United Arab Emirates T20I records
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United Arab Emirates have played 128 T20I matches since 2014, winning 71 (55%). Waseem Muhammad has scored the most T20I runs for United Arab Emirates (2,682) and Junaid Siddique has taken the most wickets (108).
Updated to 11 October 2026
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
Most T20I runs for United Arab Emirates
Top 25, every match in our records
| # | Batter | Inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waseem Muhammad | 85 | 2682 | 112 | 33.52 | 149.8 | 19/3 | 225 | 153 |
| 2 | Alishan Sharafu | 65 | 1803 | 90 | 31.09 | 131.5 | 15/0 | 171 | 79 |
| 3 | Asif Khan | 50 | 1197 | 79 | 29.20 | 137.4 | 6/0 | 76 | 76 |
| 4 | Vriitya Aravind | 34 | 821 | 97 | 26.48 | 114.8 | 4/0 | 80 | 21 |
| 5 | Chirag Suri | 28 | 740 | 88 | 28.46 | 116.4 | 6/0 | 77 | 17 |
| 6 | Shaiman Anwar | 26 | 723 | 117 | 31.43 | 128.4 | 3/1 | 58 | 33 |
| 7 | Basil Hameed | 46 | 715 | 51 | 23.83 | 129.3 | 2/0 | 36 | 38 |
| 8 | Muhammad Usman | 32 | 664 | 89 | 22.90 | 113.9 | 2/0 | 61 | 14 |
| 9 | Rahul Chopra | 33 | 655 | 80 | 24.26 | 113.5 | 4/0 | 47 | 24 |
| 10 | Rohan Mustafa | 41 | 641 | 54 | 16.87 | 111.1 | 1/0 | 66 | 14 |
| 11 | Aryansh Sharma | 18 | 439 | 74 | 25.82 | 118.0 | 4/0 | 50 | 12 |
| 12 | Rameez Shahzad | 15 | 302 | 54 | 23.23 | 101.0 | 1/0 | 24 | 6 |
| 13 | Ali Naseer | 24 | 277 | 48 | 16.29 | 128.2 | 0/0 | 18 | 11 |
| 14 | Muhammad Zohaib | 13 | 270 | 50 | 22.50 | 102.7 | 1/0 | 27 | 6 |
| 15 | Chundangapoyil Rizwan | 12 | 252 | 51 | 25.20 | 112.5 | 1/0 | 21 | 4 |
| 16 | T Suri | 11 | 244 | 77 | 22.18 | 117.9 | 1/0 | 27 | 4 |
| 17 | Amjad Javed | 14 | 240 | 76 | 21.82 | 111.1 | 1/0 | 12 | 15 |
| 18 | D Parashar | 22 | 216 | 32 | 19.64 | 108.0 | 0/0 | 9 | 8 |
| 19 | Adeeb Usmani | 5 | 215 | 96 | 71.67 | 164.1 | 2/0 | 14 | 14 |
| 20 | Mohammad Shahzad | 14 | 189 | 52 | 14.54 | 108.0 | 1/0 | 19 | 5 |
| 21 | Swapnil Patil | 12 | 179 | 37 | 14.92 | 88.2 | 0/0 | 16 | 4 |
| 22 | Mohammad Naveed | 19 | 165 | 27 | 13.75 | 119.6 | 0/0 | 16 | 7 |
| 23 | Syed Haider | 12 | 160 | 47 | 17.78 | 108.8 | 0/0 | 10 | 6 |
| 24 | Zawar Farid | 13 | 157 | 55 | 14.27 | 129.8 | 1/0 | 11 | 8 |
| 25 | H Kaushik | 13 | 156 | 44 | 17.33 | 130.0 | 0/0 | 4 | 12 |
Most T20I wickets for United Arab Emirates
Top 25, every match in our records
| # | Bowler | Inns | Overs | Wkts | Econ | Avg | Best | Dot % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Junaid Siddique | 77 | 283.4 | 108 | 7.71 | 20.24 | 5/35 | 43% |
| 2 | Zahoor Khan | 46 | 167.3 | 57 | 6.78 | 19.91 | 4/16 | 38% |
| 3 | Muhammad Jawadullah | 33 | 121.1 | 47 | 7.70 | 19.85 | 4/21 | 44% |
| 4 | Rohan Mustafa | 43 | 145.5 | 47 | 6.68 | 20.72 | 4/18 | 37% |
| 5 | Basil Hameed | 34 | 85.2 | 38 | 7.01 | 15.74 | 4/25 | 39% |
| 6 | Ali Naseer | 33 | 112.1 | 38 | 7.69 | 22.71 | 4/26 | 40% |
| 7 | Aayan Afzal Khan | 31 | 109.2 | 37 | 5.97 | 17.65 | 3/7 | 45% |
| 8 | Mohammad Naveed | 23 | 84.4 | 32 | 5.81 | 15.38 | 3/14 | 54% |
| 9 | Haider Ali | 27 | 102 | 31 | 6.30 | 20.74 | 4/16 | 46% |
| 10 | D Parashar | 31 | 95 | 29 | 6.75 | 22.10 | 4/12 | 45% |
| 11 | Ahmed Raza | 43 | 136.2 | 29 | 6.49 | 30.52 | 5/19 | 39% |
| 12 | Amjad Javed | 17 | 58 | 26 | 6.95 | 15.50 | 3/12 | 46% |
| 13 | Palaniapan Meiyappan | 15 | 52 | 23 | 7.06 | 15.96 | 4/25 | 37% |
| 14 | Sultan Ahmed | 21 | 70.3 | 20 | 5.62 | 19.80 | 4/9 | 53% |
| 15 | Zuhaib Zubair | 19 | 53 | 19 | 7.58 | 21.16 | 5/21 | 39% |
| 16 | SS Kang | 15 | 46.3 | 18 | 6.04 | 15.61 | 4/15 | 40% |
| 17 | Akif Raja | 19 | 56 | 18 | 7.73 | 24.06 | 3/22 | 45% |
| 18 | Muhammad Rohid | 14 | 46 | 15 | 8.26 | 25.33 | 3/23 | 42% |
| 19 | Muhammad Farooq | 13 | 42 | 14 | 7.81 | 23.43 | 4/35 | 40% |
| 20 | Muhammad Arfan | 12 | 39.4 | 13 | 6.48 | 19.77 | 2/8 | 37% |
| 21 | Nilansh Keswani | 12 | 42.5 | 11 | 6.65 | 25.91 | 2/16 | 42% |
| 22 | Saghir Khan | 6 | 21 | 10 | 8.48 | 17.80 | 3/44 | 29% |
| 23 | Kashif Daud | 14 | 36.5 | 10 | 7.63 | 28.10 | 4/32 | 35% |
| 24 | Mohammad Shahzad | 13 | 31.2 | 8 | 7.82 | 30.63 | 2/10 | 38% |
| 25 | Khuzaima Tanveer | 5 | 17.5 | 7 | 7.40 | 18.86 | 3/29 | 50% |
United Arab Emirates T20I win percentage by year
Share of T20Is won each year
Show as a table
| 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% |
United Arab Emirates best death over bowlers
Overs 16–20 · ranked by wickets, then economy · minimum 10 overs
| # | Bowler | Inns | Overs | Wkts | Econ | Dot % | Balls per boundary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Junaid Siddique | 60 | 92.2 | 45 | 8.90 | 31% | 5.7 |
| 2 | Zahoor Khan | 41 | 72.3 | 32 | 7.53 | 29% | 9.1 |
| 3 | Rohan Mustafa | 33 | 46.5 | 28 | 7.02 | 31% | 9.1 |
| 4 | Muhammad Jawadullah | 29 | 40.1 | 23 | 9.44 | 34% | 5.1 |
| 5 | Ali Naseer | 24 | 32.1 | 19 | 7.93 | 34% | 6.4 |
| 6 | Mohammad Naveed | 17 | 24.4 | 16 | 5.80 | 41% | 9.9 |
| 7 | Basil Hameed | 16 | 20.4 | 13 | 7.45 | 40% | 7.8 |
| 8 | Muhammad Rohid | 9 | 13 | 8 | 8.15 | 38% | 7.1 |
| 9 | Akif Raja | 11 | 12 | 6 | 6.00 | 39% | 12.0 |
| 10 | Amjad Javed | 8 | 10 | 6 | 9.10 | 35% | 5.0 |
United Arab Emirates best powerplay bowlers
Overs 1–6 · ranked by wickets, then economy · minimum 10 overs
| # | Bowler | Inns | Overs | Wkts | Econ | Dot % | Balls per boundary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Junaid Siddique | 77 | 145 | 47 | 7.32 | 48% | 5.9 |
| 2 | Haider Ali | 25 | 45 | 14 | 5.98 | 54% | 7.1 |
| 3 | D Parashar | 29 | 51 | 14 | 6.63 | 51% | 7.5 |
| 4 | Muhammad Jawadullah | 26 | 37 | 13 | 7.38 | 49% | 5.4 |
| 5 | Amjad Javed | 14 | 26 | 11 | 7.04 | 51% | 5.6 |
| 6 | Mohammad Naveed | 21 | 46 | 10 | 5.52 | 60% | 7.3 |
| 7 | Sultan Ahmed | 20 | 43 | 10 | 5.98 | 54% | 8.9 |
| 8 | Akif Raja | 19 | 30 | 9 | 7.57 | 49% | 5.0 |
| 9 | Aayan Afzal Khan | 21 | 35 | 9 | 7.57 | 48% | 5.3 |
| 10 | Zahoor Khan | 22 | 28 | 7 | 6.89 | 45% | 6.0 |
United Arab Emirates best powerplay batsmen
Overs 1–6 · ranked by runs · minimum 60 balls
| # | Batter | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | Outs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waseem Muhammad | 1433 | 1017 | 140.9 | 156 | 72 | 43 |
| 2 | Alishan Sharafu | 781 | 565 | 138.2 | 96 | 33 | 17 |
| 3 | Chirag Suri | 376 | 362 | 103.9 | 53 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | Rohan Mustafa | 293 | 269 | 108.9 | 44 | 6 | 20 |
| 5 | Vriitya Aravind | 290 | 247 | 117.4 | 38 | 9 | 8 |
| 6 | Aryansh Sharma | 277 | 238 | 116.4 | 37 | 7 | 8 |
| 7 | Asif Khan | 197 | 149 | 132.2 | 17 | 11 | 2 |
| 8 | Muhammad Zohaib | 180 | 158 | 113.9 | 23 | 5 | 5 |
| 9 | Shaiman Anwar | 163 | 146 | 111.6 | 20 | 5 | 5 |
| 10 | T Suri | 147 | 133 | 110.5 | 19 | 2 | 7 |
United Arab Emirates best death over batsmen
Overs 16–20 · ranked by runs · minimum 60 balls
| # | Batter | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | Outs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basil Hameed | 446 | 268 | 166.4 | 26 | 26 | 16 |
| 2 | Asif Khan | 275 | 147 | 187.1 | 15 | 23 | 12 |
| 3 | Vriitya Aravind | 195 | 118 | 165.3 | 18 | 9 | 8 |
| 4 | Ali Naseer | 188 | 132 | 142.4 | 14 | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | Alishan Sharafu | 186 | 133 | 139.8 | 14 | 9 | 11 |
| 6 | Rahul Chopra | 184 | 107 | 172.0 | 14 | 10 | 11 |
| 7 | D Parashar | 154 | 117 | 131.6 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| 8 | Shaiman Anwar | 148 | 81 | 182.7 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| 9 | Waseem Muhammad | 148 | 90 | 164.4 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | Muhammad Usman | 143 | 94 | 152.1 | 12 | 7 | 13 |
United Arab Emirates T20I squad
Players who played for United Arab Emirates T20I in the last 12 months (since 11 Oct 2025), by role
Batters 14
- Alishan Sharafu15 matches · 468 runs, SR 128.9Right-hand bat
- Waseem Muhammad11 matches · 242 runs, SR 124.1Right-hand bat
- Shoaib Khan10 matches · 109 runs, SR 122.5Right-hand bat
- H Kaushik8 matches · 77 runs, SR 132.8
- Rahul Chopra7 matches · 115 runs, SR 113.9Right-hand bat
- MR Kumar6 matches · 60 runs, SR 90.9
- Adeeb Usmani5 matches · 215 runs, SR 164.1Right-hand bat
- Harpreet Singh5 matches · 42 runs, SR 100.0Left-hand bat
- Akshdeep Nath4 matches · 96 runs, SR 154.8Right-hand bat
- Basil Hameed2 matches · 2 runs, SR 50.0Right-hand bat
- 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 Sharma5 matches · 172 runs, SR 129.3Right-hand bat
- T Suri2 matches · 47 runs, SR 151.6
All-rounders 3
- Muhammad Arfan11 matches · 112 runs, SR 103.7 · 12 wkts, econ 6.45
- D Parashar7 matches · 69 runs, SR 116.9 · 4 wkts, econ 6.86
- Khuzaima Tanveer5 matches · 70 runs, SR 205.9 · 7 wkts, econ 7.40Right-hand bat · Right-arm fast
Bowlers 13
- Haider Ali13 matches · 10 wkts, econ 7.00Left-hand bat · Slow left-arm orthodox
- Junaid Siddique10 matches · 14 wkts, econ 7.78Right-hand bat · Right-arm medium-fast
- Muhammad Farooq5 matches · 5 wkts, econ 8.14
- Zahid Ali5 matches · 3 wkts, econ 9.07
- Aayan Afzal Khan4 matches · 4 wkts, econ 7.75Right-hand bat · Slow left-arm orthodox
- Muhammad Jawadullah4 matches · 3 wkts, econ 7.93Left-hand bat · Left-arm fast-medium
- Muhammad Rohid4 matches · 4 wkts, econ 10.05
- Ibrar Ahmad3 matches · 5 wkts, econ 6.58
- Muhammad Mohsin3 matches · 2 wkts, econ 9.00
- Zuhaib Zubair2 matches · 3 wkts, econ 8.83
- Ajay Kumar1 match · 0 wkts, econ 4.00
- Ethan Carl D'Souza1 match · 1 wkts, econ 10.33Left-hand bat
- Nilansh Keswani1 match · 1 wkts, econ 8.09
United Arab Emirates T20I bowling attack
Share of overs by type of bowler since 11 Oct 2025, T20Is only
- Right-arm pace19% of overs · 21 wkts · econ 7.61Junaid Siddique, Khuzaima Tanveer, Akshdeep Nath
- Left-arm pace5% of overs · 3 wkts · econ 7.93Muhammad Jawadullah
- Off-spin2% of overs · 1 wkts · econ 8.50Adeeb Usmani, Basil Hameed
- Left-arm orthodox22% of overs · 14 wkts · econ 7.15Haider Ali, Aayan Afzal Khan
Bowling style unknown for 52% 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 |
United Arab Emirates recent T20I results
- 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
- United Arab Emirates128/8 (20)Nepal129/2 (15.5)Nepal won by 8 wickets
- Nepal122/8 (18.5)United Arab Emirates78/4 (8.5)United Arab Emirates won by 6 wickets (D/L)
- United Arab Emirates122/6 (20)South Africa123/4 (13.2)South Africa won by 6 wickets
- Canada150/7 (20)United Arab Emirates151/5 (19.4)United Arab Emirates won by 5 wickets
- United Arab Emirates173/6 (20)New Zealand175/0 (15.2)New Zealand won by 10 wickets
- Ireland170/7 (20)United Arab Emirates140/8 (20)Ireland won by 30 runs
- Ireland178/6 (20)United Arab Emirates121 (19.5)Ireland won by 57 runs
United Arab Emirates head to head records
Record against every opponent, most played first
- United Arab Emirates vs Ireland7–6 13 played · 54%
United Arab Emirates vs Nepal6–7 13 played · 46%
- United Arab Emirates vs Oman5–6 11 played · 45%
United Arab Emirates vs Netherlands2–5 7 played · 29%
- United Arab Emirates vs Bahrain4–2 6 played · 67%
United Arab Emirates vs Bangladesh2–4 6 played · 33%
- United Arab Emirates vs Hong Kong4–2 6 played · 67%
- United Arab Emirates vs Kuwait5–1 6 played · 83%
- United Arab Emirates vs Scotland2–4 6 played · 33%
- United Arab Emirates vs Qatar5–0 5 played · 100%
- United Arab Emirates vs Malaysia4–0 4 played · 100%
United Arab Emirates vs New Zealand1–3 4 played · 25%
United Arab Emirates vs Pakistan0–4 4 played · 0%
United Arab Emirates vs United States of America2–1 4 played · 50%
- United Arab Emirates vs Namibia3–0 3 played · 100%
- United Arab Emirates vs Nigeria3–0 3 played · 100%
- United Arab Emirates vs Papua New Guinea3–0 3 played · 100%
- United Arab Emirates vs Saudi Arabia2–1 3 played · 67%
- United Arab Emirates vs Cambodia2–0 2 played · 100%
- United Arab Emirates vs Canada2–0 2 played · 100%
United Arab Emirates vs India0–2 2 played · 0%
United Arab Emirates vs Sri Lanka0–2 2 played · 0%
- United Arab Emirates vs Uganda0–2 2 played · 0%
United Arab Emirates vs Australia0–1 1 played · 0%
- United Arab Emirates vs Bhutan1–0 1 played · 100%
- United Arab Emirates vs Germany1–0 1 played · 100%
- United Arab Emirates vs Japan1–0 1 played · 100%
- United Arab Emirates vs Jersey0–1 1 played · 0%
- United Arab Emirates vs Kenya1–0 1 played · 100%
- United Arab Emirates vs Samoa1–0 1 played · 100%
- United Arab Emirates vs Singapore1–0 1 played · 100%
United Arab Emirates vs South Africa0–1 1 played · 0%
- United Arab Emirates vs Thailand1–0 1 played · 100%
United Arab Emirates vs Zimbabwe0–1 1 played · 0%
United Arab Emirates grounds
Where they have played most often
| Ground | P | W | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1)Al Amarat | 20 | 14 | 70% |
| Dubai International Cricket Stadium | 16 | 3 | 19% |
| ICC AcademyDubai | 15 | 9 | 60% |
| Zayed Cricket StadiumAbu Dhabi | 11 | 9 | 82% |
| Mulpani Cricket GroundKathmandu | 8 | 4 | 50% |
| West End Park International Cricket StadiumDoha | 7 | 4 | 57% |
| Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 2)Al Amarat | 6 | 5 | 83% |
| Entebbe Cricket OvalEntebbe | 5 | 3 | 60% |
| Sharjah Cricket StadiumSharjah | 5 | 2 | 40% |
| Shere Bangla National StadiumDhaka | 5 | 1 | 20% |
| Wanderers Cricket GroundWindhoek | 4 | 3 | 75% |
| Bayuemas OvalKuala Lumpur | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| GMHBA StadiumVictoria | 3 | 1 | 33% |
| Sylhet International Cricket Stadium | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Tolerance OvalAbu Dhabi | 3 | 1 | 33% |
United Arab Emirates season by season (13)
United Arab Emirates T20I: 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.