 In June 2016, two teams from Australia's Women's Big Bash League (WBBL), the Sydney Sixers and the Sydney Thunder, toured the UAE for a training camp.They played a Twenty20 exhibition match at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Dubai, and were joined by three UAE national team players (Natasha Michael, Chaya Mughal, and Esha Oza), who filled in for injured players.In April 2018, the ICC granted full Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status to all its members.