List of United Arab Emirates Twenty20 International cricket records
# 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

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

### Overall results

**Matches played (total)**

| 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 ||||||||

**Matches played (by country)**

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

### Team scoring records

**Highest innings totals**

| 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 |||||

**Highest match aggregate**

| 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 |||||

**Largest successful run chases**

| 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 |||||

**Lowest innings totals**

| 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 |||||

**Lowest match aggregate**

| 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 |||||

**Largest margin of victory (by runs)**

| 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 |||||

**Largest margin of victory (by wickets)**

| 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 |
| 2 | 7 wickets | 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 |
| 5 | 5 wickets | United Arab Emirates (129/5) beat Papua New Guinea (128/5) | Abu Dhabi | 14 April 2017 |
| 5 | 5 wickets | United Arab Emirates (140/5) beat Netherlands (136/9) | Amstelveen | 5 August 2019 |
| 5 | 5 wickets | United Arab Emirates (129/5) beat Ireland (125) | Abu Dhabi | 19 October 2019 |
| 5 | 5 wickets | United Arab Emirates (112/5) beat Nigeria (111/3) | Abu Dhabi | 24 October 2019 |
| Last updated: 9 November 2019 |||||

**Largest margin of victory (by balls remaining)**

| 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 | 5 wickets | 29 | United Arab Emirates (108/5) beat Papua New Guinea (102) | Abu Dhabi | 12 April 2017 |
| 2 | 8 Wickets | 29 | 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 ||||||

**Smallest margin of victory (by runs)**

| 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 |
| 4 | 14 runs | United Arab Emirates (154/5) beat Canada (140/5) | Abu Dhabi | 27 October 2019 |
| Last updated: 9 November 2019 |||||

**Smallest margin of victory (by wickets)**

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

**Smallest margin of victory (by balls remaining)**

| 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 wickets | 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 ||||||

## Individual records

### Individual records (batting)

**Highest individual score**

| 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 ||||||

**Most career runs**

| 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 ||||||

**Highest career average**

| 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 ||||||

**Highest career strike rate**

| 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 |||||

**Most career sixes**

| 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 |||

**Most career fours**

| 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 |||

### Individual records (bowling)

**Best figures in a match**

| Rank | Bowling | Player | Opponent | Venue | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 4/18 | Rohan Mustafa | Ireland | Abu Dhabi | 19 October 2019 |
| 2 | 3/9 | Rohan Mustafa | 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 | Mohammad Naveed | Papua New Guinea | Abu Dhabi | 14 April 2017 |
| Last updated: 9 November 2019 ||||||

**Most career wickets**

| 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 |
| 4 | 20 | Ahmed Raza | 36 | 2/18 |
| Last updated: 9 November 2019 |||||

**Best career economy rate**

| 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 |||||

**Best career strike rate**

| 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 |||||

**Best career average**

| 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 |||||

### Individual records (wicketkeeping )

**Most dismissals in career**

| 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 ||||||

### Individual records (fielding)

**Most catches (non-wicketkeeper)**

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

### Individual records (other)

**Most matches played in career**

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

## Partnership records

### Record wicket partnerships

| 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 |
| 9th wicket | 27 | 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 ||||||

*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

| 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 | 4th Wicket | 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 |
| 4 | 86 | 2nd Wicket | Rohan Mustafa & Shaiman Anwar | Afghanistan | Dubai | 18 December 2016 |
| Last updated: 9 November 2019 |||||||

*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).

