United Arab Emirates national under-19 cricket team

United Arab Emirates under-19 cricket team
Personnel
Captain	Alishan Sharafu
Coach	Mudassar Nazar
International Cricket Council
ICC status	Associate member (1990; 35 years ago)
ICC region	Asia
	As of 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	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	Did not participate
2020	First round	14th	16	6	2	4	0	0
2022	First round	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		7th	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. 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^[9]

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^[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. 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