List of United Arab Emirates Twenty20 International cricket records

This is a list of United Arab Emirates Twenty20 International cricket records, that is record team and individual performances in Twenty20 International cricket. It is based on the List of Twenty20 International records.

United Arab Emirates played its first Twenty20 game against Netherlands at 2014 ICC World Twenty20 in March 2014, and these records date from that game.

Listing criteria edit

In general the top five are listed in each category (except when there is a tie for the last place among the five, when all the tied record holders are noted). Currently active players are listed in bold.

United Arab Emirates team records edit

Overall results edit

Matches played (total) edit

Team First T20I Matches Won Lost Tied NR % Won
  United Arab Emirates 17 March 2014 44 19 24 0 1 44.18
Last updated: 9 November 2019[1]

Matches played (by country) edit

Team Opponent Matches Won Lost Tied NR % Won
  United Arab Emirates   Afghanistan 6 1 5 0 0 16.66
  Australia 1 0 1 0 0 0.00
  Bangladesh 1 0 1 0 0 0.00
  Canada 1 1 0 0 0 100.00
  Hong Kong 2 2 0 0 0 100.00
  India 1 0 1 0 0 0.00
  Ireland 5 2 3 0 0 40.00
  Jersey 1 0 1 0 0 0.00
  Netherlands 8 4 4 0 0 50.00
    Nepal 3 1 2 0 0 33.33
  Nigeria 1 1 0 0 0 100.00
  Oman 3 2 1 0 0 66.67
  Pakistan 1 0 1 0 0 0.00
  Papua New Guinea 3 3 0 0 0 100.00
  Scotland 3 1 2 0 0 33.33
  Sri Lanka 1 0 1 0 0 0.00
  United States 2 1 0 0 1 100.00
  Zimbabwe 1 0 1 0 0 0.00
Last updated: 9 November 2019[2]

Team scoring records edit

Highest innings totals edit

Rank Score Opponent Venue Date
1 182/7 (20 overs)   United States Dubai 16 March 2019
2 181/5 (20 overs)   Netherlands Amstelveen 3 August 2019
3 180/3 (20 overs)   Papua New Guinea Abu Dhabi 14 April 2017
4 179/4 (20 overs)   Afghanistan Dubai 16 December 2016
5 176/4 (20 overs)   Afghanistan Fatullah 19 February 2016
Last updated: 9 November 2019[3]

Highest match aggregate edit

Rank Score Teams Venue Date
1 362/9 (39.4 overs)   United Arab Emirates (179/4) v   Afghanistan (183/5) Dubai 16 December 2016
2 349/9 (40 overs)   United Arab Emirates (181/5) v   Netherlands (168/4) Amstelveen 3 August 2019
3 340/13 (40 overs)   United Arab Emirates (182/7) v   United States (158/6) Dubai 16 March 2019
4 336/14 (39.5 overs)   United Arab Emirates (176/4) v   Afghanistan (160) Fatullah 19 February 2016
5 334/13 (40 overs)   Afghanistan (189/5) v   United Arab Emirates (145/8) Dubai 18 December 2016
Note: Teams are shown in batting order. Last updated: 9 November 2019[4]

Largest successful run chases edit

Rank Score Opponent Venue Date
1 153/3 (19.4 overs)   Netherlands The Hague 8 August 2019
2 147/4 (18.3 overs)   Hong Kong Fatullah 21 February 2016
3 140/5 (19.3 overs)   Netherlands Amstelveen 5 August 2019
4 134/3 (18.2 overs)   Oman Abu Dhabi 22 November 2015
5 129/5 (19.1 overs)   Papua New Guinea Abu Dhabi 14 April 2017
Last updated: 9 November 2019[5]

Lowest innings totals edit

Rank Score Opponent Venue Date
1 73 (16.3 overs)   Netherlands Dubai 3 February 2016
2 81/9 (20 overs)   India Dhaka 3 March 2016
3 82 (17.4 overs)   Bangladesh Dhaka 26 February 2016
4 100 (19.2 overs)   Ireland Abu Dhabi 14 February 2016
5 107 (19.2 overs)     Nepal Dubai 1 February 2019
Note: This list does not include innings scores where United Arab Emirates batted second and successfully reached a victory target in under 20 overs. Last updated: 9 November 2019[6]

Lowest match aggregate edit

Rank Score Teams Venue Date
2 163/10 (30.1 overs)   United Arab Emirates (81/9) v   India (82/1) Dhaka 3 March 2016
3 194/16 (20 overs)     Nepal (104/8) v   United Arab Emirates (90/8) Dubai 3 February 2019
4 210/15 (33.3 overs)   Papua New Guinea (102) v   United Arab Emirates (108/5) Abu Dhabi 12 April 2017
5 215/18 (37.4 overs)   Bangladesh (133/8) v   United Arab Emirates (82) Dhaka 26 February 2016
1 161/11 (38.5 overs)   United Arab Emirates (90/9) v   Netherlands (81/2) Dubai 29 October 2019
Note: Teams are shown in batting order. Last updated: 9 November 2019[7]

Largest margin of victory (by runs) edit

Rank Margin Teams Venue Date
1 71 runs   United Arab Emirates (172/6) beat   Oman (101/8) Dhaka 22 February 2016
2 30 runs   United Arab Emirates (180/3) beat   Papua New Guinea (150) Abu Dhabi 14 April 2017
3 24 runs   United Arab Emirates (182/7) beat   United States (158/6) Dubai 16 March 2019
4 21 runs   United Arab Emirates (153/6) beat     Nepal (132/7) Dubai 31 January 2019
5 16 runs   United Arab Emirates (176/4) beat   Afghanistan (160) Fatullah 19 February 2016
Last updated: 9 November 2019[8]

Largest margin of victory (by wickets) edit

Rank Margin Teams Venue Date
1 8 wickets   United Arab Emirates (118/2) beat   Hong Kong (116/7) Abu Dhabi 21 October 2019
2 7 wickets   United Arab Emirates (134/3) beat   Oman (133/8) Abu Dhabi 22 November 2015
  United Arab Emirates (153/3) beat   Netherlands (150/6) The Hague 8 August 2019
4 6 wickets   United Arab Emirates (147/4) beat   Hong Kong (146/7) Fatullah 21 February 2016
5 5 wickets   United Arab Emirates (108/5) beat   Papua New Guinea (102) Abu Dhabi 12 April 2017
  United Arab Emirates (129/5) beat   Papua New Guinea (128/5) Abu Dhabi 14 April 2017
  United Arab Emirates (140/5) beat   Netherlands (136/9) Amstelveen 5 August 2019
  United Arab Emirates (129/5) beat   Ireland (125) Abu Dhabi 19 October 2019
  United Arab Emirates (112/5) beat   Nigeria (111/3) Abu Dhabi 24 October 2019
Last updated: 9 November 2019[8]

Largest margin of victory (by balls remaining) edit

Rank Margin Balls Teams Venue Date
1 5 wickets 45   United Arab Emirates (112/5) beat   Nigeria (111/3) Abu Dhabi 24 October 2019
2 29   United Arab Emirates (108/5) beat   Papua New Guinea (102) Abu Dhabi 12 April 2017
8 Wickets   United Arab Emirates (118/2) beat   Hong Kong (116/7) Abu Dhabi 21 October 2019
4 5 wickets 18   United Arab Emirates (129/5) beat   Ireland (125) Abu Dhabi 19 October 2019
5 7 wickets 10   United Arab Emirates (134/3) beat   Oman (133/8) Abu Dhabi 22 November 2015
Last updated: 9 November 2019[8]

Smallest margin of victory (by runs) edit

Rank Margin Teams Venue Date
1 5 runs   United Arab Emirates (133/7) beat   Ireland (128/9) Abu Dhabi 16 February 2016
2 9 runs   United Arab Emirates (148/8) beat   Scotland (139/9) Dubai 4 February 2016
3 13 runs   United Arab Emirates (181/5) beat   Netherlands (168/4) Amstelveen 3 August 2019
4 14 runs   United Arab Emirates (152/8) beat   Netherlands (138/9) The Hague 6 August 2019
  United Arab Emirates (154/5) beat   Canada (140/5) Abu Dhabi 27 October 2019
Last updated: 9 November 2019[9]

Smallest margin of victory (by wickets) edit

Rank Margin Teams Venue Date
1 5 wickets   United Arab Emirates (108/5) beat   Papua New Guinea (102) Abu Dhabi 12 April 2017
  United Arab Emirates (129/5) beat   Papua New Guinea (128/5) Abu Dhabi 14 April 2017
  United Arab Emirates (140/5) beat   Netherlands (136/9) Amstelveen 5 August 2019
  United Arab Emirates (129/5) beat   Ireland (125) Abu Dhabi 19 October 2019
  United Arab Emirates (112/5) beat   Nigeria (111/3) Abu Dhabi 24 October 2019
Last updated: 9 November 2019[9]

Smallest margin of victory (by balls remaining) edit

Rank Margin Balls Teams Venue Date
1 7 wickets 2   United Arab Emirates (153/3) beat   Netherlands (150/6) The Hague 8 August 2019
2 5 wickets 3   United Arab Emirates (140/5) beat   Netherlands (136/9) Amstelveen 5 August 2019
3 5   United Arab Emirates (129/5) beat   Papua New Guinea (128/5) Abu Dhabi 14 April 2017
4 6 wickets 9   United Arab Emirates (147/4) beat   Hong Kong (146/7) Fatullah 21 February 2016
5 7 wickets 10   United Arab Emirates (134/3) beat   Oman (133/8) Abu Dhabi 22 November 2015
Last updated: 9 November 2019[9]

Individual records edit

Individual records (batting) edit

Highest individual score edit

Rank Runs Player Opposition Venue Date
1 117* Shaiman Anwar   Papua New Guinea Abu Dhabi 14 April 2017
2 89* Muhammad Usman   Canada Abu Dhabi 27 October 2019
3 77 Rohan Mustafa   Afghanistan Fatullah 19 February 2016
4 76 Amjad Javed   Scotland Dubai 4 February 2019
5 75 Ashfaq Ahmed   Netherlands The Hague 8 August 2019
Last updated:9 November 2019[10]

Most career runs edit

Rank Runs Player Innings Not outs Average
1 971 Shaiman Anwar 32 3 33.48
2 695 Muhammad Usman 32 5 25.74
3 605 Rohan Mustafa 37 1 16.80
4 449 Rameez Shahzad 21 3 24.94
5 281 Mohammad Shahzad 20 2 15.61
Last updated: 9 November 2019[11]

Highest career average edit

Rank Player Average Runs Innings Not outs
1 Shaiman Anwar 33.48 971 32 3
2 Muhammad Usman 25.74 695 32 5
3 Rameez Shahzad 24.94 449 21 3
4 Rohan Mustafa 16.80 605 37 1
5 Mohammad Shahzad 15.61 281 20 2
Qualification: 20 innings. Last updated: 9 November 2019[12]

Highest career strike rate edit

Rank Player Strike rate Balls faced Runs
1 Shaiman Anwar 126.10 971
2 Muhammad Usman 117.20 593 695
3 Rohan Mustafa 116.12 521 605
4 Rameez Shahzad 111.13 404 449
Qualification: 250 balls. Last updated: 9 November 2019[13]

Most career sixes edit

Rank Player Sixes
1 Shaiman Anwar 43
2 Muhammad Usman 21
3 Rohan Mustafa 17
4 Amjad Javed 15
5 Rameez Shahzad 13
Last updated: 9 November 2019[14]

Most career fours edit

Rank Player Fours
1 Shaiman Anwar 75
2 Rohan Mustafa 71
3 Muhammad Usman 61
4 Rameez Shahzad 37
5 Ashfaq Ahmed 32
Last updated: 9 November 2019[15]

Individual records (bowling) edit

Best figures in a match edit

Rank Bowling Player Opponent Venue Date
1 4/18 Rohan Mustafa   Ireland Abu Dhabi 19 October 2019
2 3/9   Oman Abu Dhabi 22 November 2015
3 3/12 Amjad Javed   Papua New Guinea Abu Dhabi 12 April 2017
4 3/14 Mohammad Naveed   Hong Kong Fatullah 21 February 2016
5 3/18   Papua New Guinea Abu Dhabi 14 April 2017
Last updated: 9 November 2019[16]

Most career wickets edit

Rank Wickets Player Matches BBI
1 39 Rohan Mustafa 38 4/18
2 37 Mohammad Naveed 31 3/14
3 33 Amjad Javed 22 3/12
4 20 Zahoor Khan 18 2/17
Ahmed Raza 36 2/18
Last updated: 9 November 2019[17]

Best career economy rate edit

Rank Economy rate Player Overs Runs
1 6.35 Mohammad Naveed 114.4 729
2 6.47 Ahmed Raza 120.2 779
3 6.63 Sultan Ahmed 55 365
4 6.79 Rohan Mustafa 113.5 774
5 7.42 Zahoor Khan 59.3 442
Qualification: 250 balls. Last updated: 9 November 2019[18]

Best career strike rate edit

Rank Strike rate Player Wickets Balls
1 13.5 Amjad Javed 33 446
2 17.5 Rohan Mustafa 39 683
3 17.8 Zahoor Khan 20 357
4 18.5 Mohammad Naveed 37 688
5 22.0 Sultan Ahmed 15 330
Qualification: 250 balls. Last updated: 9 November 2019[19]

Best career average edit

Rank Average Player Wickets Runs
1 16.96 Amjad Javed 33 560
2 19.70 Mohammad Naveed 37 729
3 19.84 Rohan Mustafa 39 774
4 22.10 Zahoor Khan 20 442
5 24.33 Sultan Ahmed 15 365
Qualification: 250 balls. Last updated: 9 November 2019[20]

Individual records (wicketkeeping ) edit

Most dismissals in career edit

Rank Dismissals Player Innings Catches Stumpings
1 15 Ghulam Shabber 17 14 1
2 13 Swapnil Patil 18 9 4
3 3 Mohammad Boota 7 2 1
4 1 Abdul Shakoor 2 0 1
Last updated: 9 November 2019[21]

Individual records (fielding) edit

Most catches (non-wicketkeeper) edit

Rank Catches Player Matches
1 13 Ahmed Raza 36
2 11 Shaiman Anwar 32
Rohan Mustafa 38
4 9 Sultan Ahmed 17
5 8 Rameez Shahzad 22
Last updated: 9 November 2019[22]

Individual records (other) edit

Most matches played in career edit

Rank Matches Player Period
1 38 Rohan Mustafa 2014–Present
2 36 Ahmed Raza
3 34 Muhammad Usman 2016–Present
4 32 Shaiman Anwar 2014-2019
5 31 Mohammad Naveed 2015-2019
Last updated: 9 November 2019[23]

Partnership records edit

Record wicket partnerships edit

Partnership Runs Players Opponent Venue Date
1st wicket 83 Rohan Mustafa & Muhammad Kaleem   Afghanistan Fatullah 19 February 2016
2nd wicket 111 Ashfaq Ahmed & Ghulam Shabber   Netherlands The Hague 8 August 2019
3rd wicket 79 Mohammad Shahzad & Muhammad Usman   Hong Kong Fatullah 21 February 2016
4th wicket 109* Shaiman Anwar & Rameez Shahzad   Papua New Guinea Abu Dhabi 14 April 2017
5th wicket 56 Muhammad Usman & Darius D'Silva   Netherlands Amstelveen 3 August 2019
6th wicket 46 Muhammad Usman & Amjad Javed   Pakistan Dhaka 29 February 2016
7th wicket 38 Swapnil Patil & Amjad Javed   Sri Lanka Dhaka 25 February 2016
8th wicket 59* Amjad Javed & Mohammad Naveed   Ireland Dubai 18 January 2017
9th wicket 27 Shadeep Silva & Kamran Shahzad   Zimbabwe Sylhet 21 March 2014
Amjad Javed & Mohammad Naveed   Scotland Edinburgh 9 July 2015
10th wicket 16* Ahmed Raza & Qadeer Ahmed   Sri Lanka Dhaka 25 February 2016
Last updated: 9 November 2019[24]

*Note: An asterisk (*) signifies an unbroken partnership (i.e. neither of the batsmen were dismissed before either the end of the allotted overs or they reached the required score).

Highest partnerships edit

Rank Runs Wicket Players Opponent Venue Date
1 111 2nd Wicket Ashfaq Ahmed & Ghulam Shabber   Netherlands The Hague 8 August 2019
2 109* 4th Wicket Shaiman Anwar & Rameez Shahzad   Papua New Guinea Abu Dhabi 14 April 2017
3 100 Muhammad Usman & Rameez Shahzad   Papua New Guinea Abu Dhabi 14 April 2017
4 86 2nd Wicket Muhammad Kaleem & Mohammad Shahzad   Oman Dhaka 22 February 2016
Rohan Mustafa & Shaiman Anwar   Afghanistan Dubai 18 December 2016
Last updated: 9 November 2019[25]

*Note: An asterisk (*) signifies an unbroken partnership (i.e. neither of the batsmen were dismissed before either the end of the allotted overs or they reached the required score).

See also edit

List of Twenty20 International records

References edit

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