The Men’s T20 World Cup Asia-EAP Regional Final 2025 will feature nine teams Oman, Nepal, UAE, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Kuwait, Japan, and Qatar. They will compete for the top three spots to qualify for the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.

The tournament will showcase a mix of experienced players and young talent. Fans can watch all the matches live on FanCode from October 8 to 17, 2025, and enjoy exciting T20 cricket every day.

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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) featured in the tri-series 2025 at home against Pakistan and Afghanistan to prepare for the upcoming Men’s T20 Asia Cup 2025, which is scheduled to begin on September 09 as they would face India in their opening game on the following day at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. The UAE side, however, didn’t earn a single victory in the tri-series.

Muhammed Waseem will be leading the squad for the Asia Cup. His role in the leadership department and the opening position will be crucial for the team. Along with him, Asif Khan, the second leading run-getter in T20Is for the UAE, is also expected to play a huge role with the bat.

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United Arab Emirates Squad: Muhammad Waseem (c), Alishan Sharafu, Aryansh Sharma, Asif Khan, Dhruv Parashar, Ethan D'Souza, Haider Ali, Harshit Kaushik, Junaid Siddique, Matiullah Khan, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Jawadullah, Muhammad Zohaib, Rahul Chopra, Rohid Khan, Simranjeet Singh, Saghir Khan.

After facing the UAE in their opening game, they will lock horns with Oman on September 15 in the afternoon clash and later against Pakistan on September 17 in Dubai.

Let’s take a look at the top 3 players to watch from UAE ahead of Asia Cup 2025

3. Asif Khan

The Lahore right-handed batter for the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Asif Khan, has been a vital member of the eleven in the lower middle order. In the batting department, he has smashed 1298 runs in 53 T20I innings at an average of over 30 and a strike rate of nearly 140, thanks to six half-centuries at the best score of 79 runs.

In the shortest format, Asif has clubbed 1342 T20 runs in 55 innings at an average of just below 30 and a strike rate of 139.64, scoring six fifties at the best score of 79 runs. Quite interestingly, he featured in just one clash of the International League T20 for the Mumbai Emirates in 2023/24 but didn’t get the chance to bat.

In the recently concluded Tri-series, Asif bashed 125 runs in four innings, with 77 runs coming against Pakistan at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

2. Muhammad Waseem

The captain and the opening batter of the United Arab Emirates, Muhammad Waseem, is the 11th leading T20I run getter and the highest run-getter of the side. The 31-year-old has drilled 2922 runs in 82 innings of the T20Is at an average of nearly 38 and a strike rate of 155.67, with the help of 23 half-centuries and three centuries at the best score of 112.

In 111 T20 innings, the right-handed batter has dashed 3585 runs at an average of nearly 35 and a strike rate of 153, scoring 26 half-centuries and three centuries at the best score of 112. Playing for the MIE in the last edition of the ILT20, he bashed 183 runs in 10 innings.

Waseem has always been a consistent yet aggressive batter in the opening position for the UAE. In the tri-series, he notched up 163 runs in four innings at an average of over 40, with 67 runs coming against Afghanistan.

1. Haider Ali

The slow left-arm spinner of the UAE side, Haider Ali, is another vital member of the side. In 13 T20I innings, he has picked up 22 wickets at an average of under 13, a strike rate of 14.1, and an economy rate of under six, with the best bowling figures of 4/16 in an inning.

In the overall 30 innings of the shortest format, Ali has bagged 31 scalps at an average of under 19, a strike rate of 18.7, and an economy rate of under six, with 4/16 as the best. One of Haider’s excellent skills is how he varies the pace and spin with the ball against different batters of the side.

Against Afghanistan and twice against Pakistan, Haider picked up two wickets during the tri-series, which has always contributed to helping the side gain dominance in the middle overs of the innings. His role on those slow and low Dubai and Abu Dhabi surfaces will be important for the UAE side to hold the key to the event.

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