Chaya Mughal

Chaya Mughal (born 20 June 1986) is an Indian-born former cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team.^[1]

Chaya Mughal

Personal information
Full name	Chaya Mughal
Born	(1986-06-20) 20 June 1986 (age 38) India
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Batsman
International information
National side	United Arab Emirates (2018-2023)
T20I debut (cap 1)	7 July 2018 v Netherlands
Last T20I	26 September 2023 v Namibia
Career statistics
Competition WT20I Matches 66 Runs scored 605 Batting average 13.15 100s/50s 0/1 Top score 52 Balls bowled 1,120 Wickets 46 Bowling average 18.30 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 3/4 Catches/stumpings 19/4
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 8 October 2024

Personal life

Mughal grew up in Jammu and Kashmir. She moved to the UAE in 2009 and is a schoolteacher by profession. As of January 2022 she taught at the Ambassador School in Dubai.^[2]

Cricket career

Before moving to the UAE, Mughal represented Jammu and Kashmir state in Indian domestic cricket.^[2] In July 2018, she was named in the UAE squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.^[3] She made her WT20I debut against Netherlands on 7 July 2018.^[1]

Mughal captained UAE at the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier, with her team emerging undefeated to progress to the 2022 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier.^[4] She retained the captaincy for the qualifier which the UAE hosted in September 2022.^[5] In October 2022, she captained UAE team in Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup. In September 2023, it was announced that Mughal would retire from international cricket after captaining the UAE in the first match of a T20I series against Namibia.^[6]