United Arab Emirates at the Cricket World Cup
UAE cricket team history at ICC Men's World Cup Events
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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 | |
 1975 | Not eligible – not an ICC member | No qualifiers held | ||||||||||||
| 1979 | Did not enter (Not an ICC member) | |||||||||||||
| 1983 | ||||||||||||||
  1987 | ||||||||||||||
  1992 | Did not qualify | Did not enter | ||||||||||||
 1996 | Group Stage | 11/12 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Sultan Zarawani | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
   1999 | Did not qualify | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
   2003 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
 2007 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
 2011 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2015 | Group Stage | 13/14 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Mohammad Tauqir | 28 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
 2019 | Did not qualify | 27 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 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
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
- 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 |
 IrelandL 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
Pool stage (Pool B) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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] | |||||