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United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

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.
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Full name
United Arab Emirates national cricket team
Nickname
United Arab Emirates
Founded
1989
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Main Players
Muhammad Waseem, Vriitya Aravind, Junaid Siddique, Zahoor Khan
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Matches

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Points Table

Team
M
W
L
T
NR
PTS
NRR
3
3
0
0
0
6
+2.259
3
2
1
0
0
4
+0.106
3
1
2
0
0
2
+0.993
3
0
3
0
0
0
-3.415
Team
M
W
L
T
NR
PTS
NRR
3
3
0
0
0
6
+1.096
3
1
1
0
1
3
+1.390
3
1
1
0
1
3
-0.123
3
0
3
0
0
0
-1.950
Team
M
W
L
T
NR
PTS
NRR
4
4
0
0
0
8
+2.500
4
3
1
0
0
6
+0.976
4
2
2
0
0
4
+0.788
4
1
3
0
0
2
-1.217
4
0
4
0
0
0
-3.108
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United Arab Emirates Cricket T20 World Cup 2026 Squads

Player Name Role Style Jersey Number
Batting Allrounder Batting Style: Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style: Right-arm Off Spin
20
Bowler Batting Style: Left Handed Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left-Arm Orthodox
94
Bowler Batting Style: Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style: Right-arm medium-fast
59
Bowler Batting Style: Left Handed Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left-Arm Orthodox
13
WK-Batsman Batting Style: Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style: Right-arm medium
21
WK-Batsman Batting Style: Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style: -
-
Bowler Batting Style: Left Handed Bat
Bowling Style: Left-arm medium-fast
15
Bowler Batting Style: Left Handed Bat
Bowling Style: Left-arm fast-medium
6
Bowler Batting Style: Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style: Right-arm Leg Spin
99
WK-Batsman Batting Style: Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium Seam
3
Batting Allrounder Batting Style: Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style: Right-arm medium
7
Batsman Batting Style: Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style: Right-arm medium.
10
Bowler Batting Style: Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style: Right-arm medium-fast
92
Batsman Batting Style: Left Handed Bat
Bowling Style: Right-Arm Off-Spin
14
All-rounder Batting Style: Left Handed Bat
Bowling Style: Slow left-arm orthodox
19
Batter Batting Style: Right-handed
Bowling Style: -
45

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 

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