United Arab Emirates national cricket team

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The United Arab Emirates men's national cricket team is the team that represents the United Arab Emirates in international cricket. They are governed by the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) which became an Affiliate Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1989 and an Associate Member the following year.[1] Since 2005, the ICC's headquarters have been located in Dubai.

One of the emerging One Day International (ODI) teams,[2] the UAE won the ACC Trophy on four consecutive occasions between 2000 and 2006, and were runners-up in the tournament on three occasions, in 1996, 1998[1] and 2008.[3] They won the ICC Trophy in 1994, and played their first ODIs that year, later playing in the 1996 Cricket World Cup.[1] Other ODI matches came in the 2004 and 2008 Asia Cups. At the 2014 World Cup Qualifier, the UAE finished in the second place behind Scotland, qualifying for the 2015 World Cup and gaining ODI status until 2018.[4]

The UAE made the group stage of the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 and 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. The team qualified for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier as hosts. Following the demise of the World Cricket League (WCL), UAE played in the 2019–22 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2.

History

Early days

In 1892, cricket was introduced by the British Army in what is now the UAE, but was then known as the "Trucial States". The game spread during World War II, as personnel from the British Royal Air Force and other Commonwealth forces (which included first-class and club cricketers from Australia and New Zealand) stationed in cities such as Ajman, Al Ain, Dubai and Sharjah, continued their favourite pastime. The pitches installed by them around the air base in Sharjah were used by British and other foreign nationals after the war ended.[2]

Sharjah residents began playing the Dubai residents in the local derbies which were held in Dubai. The Garden city of Al Ain has the oldest cricket council in the whole of the UAE. The popularity of the game declined after independence in 1971; however, when South Asians began settling in the country, they brought with them a wish to play cricket. The local Arab population, educated in India and Pakistan, set up clubs and domestic tournaments began in the 1980s.[2]

Making of the national side

The first match was played by the UAE national side in February 1976 against Pakistan International Airlines in Sharjah. The visitors scored 345/5 from their 50 overs and the UAE were on 88/4 from 28 overs when the game was abandoned due to rain.[2]

Wealthy locals began investing in the sport and an International standard cricket ground was constructed in Sharjah. The Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium hosted its first international event in 1984 when India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka contested the Asia Cup. The venue has gone on to host almost 200 ODIs[5] and four Test matches,[6] the Test matches having been held there due to security concerns in Pakistan following the 2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team in March 2009, in Lahore.[2]

The Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) was established in 1989[2] and gained affiliate membership of the ICC the same year. They were quickly promoted to associate member status the following year.[1] Also in 1990, the national side returned to action, twice losing heavily to the Netherlands. These heavy defeats showed that much work needed to be done if the UAE were to be successful in the 1994 ICC Trophy and the ECB adopted a controversial policy.[2]

1994 ICC Trophy

Hoping to form a successful national side in time for the tournament in Kenya, the ECB attracted several players with first-class experience in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka to take up employment in the country so that they could satisfy the residential requirements to represent the UAE in the tournament.[2]

With just one native Arab selected in the shape of Sultan Zarawani, who captained the side, the UAE won the trophy and thus qualified for the 1996 World Cup.[2] The UAE had beaten Kenya in the final,[7] and the Kenyan players and cricket board were very vocal in their anger at being defeated by what they and other observers described as a team of imported mercenaries.[2]

Whilst the ICC remained relatively silent on the controversy, the national team eligibility requirements were strongly tightened for all future ICC sanctioned tournaments.[2]

First ODIs

The UAE played their first ODIs in 1994 in the triangular Austral-Asia Cup with Pakistan and India, which the UAE also hosted.[8] They finished last in a tri-series against Kenya and the Netherlands the same year and also finished last in a tournament against the A sides of India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka in 1995. They returned to ODI cricket in the 1996 World Cup where they lost all matches except the one against the Netherlands, which was the first ever ODI between two associate members of the ICC.[1]

Later in 1996 the UAE were runners-up to Bangladesh in the first ACC Trophy. The tightened eligibility rules meant that they were unable to repeat their 1994 success when they finished tenth in the 1997 ICC Trophy in Malaysia.[1] They were beaten by Bangladesh in the semi-finals of the 1998 ACC Trophy.[9]

21st century

2000 – 2009

With Bangladesh being promoted to ICC full membership, the UAE began to establish themselves as the top associate side in Asia, though they often fell short against the top associates in Europe and North America, a position that remains to this day.[2] They won the ACC Trophy in 2000 and 2002, beating Hong Kong and Nepal in the respective finals, but finished fifth in the 2001 ICC Trophy in Canada.[1]

UAE hosted the 2004 ICC Six Nations Challenge and finished fifth, level on points with four other teams. The year was a busy one for the UAE cricketers as they played the first Intercontinental Cup match against Nepal, with Ali Asad taking nine wickets in the first innings. They beat Malaysia later in the tournament but lost to Canada in the semi-finals. They also won the ACC Trophy again, beating Oman in the final. They returned to ODI cricket, losing to India and Sri Lanka in the first round of the Asia Cup, and finished fourth in the Hong Kong Sixes, beating India and South Africa on the way.[1]

They reached the semi-finals of the ICC Intercontinental Cup again in 2005, also playing a series against England A at Sharjah, losing all four matches.[1] The 2005 ICC Trophy in Ireland saw them finish sixth.[10] They beat Hong Kong in the final of the 2006 ACC Trophy, but began their 2006 ICC Intercontinental Cup campaign with an innings defeat by Namibia. The campaign continued with a draw against Scotland and a defeat by Ireland, again by an innings. They finished fourth in the first ACC Twenty20 Cup in 2007.[1]

Their campaign in the 2007-08 ICC Intercontinental Cup was unsuccessful, with just one win against Bermuda in their seven matches.[11] The team fared better in Division Two of the World Cricket League in Windhoek in 2007, winning the tournament after beating Oman in the final.[12]

They again played in the Asia Cup in 2008, losing to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in the first round.[13] Their 2008 ACC Trophy Elite began with a shock defeat by Saudi Arabia, their first ACC Trophy defeat since the 1998 semi-final.[9] They lost to Hong Kong in the final, ending a run of four consecutive titles.[3]

The UAE hosted and were runners-up at the 2009 ACC Twenty20 Cup, losing the final to Afghanistan, after winning four group matches and accounting for Oman in their semi-final.[14]

2010 – present

In October 2010, the team announced that it had hired Kabir Khan to become its coach. Khan had great success with the Afghan team during his one-year stint as they became eligible to play ODIs. Kabir Khan also stated that his aim was to help UAE qualify for the 2012 ICC World Twenty20.[15]

In April 2011, the UAE hosted and won Division Two of the World Cricket League without losing a match.[16] In June/July 2011, they played Kenya at Nairobi for the first round of 2011–13 ICC Intercontinental Cup. In December, the UAE participated in the 2011 ACC Twenty20 Cup in Nepal.[17] Then in 2013, they traveled to Scotland to compete in the 2013 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, the final event of the 2009–13 World Cricket League.[18]

UAE finished third in the 2013 ACC Twenty20 Cup which after defeating Hong Kong in the play-off for third place. In November, they hosted 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier and finished fourth after losing to Nepal in the play-off for third place, and qualified for the 2014 ICC World Twenty20, defeating the Netherlands by 10 runs in the quarter-final.

UAE participated in the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 but were unsuccessful in the tournament, going without a win. UAE finished second in the 2014 ACC Premier League and qualified for the 2014 ACC Championship. They also qualified for 2015 Cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

UAE qualified to play in the Cricket World Cup after a lapse of almost twenty years. Unlike other teams in the tournament, the squad of players mainly consisted of semi-professionals.[19] The team registered their highest ODI total ever at the 2015 Cricket World Cup in a group stage match played against Zimbabwe in Nelson, New Zealand.[20] However, they failed to register a win and were eliminated from the 2015 Cricket World Cup with 6 losses out of 6 matches in Pool B.[21] They returned to T20 cricket in the 2022 World Cup where they lost all matches except the one against Namibia, which was the first ever T20 between two associate members of the ICC.

New Zealand toured UAE in August 2023 for a three match T20I series.[22] In the second T20I, UAE pulled off a stunning upset defeating New Zealand by 7 wickets.[23] It was UAE's first international win over New Zealand and also New Zealand's first defeat against an associate team.[24]

19 August 2023
18:00 (N)
Scorecard
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Mark Chapman 63 (46)
Aayan Afzal Khan 3/20 (4 overs)
Muhammad Waseem 55 (29)
Mitchell Santner 1/26 (3 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 7 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Aasif Iqbal (UAE) and Shiju Sam (UAE)
Player of the match: Aayan Afzal Khan (UAE)
  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
  • This was United Arab Emirates's maiden victory against New Zealand in any format of cricket.[25]

Current squad

This lists all the active players who have played for United Arab Emirates in the past 12 months or have been part of the latest ODI or T20I squad.

Updated as of July 2024

Captains: Tanish Suri (M) Age: 19y 171d, Chaya Mughal (W) Age: 19 42d
Men Women
Total 70 Players 53 Men Players 17 Women Players


Squad Info

ESPN Cric Info

History and More players

ESPN Cric Info (T20)

List of United Arab Emirates ODI cricketers

ESPN Cric Info (Women)

List of United Arab Emirates ODI cricketers (Women)

International grounds

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Sharjah Cricket Stadium Sharjah
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium Abu Dhabi
ICC Academy Ground Dubai

Infrastructure

In terms of infrastructure, the UAE have the best stadiums as compared to other Associate members: Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi; DSC Cricket Stadium, Dubai and Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah, which has hosted around 200 ODIs and Test matches.

International stadiums in Ajman and Al Ain are currently under development.

The following are the main cricket stadiums in UAE:

Tournament history

World Cup

World Cup record
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Template:Flagicon 1975 Not eligible – not an ICC member
Template:Flagicon 1979
Template:Flagicon 1983
Template:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon 1987
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 1992 Did not participate in qualifying
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 1996 First Round 11/12 5 1 4 0 0
Template:Flagicon 1999 Did not qualify
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2003
Template:Flagicon 2007
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2011
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2015 Group Stage 13/14 6 0 6 0 0
Template:Flagicon 2019 Did not qualify
Template:Flagicon 2023
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2027 TBD
Total Group Stage 2/12 11 1 10 0 0

ICC T20 World Cup

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ICC T20 World Cup
Year Round Position GP W L T NR
Template:Flagicon 2007 did not qualify
Template:Flagicon 2009
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Template:Flagicon 2012
Template:Flagicon 2014 Group Stage 16/16 3 0 3 0 0
Template:Flagicon 2016 did not qualify
Template:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon 2021
Template:Flagicon 2022 Group Stage 16/16 3 1 2 0 0
Template:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon 2024 did not qualify
Template:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon 2026 TBD
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Total Group Stage 2/9 6 1 5 0 0

ICC World Cup Qualifier

ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier

Intercontinental Cup

World Cricket League

Asia Cup

  • 1983 to 1988: Not eligible – Not an ACC member[1]
  • 1990/91: Did not participate[1]
  • 1995: Did not participate[1]
  • 1997: Did not qualify[1]
  • 2000: Did not qualify[1]
  • 2004: First round[1]
  • 2008: First round[13]
  • 2010: Did not qualify[1]
  • 2012: Did not qualify[1]
  • 2014: Did not qualify[1]
  • 2016: First round, 5th place
  • 2018: Did not qualify
  • 2022: Did not qualify
  • 2023: Did not qualify
  • 2025: TBD

Asia Cup Qualifier

  • 2016: Winners (Qualified for 2016 Asia Cup)
  • 2018: Runner up (failed to qualify)
  • 2022: Runner up (failed to qualify)

Men's Gulf T20I Championship

ACC Western Region T20

ACC Championship

ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament

ACC Premier League

ACC Trophy

ACC Twenty20 Cup

ACC Twenty20 Cup records[1]
Year Round Position GP W L T NR
Template:Flagicon 2007 Semi-finals 4/10 6 4 2 0 0
Template:Flagicon 2009 Runners-up 2/12 7 5 2 0 0
Template:Flagicon 2011 Group stages 5/10 5 4 1 0 0
Template:Flagicon 2013 Semi-finals – 6 5 1 0 0
Template:Flagicon 2015 Did not participate
Total 4/5 – 24 18 6 0 0

Coaching staff

Position Name
Coach Lalchand Rajput
Assistant coach Mohammad Naveed
Analyst Mohammad Tauqir
Strength and conditioning coach Amjad Javed
Physiotherapist Sultan Ahmed
Physiotherapist Amir Hayat

Records and statistics

International match summary – United Arab Emirates[31][32]

Playing Record
Format M W L T NR Inaugural match
One-Day Internationals 124 40 83 1 0 13 April 1994
Twenty20 Internationals 121 68 52 0 1 17 March 2014

Last updated 21 May 2025.

One-Day Internationals

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ODI record versus other nations[31]

Opponent M W L T NR First match First win
v. Test nations
File:Flag of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg Afghanistan 6 3 3 0 0 2 May 2014 28 November 2014
File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 1 0 1 0 0 24 June 2008
File:Flag of England.svg England 1 0 1 0 0 18 February 1996
File:Flag of India.svg India 3 0 3 0 0 13 April 1994
File:Cricket Ireland flag.svg Ireland 9 1 8 0 0 25 February 2015 8 January 2021
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 1 0 1 0 0 27 February 1996
File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 3 0 3 0 0 17 April 1994
File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 2 0 2 0 0 16 February 1996
File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 3 0 3 0 0 17 July 2004
File:WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg West Indies 5 0 5 0 0 15 March 2015
File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe 6 1 5 0 0 19 February 2015 22 March 2018
v. Associate Members
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 3 1 2 0 0 1 April 2023 1 April 2023
Template:Country data HK 4 2 2 0 0 4 May 2014 4 May 2014
Template:Country data JER 1 1 0 0 0 5 April 2023 5 April 2023
File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia 9 7 2 0 0 6 January 2020 6 January 2020
File:Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal 15 6 9 0 0 30 August 2018 30 August 2018
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 5 2 3 0 0 1 March 1996 1 March 1996
File:Flag of Oman.svg Oman 10 3 6 1 0 5 January 2020 5 February 2022
File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea 11 6 5 0 0 31 March 2017 31 March 2017
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 17 5 12 0 0 1 February 2014 24 January 2017
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 9 2 7 0 0 8 December 2019 4 June 2022

Records complete to ODI #4869. Last updated 14 May 2025.

Twenty20 Internationals

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T20I record versus other nations[32]

Opponent M W L T NR First match First win
v. Test nations
File:Flag of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg Afghanistan 12 3 9 0 0 10 July 2015 19 February 2016
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 1 0 1 0 0 22 October 2018
File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 6 2 4 0 0 26 February 2016 19 May 2025
File:Flag of India.svg India 1 0 1 0 0 3 March 2016
File:Cricket Ireland flag.svg Ireland 11 7 4 0 0 19 March 2014 16 February 2016
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 3 1 2 0 0 17 August 2023 19 August 2023
File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 1 0 1 0 0 29 February 2016
File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 2 0 2 0 0 25 February 2016
File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe 1 0 1 0 0 21 March 2014
v. Associate Members
File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain 6 4 2 0 0 21 February 2022 30 October 2023
File:Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan 1 1 0 0 0 19 November 2024 19 November 2024
File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia 2 2 0 0 0 17 April 2024 17 April 2024
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 1 1 0 0 0 27 October 2019 27 October 2019
File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 1 1 0 0 0 19 February 2022 19 February 2022
Template:Country data HK 6 4 2 0 0 21 February 2016 21 February 2016
File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran 1 1 0 0 0 23 February 2020 23 February 2020
Template:Country data JER 1 0 1 0 0 22 October 2019
File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait 8 7 1 0 0 24 February 2020 24 February 2020
File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia 4 3 1 0 0 5 October 2021 20 October 2022
File:Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal 10 5 5 0 0 31 January 2019 31 January 2019
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 9 4 5 0 0 17 March 2014 3 August 2019
File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria 1 1 0 0 0 24 October 2019 24 October 2019
File:Flag of Oman.svg Oman 9 5 4 0 0 22 November 2015 22 November 2015
File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea 3 3 0 0 0 12 April 2017 12 April 2017
File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar 4 4 0 0 0 26 February 2020 26 February 2020
File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia 4 3 1 0 0 25 February 2020 25 February 2020
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 6 2 4 0 0 9 July 2015 4 February 2016
File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore 1 1 0 0 0 22 August 2022 22 August 2022
File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 1 1 0 0 0 23 November 2024 23 November 2024
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 4 2 1 0 1 15 March 2019 16 March 2019

Records complete to T20I #3189. Last updated 21 May 2025.

Other First-class Records

ICC Trophy

Overall

World records

  • Khurram Khan is the oldest player to score an ODI century as well as the oldest player to score his maiden ODI century (at the age of 43 years and 162 days).[48][49]

See also

Notes

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References

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  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af The team is composed mainly of Indian and Pakistani expatriates working in UAE. A Timeline of UAE cricket Template:Webarchive at CricketEurope
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Encyclopedia of World Cricket by Roy Morgan, Sportsbooks Publishing, 2007
  3. ↑ a b c Scorecard of Hong Kong v UAE, 3 August 2008 at CricketArchive
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  6. ↑ Test Matches played at Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium at CricketArchive
  7. ↑ Scorecard of Kenya v UAE, 6 March 1994 at CricketArchive
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  10. ↑ a b Scorecard of Netherlands v UAE, 11 July 2005 at CricketArchive
  11. ↑ 2007–08 ICC Intercontinental Cup Template:Webarchive at CricketEurope
  12. ↑ a b Scorecard of Oman v UAE, 1 December 2007 at CricketArchive
  13. ↑ a b 2008 Asia Cup Points Table at CricketArchive
  14. ↑ Asian Cricket, Accessed 14 May 2011
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  28. ↑ 2010 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
  29. ↑ 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
  30. ↑ 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
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  43. ↑ UAE totals of 200 and more in an innings in the ICC TrophyTemplate:Webarchive at CricketArchive
  44. ↑ Individual scores of 100 and more in an innings for UAE in the ICC Trophy Template:Webarchive at CricketArchive
  45. ↑ Four or more wickets in an innings for UAE in the ICC Trophy Template:Webarchive at CricketArchive
  46. ↑ a b Scorecard of Brunei v UAE, 14 August 2006 at CricketArchive
  47. ↑ Scorecard of UAE v Nepal, 25 March 2004 at CricketArchive
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