The United Arab Emirates national under-19 cricket team represent the country of
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...
in under-19 international cricket.
The UAE has qualified for the
Under-19 Cricket World Cup
The ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup is an international cricket tournament organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC) contested by national under-19 teams. First contested in 1988, as the Youth World Cup, it was not staged again u ...
on three occasions –
2014
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(as host),
2020
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and
2022
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. Additionally, the team has regularly qualified for the
Under-19 Asia Cup as one of the leading ICC associate members in Asia.
History
The UAE became an affiliate member of the
International Cricket Council
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the world governing body of cricket. Headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, its members are List of International Cricket Council members, 108 national associations, with 12 List of Internation ...
(ICC) in 1989 and an associate member the following year.
[A Timeline of UAE cricket](_blank)
at CricketEurope
The UAE qualified for the
2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup as hosts, which was also the first time it had hosted a global cricket event.
In April 2019, the team won the Asia Division 1 tournament to qualify for the
2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup
The 2020 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup was an international limited-overs cricket tournament that was held in South Africa from 17 January to 9 February 2020. It was the thirteenth edition of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup, and the second to be ...
for the second time. The team coach for the
2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup
The 2020 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup was an international limited-overs cricket tournament that was held in South Africa from 17 January to 9 February 2020. It was the thirteenth edition of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup, and the second to be ...
was South African
Dominic Telo, assisted by UAE senior team captain
Ahmed Raza. In the tournament warm-up matches, UAE caused a stir by registering an upset victory over
New Zealand
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.
Former Pakistan international
Mudassar Nazar
Mudassar Nazar (Urdu: مدثر نذر; born 6 April 1956) is a Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer with a career in Test cricket for Pakistan and in league cricket in Pakistan and England. He was an opening batsman who played 76 test and ...
served as national under-19 coach for the
2021 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup and the
2022 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
At the 2022 World Cup, the UAE recorded an upset victory against the hosts
West Indies
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, winning by 82 runs in the 9th-place play-off semi-final.
Under-19 World Cup record
Records
:''All records listed are for under-19 One Day International (ODI) matches only.''
Team records
;Highest totals
* 284/7 (50 overs), v. , at
Basseterre
Basseterre (; Saint Kitts Creole: ''Basterre'') is the capital and largest city of Saint Kitts and Nevis with an estimated population of 14,000 in 2018. Geographically, the Basseterre port is located at , on the south western coast of Saint Kitt ...
, 15 January 2022
* 249 (49 overs), v. , at
Potchefstroom
Potchefstroom (, colloquially known as Potch) is an academic city in the North West Province of South Africa. It hosts the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University. Potchefstroom is on the Mooi Rivier (Afrikaans for "pretty river" ...
, 28 January 2020
* 232/2 (38.4 overs), v. , at
Bloemfontein
Bloemfontein, ( ; , "fountain of flowers") also known as Bloem, is one of South Africa's three capital cities and the capital of the Free State (province), Free State province. It serves as the country's judicial capital, along with legisla ...
, 18 January 2020
* 224/9 (50 overs), v. , at
Port-of-Spain
Port of Spain (Spanish: ''Puerto España''), officially the City of Port of Spain (also stylized Port-of-Spain), is the capital of Trinidad and Tobago and the third largest municipality, after Chaguanas and San Fernando. The city has a municip ...
, 28 January 2022
* 205 (47.5 overs), v. , at
Sharjah
Sharjah (; ar, ٱلشَّارقَة ', Gulf Arabic: ''aš-Šārja'') is the third-most populous city in the United Arab Emirates, after Dubai and Abu Dhabi, forming part of the Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman metropolitan area.
Sharjah is the capital o ...
, 18 February 2014
;Lowest totals
* 102 (33 overs), v. , at
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi (, ; ar, أَبُو ظَبْيٍ ' ) is the capital and second-most populous city (after Dubai) of the United Arab Emirates. It is also the capital of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the centre of the Abu Dhabi Metropolitan Area.
...
, 14 February 2014
* 105 (32.4 overs), v. , at
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi (, ; ar, أَبُو ظَبْيٍ ' ) is the capital and second-most populous city (after Dubai) of the United Arab Emirates. It is also the capital of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the centre of the Abu Dhabi Metropolitan Area.
...
, 22 January 2020
* 121/9 (50 overs), v. , at
Dubai
Dubai (, ; ar, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the 7 emirates of the United Arab Emirates.The Government and Politics of ...
, 27 February 2014
* 140 (49.2 overs), v. , at
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi (, ; ar, أَبُو ظَبْيٍ ' ) is the capital and second-most populous city (after Dubai) of the United Arab Emirates. It is also the capital of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the centre of the Abu Dhabi Metropolitan Area.
...
, 25 February 2014
* 148 (48.1 overs), v. , at
Basseterre
Basseterre (; Saint Kitts Creole: ''Basterre'') is the capital and largest city of Saint Kitts and Nevis with an estimated population of 14,000 in 2018. Geographically, the Basseterre port is located at , on the south western coast of Saint Kitt ...
, 22 January 2022
Individual records
;Most career runs
* 240 –
Alishan Sharafu (2020-2022)
* 197 –
Jonathan Figy (2020)
* 175 –
Punya Mehra (2022)
* 173 –
Vriitya Aravind
Vriitya Aravind (born 11 June 2002) is an Indian-born cricketer who plays for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. He plays as wicket-keeper batsman for the United Arab Emirates cricket team. In October 2019, he was added to the UAE's ...
(2020)
* 150 –
Ali Naseer (2020-2022)
;Highest individual scores
* 102* (101 balls) –
Jonathan Figy, v. , at
Bloemfontein
Bloemfontein, ( ; , "fountain of flowers") also known as Bloem, is one of South Africa's three capital cities and the capital of the Free State (province), Free State province. It serves as the country's judicial capital, along with legisla ...
, 18 January 2020
* 93 (121 balls) –
Aayan Afzal Khan
Aayan Afzal Khan (15 November 2005) is an Indian-born cricketer who plays for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. In September 2022, he was named in United Arab Emirates' T20I squad for their series against Bangladesh. He made his ...
, v. , at
Port-of-Spain
Port of Spain (Spanish: ''Puerto España''), officially the City of Port of Spain (also stylized Port-of-Spain), is the capital of Trinidad and Tobago and the third largest municipality, after Chaguanas and San Fernando. The city has a municip ...
, 29 January 2022
* 81 (68 balls) –
Osama Hassan
Osama Hassan ( ar, أسامة حسن; born October 24, 1979) is an Egyptian footballer with Ittihad. He moved to Zamalek from ENPPI along with Magdy Atwa. Osama is known for his brilliant free-kicks and his powerful left-footed shots. He is al ...
, v. , at
Potchefstroom
Potchefstroom (, colloquially known as Potch) is an academic city in the North West Province of South Africa. It hosts the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University. Potchefstroom is on the Mooi Rivier (Afrikaans for "pretty river" ...
, 28 January 2020
* 73 (50 balls) –
Ali Naseer, v. , at
Basseterre
Basseterre (; Saint Kitts Creole: ''Basterre'') is the capital and largest city of Saint Kitts and Nevis with an estimated population of 14,000 in 2018. Geographically, the Basseterre port is located at , on the south western coast of Saint Kitt ...
, 15 January 2022
* 72 (78 balls) –
Punya Mehra, v. , at
Basseterre
Basseterre (; Saint Kitts Creole: ''Basterre'') is the capital and largest city of Saint Kitts and Nevis with an estimated population of 14,000 in 2018. Geographically, the Basseterre port is located at , on the south western coast of Saint Kitt ...
, 15 January 2022
;Most career wickets
* 12 –
Aryan Lakra (2020)
* 10 –
Pankaj Prakash (2014),
Jash Giyanani (2022)
* 8 –
Moaaz Qazi (2014),
Adhitya Shetty (2022),
Dhruv Parashar (2022)
;Best bowling performances
* 4/24 (10 overs) –
Omer Mohammed, v. , at
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi (, ; ar, أَبُو ظَبْيٍ ' ) is the capital and second-most populous city (after Dubai) of the United Arab Emirates. It is also the capital of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the centre of the Abu Dhabi Metropolitan Area.
...
, 23 February 2014
* 4/29 (10 overs) –
Adhitya Shetty, v. , at
Port-of-Spain
Port of Spain (Spanish: ''Puerto España''), officially the City of Port of Spain (also stylized Port-of-Spain), is the capital of Trinidad and Tobago and the third largest municipality, after Chaguanas and San Fernando. The city has a municip ...
, 25 January 2022
* 4/30 (9 overs) –
Dhruv Parashar, v. , at
Port-of-Spain
Port of Spain (Spanish: ''Puerto España''), officially the City of Port of Spain (also stylized Port-of-Spain), is the capital of Trinidad and Tobago and the third largest municipality, after Chaguanas and San Fernando. The city has a municip ...
, 29 January 2022
* 4/35 (10 overs) –
Rishabh Mukherjee, v. , at
Potchefstroom
Potchefstroom (, colloquially known as Potch) is an academic city in the North West Province of South Africa. It hosts the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University. Potchefstroom is on the Mooi Rivier (Afrikaans for "pretty river" ...
, 30 January 2020
* 3/20 (10 overs) –
Aryan Lakra, v. , at
Potchefstroom
Potchefstroom (, colloquially known as Potch) is an academic city in the North West Province of South Africa. It hosts the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University. Potchefstroom is on the Mooi Rivier (Afrikaans for "pretty river" ...
, 30 January 2020
References
Under-19 cricket teams
United Arab Emirates in international cricket
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