2025 GCC Women's Gulf Cup
| Dates | 12 โ 19 December 2025 |
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| Administrator | Gulf Cooperation Council |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and final |
| Host | Oman |
| Champions | United Arab Emirates (4th title) |
| Runners-up | Oman |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 16 |
| Most runs | Esha Oza (250) |
| Most wickets | Esha Oza (10) |
The 2025 GCC Women's Gulf Cup was a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament that was played in Oman from 12 to 19 December 2025. Organised by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the tournament featured the women's national teams of Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates.
This was the fifth edition of the women's Gulf Cup. The previous edition, played in 2022, was the first edition where the matches had T20I status.[1]
Squads
| Bahrain[2] | Kuwait[3] | Oman[4] | Qatar[5] | Saudi Arabia[6] | United Arab Emirates[7] |
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Round-robin
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8.517 |
| 2 | Oman | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2.357 |
| 3 | Kuwait | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1.042 |
| 4 | Qatar | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | โ1.220 |
| 5 | Bahrain | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | โ2.099 |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | โ8.384 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[8]
Fixtures
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Zeefa Jilani 71 (54)
Maria Jacob 2/23 (4 overs) |
Aysha 33 (30)
Zeefa Jilani 2/8 (2 overs) |
- Qatar won the toss and elected to field.
- Tshering Yangchen made her T20I debut for Kuwait after previously playing 3 T20Is for Bhutan,[9] becoming the sixth women's cricketer to represent two international teams in T20Is.
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- Kuwait won the toss and elected to field.
- Nimra Ghazanfar, Ashmal Hashmi, Laiba Nasrullah, Rumaisa Jawad Nasir, Mah Noor, Mashael Waqas and Sara (Sau) all made their T20I debuts.
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Rinitha Rajith 96 (52)
Maria Jacob 3/25 (4 overs) |
Maria Jacob 8 (24)
Indhuja Nandakumar 3/8 (4 overs) |
- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
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Jayadhanyha Gunasekar 66 (43)
Rumaisa Jawad Nasir 1/26 (3 overs) |
Mashael Waqas 12 (25)
Amanda D'Costa 3/4 (4 overs) |
- Oman won the toss and elected to bat.
- Usrah Umar Farooq (Sau) made her T20I debut.
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Zeefa Jilani 48 (29)
Sudeshika Ranawaka 2/19 (2.5 overs) |
- Bahrain won the toss and elected to bat.
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Deepika Rasangika 46 (47)
Alifiya Sayed 3/22 (4 overs) |
Nitya Joshi 49 (36)
Deepika Rasangika 1/8 (1 over) |
- Oman won the toss and elected to field.
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Fatima Abbas 16 (35)
Aysha 3/10 (4 overs) |
Aysha 26* (15)
Mah Noor Aamir 1/17 (2 overs) |
- Saudi Arabia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Fatima Abbas and Aridah Umer Farooq (Sau) both made their T20I debuts.
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Amna Tariq 5 (17)
Michelle Botha 4/6 (3 overs) |
Esha Oza 13 (8)
Tshering Yangchen 1/5 (1 over) |
- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
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Aysha 41 (25)
Tharanga Gajanayake 1/16 (4 overs) |
Pavithra Shetty 21* (31)
Getrude Chandiru 2/12 (4 overs) |
- Bahrain won the toss and elected to field.
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Ashmal Hashmi 4 (5)
Athige Silva 4/6 (4 overs) |
- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
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Zeefa Jilani 22 (19)
Priyanka Mendonca 4/18 (4 overs) |
Jayadhanyha Gunasekar 41* (41)
Candice Dias 1/20 (3 overs) |
- Oman won the toss and elected to field.
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- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
- Samaira Dharnidharka (UAE) took her second hat-trick in T20Is.
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Shrutiben Rana 39 (44)
Afida Afthab 2/11 (3 overs) |
Priyanka Mendonca 37* (44)
Maria Jacob 1/15 (2 overs) |
- Oman won the toss and elected to field.
Final
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Fiza Javed 17 (29)
Katie Thompson 2/10 (4 overs) |
- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
References
- ^ "Oman Cricket announces GCC Women's T20i Cup". Times of Oman. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ "๐ GCC Women's T20i Championship - 2025". Bahrain Cricket Federation. Retrieved 10 December 2025 โ via Facebook.
- ^ "All Set for the Gulf Cup!". Kuwait Cricket. Retrieved 10 December 2025 โ via Facebook.
- ^ "Oman ready to host GCC Women's T20I Championship". Arabian Stories. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- ^ "ุฃุนููุช ุงููุฌูุฉ ุงููุทุฑูุฉ ูุฑูุงุถุฉ ุงููุฑููุช ุฑุณู ูุงู ุนู ู ุดุงุฑูุฉ ุงูู ูุชุฎุจ ุงููุทูู ููุณูุฏุงุช ูู "ุจุทููุฉ ุงูุฎููุฌ ูููุฑููุช ููุณูุฏุงุช T20i" ุงูุชู ุชุณุชุถูููุง ุณูุทูุฉ ุนูู ุงู ุฎูุงู ุงููุชุฑุฉ ู ู 12 ุฅูู 19 ุฏูุณู ุจุฑ 2025. ุชู ุงููุดู ุนู ุงูุชุดูููุฉ ุงูุฑุณู ูุฉ ููู ูุชุฎุจ ูุฌุฏูู ู ุจุงุฑูุงุชู ุถู ู ูุฐุง ุงูุฅุนูุงูุ ููุณุนู ุงููุฑูู ูุชุญููู ุฃุฏุงุก ููู ูุงูู ูุงูุณุฉ ุนูู ุงูููุจ ุงูุฅูููู ู ูู ุงูุจุทููุฉ ุงูุฎููุฌูุฉ ุงูู ุฑุชูุจุฉ" [Qatar Cricket Association officially announced the participation of the women's national team in the "Womenโs T20i Gulf Cricket Championship", which will be hosted by the Sultanate of Oman from December 12 to 19, 2025. The official squad and the team's match schedule were unveiled as part of this announcement, with the team aiming to achieve a strong performance and compete for the regional title in the anticipated Gulf Championship]. Qatar Cricket Association. Retrieved 8 December 2025 โ via Facebook.
- ^ "โ#TeamSaudi squad for the Women's Gulf Cricket Championship in Oman! ๐๐". Saudi Arabian Cricket Federation. Retrieved 12 December 2025 โ via Facebook.
- ^ "UAE announce Squad for GCC Women's T20I Championship 2025; Esha Oza to Lead". Female Cricket. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
- ^ "Gulf Cricket Women's T20I Championship 2025 - Points Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ^ "Former Bhutan international Tshering Yangchen has made her debut for Kuwait against Qatar in the 2025 Women's Gulf Cup". Associate Chronicles. Retrieved 13 December 2025 โ via Facebook.