▁December , ▁the ▁U AE ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁A CC ▁Tw enty 2 0 ▁Cup ▁in ▁Nep al . ▁Then ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁they ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Scotland ▁to ▁comp ete ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Cr icket ▁World ▁Cup ▁Qual ifier , ▁the ▁final ▁event ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 – 1 3 ▁World ▁Cr icket ▁League . ▁ ▁U AE ▁finished ▁third ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁A CC ▁Tw enty 2 0 ▁Cup ▁which ▁after ▁defe ating ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁in ▁the ▁play - off ▁for ▁third ▁place . ▁In ▁November , ▁they ▁hosted ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁I CC ▁World ▁Tw enty 2 0 ▁Qual ifier ▁and ▁finished ▁fourth ▁after ▁losing ▁to ▁Nep al ▁in ▁the ▁play - off ▁for ▁third ▁place , ▁and ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁I CC ▁World ▁Tw enty 2 0 , ▁defe ating ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁by ▁ 1 0 ▁runs ▁in ▁the ▁quarter - final . ▁ ▁Af th ab ▁Muhammad ▁N is ar ▁is ▁the ▁captain ▁of ▁U AE ' s ▁under ▁ 1 7 ▁side ▁ ▁U AE ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁I CC ▁World ▁Tw enty 2 0 ▁but ▁were ▁un success ful ▁in ▁the ▁tournament , ▁going ▁without ▁a ▁win . ▁U AE ▁finished ▁second ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁A CC ▁Premier ▁League ▁and ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁A