United Arab Emirates women's cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2025–26

United Arab Emirates women's cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2025–26
	Zimbabwe	United Arab Emirates
Dates	26 September – 6 October 2025
Captains	Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano	Esha Oza
One Day International series
Results	4-match series drawn 2–2
Most runs	Loryn Phiri (134)	Esha Oza (120)
Most wickets	Loreen Tshuma (8)	Esha Oza (10)
Player of the series	Esha Oza (UAE)
Twenty20 International series
Results	United Arab Emirates won the 2-match series 2–0
Most runs	Chiedza Dhururu (69)	Esha Oza (101)
Most wickets	Lindokuhle Mabhero (4)	Heena Hotchandani (4)
Player of the series	Esha Oza (UAE)

The United Arab Emirates women's cricket team toured Zimbabwe in September and October 2025 to play the Zimbabwe women's cricket team. ^{[1] [2]} The tour consisted of four One Day International (ODI) and two Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. ^[3] In September 2025, the Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) confirmed the fixtures for the tour. ^[4] All the matches were played at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo. ^[5] It was the first ODI series for the UAE women's team since they were granted ODI status earlier in the year. ^[6]

Squads

Zimbabwe	United Arab Emirates [7]
Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano (c) Beloved Biza Christabel Chatonzwa Kudzai Chigora Francisca Chipare Chiedza Dhururu (wk) Nyasha Gwanzura Lindokuhle Mabhero Tendai Makusha Audrey Mazvishaya Modester Mupachikwa (wk) Josephine Nkomo Kelis Ndhlovu Runyararo Pasipanodya Loryn Phiri Nomvelo Sibanda Loreen Tshuma Adel Zimunu	Esha Oza (c) Michelle Botha Samaira Dharnidharka Udeni Dona Siya Gokhale Heena Hotchandani Al Maseera Jahangir Lavanya Keny Suraksha Kotte Vaishnave Mahesh Indhuja Nandakumar Rinitha Rajith Theertha Satish (wk) Athige Silva Mehak Thakur Emily Thomas Katie Thompson

Tour match

24 September 2025 09:15 Scorecard

United Arab Emirates   230 (44.5 overs)	v	Zimbabwe A 138 (35.3 overs)
Theertha Satish 57 (58) Loryn Phiri 3/42 (10 overs)		Loryn Phiri 38 (78) Samaira Dharnidharka 4/30 (6 overs)

United Arab Emirates won by 92 runs Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Nkosenhle Ndiweni (Zim) and Given Sithole (Zim)

• Zimbabwe A won the toss and elected to field.

ODI series

1st ODI

26 September 2025 09:15 Scorecard

United Arab Emirates   222/5 (50 overs)	v	Zimbabwe 186 (46.3 overs)
Rinitha Rajith 59* (59) Loreen Tshuma 2/18 (6 overs)		Kelis Ndhlovu 38 (55) Samaira Dharnidharka 3/29 (7.3 overs)

United Arab Emirates won by 36 runs Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Christopher Phiri (Zim) and Collin Tlou (Zim) Player of the match: Esha Oza (UAE)

• Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
• Michelle Botha, Samaira Dharnidharka, Udeni Dona, Heena Hotchandani, Lavanya Keny, Vaishnave Mahesh, Esha Oza, Rinitha Rajith, Theertha Satish, Athige Silva and Katie Thompson (UAE) all made their ODI debuts.

2nd ODI

28 September 2025 09:15 Scorecard

United Arab Emirates   160 (40.5 overs)	v	Zimbabwe 161/4 (40.2 overs)
Heena Hotchandani 34 (70) Loreen Tshuma 3/36 (9 overs)		Kelis Ndhlovu 61 (99) Esha Oza 3/28 (9 overs)

Zimbabwe won by 6 wickets Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Nkosehle Ndiweni (Zim) and Christopher Phiri (Zim) Player of the match: Loreen Tshuma (Zim)

• Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.

3rd ODI

30 September 2025 09:15 Scorecard

Zimbabwe   203/7 (50 overs)	v	United Arab Emirates 168/8 (50 overs)
Loryn Phiri 69 (94) Esha Oza 3/33 (10 overs)		Heena Hotchandani 40 (91) Lindokuhle Mabhero 3/21 (10 overs)

Zimbabwe won by 35 runs Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Nkosehle Ndiweni (Zim) and Christopher Phiri (Zim) Player of the match: Lindokuhle Mabhero (Zim)

• United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
• Al Maseera Jahangir and Indhuja Nandakumar (UAE) both made their ODI debuts.

4th ODI

2 October 2025 09:15 Scorecard

United Arab Emirates   274/7 (50 overs)	v	Zimbabwe 229/7 (50 overs)
Esha Oza 82 (95) Loreen Tshuma 2/42 (8 overs)		Josephine Nkomo 76 (98) Suraksha Kotte 2/35 (10 overs)

United Arab Emirates won by 45 runs Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Nkosehle Ndiweni (Zim) and Christopher Phiri (Zim) Player of the match: Esha Oza (UAE)

• Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
• Siya Gokhale and Suraksha Kotte (UAE) both made their ODI debuts.

T20I series

1st T20I

5 October 2025 13:30 Scorecard

United Arab Emirates   183/3 (20 overs)	v	Zimbabwe 148/6 (20 overs)
Esha Oza 97 (55) Lindokuhle Mabhero 2/29 (4 overs)		Chiedza Dhururu 67* (58) Samaira Dharnidharka 3/19 (4 overs)

United Arab Emirates won by 35 runs Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Christopher Phiri (Zim) and Collin Tlou (Zim) Player of the match: Esha Oza (UAE)

• United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
• This was the first women's T20I to be played at this venue.^{[ citation needed ]}
• Samaira Dharnidharka (UAE) took her first hat-trick in T20Is.^{[ citation needed ]}

2nd T20I

6 October 2025 13:30 Scorecard

United Arab Emirates   130/7 (20 overs)	v	Zimbabwe 122/8 (20 overs)
Theertha Satish 44 (38) Lindokuhle Mabhero 2/15 (4 overs)		Loryn Phiri 31 (27) Heena Hotchandani 3/17 (4 overs)

United Arab Emirates won by 8 runs Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Nkosehle Ndiweni (Zim) and Collin Tlou (Zim) Player of the match: Heena Hotchandani (UAE)

• United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.

References

1. "UAE Women to tour Zimbabwe for ODI/T20I series in September/October 2025". Czarsportz Global. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
2. "Zimbabwe set to host UAE for white-ball series". International Cricket Council . Retrieved 21 September 2025.
3. "Zimbabwe Women to Host United Arab Emirates for Four ODIs and Two T20Is Starting September 26". Female Cricket. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
4. "Zimbabwe Women brace for UAE challenge in Bulawayo". Zimbabwe Cricket . Retrieved 23 September 2025.
5. "Zimbabwe to host UAE for six white-ball games in September-October". CricTracker. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
6. "UAE gain women's ODI status, USA lose theirs". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 3 May 2025.
7. "UAE Women's team to play four ODIs in Zimbabwe". Emirates Cricket Board . Retrieved 18 September 2025.

External links

• Series home at ESPNcricinfo