United Arab Emirates national under-19 cricket team
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| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Alishan Sharafu |
| Coach | Mudassar Nazar |
| International Cricket Council | |
| ICC status | Associate member (1990) |
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]| United Arab Emirates U19 World Cup record | ||||||||
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| Year | Result | Pos | № | Pld | W | L | T | NR |
 1988
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Did not enter | |||||||
 1998
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Did not participate | |||||||
 2000
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 2002
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 2004
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| 2006
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 2008
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| 2010
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| 2012
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 2014
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First round | 12th | 16 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016
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Did not participate | |||||||
| 2018
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| 2020
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First round | 14th | 16 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 2022
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9th | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024
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Did not participate | |||||||
| Total | First round | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||
Under-19 Asia Cup record
[edit]| United Arab Emirates U19 Asia Cup record | ||||||||
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| Year | Result | Pos | № | Pld | W | L | T | NR |
| 1989
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Did not participate | |||||||
 2003
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| 2012
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| Group stage | 7th | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016
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Did not participate | |||||||
| 2017
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Group stage | 8th | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018
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7th | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019
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8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8th | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Runners up | 2nd | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | Runners up | 20 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||
Records
[edit]- All records listed are for under-19 One Day International (ODI) matches only.
Team records
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
- 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. 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
References
[edit]- ^ A Timeline of UAE cricket Archived July 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine at CricketEurope
- ^ Paul Radley (5 August 2015). "UAE Under-19 cricketers for tour of Malaysia selected" – The National. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ "UAE emerge Asian Champions to qualify for Under-19 World Cup". Gulf News. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ UAE captain Ahmed Raza excited by coaching role at U19 World Cup
- ^ UAE shock New Zealand in under-19 World Cup warm-up match in Johannesburg
- ^ "UAE Under-19 ready to test their mettle against the best in the continent". Gulf News. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "Wyllie, Salzmann help Australia brush Pakistan aside". ESPNcricinfo. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "RECORDS / UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNDER-19S / UNDER-19S YOUTH ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS / HIGHEST TOTALS". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "RECORDS / UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNDER-19S / UNDER-19S YOUTH ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS / LOWEST TOTALS". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "RECORDS / UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNDER-19S / UNDER-19S YOUTH ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS / MOST CAREER RUNS". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "RECORDS / UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNDER-19S / UNDER-19S YOUTH ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS / HIGH SCORES". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "RECORDS / UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNDER-19S / UNDER-19S YOUTH ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS / MOST WICKETS". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "RECORDS / UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNDER-19S / UNDER-19S YOUTH ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS / BEST BOWLING FIGURES". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
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