United Arab Emirates national under-19 cricket team explained

United Arab Emirates
Icc Member Year:	1990
Icc Status:	Associate member
Icc Region:	Asia
Captain:	Alishan Sharafu (2022 World Cup)
Coach:	Mudassar Nazar (2022 World Cup)
Asofdate:	1 November 2015

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

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

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.^[3] The team coach for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup was South African Dominic Telo, assisted by UAE senior team captain Ahmed Raza.^[4] In the tournament warm-up matches, UAE caused a stir by registering an upset victory over New Zealand.^[5]

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.^[6]

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.^[7]

Under-19 World Cup record

United Arab Emirates U19 World Cup record
Year	Result
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
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
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^[8]

• 284/7 (50 overs), v., at Basseterre, 15 January 2022
• 249 (49 overs), v., at Potchefstroom, 28 January 2020
• 232/2 (38.4 overs), v., at Bloemfontein, 18 January 2020
• 224/9 (50 overs), v., at Port-of-Spain, 28 January 2022
• 205 (47.5 overs), v., at Sharjah, 18 February 2014

Lowest totals^[9]

• 102 (33 overs), v., at Abu Dhabi, 14 February 2014
• 105 (32.4 overs), v., at Abu Dhabi, 22 January 2020
• 121/9 (50 overs), v., at Dubai, 27 February 2014
• 140 (49.2 overs), v., at Abu Dhabi, 25 February 2014
• 148 (48.1 overs), v., at Basseterre, 22 January 2022

Individual records

Most career runs^[10]

• 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^[11]

• 102* (101 balls) – Jonathan Figy, v., at Bloemfontein, 18 January 2020
• 93 (121 balls) – Aayan Afzal Khan, v., at Port-of-Spain, 29 January 2022
• 81 (68 balls) – Osama Hassan, v., at Potchefstroom, 28 January 2020
• 73 (50 balls) – Ali Naseer, v., at Basseterre, 15 January 2022
• 72 (78 balls) – Punya Mehra, v., at Basseterre, 15 January 2022

Most career wickets^[12]

• 12 – Aryan Lakra (2020)
• 10 – Pankaj Prakash (2014), Jash Giyanani (2022)
• 8 – Moaaz Qazi (2014), Adhitya Shetty (2022), Dhruv Parashar (2022)

Best bowling performances^[13]

• 4/24 (10 overs) – Omer Mohammed, v., at Abu Dhabi, 23 February 2014
• 4/29 (10 overs) – Adhitya Shetty, v., at Port-of-Spain, 25 January 2022
• 4/30 (9 overs) – Dhruv Parashar, v., at Port-of-Spain, 29 January 2022
• 4/35 (10 overs) – Rishabh Mukherjee, v., at Potchefstroom, 30 January 2020
• 3/20 (10 overs) – Aryan Lakra, v., at Potchefstroom, 30 January 2020

Notes and References

1. http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/GENERAL/TIMELINES/uae.shtml A Timeline of UAE cricket
2. Paul Radley (5 August 2015). "UAE Under-19 cricketers for tour of Malaysia selected" – The National. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
3. Web site: UAE emerge Asian Champions to qualify for Under-19 World Cup . Gulf News . 18 April 2019.
4. https://www.thenational.ae/sport/cricket/uae-captain-ahmed-raza-excited-by-coaching-role-at-u19-world-cup-1.965557#5 UAE captain Ahmed Raza excited by coaching role at U19 World Cup
5. https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/118769035/uae-shock-new-zealand-in-under19-world-cup-warmup-match-in-johannesburg UAE shock New Zealand in under-19 World Cup warm-up match in Johannesburg
6. News: UAE Under-19 ready to test their mettle against the best in the continent. Gulf News. 22 December 2021. 16 January 2022.
7. News: Wyllie, Salzmann help Australia brush Pakistan aside. ESPNcricinfo. 29 January 2022. 30 January 2022.
8. News: RECORDS / UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNDER-19S / UNDER-19S YOUTH ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS / HIGHEST TOTALS. ESPNcricinfo. 1 December 2021.
9. News: RECORDS / UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNDER-19S / UNDER-19S YOUTH ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS / LOWEST TOTALS. ESPNcricinfo. 1 December 2021.
10. News: RECORDS / UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNDER-19S / UNDER-19S YOUTH ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS / MOST CAREER RUNS. ESPNcricinfo. 1 December 2021.
11. News: RECORDS / UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNDER-19S / UNDER-19S YOUTH ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS / HIGH SCORES. ESPNcricinfo. 1 December 2021.
12. News: RECORDS / UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNDER-19S / UNDER-19S YOUTH ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS / MOST WICKETS. ESPNcricinfo. 1 December 2021.
13. News: RECORDS / UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNDER-19S / UNDER-19S YOUTH ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS / BEST BOWLING FIGURES. ESPNcricinfo. 1 December 2021.