UAE announce their 17-member squad for upcoming Asia Cup 2025

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced its 17-member squad for the upcoming Asia Cup 2025, under the leadership of Muhammed Waseem. The opening batter of the side, who breached Rohit Sharma’s T20I record during the Tri-series clash against Afghanistan and has thumped 2859 T20I runs in 80 innings at a strike rate of 156.31, will be a vital member in the campaign.

The right-arm pacer, Matiullah Khan, and the left-arm spinner of the side, Simranjeet Singh, will be the two additions in the squad from the ongoing tri-series team against Pakistan and Afghanistan in Sharjah, with the rest of the squad retaining their respective places in the team.

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Matiullah, the 32-year-old, has played only one 50-over fixture and five T20Is so far in his career. The last of those 20-over games will come against Nigeria in the Pearl of Africa series two months ago. On the other hand, Simranjeet, the 35-year-old, has featured in five ODIs and 11 T20Is and last represented the UAE at the Gulf T20I Championship last December.

Muhammed Waseem to lead UAE’s 17-member squad for Asia Cup 2025

The UAE last participated in the 2016 version of the Asia Cup in Bangladesh, when it was played in the T20I format for the very first time. In seven games, they have won three matches and faced four defeats.

They are part of the Group A side in the Asia Cup 2025, which starts on September 09 as Afghanistan will lock horns with Hong Kong in Abu Dhabi. UAE’s first game will be against India at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, which will now be the most anticipated clash against Pakistan on September 14.

The UAE is yet to beat India or Pakistan in any format, but they have beaten Oman in five T20Is. The top two sides from the group will progress to the Super Fours stage.

United Arab Emirates’ squad for Asia Cup 2025

Muhammad Waseem (captain), 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