Muhammad Waseem, a prominent opening batsman, will captain the 17-member UAE team in the Asia Cup 2025 starting Tuesday, 9 September, in Abu Dhabi. UAE is in Group A with India, Oman, and Pakistan.
The UAE will face India in their first match at the Dubai International Stadium on Wednesday, September 10. They will play Oman at Abu Dhabi’s Zayed Cricket Stadium on Monday, September 15. Their final group match is against Pakistan at the Dubai International Stadium on Wednesday, September 17.
The top two teams from each group will advance to the Super Four stage, starting Sunday, 21 September.
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Complete UAE squad:
Muhammad Waseem (captain), Alishan Sharafu, Aryansh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Asif Khan, Dhruv Parashar, Ethan D’ Souza, Haider Ali, Harshit Kaushik, Junaid Siddique, Matiullah Khan, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Jawadullah, Muhammad Zohaib, Rahul Chopra (wicketkeeper), Rohid Khan, Simranjeet Singh, Saghir Khan.
Support Staff: Amjad Ezzi (team manager), Lalchand Rajput (head coach), Azharuddin Qureshi (strength & conditioning coach), Manipreet Sidhu (video analyst), Naveed Ahmad (fielding coach), Darshan Singh (side-armer), Manish Pradeshi (physiotherapist).
Asia Cup 2025 – UAE match schedule:
Wednesday, 10 September – India vs UAE, Dubai – 6:30pm
Monday, 15 September – UAE vs Oman, Abu Dhabi – 4:00pm
Wednesday, 17 September – Pakistan vs UAE, Dubai – 6:30pm
Saturday, 20 September – B1 vs B2, Dubai – 6:30pm
Super Four:
Sunday, 21 September – A1 vs A2, Dubai – 6:30pm
Monday, 22 September – Rest Day
Tuesday, 23 September – A2 vs B1, Abu Dhabi – 6:30pm
Wednesday, 24 September – A1 vs B2, Dubai – 6:30pm
Thursday, 25 September – A2 vs B2, Dubai – 6:30pm
Friday, 26 September – A1 vs B1, Dubai – 6:30pm
Saturday, 27 September – Rest Day
Sunday, 28 September – Final, Dubai – 6:30pm
Monday, 29 September – Reserve Day
