Men's international team
United Arab Emirates cricket team
Latest Won 3 of 10 in ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 · October 2026
United Arab Emirates have played 249 T20I and ODI matches since 2008, winning 112 (45%). Waseem Muhammad has scored the most T20I runs for United Arab Emirates (2,682) and Junaid Siddique has taken the most wickets (108).
55%T20I wins71 of 128 · since 2014
34%ODI wins41 of 121 · since 2008
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Updated to 11 October 2026
Most T20I runs for United Arab Emirates
| Batter | Inns | Runs | Avg | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseem Muhammad | 85 | 2,682 | 33.52 | 149.8 |
| Alishan Sharafu | 65 | 1,803 | 31.09 | 131.5 |
| Asif Khan | 50 | 1,197 | 29.20 | 137.4 |
| Vriitya Aravind | 34 | 821 | 26.48 | 114.8 |
| Chirag Suri | 28 | 740 | 28.46 | 116.4 |
Most T20I wickets for United Arab Emirates
| Bowler | Inns | Wkts | Econ | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junaid Siddique | 77 | 108 | 7.71 | 5/35 |
| Zahoor Khan | 46 | 57 | 6.78 | 4/16 |
| Muhammad Jawadullah | 33 | 47 | 7.70 | 4/21 |
| Rohan Mustafa | 43 | 47 | 6.68 | 4/18 |
| Basil Hameed | 34 | 38 | 7.01 | 4/25 |
All United Arab Emirates T20I records, phase stats and grounds →
Most ODI runs for United Arab Emirates
| Batter | Inns | Runs | Avg | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vriitya Aravind | 63 | 1,865 | 31.08 | 68.3 |
| Waseem Muhammad | 69 | 1,745 | 25.29 | 87.3 |
| Rohan Mustafa | 69 | 1,401 | 21.89 | 63.9 |
| Asif Khan | 37 | 1,270 | 38.48 | 80.9 |
| Basil Hameed | 48 | 1,092 | 24.82 | 74.2 |
Most ODI wickets for United Arab Emirates
| Bowler | Inns | Wkts | Econ | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junaid Siddique | 68 | 100 | 5.08 | 6/49 |
| Zahoor Khan | 60 | 90 | 4.99 | 6/34 |
| Rohan Mustafa | 74 | 79 | 4.49 | 5/25 |
| Aayan Afzal Khan | 44 | 57 | 4.21 | 5/34 |
| Ahmed Raza | 47 | 57 | 4.14 | 5/26 |
All United Arab Emirates ODI records, phase stats and grounds →
United Arab Emirates T20I records
T20I records here start in 2014, when ball-by-ball data begins; earlier matches are not included.
Highest T20I totals
- 245/2 (20 ov) v Namibia, 2024
- 236/6 (20 ov) v Bahrain, 2024
- 225/4 (20 ov) v Samoa, 2025
Lowest completed T20I totals
- 57 (13.1 ov) v India, 2025
- 62 (15.2 ov) v Scotland, 2024
- 73 (17.1 ov) v Sri Lanka, 2022
Biggest wins by runs
- 155 runs v Thailand, 2024
- 102 runs v Kuwait, 2020
- 77 runs v Samoa, 2025
Biggest wins by wickets
- 9 wickets v Cambodia, 2024
- 8 wickets v Japan, 2025
- 8 wickets v Bahrain, 2024
Highest individual scores
- 117* Shaiman Anwar (68 b) v Papua New Guinea, 2017
- 112 Waseem Muhammad (66 b) v Ireland, 2022
- 107* Waseem Muhammad (62 b) v Ireland, 2021
Best bowling figures
- 5/19 Ahmed Raza v Nepal, 2022
- 5/21 Zuhaib Zubair v Nigeria, 2025
- 5/35 Junaid Siddique v Canada, 2026
United Arab Emirates ODI records
ODI records here start in 2008, when ball-by-ball data begins; earlier matches are not included.
Highest ODI totals
- 348/3 (50 ov) v Namibia, 2022
- 330/8 (50 ov) v United States of America, 2026
- 316/9 (49.3 ov) v Namibia, 2024
Lowest completed ODI totals
- 49 (22.1 ov) v United States of America, 2025
- 71 (22.5 ov) v Nepal, 2023
- 78 (25.3 ov) v Oman, 2024
Biggest wins by runs
- 103 runs v Papua New Guinea, 2017
- 99 runs v Nepal, 2022
- 97 runs v Canada, 2026
Biggest wins by wickets
- 8 wickets v United States of America, 2022
- 8 wickets v Namibia, 2020
- 7 wickets v Papua New Guinea, 2022
Highest individual scores
- 151* Asif Khan (145 b) v United States of America, 2023
- 127* Rahul Chopra (118 b) v Canada, 2026
- 121* Rameez Shahzad (115 b) v Scotland, 2018
Best bowling figures
- 6/34 Zahoor Khan v Ireland, 2017
- 6/35 Ajay Kumar v Oman, 2026
- 6/49 Junaid Siddique v Oman, 2026
United Arab Emirates win percentage by year
Share of matches won each year
2014: won 0 of 3 (0%)
2015: won 1 of 3 (33%)
2016: won 4 of 10 (40%)
2017: won 3 of 4 (75%)
2018: won 0 of 1 (0%)
2019: won 8 of 15 (53%)
2020: won 3 of 3 (100%)
2021: won 2 of 3 (67%)
2022: won 8 of 16 (50%)
2023: won 7 of 15 (47%)
2024: won 20 of 25 (80%)
2025: won 10 of 20 (50%)
50%2026: won 5 of 10 (50%)
20142026
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| Year | P | W | L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50% |
| 2025 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 50% |
| 2024 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 80% |
| 2023 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 47% |
| 2022 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 50% |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 2019 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 53% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| 2017 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% |
| 2016 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
2008: won 0 of 2 (0%)
2014: won 1 of 1 (100%)
2015: won 0 of 7 (0%)
2016: won 0 of 2 (0%)
2017: won 3 of 6 (50%)
2018: won 4 of 10 (40%)
2019: won 2 of 9 (22%)
2020: won 2 of 3 (67%)
2021: won 1 of 2 (50%)
2022: won 10 of 21 (48%)
2023: won 9 of 26 (35%)
2024: won 2 of 11 (18%)
2025: won 3 of 9 (33%)
33%2026: won 4 of 12 (33%)
20082026
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| Year | P | W | L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 33% |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% |
| 2023 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 35% |
| 2022 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 48% |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 2019 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% |
| 2018 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% |
| 2017 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
United Arab Emirates squad
Players who played for United Arab Emirates in the last 12 months (since 11 Oct 2025), by role
Batters 11
- Shoaib Khan22 matches · 291 runs, SR 87.7Right-hand bat
- Alishan Sharafu19 matches · 532 runs, SR 126.4Right-hand bat
- Waseem Muhammad19 matches · 420 runs, SR 99.3Right-hand bat
- Adeeb Usmani17 matches · 588 runs, SR 97.7Right-hand bat
- Harpreet Singh17 matches · 469 runs, SR 92.5Left-hand bat
- Rahul Chopra16 matches · 449 runs, SR 91.3Right-hand bat
- MR Kumar6 matches · 60 runs, SR 90.9
- Jonathan Figy2 matches · 19 runs, SR 63.3Left-hand bat
- Syed Haider2 matches · 51 runs, SR 113.3
- Muhammad Zohaib1 match · 14 runs, SR 100.0
- YK Rai1 match · 34 runs, SR 130.8
Wicketkeepers 2
- Aryansh Sharma15 matches · 481 runs, SR 94.5Right-hand bat
- T Suri8 matches · 245 runs, SR 113.4
All-rounders 3
- Akshdeep Nath15 matches · 246 runs, SR 89.1 · 2 wkts, econ 6.00Right-hand bat · Right-arm medium-fast
- H Kaushik12 matches · 157 runs, SR 104.7 · 2 wkts, econ 5.97
- Muhammad Shahdad12 matches · 534 runs, SR 78.2 · 5 wkts, econ 5.87
Bowlers 21
- Haider Ali23 matches · 16 wkts, econ 5.06Left-hand bat · Slow left-arm orthodox
- Junaid Siddique20 matches · 38 wkts, econ 5.83Right-hand bat · Right-arm medium-fast
- Khuzaima Tanveer14 matches · 16 wkts, econ 5.53Right-hand bat · Right-arm fast
- Muhammad Arfan14 matches · 19 wkts, econ 5.87
- Aayan Afzal Khan11 matches · 11 wkts, econ 5.38Right-hand bat · Slow left-arm orthodox
- D Parashar11 matches · 6 wkts, econ 5.27
- Muhammad Jawadullah9 matches · 12 wkts, econ 5.91Left-hand bat · Left-arm fast-medium
- Zahid Ali8 matches · 8 wkts, econ 7.85
- Ibrar Ahmad7 matches · 11 wkts, econ 7.32
- Muhammad Rohid7 matches · 6 wkts, econ 6.47
- Basil Hameed6 matches · 2 wkts, econ 6.33Right-hand bat · Right-arm off-break
- Ajay Kumar5 matches · 11 wkts, econ 4.53
- Muhammad Farooq5 matches · 5 wkts, econ 8.14
- Muhammad Mohsin4 matches · 2 wkts, econ 8.24
- Ali Naseer3 matches · 2 wkts, econ 6.00Left-hand bat · Left-arm medium-fast
- Nilansh Keswani3 matches · 2 wkts, econ 6.86
- Zuhaib Zubair3 matches · 3 wkts, econ 7.71
- Awais Ali Shah1 match · 0 wkts, econ 9.53
- Ethan Carl D'Souza1 match · 1 wkts, econ 10.33Left-hand bat
- Jash Giyanani1 match · 0 wkts, econ 10.33
- SS Kang1 match · 2 wkts, econ 4.80
United Arab Emirates bowling attack
Share of overs by type of bowler since 11 Oct 2025, all formats
- Right-arm pace25% of overs · 56 wkts · econ 5.75Junaid Siddique, Khuzaima Tanveer, Akshdeep Nath
- Left-arm pace7% of overs · 14 wkts · econ 5.93Muhammad Jawadullah, Ali Naseer
- Off-spin4% of overs · 5 wkts · econ 6.11Adeeb Usmani, Basil Hameed
- Left-arm orthodox21% of overs · 27 wkts · econ 5.16Haider Ali, Aayan Afzal Khan
Bowling style unknown for 43% of overs.
T20I: every match since 2014
| Type | Overs | Wkts | Econ | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right-arm pace | 34% | 283 | 7.40 | 21.67 |
| Left-arm pace | 11% | 93 | 7.77 | 21.68 |
| Off-spin | 10% | 86 | 6.76 | 19.20 |
| Leg-spin | 4% | 29 | 7.62 | 22.34 |
| Left-arm orthodox | 18% | 124 | 6.25 | 22.23 |
ODI: every match since 2008
| Type | Overs | Wkts | Econ | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right-arm pace | 38% | 332 | 5.24 | 31.03 |
| Left-arm pace | 6% | 52 | 5.64 | 32.23 |
| Off-spin | 18% | 135 | 4.53 | 31.50 |
| Leg-spin | 7% | 69 | 5.48 | 30.29 |
| Left-arm orthodox | 20% | 131 | 4.38 | 35.32 |
United Arab Emirates recent results
- United Arab Emirates213 (46.3)United States of America214/5 (38.4)United States of America won by 5 wickets
- United Arab Emirates134 (37.3)Namibia135/2 (26)Namibia won by 8 wickets
- United Arab Emirates330/8 (50)United States of America332/4 (48.5)United States of America won by 6 wickets
- Namibia9/0 (2)United Arab EmiratesNo result
- United Arab Emirates216/3 (20)Malaysia157/5 (20)United Arab Emirates won by 59 runs
- Malaysia156/9 (20)United Arab Emirates157/3 (17.4)United Arab Emirates won by 7 wickets
- Malaysia144/6 (20)United Arab Emirates150/4 (16.5)United Arab Emirates won by 6 wickets
- Nepal313/9 (50)United Arab Emirates269 (49.1)Nepal won by 44 runs
- United Arab Emirates192 (48.1)Oman143 (34.5)United Arab Emirates won by 49 runs
- United Arab Emirates282/6 (50)Canada185/9 (33.4)United Arab Emirates won by 97 runs
United Arab Emirates head to head records
Record against every opponent, most played first
United Arab Emirates vs Nepal14–19 33 played · 42%- United Arab Emirates vs Oman11–12 24 played · 46%
- United Arab Emirates vs Scotland7–16 23 played · 30%
- United Arab Emirates vs Ireland8–14 22 played · 36%
United Arab Emirates vs United States of America4–12 17 played · 24%- United Arab Emirates vs Namibia10–3 14 played · 71%
- United Arab Emirates vs Papua New Guinea8–5 13 played · 62%
United Arab Emirates vs Netherlands3–8 11 played · 27%- United Arab Emirates vs Hong Kong6–3 9 played · 67%
United Arab Emirates vs Bangladesh2–5 7 played · 29%- United Arab Emirates vs Bahrain4–2 6 played · 67%
- United Arab Emirates vs Canada4–2 6 played · 67%
United Arab Emirates grounds
Where they have played most often
| Ground | P | W | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai International Cricket Stadium | 32 | 9 | 28% |
| ICC AcademyDubai | 32 | 15 | 47% |
| Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1)Al Amarat | 30 | 19 | 63% |
| Tribhuvan University International Cricket GroundKirtipur | 15 | 6 | 40% |
| Zayed Cricket StadiumAbu Dhabi | 15 | 11 | 73% |
| Sharjah Cricket StadiumSharjah | 11 | 4 | 36% |
| Mulpani Cricket GroundKathmandu | 9 | 5 | 56% |
| Wanderers Cricket GroundWindhoek | 8 | 6 | 75% |
United Arab Emirates season by season (27)
Each season links to its squad, best batsmen, best bowlers and death bowling
| Season | P | W | L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI 2026 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 33% |
| T20I 2026 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50% |
| T20I 2025 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 50% |
| ODI 2025 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% |
| T20I 2024 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 80% |
| ODI 2024 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% |
| T20I 2023 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 47% |
| ODI 2023 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 35% |
| ODI 2022 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 48% |
| T20I 2022 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 50% |
| T20I 2021 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| ODI 2021 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| T20I 2020 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| ODI 2020 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| ODI 2019 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% |
| T20I 2019 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 53% |
| T20I 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| ODI 2018 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% |
| T20I 2017 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% |
| ODI 2017 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% |
| ODI 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| T20I 2016 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% |
| T20I 2015 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| ODI 2015 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% |
| ODI 2014 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| T20I 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| ODI 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
United Arab Emirates: quick answers
Who has scored the most T20I runs for United Arab Emirates?
Waseem Muhammad, with 2,682 runs in 85 innings at a strike rate of 149.8.
Who has taken the most T20I wickets for United Arab Emirates?
Junaid Siddique, with 108 wickets at an economy of 7.71.
What is United Arab Emirates's highest T20I total?
245/2 against Namibia in 2024.
What is United Arab Emirates's lowest T20I total?
57 against India in 2025.
What is the highest T20I score for United Arab Emirates?
117* by Shaiman Anwar against Papua New Guinea in 2017.
What are the best T20I bowling figures for United Arab Emirates?
5/19 by Ahmed Raza against Nepal in 2022.
What is United Arab Emirates's biggest T20I win?
By 155 runs against Thailand in 2024.
Who has scored the most ODI runs for United Arab Emirates?
Vriitya Aravind, with 1,865 runs in 63 innings at a strike rate of 68.3.
Who has taken the most ODI wickets for United Arab Emirates?
Junaid Siddique, with 100 wickets at an economy of 5.08.
What is United Arab Emirates's highest ODI total?
348/3 against Namibia in 2022.
What is United Arab Emirates's lowest ODI total?
49 against United States of America in 2025.
What is the highest ODI score for United Arab Emirates?
151* by Asif Khan against United States of America in 2023.
What are the best ODI bowling figures for United Arab Emirates?
6/34 by Zahoor Khan against Ireland in 2017.
What is United Arab Emirates's biggest ODI win?
By 103 runs against Papua New Guinea in 2017.