India A vs UAE, Women's Rising Stars Asia Cup: Esha Oza stars as UAE stun Radha Yadav & Co in Bangkok

India A women have opted to bat first after Radha Yadav won the toss against United Arab Emirates (UAE) women in a match of the Women's Rising Stars Asia Cup 2026 in Bangkok. The Women's Rising Stars Asia Cup came into existence after the rebranding of the Emerging Asia Cup.

Notably, the full member countries field their A teams, while the associate nations play their full-strength side. Besides India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have also named their A teams, which includes a few first-team players.

UAE upset India A by 7 wickets

Esha Oza led UAE from the from with a knock of 72 not out to power her team to a comfortable seven-wicket win over India A. Besides Oza, Samaira Dharnidharka played a good knock of 32 and contributed to team's win.

Anushka Sharma & Tanuja Kanwar rescues India A

Tanuja Kanwar and Anushka Sharma rescued India on a day when rest of their teammates faltered. While Anushka scored 47, Kanwar's 34 runs down the order helped India A to 139/9 in 20 overs.

More misery for India A women

The UAE bowlers have taken the upper hand as India A continue to slide down. Captain Radha Yadav, Minnu Mani and Mamatha Madiwala, all went back with single digits as 150 looks tough for the Women in Blue. IND A-W 77/6 (14)

Not the start India A wanted

This is not the start India A wanted after opting to bat first as they lost Humairaa Kaazi (3) and Tejal Hasabnis (1) in the second over itself. Vrinda Dinesh added some resistance but fell for 16. Notably, all three wickets were taken by Samaira Dharnidharka. IND A-W 39/3 (7)

India A women vs UAE women playing XIs

India A: Humaira Kazi, Dinesh Vrinda, Radha Yadav (c), Tejal Hasabnis, Anushka Sharma, Madiwala Mamatha (W), Tanuja Kanwar, Prema Rawat, Minnu Mani, Saima Thakor, Nandani Sharma

UAE: Esha Oza (c), Theertha Satish (W), Samaira Dharnidharka, Rinitha Rajith, Heena Hotchandani, Vaishnave Mahesh, Athige Silva, Indhuja Nandakumar, Keziah Miriam Sabin, Suraksha Kotte, Al Maseera Jahangir