Women’s Asia Cup a great learning experience for UAE, says Esha Oza

Women’s Asia Cup a great learning experience for UAE, says Esha Oza

The UAE lost to Pakistan by 71 runs on Sunday — their fourth defeat in the tournament with their lone victory coming against Malaysia

UAE women's cricket team take a selfie with Pakistan's star all-rounder Nida Dar after Sunday's match. (Twitter)

By Team KT Published: Sun 9 Oct 2022, 7:25 PM

The results may not have gone in their favour, but Esha Oza said the Women's Asia Cup has been a great learning experience for the young UAE team.

The UAE lost to Pakistan by 71 runs in Sylhet, Bangladesh, on Sunday — their fourth defeat in the tournament with their lone victory coming against Malaysia.

But Oza said getting a chance to play against top teams like India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka will help the young UAE women's cricketers improve their game.

"We started at the qualifying tournament in Malaysia earlier this year. That was a pretty good tournament for us. We won that tournament to qualify to play this tournament. Then coming here (Bangladesh) and playing against these very experienced teams, maybe we are not doing the best we can do, but we are definitely learning a lot through this," Oza said in a video shared by the Asian Cricket Council.

"I think experience is