▁future ▁I CC ▁san ction ed ▁tournament s . ▁ ▁First ▁O D Is ▁The ▁U AE ▁played ▁their ▁first ▁O D Is ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁when ▁they ▁played ▁against ▁India ▁and ▁Pakistan ▁in ▁the ▁Austral - As ia ▁Cup , ▁which ▁they ▁also ▁hosted . ▁They ▁finished ▁last ▁in ▁a ▁tri - series ▁against ▁Ken ya ▁and ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁and ▁also ▁finished ▁last ▁in ▁a ▁tournament ▁against ▁the ▁A ▁sides ▁of ▁India , ▁Pakistan ▁and ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁They ▁returned ▁to ▁O DI ▁cr icket ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁World ▁Cup ▁where ▁they ▁lost ▁all ▁matches ▁except ▁the ▁one ▁against ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁ever ▁O DI ▁between ▁two ▁associate ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁I CC . ▁ ▁Later ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁the ▁U AE ▁were ▁run ners - up ▁to ▁Bang l adesh ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁A CC ▁Tro phy . ▁The ▁tight ened ▁el ig ibility ▁rules ▁meant ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁repeat ▁their ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁success ▁when ▁they ▁finished ▁t enth ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁I CC ▁Tro phy ▁in ▁Malays ia . ▁They ▁were ▁be aten ▁by ▁Bang l adesh ▁in ▁the ▁semi - final s ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁A CC ▁Tro phy . ▁▁ 2 1 st ▁century ▁▁ 2 0 0 0   – ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁ ▁With ▁Bang l adesh