Nepal v United Arab Emirates

Nepal and United Arab Emirates have met 33 times in the recorded men's internationals. Nepal have won 19 of those and United Arab Emirates 14; the other 0 ended tied, drawn or without a result.

Nepal lead the series by 5 wins.

In One Day Internationals the sides have met 20 times: Nepal 12 wins, United Arab Emirates 8 wins.

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

The earliest recorded meeting is an odi dated 30 August 2018: United Arab Emirates won by 78 runs.

The most recent recorded meeting is an odi dated 12 September 2026: Nepal won by 44 runs.

Nepal's highest total in these meetings is 313/9, made on 12 September 2026 at Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur.

United Arab Emirates's highest total in these meetings is 310/6, made on 16 March 2023 at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur.

Nepal's widest win in the series is by 177 runs, on 12 March 2023.

United Arab Emirates's widest win in the series is by 99 runs, on 21 March 2022.

The longest unbroken run of wins is 7 by Nepal, between 6 March 2023 and 23 October 2023.

Across all recorded innings in these meetings Nepal average 174.5 runs and United Arab Emirates average 174.1.

In the limited-overs meetings the side batting first has won 16 and the side chasing 17.

The latest meetings, most recent first, were 12 September 2026, ODI, Nepal won by 44 runs; 1 May 2026, ODI, Nepal won by 6 runs (D/L method); 25 April 2026, ODI, Nepal won by 37 runs; 21 April 2026, T20I, Nepal won by 8 wickets; 20 April 2026, T20I, United Arab Emirates won by 6 wickets (D/L method).

Nepal and United Arab Emirates first meet in the records in 2018 and last in 2026. Meetings by calendar year, with wins for Nepal and United Arab Emirates: 2018, 1 (0-1); 2019, 6 (4-2); 2022, 7 (2-5); 2023, 10 (8-2); 2024, 1 (0-1); 2025, 3 (1-2); 2026, 5 (4-1).

The leading run scorers across these meetings are DS Airee for Nepal (801 in 31 matches), RK Paudel for Nepal (624 in 26 matches), Waseem Muhammad for United Arab Emirates (604 in 24 matches), Aasif Sheikh for Nepal (571 in 21 matches) and V Aravind for United Arab Emirates (450 in 15 matches).

The leading wicket takers are S Lamichhane for Nepal (52 in 26 matches), Sompal Kami for Nepal (40 in 26 matches), Junaid Siddique for United Arab Emirates (37 in 19 matches), Karan KC for Nepal (36 in 24 matches) and LN Rajbanshi for Nepal (21 in 17 matches).

The highest ODI innings in these meetings is 313/9 by Nepal on 12 September 2026.

The highest T20I innings in these meetings is 192/3 by United Arab Emirates on 12 February 2022.

The grounds that have hosted the most of these meetings are Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur (11 matches), ICC Academy, Dubai (8 matches), Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1) (4 matches) and Dubai International Cricket Stadium (4 matches).

The records hold 33 meetings between Nepal and United Arab Emirates, the first dated 30 August 2018 (ODI) and the latest 12 September 2026 (ODI).