UAE U20 - News & Discussion

[MOD-MrMoose]

We have locked in the first touring squad of the season.

Hosted by Kenya in Scotland, the Div 2 Tour with pitches (Dry, Slow, Crumbling) commences 9th September.

Our touring 18 is:
Mahmood Muttalib (Ashburn CC) - Nat OD Debut
Said Sad (Legends of Cuba) - Nat Debut
Baligh Kardal (Chennai Super knights) - 2 ODs for 2 wickets
Ala Abdul (Walking Champ) - 4 Nat ODs highest score of 37
Aber Aman (Unicorns) - Nat Debut
Zafar Tawwab (Emirates Academy) - Nat Debut
Cemal Jabir (The Far Side) - Nat Debut
Kamal Fawzi (Emirates Academy) - Nat Debut
Shakir Mansoor (Velociraptors) - 3 ODs with a highest score of 44
Khuzaymah Abdellah (Dbest Reloaded) - Nat OD Debut
Hud Rahman (No Grey) - Nat Debut
Kale Ahmed (NDLegends) - 3 ODS for 3 wickets
Ismael Hamal (The Dark Side) - Nat Debut
Rida Assaf (Abu Dhabi Academy) - Nat OD Debut
Faraaz Rashid (Wyrmstone) - Nat OD Debut
Misbah Mahfuz (The Breed) - Nat Debut
Aden Razzaq (New York City) - Nat Debut
Faraz Mahfuz (Emirates Academy) - Nat Debut

Games are 0900 daily.

[MOD-MrMoose]

Not a good week and we go down to Div 3. We will look to bounce immediately back up in the second OD tour later in the season.

[MOD-MrMoose]

4 days into our T20 Div 2 tour and we sit top of the table with 3 wins.

Still all to play for tomorrow with a lot of teams in the title hunt and a lot of teams not mathematically safe from the drop.

[MOD-MrMoose]

A 5 wicket win on Day 5 and we kick away a Div 2 title and promotion up to the big leagues in t20.

Thanks to all managers who have trained touring players. It’s literally not possible without you and your support is greatly appreciated. To those who religiously youth pull UAE each week, thank you.

[MOD-MrMoose]

Hi there, we have just about locked away the touring squad for the upcoming Div 3 YOD tour. An important tour as 1 win will guarantee we get an opportunity at this seasons World Cup.

We also wanted to take this opportunity to give everyone an understanding of the expected sublevels for touring Nat players.

Endurance - Reasonable (particularly in world cups, average endo. players can struggle to play the games required)
Experience - Reasonable
Fielding - Reliable (Accomplished is fantastic if possible)

Ultimately you can train your players as you please and we will always respect that decision.
Thanks for training and housing UAE players! Your support is greatly appreciated and we wouldn't have a squad to tour without you!

[MOD-MrMoose]

Division 3 YOD tour kicks off tomorrow.
Games are in Ireland - so 10.30 starts.

Our touring 18 are:
Shakir Mansoor (Velociraptors)
Isra'il Shahriar (Gingernuts) - Nat Tour Debut
Khuzaymah Abdellah (Dbest Reloaded)
Hakeem Abdu'llah (Pawnee Rangers) - Nat YOD Tour Debut
Hud Rahman (No Grey)
Amid Umar (Dawn) - Nat Tour Debut
Kale Ahmed (NDLegends)
Ismael Hamal (The Dark Side)
Rida Assaf (Abu Dhabi Academy)
Mu'adh Mundhir (Scott's Tots) - Nat YOD Tour Debut
Faraaz Rashid (Wyrmstone)
Yunus Mustafa (Emirates Academy) - Nat YOD Tour Debut
Abdul Hafiz (Buggles United) - Nat Tour Debut
Misbah Mahfuz (The Breed)
Aden Razzaq (arkachievers)
Kareef Bakr (Marauders XI) - Nat Tour Debut
Faraz Mahfuz (Emirates Academy)
Sheikh N'Stevens (Marching On Together) - Nat Tour Debut

Thanks to all the managers who have had a player selected for this tour.
Thanks to all managers who house and train UAE players.

[MOD-MrMoose]

A Div 3 title means we will start next World Cup cycle in div 2.

Attention now turns to World Cup prep.

[MOD-MrMoose]

A world cup campaign kicks off tomorrow. Matches are in Australia (0000 kick off daily).

Our Touring 18:
Rida Assaf (Abu Dhabi Academy) - 8 Nat U20 Caps - batting average of 24.86 runs
Faraaz Rashid (Wyrmstone) - 7 Nat U20 Caps - 11 wickets and a batting average of 23.67
Faraz Mahfuz (Emirates Academy) - 6 Nat U20 Caps - 12 wickets
Aden Razzaq (Stunning Stars) - 6 Nat U20 Caps - batting average of 33.67
Abdul Hafiz (Aggresive Vegetables) - 4 Nat U20 Caps - batting average of 51.75
Kareef Bakr (Marauders XI) - 3 Mat U20 Caps - Batting average of 33.33
Yunus Mustafa (Emirates Academy) - 3 Nat U20 CAps Caps - 6 wickets
Mu'adh Mundhir (Scott's Tots) - 3 Nat U20 Caps - 5 wickets
Sheikh N'Stevens (Marching On Together) - 2 Nat U20 Caps - 2 wickets
Zaki Habib (Man City) - Nat Debut
Jabir Abdu'llah (Pink Flag) - Nat Debut
Zane Ibrahim (NDLegends) - Nat Debut
Farid Ghayth (Pawnee Rangers) - Nat Debut
Alam Talib (Emirates Academy) - Nat Debut
Sarkis Youssif (Abu Dhabi Academy) - Nat Debut
Abbas Ghazi (Hassanites) - Nat Debut
Arif Sa'eed (Indian Vikings) - Nat Debut
Hassan Hussain (Walking Champ) - Nat Debut

Thank you to all managers for recruiting, housing and training UAE players. It is greatly appreciated.

[MOD-MrMoose]

We start the week off really well and go 2-0.

Two 100s in the first two matches.

We will look to continue the momentum into Wednesday.

[MOD-MrMoose]

Job done against Canada.

Simple equation from here. Beat the Aussies, play in the finals.

[MOD-MrMoose]

Didn’t go our way but losing to the eventual cup champions isn’t shameful.

I’d like to thank everyone for their continued support of the UAE system. We are ultimately bound by the players provided so the more supporters regularly youth pulling UAE, the better we can do!

I will put my hand up again at this coming election and hope to be voted into continue to lead and improve our Nation. We still chase that illusive maiden World Cup.

[MOD-MrMoose]

Hello all, I have been gifted another tenure in charge of the UAE U20s.

Looking forward to getting to work, getting immediately ready for the first tour of the season.


It's with great sadness that I announce TDC has decided not to continue as a UAE Nat U20 Assistant. His insight and scouting will be deeply missed.

This means we have a vacancy for an U20 assistant if anyone is eager - please send me a message.

[MOD-MrMoose]

Three wins from 4 matches mean we stay up regardless of Friday's result.

Today's equation is simple. Beat Australia + NZ lose = Div 1 Title.

[MOD-MrMoose]

World Cup Squad has been selected.

The World Cup is India and the matches are 0430 daily.

Touring Squad is:
Rakin Mansur - Buggles United
Hanif Hakim - Legends of Cuba
Rashad Jubair - Measham Bears
Rakin Bayhas - Brilliance
Faraz Khayr - Staindrop Village CC
Faisal Fawzi - Buggles United
Nabeel Abdu’llah - Ashburn CC
Habib Bakr - Walking Champ
Abdul Ra’uf - Perry’s Paratroopers XI
Rafiq Hussein - Buggles United
Usama Ismail - waityesno_sorrymate
Boulis Qasim - Shaktar Senseless in Holland
Aladdin Yasar - Ashburn CC
Hassan Ameen - Pawnee Rangers
Cemal Walliyulah - Emirates Academy
Badri Sameh - Walking Champ
Badri Malik - Buggles United
Sean McBae - The Toronto Cougars

[MOD-MrMoose]

In truth an awful World Cup week.

The positive is we will take a lot of these players into tours next season and two of them (centurion Badri Malik and Sean McBae) are still eligible for the next World Cup.

Just the one win and absolute day 5 battering (conceding 240 to the Aussies).

We will start to look at the squad and start planning for the next season!

We also have some vacant assistant roles so if anyone’s interested (regardless of nat experience) please let me know!