The UAE have named their 17-member squad for the upcoming Asia Cup 2025, with Muhammad Waseem set to captain the side. The squad sees the return of right-arm pacer Matiullah Khan and left-arm spinner Simranjeet Singh, who join the team after missing out on recent games.
Experienced Players Return for Asia Cup
Matiullah, 32, has previously featured in one ODI and five T20Is, with his last appearance coming against Nigeria in the Pearl of Africa Series in July. Meanwhile, the 35-year-old Simranjeet has played five ODIs and 11 T20Is, most recently turning out for the UAE in the Gulf T20I Championship last December.
“𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒔𝒆𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒅𝒅 𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒅 𝒂𝒔 𝒘𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝒕𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒑 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒈𝒆,” 𝒂 𝑼𝑨𝑬 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅.
UAE’s Group Stage Challenge
UAE are placed in Group A alongside India, Pakistan, and Oman. Their campaign kicks off on September 10 in Dubai against India. While UAE have yet to defeat India or Pakistan in any format, they hold a positive record against Oman, winning five T20Is against them.
“𝑾𝒆 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝒂𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒅, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑼𝑨𝑬 𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒕𝒉 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒊𝒈 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒈𝒆,” 𝒄𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝑴𝒖𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒅 𝑾𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒎 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅.
Only the top two teams from each group will qualify for the Super Fours stage of the tournament.
Full UAE Squad for Asia Cup 2025
Muhammad Waseem (capt), Alishan Sharafu, Aryansh Sharma (wk), Asif Khan, Dhruv Parashar, Ethan D’Souza, Haider Ali, Harshit Kaushik, Junaid Siddique, Matiullah Khan, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Jawadullah, Muhammad Zohaib, Rahul Chopra (wk), Rohid Khan, Simranjeet Singh, and Saghir Khan.
