Dubai (PR): Pacer Samaira Dharnidharka will lead the 14-member UAE Women’s U19 team in the 13-team ACC Women’s U19 Premier Cup 2026 which begins in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Saturday, 11 July. The tournament is the qualifier for the ACC Women’s U19 Asia Cup 2026 which will be played later this year.
The top four teams from the ACC Women’s U19 Premier Cup 2026 (winners of the four quarterfinals) will earn qualification for the ACC Women’s U19 Asia Cup 2026. UAE have been drawn in Group B with Oman and Bhutan, the other two teams. UAE play Oman in their opening game on 11 July at the YSD UKM Oval at 9:30am local time. They play Bhutan on Thursday, 14 July at the Bayuemas Oval. The match will begin at 2:00pm local time.
The top two teams from each of the four tournament groups will compete in the quarterfinals which will be played on Friday, 15 July. The semifinals will be played on Sunday, 17 July with the final scheduled for Monday 18 July at the Bayuemas Oval. The winners of the quarterfinals will earn ACC Women’s U19 Asia Cup 2026 qualification.
*UAE U19 Women’s squad – ACC Women’s U19 Premier Cup 2026:* Samaira Dharnidharka, (captain), Afsha Afzal Khan, Al Maseera Jahangir, Avanee Patil, Emily Thomas (wicketkeeper), Janani Thirukkumaran, Lavanya Keny, Mehul Kulkarni, Mehak Thakur, Neha Kumari, Rishitha Rajith, Sai Nikhil Thite, Simran Sheth and Vaishnave Mahesh.
*Support Staff:* Subha Venkataraman (interim head coach), Shyla Alam (strength and conditioning coach) and Merin Saji (manager and physiotherapist).
*ACC Women’s U19 Premier Cup 2026 – UAE matches schedule:*
Saturday, 11 July – UAE vs Oman, YSD UKM Oval – 9:30am
Thursday, 14 July – UAE vs Bhutan, Bayuemas Oval – 2:00pm
Friday, 15 July – Quarterfinals
Sunday, 17 July – Semifinals, Bayuemas Oval
Monday, 18 July – Third position playoff and final,
