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United Arab Emirates
Status Associate Member with ODI status
ODI Captain Rahul Chopra
T20I Captain Muhammad Waseem
ODI Ranking 20th
T20I Ranking 16th
ODIs Played 119
ODI Record Won 39 Lost 79 (1 Tie)
First ODI vs India at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, 13 April 1994
Last ODI vs Netherlands at Al Amerat, Muscat, 9 November 2024
T20Is Played 118
T20I Record Won 66 Lost 51 (1 No Result)
First T20I vs Netherlands at Sylhet Cricket Stadium, Sylhet, 17 March 2014
Last T20I vs Kuwait at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, 21 December 2024

The United Arab Emirates national cricket team represents the middle eastern nation of the United Arab Emirates in international cricket. They are governed by the Emirates Cricket Board which became an Affiliate Member of the International Cricket Council in 1989 and an Associate Member the following year. They have played in two Cricket World Cups (1996 and 2015) and two T20 World Cups (2014 and 2022).

Statistics and Records[]

Playing Record
Format M W L T NR Inaugural Match
One Day Internationals 119 39 79 1 0 13 April 1994
Twenty20 Internationals 118 66 51 0 1 17 March 2014

One Day Internationals[]

Team Records[]

Highest Team Total 348/3 Namibia Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah 12 March 2022
Lowest Team Total 71 Nepal Kirtipur Cricket Stadium, Kirtipur 12 March 2023
Highest Total Conceded 357/4 West Indies Old Hararians Sports Club, Harare 6 March 2018
Lowest Total Conceded 91 Namibia Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai 23 February 2023

Most Career Runs[]

Player Runs Average Career Span
Vriitya Aravind 1,843 31.77 2019-2024
Rohan Mustafa 1,504 21.48 2014-2023
Muhammad Waseem 1,398 24.96 2022-2024
Shaiman Anwar 1,219 31.25 2014-2019
Asif Khan 1,155 38.50 2022-2024

Most Career Wickets[]

Player Wickets Average Career Span
Zahoor Khan 93 25.86 2017-2024
Rohan Mustafa 85 33.30 2014-2023
Junaid Siddique 72 28.65 2019-2024
Ahmed Raza 64 30.06 2014-2022
Mohammad Naveed 53 33.15 2014-2019

Highest Scores[]

Player Score Opponent Venue Date
Asif Khan 151* United States Takashinga Sports Club, Harare 6 July 2023
Khurram Khan 132* Afghanistan ICC Academy, Dubai 30 November 2014
Rameez Shahzad 121* Scotland ICC Academy, Dubai 23 January 2018
Muhammad Waseem 119 Papua New Guinea Kirtipur Cricket Stadium, Kirtipur 15 March 2023
Vriitya Aravind 115* Namibia Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah 12 March 2022

Best Bowling Figures[]

Player Figures Opponent Venue Date
Zahoor Khan 6/34 Ireland ICC Academy, Dubai 2 March 2017
Basil Hameed 5/17 Oman Al Amerat, Muscat 6 February 2022
Rohan Mustafa 5/25 Papua New Guinea Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi 4 April 2017
Ahmed Raza 5/26 Namibia Al Amerat, Muscat 9 Januay 2020
Mohammad Naveed 5/28 Papua New Guinea Harare Sports Club, Harare 4 March 2018

Win/Loss Record[]

Opponent M W L T NR First Match First Win
vs Full Members
Afghanistan 6 3 3 0 0 2 May 2014 28 November 2014
Bangladesh 1 0 1 0 0 24 June 2008
England 1 0 1 0 0 18 February 1996
India 3 0 3 0 0 13 April 1994
Ireland 9 1 8 0 0 25 February 2015 8 January 2021
New Zealand 1 0 1 0 0 27 February 1996
Pakistan 3 0 3 0 0 17 April 1994
South Africa 2 0 2 0 0 16 February 1996
Sri Lanka 3 0 3 0 0 17 July 2004
West Indies 5 0 5 0 0 15 March 2015
Zimbabwe 6 1 5 0 0 19 February 2015 22 March 2018
vs Associate Members
Canada 3 1 2 0 0 1 April 2023 1 April 2023
Hong Kong 4 2 2 0 0 4 May 2014 4 May 2014
Jersey 1 1 0 0 0 5 April 2023 5 April 2023
Namibia 9 7 2 0 0 6 January 2020 6 January 2020
Nepal 15 6 9 0 0 30 August 2018 30 August 2018
Netherlands 3 2 1 0 0 1 March 1996 1 March 1996
Oman 10 3 6 1 0 5 January 2020 5 February 2022
Papua New Guinea 11 6 5 0 0 31 March 2017 31 March 2017
Scotland 14 4 10 0 0 1 February 2014 24 January 2017
United States 9 2 7 0 0 8 December 2019 4 June 2022

Twenty20 Internationals[]

Team Records[]

Highest Team Total 245/2 Namibia Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek 29 September 2024
Lowest Team Total 62 Scotland Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai 14 March 2024
Highest Total Conceded 212/3 Hong Kong Mulpani Cricket Ground, Kathmandu 25 October 2023
Lowest Total Conceded 37 Thailand UDST Cricket Ground, Doha 23 November 2024

Most Career Runs[]

Player Runs Average Career Span
Muhammad Waseem 2,515 39.29 2021-2024
Vriitya Aravind 1,052 27.68 2020-2024
Rohan Mustafa 1,006 20.95 2014-2023
Asif Khan 1,004 29.52 2023-2024
Alishan Sharafu 986 30.81 2020-2024

Most Career Wickets[]

Player Wickets Average Career Span
Junaid Siddique 96 20.80 2019-2024
Zahoor Khan 72 19.52 2017-2023
Rohan Mustafa 61 21.03 2014-2023
Ali Naseer 51 20.03 2023-2024
Muhammad Jawadullah 47 18.72 2023-2024

Highest Scores[]

Player Score Opponent Venue Date
Shaiman Anwar 117* Papua New Guinea Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi 14 April 2017
Muhammad Waseem 112 Ireland Al Amerat, Muscat 24 February 2022
Muhammad Waseem 107* Ireland ICC Academy, Dubai 10 October 2021
Muhammad Waseem 100 Oman Al Amerat, Muscat 21 April 2024
Vriitya Aravind 97* Ireland Al Amerat, Muscat 18 February 2022

Best Bowling Figures[]

Player Figures Opponent Venue Date
Ahmed Raza 5/19 Nepal Al Amerat, Muscat 22 February 2022
Sultan Ahmed 4/9 Kuwait Al Amerat, Muscat 27 February 2020
Junaid Siddique 4/12 Qatar Al Amerat, Muscat 26 February 2020
Dhruv Parashar 4/12 Bhutan UDST Cricket Ground, Doha 19 November 2024
Junaid Siddique 4/14 Scotland Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai 11 March 2024

Win/Loss Record[]

Opponent M W L T NR First Match First Win
vs Full Members
Afghanistan 12 3 9 0 0 10 July 2015 19 February 2016
Australia 1 0 1 0 0 22 October 2018
Bangladesh 3 0 3 0 0 26 February 2016
India 1 0 1 0 0 3 March 2016
Ireland 11 7 4 0 0 19 March 2014 16 February 2016
New Zealand 3 1 2 0 0 17 August 2023 19 August 2023
Pakistan 1 0 1 0 0 29 February 2016
Sri Lanka 2 0 2 0 0 25 February 2016
Zimbabwe 1 0 1 0 0 21 March 2014
vs Associate Members
Bahrain 6 4 2 0 0 21 February 2022 30 October 2023
Bhutan 1 1 0 0 0 19 November 2024 19 November 2024
Cambodia 2 2 0 0 0 17 April 2024 17 April 2024
Canada 1 1 0 0 0 27 October 2019 27 October 2019
Germany 1 1 0 0 0 19 February 2022 19 February 2022
Hong Kong 6 4 2 0 0 21 February 2016 21 February 2016
Iran 1 1 0 0 0 23 February 2020 23 February 2020
Jersey 1 0 1 0 0 22 October 2019
Kuwait 8 7 1 0 0 24 February 2020 24 February 2020
Namibia 4 3 1 0 0 5 October 2021 20 October 2022
Nepal 10 5 5 0 0 31 January 2019 31 January 2019
Netherlands 9 4 5 0 0 17 March 2014 3 August 2019
Nigeria 1 1 0 0 0 24 October 2019 24 October 2019
Oman 9 5 4 0 0 22 November 2015 22 November 2015
Papua New Guinea 3 3 0 0 0 12 April 2017 12 April 2017
Qatar 4 4 0 0 0 26 February 2020 26 February 2020
Saudi Arabia 4 3 1 0 0 25 February 2020 25 February 2020
Scotland 6 2 4 0 0 9 July 2015 4 February 2016
Singapore 1 1 0 0 0 22 August 2022 22 August 2022
Thailand 1 1 0 0 0 23 November 2024 23 November 2024
United States 4 2 1 0 1 15 March 2019 16 March 2019
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