Muhammad Wasseem will open the batting and captain a 17-member United Arab Emirates (UAE) squad for the Asia cup 2025 which takes place in Abu Dhabi starting September 9th, 2025, Tuesday. United Arab Emirates (UAE) Asia cup squad is in Group A with India, Oman, and Pakistan.
The Asia cup will take place in the United Arab Emirates and will run from September 9th to September 28th, 2025, in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Dubai will host 11 matches, and Abu Dhabi will host 8, with the two cities having world-class facilities.
The opening match for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is against India on September 10th at the Dubai International Stadium. On September 15th, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will face Oman at Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. The last match for the group will take place at Dubai International Stadium on September 17th against Pakistan.
The top two teams from each group will play in the Super Four stage which starts on September 21st, 2025.
Here’s the full 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 and Saghir Khan.
Support Staff: Amjad Ezzi (team manager), Lalchand Rajput (head coach), Azharuddin Qureshi (strength and conditioning coach), Manipreet Sidhu (video analyst), Naveed Ahmad (fielding coach), Darshan Singh (Side-Armer) and Manish Pradeshi (physiotherapist).
Asia Cup 2025 – UAE match schedule:
Wednesday, 10 September – India vs United Arab Emirates, 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
UAE is hosting the tournament as political tensions remain rife between India and Pakistan. The current scenario restricts travel of the Men in Blue and Green to either nation.
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