15-member UAE squad announced for ICC CWC League 2 Series – USA

Dubai, 28 September 2026: UAE Men’s 15-member squad will leave for Dallas tonight to take part in the ICC CWC League 2 tri-series. Batter Harpreet Singh Bhatia will lead the squad which will compete against hosts USA and Namibia. The series will be played at the Grand Prairie Stadium with all series matches beginning at 10:00am local time. 

UAE’s opening fixture is against Namibia on Saturday, 3 October. The two teams will clash again on Friday, 9 October. UAE play the hosts USA on Monday 5 and Sunday 11 October.

The UAE squad includes youngsters Ayaan Misbah (17 year-old, top-order batter - UAE U19 representative) and left-arm spinner Awais Ali Shah. Both players have earned their first senior team call-ups. 

UAE’s 15-member squad – ICC CWC League 2 Series – USA: Harpreet Singh Bhatia (captain), Aayan Afzal Khan, Adeeb Usmani, Akshdeep Nath, Ali Naseer, Ayaan Misbah, Awais Ali Shah, Basil Hameed, Ibrar Ahmed, Khuzaima Bin Tanveer, Muhammad Arfan, Muhammad Shahdad, Rahul Chopra, Sohaib Khan and Tanish Suri.

Support Staff: Lalchand Rajput (head coach), Stanley Chioza (fielding coach), Azharuddin Qureshi (strength and conditioning coach), Manpreet Sidhu (video analyst) and Manish Pardeshi (physiotherapist). 

ICC CWC League 2 Series – USA – match schedule for UAE (Local time – Dallas):

Saturday, 3 October – Namibia vs UAE – 10:00am, Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas 

Monday, 5 October – USA vs UAE – 10:00am, Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas

Friday, 9 October – Namibia vs UAE – 10:00am, Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas

Sunday, 11 October – USA vs UAE – 10:00am, Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas 

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