United Arab Emirates at the Men's T20 World Cup

The United Arab Emirates national cricket team is one of the associate members of the International Cricket Council (ICC). United Arab Emirates qualified for their first T20 World Cup in 2014 after finishing 4th in the 2013 Qualifier, they did not make a reappearance in the tournament till 2022 edition. In both the editions that they participated in, the team finished last. UAE hosted the 2021 tournament alongside Oman, with Board of Control for Cricket in India as the hosting body.

T20 World Cup record

ICC T20 World Cup record Qualification record[a]
Year Round Position Pld W L T NR Ab[b] Captain Pld W L T NR
South Africa 2007 Did not qualify Did not participate
England 2009
Cricket West Indies 2010 6 4 2 0 0
Sri Lanka 2012 5 4 1 0 0
Bangladesh 2014 First stage 16/16 3 0 3 0 0 0 Khurram Khan 10 6 4 0 0
India 2016 Did not qualify 6 1 4 0 1
United Arab Emirates Oman 2021 12 9 3 0 0
Australia 2022 First round 16/16 3 1 2 0 0 0 Chundangapoyil Rizwan 5 4 1 0 0
United States Cricket West Indies 2024 Did not qualify 4 3 1 0 0
India Sri Lanka 2026 Qualified 12 10 2 0 0
Total 0 Titles 2/9 6 1 5 0 0 0 N/a 60 41 18 0 1
  1. ^ WCL Division One served as the qualifier for the 2007 edition.
  2. ^ Abandoned matches are not counted in the official records.

Record by opponents

Opponent M W L T+W T+L NR Ab Win % First played
 Canada 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 2026
 Ireland 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2014
 Namibia 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 2022
 Netherlands 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2014
 New Zealand 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2026
 Sri Lanka 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2022
 Zimbabwe 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2014
Total 8 2 6 0 0 0 0 25.00 N/a
Source:[1] Last Updated: 13 February 2026

Tournament results

Bangladesh 2014

Main article: 2014 ICC World Twenty20
Squad and kit

2014 kit

Results
First stage (Group B) Super 10 Semifinal Final Overall Result
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
 Netherlands
L by 6 wickets 		 Ireland
L by 21 runs (DLS) 		 Zimbabwe
L by 5 wickets 		4 Did not advance First stage
Source: ESPNcricinfo[2]
Scorecards

Australia 2022

Main article: 2022 Men's T20 World Cup
Squad and kit

2022 kit

Results
First round (Group A) Super 12 Semifinal Final Overall Result
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
 Netherlands
L by 3 wickets 		 Sri Lanka
L by 79 runs 		 Namibia
W by 7 runs 		4 Did not advance First round
Source: ESPNcricinfo[3]
Scorecards

India & Sri Lanka 2026

Main article: 2026 Men's T20 World Cup
Squad and kit

2026 kit

Results
Group stage (Group D) Super 8 Semifinal Final Overall Result
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
 New Zealand
L by 10 wickets 		 Canada
W by 5 wickets 		 Afghanistan
16 Feb 		 South Africa
18 Feb 		TBD To be decided TBD
Source: ESPNcricinfo
Scorecards

Records and statistics

Team records

Highest innings totals
Score Opponent Venue Season
151 (19.5 overs)  Netherlands Sylhet 2014
148/3 (20 overs)  Namibia Geelong 2022
123/6 (20 overs)  Ireland Sylhet 2014
116/9 (20 overs)  Zimbabwe Sylhet 2014
111/8 (20 overs)  Netherlands Geelong 2022
Last updated: 20 October 2022[15]

Batting statistics

Most runs
Runs Player Mat Inn HS Avg 100s 50s Period
93 Muhammad Waseem 3 3 50 31.00 N/a 1 2022–2022
73 Khurram Khan 3 3 31 24.33 N/a N/a 2014–2014
68 Shaiman Anwar 3 3 32 22.66 N/a N/a 2014–2014
53 Swapnil Patil 3 3 30 17.66 N/a N/a 2014–2014
48 Vriitya Aravind 3 3 21 16.00 N/a N/a 2022–2022
Last updated: 20 October 2022[16]
Highest partnerships
Runs Players Opposition Venue Season
67 (3rd wicket) Swapnil Patil (23) & Khurram Khan (31) v  Netherlands Sylhet 2014
58 (3rd wicket) Swapnil Patil (30) & Khurram Khan (25) v  Zimbabwe Sylhet 2024
58 (2nd wicket) Chundangapoyil Rizwan (21) & Muhammad Waseem (36) v  Namibia Geelong 2022
47 (5th wicket) Shaiman Anwar (27) & Rohan Mustafa (20) v  Netherlands Sylhet 2014
42 (4th wicket) Shaiman Anwar (30) & Khurram Khan (10) v  Ireland Sylhet 2014
Last updated: 20 October 2022[17]

Bowling statistics

Most wickets
Wickets Player Matches Avg. Econ. BBI 4W 5W Period
5 Zahoor Khan 3 11.40 4.75 2/20 0 0 2022–2022
Karthik Meiyappan 3 15.00 6.25 3/19 0 0 2022–2022
4 Junaid Siddique 3 23.75 7.91 3/24 0 0 2022–2022
3 Basil Hameed 3 12.33 7.40 2/17 0 0 2022–2022
2 5 players
Last updated: 20 October 2022[18]

References

  1. ^ "Team records | Twenty20 Internationals | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  2. ^ "Records | ICC World T20, 2024 Records | Team Match Results - United Arab Emirates". Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Records | ICC World T20, 2024 Records | Team Match Results - United Arab Emirates". Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  4. ^ "T20 World Cup: Sri Lanka v UAE – Kardinia Park Stadium, Geelong". Archived from the original on 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  5. ^ "A clinical bowling display helps Sri Lanka crush UAE". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  6. ^ "UAE wins first ever match at T20 World Cup, beats Namibia by 7 runs". Sportstar. 20 October 2022. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  7. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 26t20wc-at was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ "New Zealand beat U.A.E., New Zealand won by 10 wickets (with 28 balls remaining)". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
  9. ^ a b Muthu, Alagappan (10 February 2026). "Seifert, Allen fifties help New Zealand gallop to record-breaking win against UAE". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  10. ^ Bandarupalli, Sampath (10 February 2026). "Stats – Allen the fastest to 5000 T20 runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  11. ^ "New Zealand openers smash T20 World Cup record in 10-wicket rout of UAE". Reuters. 10 February 2026. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  12. ^ "Junaid Siddique's five-for in T20 World Cup puts him in elite list". India TV. 13 February 2026. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  13. ^ "Rashid becomes first to 700 wickets in T20 cricket". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  14. ^ "South Africa into Super Eights without playing as Afghanistan beat UAE". The Daily Star. 16 February 2026.
  15. ^ "Highest totals For ICC Men's T20 World Cup - United Arab Emirates". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  16. ^ "Most runs in ICC Men's T20 World Cup - United Arab Emirates". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  17. ^ "Highest partnerships for ICC Men's T20 World Cup - United Arab Emirates". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  18. ^ "Bowling Most Wickets Career - United Arab Emirates". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.