India A faced a crushing defeat against UAEImage Credit source: Asian Cricket Council
These days ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 is being organized in India and Sri Lanka. In this, small and new teams have also impressed with their performance. Although there was no change after the thrilling matches, this also happened on Friday, when Zimbabwe shocked everyone by defeating former champion Australia by 23 runs. After this result everyone started talking about it. But at the same time when Zimbabwe did this feat, another upset took place thousands of kilometers away from Colombo, where UAE defeated the Indian team. Yes, in its very first match of the Women’s Asia Cup Rising Stars, the India-A women’s team had to face a crushing defeat at the hands of UAE.
From Friday 13 February in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand. Asian Cricket Council This T20 tournament has started, in which India-A Women’s team is participating. Star all-rounder Radha Yadav, who won the Women’s World Cup 2025 and recently WPL 2026, is leading the Indian team in this tournament. Apart from them, many players who have made their mark from international cricket to WPL are also part of the Indian squad for this tournament. But despite this, he had to face defeat in the very first match.
India A’s batting was a flop
In this match, India A batted first and their batting failed miserably. Against a relatively weak team like UAE, India A scored only 130 runs losing 9 wickets in 20 overs. For the Indian team, Anushka Sharma scored the highest 47 runs, while in the lower order Tanuja Kanwar scored a quick 34 runs. Due to this, India A somehow managed to reach even 130 runs. Apart from these, 7 other batsmen could not even touch double figures. Samaira Dharandharka took maximum 3 wickets for UAE.
The bowlers also disappointed
However, despite this, there was hope that the Indian bowlers would defend this score as well and ensure victory. But this did not happen. UAE captain and Isha Oja, who was opening for the team, played a strong inning of 72 unbeaten runs in 61 balls, with the help of which UAE stunned everyone by achieving this target in just 19.2 overs. Indian bowlers including captain Radha failed to return Isha Oja to the pavilion, while other UAE batsmen also troubled her a lot. Ultimately UAE pulled off an upset by winning the match by 7 wickets.
