United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) national cricket team is governed by the Emirates Cricket Board and has been an Associate Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1990. They have competed in two Cricket World Cups (1996 and 2015) and earned qualification for the 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. The current ODI captain is Rahul Chopra and the T20I captain is Muhammad Waseem, with Lalchand Rajput as the coach.

Full name

United Arab Emirates national cricket team

Nickname

United Arab Emirates

Founded

1989

Team Owned By

Emirates Cricket Board

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United Arab Emirates Instagram

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Main Players

Muhammad Waseem, Vriitya Aravind, Junaid Siddique, Zahoor Khan

Stats
Matches
Points Table
News
United Arab Emirates Cricket T20 World Cup 2026 Squads
Gallery
Records By Team
Major Stadiums
Team Achievements
Wallpapers

Stats

Format:

Batting:

Bowling:

ICC CWC League 2 ·ODI

Nepal Nepal

289/7

Live

94/2

United Arab Emirates need 161 runs in 23.1 remaining overs May 1, 2026 9:15 am

United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates

ICC CWC League 2 ·ODI

United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates

Upcoming

Match starts at May 03, 03:45 GMT May 3, 2026 9:15 am

Oman Oman

ICC CWC League 2 ·ODI

United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates

268/7

Result

243/10

UAE won by 25 runs April 27, 2026 9:15 am

Oman Oman

ICC CWC League 2 ·ODI

Nepal Nepal

200/10

Result

163/10

NEP won by 37 runs April 25, 2026 9:15 am

United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates

Points Table

ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 G1

Team

PTS

NRR

+2.259

+0.106

+0.993

-3.415

ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 G2

Team

PTS

NRR

+1.096

+1.390

-0.123

-1.950

ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 Group A

Team

PTS

NRR

India

+2.500

Pakistan

+0.976

United States of America

+0.788

Netherlands

-1.217

Namibia

-3.108

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Player Name	Role	Style	Jersey Number
Dhruv Parashar	Batting Allrounder	Batting Style: Right Handed Bat Bowling Style: Right-arm Off Spin	20
Haider Ali	Bowler	Batting Style: Left Handed Bat Bowling Style: Slow Left-Arm Orthodox	94
Muhammad Arfan	Bowler	Batting Style: Right Handed Bat Bowling Style: Right-arm medium-fast	59
Simranjeet Kang	Bowler	Batting Style: Left Handed Bat Bowling Style: Slow Left-Arm Orthodox	13
Mayank Choudhary	WK-Batsman	Batting Style: Right Handed Bat Bowling Style: Right-arm medium	21
Syed Haider	WK-Batsman	Batting Style: Right Handed Bat Bowling Style: -	-
Muhammad Rohid Khan	Bowler	Batting Style: Left Handed Bat Bowling Style: Left-arm medium-fast	15
Muhammad Jawadullah	Bowler	Batting Style: Left Handed Bat Bowling Style: Left-arm fast-medium	6
Muhammad Farooq	Bowler	Batting Style: Right Handed Bat Bowling Style: Right-arm Leg Spin	99
Aryansh Sharma	WK-Batsman	Batting Style: Right Handed Bat Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium Seam	3
Alishan Sharafu	Batting Allrounder	Batting Style: Right Handed Bat Bowling Style: Right-arm medium	7
Muhammad Waseem	Batsman	Batting Style: Right Handed Bat Bowling Style: Right-arm medium.	10
Junaid Siddique	Bowler	Batting Style: Right Handed Bat Bowling Style: Right-arm medium-fast	92
Muhammad Zohaib	Batsman	Batting Style: Left Handed Bat Bowling Style: Right-Arm Off-Spin	14
Harshit Kaushik	All-rounder	Batting Style: Left Handed Bat Bowling Style: Slow left-arm orthodox	19
Sohaib Khan	Batter	Batting Style: Right-handed Bowling Style: -	45

Gallery

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Records By Team

Batting records

Most runs (ODI): Vriitya Aravind (1865 runs)
Most runs (T20I): Muhammad Waseem (1567 runs)
Highest individual score (T20I): Asif Khan (151 runs against USA)
Highest individual score (ODI): Khurram Khan (132 runs against Afghanistan)
Highest total (T20I): 245/2
Highest total (ODI): 348/3

Bowling records

Most wickets (ODI): Rohan Mustafa (85 wickets)
Most wickets (T20I): Zahoor Khan (93 wickets)
Best bowling figures (T20I): Zahoor Khan (6/34 against Ireland)
Best bowling figures (ODI): Rohan Mustafa (5/25 against PNG)

Major Stadiums

Training venues

ICC Global Cricket Academy: Located in Dubai Sports City, this is a key training facility for the national team.
Dubai Cricket Council Grounds: Two grounds (No. 1 and No. 2) are used for training in Dubai.
Zayed Stadium Nursery 2: Located in Abu Dhabi, this is another facility for practice.

Major stadiums

Dubai International Cricket Stadium: A large, multi-purpose stadium in Dubai that is one of the main cricket venues.
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium: A prominent stadium in Abu Dhabi that has hosted international matches and was a dedicated venue for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
Sharjah Cricket Stadium: Located in Sharjah, this stadium holds the record for hosting the highest number of international matches in the UAE.

Team Achievements

ACC Trophy: Won four consecutive titles (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006)

ICC Trophy: Won in 1994

ICC Cricket World Cup: Played in 1996, 2015

Asia Cup: Played in 2004 and 2008

T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier: Won the 2023/24 tournament