United Arab Emirates at the Cricket World Cup

This article is about the United Arab Emirates Men's ODI team at the Cricket World Cup. For United Arab Emirates Men's T20I team at the Cricket World Cup, see United Arab Emirates at the Men's T20 World Cup.

In the United Arab Emirates, cricket had a very limited presence in the 19th and most of the 20th century. In less than a decade after independence in December 1971, the massive influx of South Asians migrant workers increased crickets popularity. After the establishment of the Emirates Cricket Board in 1989, the United Arab Emirates officially became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council.[1] In the following year, the UAE became an associate member, with the likes of Kenya. In 1996, the UAE competed in the Cricket World Cup, with their debut along with Kenya and The Netherlands making them the 14th team to compete at the World Cup.[2]

Cricket World Cup Record

Cricket World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W L T NR Captain Pld W L T NR
England 1975 Not eligible – not an ICC member No qualifiers held
England 1979 Did not enter (Not an ICC member)
England 1983
IndiaPakistan 1987
AustraliaNew Zealand 1992 Did not qualify Did not enter
IndiaPakistanSri Lanka 1996 Group Stage 11/12 5 1 4 0 0 Sultan Zarawani 9 9 0 0 0
EnglandScotlandRepublic of IrelandNetherlands 1999 Did not qualify 7 4 3 0 0
South AfricaZimbabweKenya 2003 10 6 4 0 0
Cricket West Indies 2007 7 3 3 0 1
IndiaBangladeshSri Lanka 2011 16 11 5 0 0
AustraliaNew Zealand 2015 Group Stage 13/14 6 0 6 0 0 Mohammad Tauqir 28 21 7 0 0
EnglandWales 2019 Did not qualify 27 12 15 0 0
India 2023 47 20 24 1 2
Total 0 titles 2/13 11 1 10 0 0 — 151 86 61 1 3

World Cup Record (By Team)

Cricket World Cup matches (By team)
Total : 1 Win – 0 Ties – 10 Loses – 11 games played
Against Wins Draws Losses Total
 England 0 0 1 1
 Ireland 0 0 1 1
 India 0 0 1 1
 Netherlands 1 0 0 1
 New Zealand 0 0 1 1
 Pakistan 0 0 2 2
 South Africa 0 0 2 2
 West Indies 0 0 1 1
 Zimbabwe 0 0 1 1

Tournament history

1996 Cricket World Cup

Main article: 1996 Cricket World Cup

The United Arab Emirates was placed in Group B along with South Africa, Pakistan, New Zealand, England and The Netherlands. They were first up against South Africa, which batted first and posted a score of 321/2. The UAE were restricted to just 152/8 from 50 overs, with Arshad Laeeq top scoring with 43.

The UAE next played against England batting first. The top order collapsed and the UAE were bowled out for 136 from 48.3 overs. England cruised to victory in 35 overs. They next played co-hosts Pakistan. Batting first, they slumped to 109/9 from 33 overs. The opponent won by 9 wickets in just 18 overs.

Down and out, the UAE next played New Zealand, who batted first. New Zealand posted 276/8 from 47 overs. The Emiratis again failed to cross 200, posting 167/9. For their last game, the United Arab Emirates faced fellow associate The Netherlands. After batting first, The Netherlands posted a modest score of 216/9 from their 50 overs, with Shaukat Dukanwala taking 5/29. The UAE replied with confidence, winning by 7 wickets.

Squad
Results
Group stage (Group B) Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Overall Result
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
 South Africa
L by 169 runs 		 England
L by 8 wickets 		 Pakistan
L by 9 wickets 		 New Zealand
L by 109 runs 		 Netherlands
W by 7 wickets 		5 Did not advance Group stage
Scorecards

2015 Cricket World Cup

Main article: 2015 Cricket World Cup
Squad
Results
Pool stage (Pool B) Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Overall Result
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
 Zimbabwe
L by 4 wickets 		 Ireland
L by 2 wickets 		 India
L by 9 wickets 		 Pakistan
L by 129 runs 		 South Africa
L by 146 runs 		 West Indies
L by 6 wickets 		7 Did not advance Pool stage
Scorecards

Records and statistics

Team records

Highest innings totals
Score Opponent Venue Season
285/7 (50 overs)  Zimbabwe Nelson 2015
279/9 (50 overs)  Ireland Brisbane 2015
220/3 (44.2 overs)  Netherlands Lahore 1996
210/8 (50 overs)  Pakistan Napier 2015
195 (47.3 overs)  South Africa Wellington 2015
Last updated: 15 March 2015[9]

Most appearances

This list consists players with most number of matches at the Cricket World Cup. - Eight players share the record for most matches played, with 6 each. Mohammad Tauqir has captained the team in 6 matches, the most matches as captain for UAE.

Matches Player Period
6 Amjad Ali 2015–2015
Amjad Javed 2015–2015
Andri Berenger 2015–2015
Khurram Khan 2015–2015
Mohammad Naveed 2015–2015
Mohammad Tauqir 2015–2015
Swapnil Patil 2015–2015
Shaiman Anwar 2015–2015
Last updated: 15 March 2015[10]

Batting statistics

Most runs
Runs Player Mat Inn Avg 100s 50s Period
311 Shaiman Anwar 6 6 51.83 1 2 2015–2015
170 Amjad Javed 6 6 34.00 N/a 1 2015–2015
155 Khurram Khan 6 6 25.83 N/a N/a 2015–2015
140 Swapnil Patil 6 6 28.00 N/a 1 2015–2015
137 Saleem Raza 4 4 34.25 N/a 1 1996–1996
Last updated: 15 March 2015[11]
Highest individual innings
Score Player Opponent Venue Season
106 Shaiman Anwar  Ireland Brisbane 2015
84 Saleem Raza  Netherlands Lahore 1996
67 Shaiman Anwar  Zimbabwe Nelson 2015
62 Shaiman Anwar  Pakistan Napier 2015
60 Nasir Aziz  West Indies Napier 2015
Last updated: 15 March 2015[12]
Highest partnerships
Runs Players Opposition Venue Season
117 (1st wicket) Saleem Raza & Azhar Saeed v  Netherlands Lahore 1996
107 (7th wicket) Shaiman Anwar (56) & Amjad Javed (42) v  Ireland Brisbane 2015
107 (7th wicket) Nasir Aziz (60) & Amjad Javed (43) v  West Indies Napier 2015
83 (4th wicket) Shaiman Anwar (42) & Khurram Khan (39) v  Pakistan Napier 2015
82* (4th wicket) Mohammad Ishaq & Vijay Mehra v  Netherlands Lahore 1996
Last updated: 15 March 2015[13]

Bowling statistics

Most wickets
Wickets Player Matches Avg. Econ. 4W 5W Period
8 Mohammad Naveed 6 38.37 6.09 0 0 2015–2015
7 Manjula Guruge 4 19.42 4.77 1 0 2015–2015
Amjad Javed 6 44.71 6.52 0 0 2015–2015
6 Shaukat Dukanwala 5 25.50 4.63 0 1 1996–1996
Azhar Saeed 5 26.16 5.06 0 0 1996–1996
Last updated: 15 March 2015[14]
Best bowling figures
Bowling Figures Overs Player Opponent Venue Season
5/29 10.0 Shaukat Dukanwala v  Netherlands Lahore 1996
4/56 8.0 Manjula Guruge v  Pakistan Napier 2015
3/45 7.0 Azhar Saeed v  New Zealand Faisalabad 1996
3/60 10.0 Amjad Javed v  Ireland Brisbane 2015
3/63 9.3 Mohammad Naveed v  South Africa Wellington 2015
Last updated: 15 March 2015[15]

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