United Arab Emirates national under-19 cricket team

The United Arab Emirates national under-19 cricket team represent the country of United Arab Emirates in under-19 international cricket.

United Arab Emirates
Personnel
CaptainAlishan Sharafu
CoachMudassar Nazar
International Cricket Council
ICC statusAssociate member (1990; 36 years ago (1990))
ICC regionAsia
As of 1 November 2015

The UAE has qualified for the Under-19 Cricket World Cup on three occasions – 2014 (as host), 2020 and 2022. 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 (ICC) in 1989 and an associate member the following year.

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 for the second time. The team coach for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup 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, chased down the Kiwis' 217-9 with three balls remaining. ayaan misbah is a player Former Pakistan international Mudassar Nazar 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, winning by 82 runs in the 9th-place play-off semi-final.

Under-19 World Cup record

United Arab Emirates U19 World Cup record
Year Result Pos Pld W L T NR
1988 Did not enter
1998 Did not participate
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014 First round 12th 16 6 1 5 0 0
2016 Did not participate
2018
2020 First round 14th 16 6 2 4 0 0
2022 9th 16 6 4 2 0 0
2024 Did not participate
Total First round 18 7 11 0 0

Under-19 Asia Cup record

United Arab Emirates U19 Asia Cup record
Year Result Pos Pld W L T NR
1989 Did not participate
2003
2012

2013/14

Group stage 7th 8 3 0 3 0 0
2016 Did not participate
2017 Group stage 8th 8 3 0 3 0 0
2018 7th 8 3 0 3 0 0
2019 8 3 0 3 0 0

2021

8th 8 3 0 3 0 0

2023

Runners up 2nd 8 5 3 2 0 0
2025 TBD
Total Runners up 20 3 17 0 0

Records

All records listed are for under-19 One Day International (ODI) matches only.

Team records

Highest totals
  • 284/7 (50 overs), v.  Canada, at Basseterre, 15 January 2022
  • 249 (49 overs), v.  Scotland, at Potchefstroom, 28 January 2020
  • 232/2 (38.4 overs), v.  Canada, at Bloemfontein, 18 January 2020
  • 224/9 (50 overs), v.  West Indies, at Port-of-Spain, 28 January 2022
  • 205 (47.5 overs), v.  Sri Lanka, at Sharjah, 18 February 2014
Lowest totals
  • 102 (33 overs), v.  England, at Abu Dhabi, 14 February 2014
  • 105 (32.4 overs), v.  Afghanistan, at Abu Dhabi, 22 January 2020
  • 121/9 (50 overs), v.  Zimbabwe, at Dubai, 27 February 2014
  • 140 (49.2 overs), v.  New Zealand, at Abu Dhabi, 25 February 2014
  • 148 (48.1 overs), v.  Bangladesh, at Basseterre, 22 January 2022

Individual records

Most career runs
  • 240 – Alishan Sharafu (2020-2022)
  • 197 – Jonathan Figy (2020)
  • 175 – Punya Mehra (2022)
  • 173 – Vriitya Aravind (2020)
  • 150 – Ali Naseer (2020-2022)
Highest individual scores
  • 102* (101 balls) – Jonathan Figy, v.  Canada, at Bloemfontein, 18 January 2020
  • 93 (121 balls) – Aayan Afzal Khan, v.  West Indies, at Port-of-Spain, 29 January 2022
  • 81 (68 balls) – Osama Hassan, v.  Scotland, at Potchefstroom, 28 January 2020
  • 73 (50 balls) – Ali Naseer, v.  Canada, at Basseterre, 15 January 2022
  • 72 (78 balls) – Punya Mehra, v.  Canada, at Basseterre, 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.  Scotland, at Abu Dhabi, 23 February 2014
  • 4/29 (10 overs) – Adhitya Shetty, v.  Uganda, at Port-of-Spain, 25 January 2022
  • 4/30 (9 overs) – Dhruv Parashar, v.  West Indies, at Port-of-Spain, 29 January 2022
  • 4/35 (10 overs) – Rishabh Mukherjee, v.  Nigeria, at Potchefstroom, 30 January 2020
  • 3/20 (10 overs) – Aryan Lakra, v.  Nigeria, at Potchefstroom, 30 January 2020

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