Uganda vs UAE Match Prediction 2025 6th T20: Match Preview, Pitch Report and Who will win Today’s Match?

UGN vs UAE Match Preview

Both the Uganda cricket team and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) cricket team began their campaign with a win in their respective opening match of the season Friday, July 18.

Uganda beat Nigeria in their opening match of the season. Robinson Obuya was the team's top run scorer with 58 runs off 39 balls while the duo of Mangela and Raghav Dhawan both scored 33 runs while Cyrus Kakuru scored 26 runs to help Uganda to score 180 runs for the loss of 4 wickets.

Meanwhile, Nigeria could score only 85 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in 18 overs. Matthew Musinguzi was the top wicket-taker with 2 wickets as Uganda won by 77 runs via DLS method.

Meanwhile, UAE flexed their muscle in the opening match of the season. They scored 161 runs with Rahul Chopra and Alishan Sharafu leading the scoring with 45 and 42 runs respectively.

And then it was a brilliant bowling display as they bowled out Kenya for 121 runs with Rohid Khan, Haider Ali, Saghir Khan, Dhruv Parashar and Zohaib Zubair all picked 2 wickets each as UAE won by 40 runs.

UGN vs UAE Recent Form

Both the teams maintain a great form going into this match. In their last 5 matches, Uganda have won all of their five matches. UAE on the other hand have won 4 out of 5 matches with the only defeat coming against Bangladesh.

Uganda vs United Arab Emirates Head-to-Head in T20Is

Uganda and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have not played an internationally recognised match in any format of the game. However, they have previously played 3 T20 matches when the two teams were not official members of the ICC. And as the superior team, UAE won all the three matches.

Entebbe Cricket Oval, Entebbe Pitch Report

The Entebbe Cricket Oval in Entebbe, Uganda offers a balanced surface generally. However, it is on the slower side during the middle overs of the game which can bring the spinners into the attack. The pace bowlers will find some early assistance with the new ball. A cautious approach early on might be ideal as set batters can score runs.

Chasing is the ideal choice at the venue. Despite its slow nature but with dew in the 2nd inning during the evening games makes chasing a preferred option.

Uganda vs United Arab Emirates Predicted Playing XI

Uganda: Shrideep Mangela, Ronald Lutaya, Raghav Dhawan, Robinson Obuya, Cyrus Kakuru, Dinesh Nakrani, Alpesh Ramjani, Matthew Musinguzi, Cosmas Kyewuta, Frank Nsubuga, Juma Miyaji (C).

UAE: Zuhaib Khan, Muhammad Waseem (C), Alishan Sharafu, Rahul Chopra, Asif Khan, Ethan D’Souza, Saghir Khan, Zohaib Zubair, Dhruv Parashar, Haider Ali, Rohid Khan.

Uganda vs UAE Top Performers

Uganda Top Batter: Cyrus Kakuru 

Uganda’s wicketkeeper batter Cyrus Kakuru is going to be the team’s important batter. He has been one of the best Uganda batters recently. He scored 26 runs in the first match vs Nigeria. Before that, he scored 153 runs in the Maxx T20 Uganda 2025.

Uganda Top Bowler: Juma Miyaji

With the ball, it is the Uganda captain Juma Miyaji who is the player to watch out for. During the Maxx T20 Uganda, he took six wickets.

UAE Top Batter: Muhammad Waseem

UAE captain Muhammad Waseem is the best UAE batter by a long mile. He scored 145 runs in 3 innings vs Bangladesh and 183 runs in the ILT20 2025.

UAE Top Bowler: Rohid Khan

Meanwhile, UAE’s left-arm pacer Rohid Khan will be appearing for the first time for the UAE cricket team. He was in great form in the ILT20 as he picked 10 wickets. So watch out for the left-arm pacer.

UGN vs UAE Today Match Prediction

Uganda vs the UAE match-up in the Pearl of Africa T20I series 2025 is going to be an exciting match between the two teams at the Entebbe Cricket Oval in Entebbe on 19 July from 4 P.M Indian Standard Time (IST).

The pre-game favourite to win the match is the United Arab Emirates (UAE). There is a significant difference in quality between both the teams and UAE has a superior quality over Uganda, which instantly makes them the favourite to win this match. Also, they have previously won all three head-to-head matches vs Uganda.