Ahmed Raza

Raza, however, will continue to lead the team in ODIs

UAE captain takes 5 for 19 to power 68-run win against Nepal, while McBrine helped Ireland qualify for the seventh straight edition

Mustafa and UAE captain Ahmed Raza both think the local talent is ready to kick on

Three players named in the squad for Ireland series had trained with RCB and Mumbai

The three players had been handed eight-week suspensions in December, for their tweets criticising the facilities at the Southend Stadium in Karachi during the Emerging Teams' Cup

Rohan Mustafa, Ahmed Raza and Rameez Shahzad, participating in the Emerging Teams Cup, have been suspended for violating the 'Player Code of Conduct' and requirements for the use of social media

UAE's players criticised inadequate ground facilities at the Southend Stadium in Karachi, after a brief spell of rain wiped out their chances of a semi-final spot

The second-wicket pair added 161 to propel Scotland to 322 for 6, their fourth-highest ODI total, which ended up proving well beyond UAE's reach

Rohit Paudel and Shane Snater are among the promising players to watch out for at the World Cup Qualifier

Defending a middling total of 159, UAE bowlers Mohammad Naveed and Imran Haider took three wickets each to complete a 46-run victory

The captain made his fourth century of the season while the legspinner wreaked havoc over the UAE batting line-up

UAE's spinners combined for figures of 8 for 62 to send Namibia packing for 89, before winning the bottom-of-the-table clash by six wickets

Chasing 215, Namibia were bowled out for 180 with Raza ending with a match haul of eight wickets

A career-best 148 from Shaiman Anwar was not enough for the UAE as the fell to Netherlands by four wickets in an Intercontinental Cup clash at Abu Dhabi

Of all the unlikely stories that populate Associate cricket, UAE getting to the World Cup could be the unlikeliest

A career-best haul for left-arm spinner, Ahmed Raza and a half-century from Shaiman Anwar helped United Arab Emirates inch ahead of Namibia on the opening day of the Intercontinental Cup match that saw 15 wickets fall in a day

United Arab Emirates booked their berth in the semi-finals of the Asian Cricket Council Emerging Teams Cup with a 59-run win over Bangladesh Under-23

A round-up of the fourth round of games

Amjad Ali struck a fifty and a century as UAE beat Bermuda in the two Twenty20 matches at the National Stadium