United Arab Emirates at the Men's T20 World Cup

Record by opponents

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Opponent	M	W	L	T+W	T+L	NR	Ab	Win %	First played
Afghanistan	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	2026
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
South Africa	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	10	2	8	0	0	0	0	20.00	—N/a
Source:[1] Last Updated: 8 March 2026

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Bangladesh 2014

Squad and kit

Khurram Khan (c) Amjad Ali Faizan Asif Swapnil Patil (wk) Rohan Mustafa Shaiman Anwar Vikrant Shetty Amjad Javed Ahmed Raza Manjula Guruge Kamran Shazad Sharif Asadullah Shadeep Silva Moaaz Qazi Rohit Singh

2014 kit

Results

More information First stage (Group B), Super 10 ...

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: Cricinfo[2]

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Scorecards

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First stage (Group B)

17 March Scorecard United Arab Emirates  151 (19.5 overs) v  Netherlands 152/4 (18.5 overs) Shaiman Anwar 32 (19) Ahsan Malik 3/16 (3.5 overs) Stephan Myburgh 55 (36) Kamran Shazad 2/19 (4 overs) Netherlands won by 6 wickets Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet 19 March Scorecard United Arab Emirates  123/6 (20 overs) v  Ireland 103/3 (14.2 overs) Shaiman Anwar 30 (28) Paul Stirling 2/12 (3 overs) Ed Joyce 43 (38) Sharif Asadullah 2/21 (3 overs) Ireland won by 21 runs (D/L method) Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet 21 March Scorecard United Arab Emirates  116/9 (20 overs) v  Zimbabwe 118/5 (13.4 overs) Swapnil Patil 30 (26) Sean Williams 3/15 (4 overs) Elton Chigumbura 53 (21) Manjula Guruge 2/18 (4 overs) Zimbabwe won by 5 wickets Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet

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Australia 2022

Squad and kit

Chundangapoyil Rizwan (c) Vriitya Aravind (vc) (wk) Chirag Suri Muhammad Waseem Basil Hameed Aryan Lakra Kashif Daud Karthik Meiyappan Fahad Nawaz Ahmed Raza Zahoor Khan Junaid Siddique Sabir Ali Alishan Sharafu Aayan Afzal Khan

2022 kit

Results

More information First round (Group A), Super 12 ...

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: Cricinfo[3]

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Scorecards

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First round (Group A)

16 October 2022 19:00 (N) Scorecard United Arab Emirates  111/8 (20 overs) v  Netherlands 112/7 (19.5 overs) Muhammad Waseem 41 (47) Bas de Leede 3/19 (3 overs) Max O'Dowd 23 (18) Junaid Siddique 3/24 (4 overs) Netherlands won by 3 wickets Kardinia Park, Geelong Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (Eng) and Paul Reiffel (Aus) Player of the match: Bas de Leede (Ned) United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat. 18 October 2022 19:00 (N) Scorecard Sri Lanka  152/8 (20 overs) v  United Arab Emirates 73 (17.1 overs) Pathum Nissanka 74 (60) Karthik Meiyappan 3/19 (4 overs) Aayan Afzal Khan 19 (21) Wanindu Hasaranga 3/8 (4 overs) Sri Lanka won by 79 runs Kardinia Park, Geelong Attendance: 4,545[4] Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Pathum Nissanka (SL) United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field. Karthik Meiyappan became the first bowler for the United Arab Emirates to take a hat-trick in T20Is.[5] 20 October 2022 19:00 (N) Scorecard United Arab Emirates  148/3 (20 overs) v  Namibia 141/8 (20 overs) Muhammad Waseem 50 (41) Ben Shikongo 1/8 (1 over) David Wiese 55 (36) Basil Hameed 2/17 (3 overs) United Arab Emirates won by 7 runs Kardinia Park, Geelong Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng) Player of the match: Muhammad Waseem (UAE) United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat. Fahad Nawaz (UAE) made his T20I debut. This was the United Arab Emirates' first-ever win at a T20 World Cup.[6]

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India & Sri Lanka 2026

Squad and kit

Muhammad Waseem (c) Aryansh Sharma (wk) Muhammad Jawadullah Alishan Sharafu Simranjeet Singh Muhammad Zohaib Harshit Kaushik Dhruv Parashar Mayank Kumar Sohaib Khan Muhammad Rohid Muhammad Arfan Junaid Siddique Haider Ali Muhammad Farooq

2026 kit

Results

More information Group stage (Group D), Super 8 ...

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 Lost by 10 wickets	Canada Won by 5 wickets	Afghanistan Lost by 5 wickets	South Africa Lost by 6 wickets	4	Did not advance				Group stage
Source: Cricinfo[7]

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Scorecards

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Group stage (Group D)

Match 11 10 February 2026 (2026-02-10) 15:00 UTC+5:30 (D/N) Scorecard United Arab Emirates  173/6 (20 overs) v  New Zealand 175/0 (15.2 overs) Muhammad Waseem 66* (45) Matt Henry 2/37 (4 overs) Tim Seifert 89* (42) New Zealand won by 10 wickets M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Attendance: 19,623[8] Umpires: Paul Reiffel (Aus) and Roland Black (Ire) Player of the match: Tim Seifert (NZ) United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat. Muhammad Waseem and Alishan Sharafu's 107-run partnership is the highest for any wicket by the UAE in the T20 World Cup.[9] This was the UAE's highest innings total in the T20 World Cup (173).[10] Tim Seifert and Finn Allen (NZ) both hit their 100th six in T20Is.[11] Tim Seifert and Finn Allen's 175-run partnership was the highest partnership ever in the T20 World Cup.[10] This was New Zealand's fourth 10-wicket win in T20Is and the seventh overall in T20 World Cups.[12] Match 20 13 February 2026 (2026-02-13) 15:00 UTC+5:30 (D/N) Scorecard Canada  150/7 (20 overs) v  United Arab Emirates 151/5 (19.4 overs) Harsh Thaker 50 (41) Junaid Siddique 5/35 (4 overs) Aryansh Sharma 74* (53) Saad Bin Zafar 3/14 (4 overs) United Arab Emirates won by 5 wickets Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, New Delhi Umpires: Adrian Holdstock (SA) and Gazi Sohel (Ban) Player of the match: Junaid Siddique (UAE) Canada won the toss and elected to bat. Junaid Siddique (UAE) took his maiden five-wicket haul in T20Is and the 14th overall in T20 World Cups.[13] Match 28 16 February 2026 (2026-02-16) 11:00 UTC+5:30 Scorecard United Arab Emirates  160/9 (20 overs) v  Afghanistan 162/5 (19.2 overs) Sohaib Khan 68 (48) Azmatullah Omarzai 4/15 (4 overs) Ibrahim Zadran 53 (41) Junaid Siddique 2/23 (3.2 overs) Afghanistan won by 5 wickets Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, New Delhi Umpires: Roland Black (Ire) and Leslie Reifer (WI) Player of the match: Azmatullah Omarzai (Afg) Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field. Rashid Khan (Afg) took his 700th wicket in the T20 format, the first cricketer to achieve this milestone.[14] South Africa qualified for the Super 8 as a result of this match.[15] Match 34 18 February 2026 (2026-02-18) 11:00 UTC+5:30 Scorecard United Arab Emirates  122/6 (20 overs) v  South Africa 123/4 (13.2 overs) Alishan Sharafu 45 (38) Corbin Bosch 3/12 (4 overs) Dewald Brevis 36 (25) Muhammad Arfan 1/16 (2 overs) South Africa won by 6 wickets Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, New Delhi Umpires: Leslie Reifer (WI) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Corbin Bosch (SA) South Africa won the toss and elected to field.

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Team records

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Highest innings totals

Score	Opponent	Venue	Season
173/6 (20 overs)	New Zealand	Chennai	2026
160/9 (20 overs)	Afghanistan	New Delhi	2026
151/5 (19.4 overs)	Canada	New Delhi	2026
151 (19.5 overs)	Netherlands	Sylhet	2014
148/3 (20 overs)	Namibia	Geelong	2022
Last updated: 8 March 2026[16]

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Most appearances

This list comprises the players with the most appearances for the United Arab Emirates at the Men's T20 World Cup. Junaid Siddique and Muhammad Waseem jointly hold the record for the most appearances, having played seven matches each. Waseem also captained the side in four matches, the most by any UAE player at the tournament.

Batting records

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Highest individual innings

Score	Player	Opponent	Venue	Year
74*	Aryansh Sharma	Canada	New Delhi	2026
68	Sohaib Khan	Afghanistan	New Delhi	2026
66*	Muhammad Waseem	New Zealand	Chennai	2026
55	Alishan Sharafu	New Zealand	Chennai	2026
51	Sohaib Khan	Canada	New Delhi	2026
Last updated: 8 March 2026[19]

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Bowling records

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Best innings figures

Player	Bowling figures	Opponent	Venue	Year
Junaid Siddique	5/35 (4 overs)	Canada	Delhi	2026
Karthik Meiyappan	3/19 (4 overs)	Sri Lanka	Geelong	2022
Junaid Siddique	3/24 (4 overs)	Netherlands	Geelong	2022
Basil Hameed	2/17 (3 overs)	Namibia	Geelong	2022
Amjad Gul	2/18 (4 overs)	Zimbabwe	Sylhet	2014
Last updated: 8 March 2026[22]

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Partnership records

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Highest partnerships by runs

Runs	Players	Opposition	Venue	Season
107 (2nd wicket)	Alishan Sharafu & Muhammad Waseem	v  New Zealand	Chennai	2026
84 (5th wicket)	Sohaib Khan & Aryansh Sharma	v  Canada	Delhi	2026
84 (3rd wicket)	Sohaib Khan & Alishan Sharafu	v  Afghanistan	Delhi	2026
67 (3rd wicket)	Swapnil Patil & Khurram Khan	v  Netherlands	Sylhet	2014
58 (3rd wicket)	Swapnil Patil & Khurram Khan	v  Zimbabwe	Sylhet	2014
Last updated: 8 March 2026[23]

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Wicket-keeping records

Fielding records