Ireland v United Arab Emirates

Ireland and United Arab Emirates have met 22 times in the recorded men's internationals. Ireland have won 14 of those and United Arab Emirates 8; the other 0 ended tied, drawn or without a result.

Ireland lead the series by 6 wins.

In One Day Internationals the sides have met 9 times: Ireland 8 wins, United Arab Emirates 1 wins.

In Twenty20 Internationals the sides have met 13 times: Ireland 6 wins, United Arab Emirates 7 wins.

The earliest recorded meeting is a t20i dated 19 March 2014: Ireland won by 21 runs (D/L method).

The most recent recorded meeting is a t20i dated 31 January 2026: Ireland won by 30 runs.

Ireland's highest total in these meetings is 349/4, made on 27 June 2023 at Bulawayo Athletic Club.

United Arab Emirates's highest total in these meetings is 278/9, made on 25 February 2015 at Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba.

Ireland's widest win in the series is by 226 runs, on 12 March 2018.

United Arab Emirates's widest win in the series is by 54 runs, on 8 October 2021.

The longest unbroken run of wins is 6 by Ireland, between 18 January 2017 and 12 March 2018.

Across all recorded innings in these meetings Ireland average 193.9 runs and United Arab Emirates average 164.1.

In the limited-overs meetings the side batting first has won 13 and the side chasing 9.

The latest meetings, most recent first, were 31 January 2026, T20I, Ireland won by 30 runs; 29 January 2026, T20I, Ireland won by 57 runs; 27 June 2023, ODI, Ireland won by 138 runs; 24 February 2022, T20I, United Arab Emirates won by 7 wickets; 18 February 2022, T20I, United Arab Emirates won by 18 runs.

Ireland and United Arab Emirates first meet in the records in 2014 and last in 2026. Meetings by calendar year, with wins for Ireland and United Arab Emirates: 2014, 1 (1-0); 2015, 1 (1-0); 2016, 2 (1-1); 2017, 3 (3-0); 2018, 3 (3-0); 2019, 1 (0-1); 2021, 5 (2-3); 2022, 3 (0-3); 2023, 1 (1-0); 2026, 2 (2-0).

The leading run scorers across these meetings are PR Stirling for Ireland (801 in 22 matches), WTS Porterfield for Ireland (585 in 10 matches), A Balbirnie for Ireland (428 in 17 matches), KJ O'Brien for Ireland (416 in 14 matches) and Muhammad Usman for United Arab Emirates (336 in 14 matches).

The leading wicket takers are Zahoor Khan for United Arab Emirates (23 in 14 matches), Rohan Mustafa for United Arab Emirates (20 in 18 matches), CA Young for Ireland (16 in 10 matches), KJ O'Brien for Ireland (15 in 8 matches) and Mohammad Naveed for United Arab Emirates (15 in 9 matches).

The highest ODI innings in these meetings is 349/4 by Ireland on 27 June 2023.

The highest T20I innings in these meetings is 178/5 by United Arab Emirates on 13 February 2022.

The grounds that have hosted the most of these meetings are Sheikh Zayed Stadium (5 matches), ICC Academy, Dubai (5 matches), Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1) (3 matches) and Dubai International Cricket Stadium (3 matches).

The records hold 22 meetings between Ireland and United Arab Emirates, the first dated 19 March 2014 (T20I) and the latest 31 January 2026 (T20I).