# United Arab Emirates national under-19 cricket team

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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.
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.
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 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1998 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2000 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2002 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2004 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2006 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2008 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2010 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2012 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2014 | First round | 12th | 16 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2018 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | 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 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | 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 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2003 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2012 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2013/14 | Group stage | 7th | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2017 | Group stage | 8th | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Group stage | 7th | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Group stage | 7th | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Group stage | 8th | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Runners up | 2nd | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | 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