The United Arab Emirates national cricket team ( ar, فريق الإمارات الوطني للكريكيت) is the team that represents the

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (Middle East, The Middle East). It is ...

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. They are governed by the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) which became an Affiliate Member of the

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(ICC) in 1989 and an Associate Member the following year. The team is composed mainly of Indian and Pakistani expatriates working in UAE
A Timeline of UAE cricket
at CricketEurope Since 2005, the ICC's headquarters have been located in

Dubai Dubai (, ; ar, wikt:دبي, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the List of cities in the United Arab Emirates#Major cities, most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the 7 ...

. One of the emerging

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(ODI) teams,Encyclopedia of World Cricket by Roy Morgan, Sportsbooks Publishing, 2007 the UAE won the ACC Trophy on four consecutive occasions between 2000 and 2006, and were runners-up in the other three times the tournament has been played in 1996, 1998 and 2008.Scorecard
of Hong Kong v UAE, 3 August 2008 at CricketArchive They won the ICC Trophy in 1994, and played their first ODIs that year, later playing in the 1996 Cricket World Cup. Other ODI matches came in the

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and

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s. At the 2014 World Cup Qualifier, the UAE placed second behind

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, qualifying for the 2015 World Cup and gaining ODI status until 2018. UAE made the group stage of the 2014 ICC World Twenty20. The team has qualified for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier as hosts. Following the demise of the

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(WCL), UAE will play in the 2019–22 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 going forward.

History

Early days

In 1892, cricket was introduced by the British Army in what is now the UAE, but was then known as the "

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". 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 Ajman ( ar, عجمان, '; Gulf Arabic: عيمان ʿymān) is the capital of the emirate of Ajman in the United Arab Emirates. It is the fifth-largest city in UAE after Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Al Ain. Located along the Persian Gulf, ...

Al Ain Al Ain ( ar, ٱلْعَيْن, , ) is a city in the western side of Tuwwam region and the seat of the administrative division of its namesake, Al Ain in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It is bordered to the east by the Omani ...

, Dubai and

Sharjah Sharjah (; ar, ٱلشَّارقَة ', Gulf Arabic: ''aš-Šārja'') is the third-most populous city in the United Arab Emirates, after Dubai and Abu Dhabi, forming part of the Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman metropolitan area. Sharjah is the capital ...

, 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. 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.

Making of the national side

The first match was played by the UAE national side in February 1976 against

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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. 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

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and

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contested the

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. The venue has gone on to host almost 200 ODIs and four Test matches, the Test matches having been held there due to security concerns in Pakistan. The Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) was established in 1989 and gained affiliate membership of the ICC the same year. They were quickly promoted to associate member status the following year. Also in 1990 the national side returned to action, twice losing heavily to the

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. 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.

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. With just one native Arab selected in the shape of

Sultan Zarawani Sultan Mohammed Zarawani ( ar, سلطان محمد زاروني; born 24 January 1961) is a former Emirati cricketer. He played seven one-day internationals. After the 1996 Cricket World Cup, he was banned for life when he criticised the offici ...

, who captained the side, the UAE won the trophy and thus qualified for the 1996 World Cup. UAE had beaten

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in the final,Scorecard
of Kenya v UAE, 6 March 1994 at CricketArchive 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. Whilst the ICC remained relatively silent on the controversy, the national team eligibility requirements were strongly tightened for all future ICC sanctioned tournaments.

First ODIs

The UAE played their first ODIs in 1994 when they played against India and Pakistan in the Austral-Asia Cup, which they also hosted. 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. Later in 1996 the UAE were runners-up to

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mo ...

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. They were beaten by Bangladesh in the semi-finals of the 1998 ACC Trophy.Saudis stun champions
, 25 July 2008, CricketEurope

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. They won the ACC Trophy in 2000 and 2002, beating

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and

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in the respective finals, but finished fifth in the

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in Canada. 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

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later in the tournament but lost to

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in the semi-finals. They also won the ACC Trophy again, beating

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in the final. They returned to ODI cricket, losing to India and Sri Lanka in the first round of the

, and finished fourth in the

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, beating India and

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on the way. 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. The

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in Ireland saw them finish sixth.Scorecard
of Netherlands v UAE, 11 July 2005 at CricketArchive They beat Hong Kong in the final of the 2006 ACC Trophy, but began their

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campaign with an innings defeat by

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. The campaign continued with a draw against Scotland and a defeat by

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, again by an innings. They finished fourth in the first

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in 2007. Their campaign in the 2007-08 ICC Intercontinental Cup was unsuccessful, with just one win against

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in their seven matches. Things went better for them in Division Two of the

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in 2007, winning the tournament after beating Oman in the final.Scorecard
of Oman v UAE, 1 December 2007 at CricketArchive They again played in the Asia Cup in 2008, losing to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in the first round.
at CricketArchive Their 2008 ACC Trophy Elite began with a shock defeat by

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, their first ACC Trophy defeat since the 1998 semi-final. They lost to Hong Kong in the final, ending a run of four consecutive titles. The UAE hosted and were runners-up at the 2009 ACC Twenty20 Cup, losing the final to

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is borde ...

, after winning four group matches and accounting for Oman in their semi-final.

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 The 2012 ICC World Twenty20 was the fourth ICC World Twenty20 competition, an international Twenty20 cricket tournament that took place in Sri Lanka from 18 September to 7 October 2012 which was won by the West Indies. The schedule has been pos ...

. In April 2011, the UAE hosted and won Division Two of the

without losing a match. In June/July 2011, they played Kenya at

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for the first round of 2011–13 ICC Intercontinental Cup. In December, the UAE participated in the

2011 ACC Twenty20 Cup The 2011 ACC Twenty20 Cup was played between 3–11 December 2011 in Nepal. The tournament acted as a qualifying tournament for the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier. The tournament was won by defending champions Afghanistan who defeated Hong Ko ...

in Nepal. 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. UAE finished third in the

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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

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. 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. 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. However, they failed to register a win and were eliminated from the

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with 6 losses out of 6 matches in Pool B.

Current squad

This lists all the players who have played for United Arab Emirates since January 2021 or has been part of the latest ODI or T20I squad. Updated as of 21 March 2021. Uncapped players are listed in ''italics''

International grounds

Updated 3 November 2016

Infrastructure

In terms of infrastructure, the UAE have the best stadiums as compared to other

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: 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: * Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium,

* Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium,

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* Dubai Cricket Council Ground No 2, Dubai * ICC Global Cricket Academy 1, Dubai * ICC Global Cricket Academy 2, Dubai *

Ajman International Cricket Stadium The Ajman Oval is a cricket ground in Ajman, UAE. Oval provides outdoor pitches. The ground is privately owned and first of its kind in the northern region. It was the first turf ground in Ajman with approval from the Ajman Cricket Council and has ...

(under construction),

* Al Ain International Cricket Stadium (under construction),

Tournament history

World Cup

ICC T20 World Cup

ICC World Cup Qualifier

* 1979 to

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal en ...

: Not eligible – Not an ICC member *

1990 File:1990 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1990 FIFA World Cup is played in Italy; The Human Genome Project is launched; Voyager I takes the famous Pale Blue Dot image- speaking on the fragility of humanity on Earth, astrophysicis ...

: Did not participate *

1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea; Nels ...

: Winners *

1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; '' Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of ...

: 10th place *

2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a multi-national coalition in an invasion of Afghanist ...

: 5th place *

2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; " Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discover ...

: 6th place *

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; Protests ...

: 7th place *

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wa ...

: Runner up (Qualified for

) *

2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...

: 6th place * 2023: TBD

ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier The ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier (previously the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier) was a Twenty20 International tournament run under the auspices of the International Cricket Council (ICC). The tournament served as the final qualifying event f ...

2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...

: 3rd Place *

2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fa ...

: 4th Place *

2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the April ...

: 13th Place * 2019: 8th Place * 2022 (A): Champions

Intercontinental Cup

: Semi Finals *

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro votes to declare independence from Serbia; The 2006 ...

: First round * 2009–10 (Shield): 2nd place * 2011–13: 4th place

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* 2007 Division Two: Champions * 2009 World Cup Qualifier: 7th place * 2011 Division Two: Champions * 2011–13 WCL Championship: 3rd place * 2018 Division Two: Champions

Asia Cup The Asian Cricket Council Asia Cup is a men's One Day International and Twenty20 International cricket tournament. It was established in 1983 when the Asian Cricket Council was founded as a measure to promote goodwill between Asian countrie ...

* 1983 to 1988: Not eligible – Not an ACC member * 1990/91: Did not participate * 1995: Did not participate * 1997: Did not qualify * 2000: Did not qualify *

: First round *

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

: First round *

: Did not qualify * 2012: Did not qualify * 2014: Did not qualify * 2016: First round, 5th place *

: Did not qualify * 2022: Did not qualify

Asia Cup Qualifier

* 2016: Winners (Qualified for 2016 Asia Cup) *

: Runner up (failed to qualify) * 2022: Runner up (failed to qualify)

ACC Western Region T20

* 2019: Did not participate * 2020: Winner (Qualified for

2020 Asia Cup Qualifier The 2022 Asia Cup Qualifier was a men's cricket tournament which took place in Oman in August 2022 to determine qualification for the 2022 Asia Cup (which was originally scheduled to be played in 2020). The 2020 editions of the ACC Western and Eas ...

)

ACC Championship The ACC Championship was a cancelled two-day cricket tournament run by the Asian Cricket Council that is contested between its members nations. The first tournament was scheduled to be held in December 2014. It was canceled due to the busy prep ...

: Qualified

ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament The ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament was a three-day cricket tournament run by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), contested between its top-ranking ICC associate members. It was played three times between 2004 and 2006, and then replaced by the ...

: Runners-up *

: Winners *

: Runners-up

ACC Premier League The ACC Premier League is a One Day cricket tournament run by the Asian Cricket Council that is contested between its members nations in League system. It has evolved from the former ACC Trophy Elite cricket competition and played under three di ...

: Runners-up

ACC Trophy

1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 800, causing the plane to crash and killing everyone o ...

: Runners up * 1998: Semi Finals * 2000: Winners *

2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ...

: Winners *

: Winners * 2008 (Elite): Runners up * 2010 (Elite): 6th place * 2012: Winners (Shared trophy with

)

ACC Twenty20 Cup The ACC Twenty20 Cup was a 20-over cricket tournament organised by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC). The tournament did not include the ACC members who were full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) during the years in which it was h ...

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple Inc., Apple's first iPhone (1st generation), iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakis ...

: 4th place *

: Runners-up *

2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrates ...

: 5th place *

: 3rd place

Coaching staff

Records and statistics

International match summary – United Arab Emirates ''Last updated 18 November 2022.''

One-Day Internationals

* Highest team total: 348/3 v.

on 12 March 2022 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium,

* Highest individual score: 132 *, Khurram Khan v.

on 30 November 2014 at ICC Academy 1,

* Best individual bowling figures: 6/34,

Zahoor Khan Zahoor Khan ( ur, ; born 25 May 1989) is a Pakistani-born cricketer who plays for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. International career He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for the United Arab Emirates against Afghan ...

on 2 March 2017 at ICC Academy 1,

Most ODI runs for the United Arab Emirates Most ODI wickets for the United Arab Emirates ODI record versus other nations ''Records complete to ODI #4476. Last updated 18 November 2022.''

Twenty20 Internationals

* Highest team total: 199/5 v.

Kuwait Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to Iraq–Ku ...

on 27 February 2020 at Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Muscat * Highest individual score: 117 *,

Shaiman Anwar Shaiman Anwar Butt ( ur, ; born 15 March 1979) is a Pakistani-born cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. A powerful right-handed top-order batsman, he made his debut for the United Arab Emirates national side ...

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on 14 April 2017 at Sheikh Zayed Stadium,

* Best individual bowling figures: 5/19, Ahmed Raza v.

on 22 February 2022 at Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Muscat Most T20I runs for the United Arab Emirates Most T20I wickets for the United Arab Emirates T20I record versus other nations ''Records complete to T20I #1836. Last updated 20 October 2022.''

Other First-class Records

ICC Trophy

* Highest team total: 330/9 v.

, 27 February 1994 at

Nairobi Club Ground The Nairobi Club Ground is a multi-use sports venue in Upper Hill, Nairobi, Kenya. It is the second oldest cricket ground in Kenya, having been predated by the Sir Ali Muslim Club Nairobi (named after the wealthy Arab benefactor, Sir Ali Bin Sali ...

* Highest individual score: 126

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by Azhar Saeed, 25 February 1994 at

Aga Khan Sports Club Ground The Aga Khan Sports Club Ground is a cricket ground in Nairobi, Kenya. The ground is used by Aga Khan Sports Club cricket team. The pitch is considered to be one of the fastest in Kenya, and the venue hosted four One Day Internationals between ...

* Best innings bowling: 5/32 by

Ahmed Nadeem Ahmed Nadeem (born 26 October 1976) is a United Arab Emirati cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler,

v. USA, 1 July 2005 at The Meadow, Downpatrick

Overall

* Highest team total: 459/4 v.

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* Best innings bowling: 9/74 by Ali Asad v. Nepal, 25 March 2004 at Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium

World records

* Highest ever partnership for 7th wicket in World Cup history (

Amjad Javed Amjad Javed ( ur, ; born 5 July 1980) is a former cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. He is an allrounder who bats with right-hand and bowls right-arm medium. He is one of the few cricketers for UAE who had ...

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Nasir Aziz Nasir Aziz ( ur, ; born 16 June 1986) is a Pakistani-born cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. He is a right-handed batsman and Right-arm offbreak bowler. He was named in the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 squad fo ...

107 v. West Indies). UAE became the first team to score 100+ run stand for the 7th wicket in World Cup history. Thus, Amjad Javed is the only player in World Cup history to involve in two 100+ run stands for the seventh wicket. * 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).

References

External links

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(Official website)
International League T20
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United Arab Emirates in international cricket

History

Early days

Making of the national side

1994 ICC Trophy

First ODIs

21st century

2000 – 2009

2010 – present

Current squad

International grounds

Infrastructure

Tournament history

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ICC T20 World Cup

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Coaching staff

Records and statistics

One-Day Internationals

Twenty20 Internationals

Other First-class Records

ICC Trophy

Overall

World records

See also

References

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