 The team's coach was Smitha Harikrishna, who played One Day International (ODI) cricket for India, and another ex-India player, Pramila Bhatt, was involved in a pre-tournament training camp.At the 2009 ACC Women's Twenty20 Championship, the UAE won its first international match, defeating Oman by 49 runs.The team also defeated Kuwait, placing fourth in its six-team group, and narrowly defeated Iran in a play-off to finish seventh overall (out of twelve teams).