall to reach for the sky |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=25 August 2021 }}</ref>
Oza holds the record of the highest score by a UAE international in limited overs cricket and is also the fastest player to reach 1000 T20I runs in WT20Is. She reached the record when she scored 115 vs Qatar at the ACC Womens Championship 2022.

==Early and personal life==
Oza was born in Mumbai in the state of [[Maharashtra]], India and came to the [[Dubai]], [[United Arab Emirates]] with her family when she was only eight months old.<ref name="icc1" /><ref name="atw" >{{cite web|url=https://www.aroundthewicket.com/home/eshaoza-uaecricketer |title=Esha Oza - UAE female cricket prodigy |quote="I was born in Mumbai, but my family moved to Dubai eight months after my birth" |date=12 July 2020 |access-date=25 August 2021 }}</ref> She is pursuing Business Management at the [[University of Wollongong in Dubai|University of Wollongong]] at Dubai.<ref name="Gulf" />

==Domestic career==
Oza played domestic cricket at the Desert Cubs Cricket Academy and captained the winning team at the UAE National Women's Tournament in 2017.<ref>{{cite news |title=Skipper Oza leads her side to UAE National Women’s Tournament glory |url=https://sport360.com/article/cricket/uae-cricket/234628/skipper-esha-oza-leads-her-side-to-uae-national-womens-tournament-glory |website=Sports360 |last1=Pinto |first1=Denzil |date=23 May 2017 }}</ref> In her breakthrough season in 2018 ECB Women's National T20 League, she made the Most Valuable Player (MVP) list with highest run-scorer as well as the joint highest wicket-taker along with hitting her maiden century.<ref name="icc1" /><ref name="sports60" /> In 2018, She was the only Emirati player to be selected for the ICC Women's Global Development Squad,<ref name="Gulf" /><ref name="sports60" >{{cite news |title=UAE's Esha Oza relishing the prospect of England challenge this summer |url=https://sport360.com/article/cricket/uae-cricket/283326/uaes-esha-oza-relishing-the-prospect-of-england-challenge-this-summer |website=Sports360 |last1=Pinto |first1=Denzil |date=24 May 2018 }}</ref> which toured England to play against the [[Women's Cricket Super League|KIA Super League]] clubs.<ref name="sports60a" >{{cite news |title=Plenty of positives for UAE's Esha Oza after playing against England's T20 Super League clubs |url=https://sport360.com/article/cricket/uae-cricket/296622/plenty-of-positives-for-uaes-esha-oza-after-playing-against-englands-kia-super-league-clubs |website=Sports360 |last1=Pinto |first1=Denzil |date=3 August 2018 }}</ref>

Oza joined the [[Mumbai women's cricket team]] in 2019<ref name="mumbai" >{{cite web|url=https://www.mumbaicricket.com/mca/MCA_Womens_Senior_Team.php |title=MCA WOMENS SENIOR TEAM FOR THE YEAR 2019 - 2020 |access-date=25 August 2021 }}</ref> and is representing the team in the domestic under-23 and senior women's tournaments in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aroundthewicket.com/home/eshaoza-uaecricketer |title=Esha Oza - UAE female cricket prodigy |date=12 July 2020 |access-date=25 August 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Playing in Mumbai has opened my eyes on the growth of the women’s game in India: Esha Oza |url=https://www.womenscriczone.com/playing-in-mumbai-has-opened-my-eyes-on-the-growth-of-the-womens-game-in-india-esha-oza |date=13 July 2020 }}</ref>

==International career==
Oza was selected in the United Arab Emirates' squad for the [[2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier]] tournament and played her senior debut Women's [[Twenty20 International]] (WT20I) match for the United Arab Emirates against the Netherlands on 7 July 2018.<ref name="icc1" />
In May 2022 Oza was named in the Warriors Squad at the FairBreak International 2022

==References==
{{Reflist}}
* https://www.khaleejtimes.com/cricket/exclusive-meet-the-uae-cricketer-who-has-eclipsed-global-stars?amp=1

==External links==
* {{cricinfo|id=1126416}}
* {{cricinfo|id=1255538}}

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[[Category:1998 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Cricketers from Mumbai]]
[[Category:People from Dubai]]
[[Category:Emirati women cricketers]]
[[Category:United Arab Emirates women Twenty20 International cricketers]]
[[Category:Indian emigrants to the United Arab Emirates]]
[[Category:Indian women cricketers]]
[[Category:Sportswomen from Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Mumbai women cricketers]]

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