United Arab Emirates national cricket team

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United Arab Emirates
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Association Emirates Cricket Board
Personnel
One Day captain Rahul Chopra
T20I captain Muhammad Waseem
Coach Rohan Mustafa
International Cricket Council
ICC status Associate member (1990)
Affiliate member (1989)
ICC region Asia
ICC RankingsCurrent [1] Best-ever
ODI 20th 13th (02 May 2022)
T20I 16th 11th (21 Oct 2019)
One Day Internationals
First ODIv. Flag of India.svg  India at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah; 13 April 1994
Last ODIv. Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands at Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Al Amarat; 9 November 2024
ODIsPlayedWon/Lost
Total [2] 119 39/79
(1 tie, 0 no results)
This year [3] 11 2/9
(0 ties, 0 no results)
World Cup appearances2 (first in 1996 )
Best resultGroup stage (1996, 2015)
World Cup Qualifier appearances7 (first in 1994 )
Best resultChampions (1994)
Twenty20 Internationals
First T20Iv. Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet; 17 March 2014
Last T20Iv. Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai; 21 December 2024
T20IsPlayedWon/Lost
Total [4] 118 66/51
(0 ties, 1 no result)
This year [5] 26 20/6
(0 ties, 0 no results)
T20 World Cup appearances2 (first in 2014, 2022 )
Best resultFirst round (2014, 2022)
T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances6 [a] (first in 2010 )
Best resultChampions (2022)
Official website https://www.emiratescricket.com/
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As of 21 December 2024

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. [6] Since 2005, the ICC's headquarters have been located in Dubai.

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One of the emerging One Day International (ODI) teams, [7] 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 [6] and 2008. [8] They won the ICC Trophy in 1994, and played their first ODIs that year, later playing in the 1996 Cricket World Cup. [6] 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. [9]

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. [7]

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. [7]

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. [7]

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 [10] and four Test matches, [11] 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. [7]

The Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) was established in 1989 [7] and gained affiliate membership of the ICC the same year. They were quickly promoted to associate member status the following year. [6] 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. [7]

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. [7]

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. [7] The UAE had beaten Kenya in the final, [12] 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. [7]

Whilst the ICC remained relatively silent on the controversy, the national team eligibility requirements were strongly tightened for all future ICC sanctioned tournaments. [7]

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. [13] 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. [6]

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. [6] They were beaten by Bangladesh in the semi-finals of the 1998 ACC Trophy. [14]

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. [7] 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. [6]

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. [6]

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. [6] The 2005 ICC Trophy in Ireland saw them finish sixth. [15] 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. [6]

Their campaign in the 2007-08 ICC Intercontinental Cup was unsuccessful, with just one win against Bermuda in their seven matches. [16] 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. [17]

They again played in the Asia Cup in 2008, losing to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in the first round. [18] Their 2008 ACC Trophy Elite began with a shock defeat by Saudi Arabia, their first ACC Trophy defeat since the 1998 semi-final. [14] They lost to Hong Kong in the final, ending a run of four consecutive titles. [8]

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. [19]

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. [20]

In April 2011, the UAE hosted and won Division Two of the World Cricket League without losing a match. [21] 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. [22] 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. [23]

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. [24] 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. [25] 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. [26] 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. [27] In the second T20I, UAE pulled off a stunning upset defeating New Zealand by 7 wickets. [28] It was UAE's first international win over New Zealand and also New Zealand's first defeat against an associate team. [29]

19 August 2023
18:00 (N)
Scorecard
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg
142/8 (20 overs)
v
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
144/3 (15.4 overs)
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. [30]

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

Current Squads Men's & Women's
Captains: Muhammad Waseem (M) Age: 30y 171d, Chaya Mughal (W) Age: 38y 42d
MenWomen
Total 70 Players53 Men Players17 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

VenueCityMap
Dubai International Cricket Stadium Dubai
Locations of all stadiums which have hosted an international cricket match within UAE
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
YearRoundPositionPWLTNR
Flag of England.svg 1975 Not eligible – not an ICC member
Flag of England.svg 1979
Flag of England.svg 1983
Flag of India.svg Flag of Pakistan.svg 1987
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Flag of New Zealand.svg 1992 Did not participate in qualifying
Flag of India.svg Flag of Pakistan.svg Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 1996 First Round11/1251400
Flag of England.svg 1999 Did not qualify
Flag of South Africa.svg Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Flag of Kenya.svg 2003
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg 2007
Flag of India.svg Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Flag of Bangladesh.svg 2011
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Flag of New Zealand.svg 2015 Group Stage13/1460600
Flag of England.svg 2019 Did not qualify
Flag of India.svg 2023
Flag of South Africa.svg Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Flag of Namibia.svg 2027 TBD
TotalGroup Stage2/121111000

ICC T20 World Cup

ICC T20 World Cup
YearRoundPositionGPWLTNR
Flag of South Africa.svg 2007 did not qualify
Flag of England.svg 2009
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg 2010
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2012
Flag of Bangladesh.svg 2014 Group Stage16/1630300
Flag of India.svg 2016 did not qualify
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Flag of Oman.svg 2021
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2022 Group Stage16/1631200
Flag of the United States.svg WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg 2024 did not qualify
Flag of India.svg Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2026 TBD
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Flag of New Zealand.svg 2028
Flag of England.svg Flag of Ireland.svg Flag of Scotland.svg 2030
TotalGroup Stage16/1661500

ICC World Cup Qualifier

ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier

Intercontinental Cup

World Cricket League

Asia Cup

Asia Cup Qualifier

Men's Gulf T20I Championship

ACC Western Region T20

ACC Championship

ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament

ACC Premier League

ACC Trophy

ACC Twenty20 Cup

Coaching staff

PositionName
Director of Cricket Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Rohan Mustafa
Assistant Coach Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Mohammad Naveed
Analyst Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Mohammad Tauqir
Strength & Conditioning coach: Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Amjad Javed
Physiotherapist: Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Sultan Ahmed
Physiotherapist: Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Amir Hayat

Records and statistics

International match summary – United Arab Emirates [36] [37]

Playing Record
FormatMWLTNRInaugural match
One-Day Internationals11939791013 April 1994
Twenty20 Internationals11866510117 March 2014

Last updated 21 December 2024.

One-Day Internationals

ODI record versus other nations [36]

OpponentMWLTNRFirst matchFirst win
v. Test nations
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 633002 May 201428 November 2014
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 1010024 June 2008
Flag of England.svg  England 1010018 February 1996
Flag of India.svg  India 3030013 April 1994
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 9180025 February 20158 January 2021
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1010027 February 1996
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 3030017 April 1994
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2020016 February 1996
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 3030017 July 2004
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 5050015 March 2015
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 6150019 February 201522 March 2018
v. Associate Members
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 312001 April 20231 April 2023
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 422004 May 20144 May 2014
Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey 110005 April 20235 April 2023
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 972006 January 20206 January 2020
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 15690030 August 201830 August 2018
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 321001 March 19961 March 1996
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 1036105 January 20205 February 2022
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 11650031 March 201731 March 2017
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 14410001 February 201424 January 2017
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 927008 December 20194 June 2022

Records complete to ODI #4802. Last updated 9 November 2024.

Twenty20 Internationals

T20I record versus other nations [37]

OpponentMWLTNRFirst matchFirst win
v. Test nations
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 12390010 July 201519 February 2016
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1010022 October 2018
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 3030026 February 2016
Flag of India.svg  India 101003 March 2016
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 11740019 March 201416 February 2016
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3120017 August 202319 August 2023
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1010029 February 2016
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 2020025 February 2016
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 1010021 March 2014
v. Associate Members
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 6420021 February 202230 October 2023
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 1100019 November 202419 November 2024
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 2200017 April 202417 April 2024
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1100027 October 201927 October 2019
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1100019 February 202219 February 2022
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 6420021 February 201621 February 2016
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 1100023 February 202023 February 2020
Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey 1010022 October 2019
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 8710024 February 202024 February 2020
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 431005 October 202120 October 2022
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 10550031 January 201931 January 2019
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 9450017 March 20143 August 2019
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1100024 October 201924 October 2019
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 9540022 November 201522 November 2015
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 3300012 April 201712 April 2017
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 4400026 February 202026 February 2020
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 4310025 February 202025 February 2020
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 624009 July 20154 February 2016
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 1100022 August 202222 August 2022
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1100023 November 202423 November 2024
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4210115 March 201916 March 2019

Records complete to T20I #3078. Last updated 21 December 2024.

Other First-class Records

ICC Trophy

Overall

World records

See also

Notes

  1. T20 World Cup Qualifier refers to the Regional Final of the ICC Asia region from the 2023 edition.

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