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They won the ICC Trophy in 1994 , which carried with it a place in the 1996 Cricket World Cup , but they were elimated in the first round. The team was dominated by ex-patriates from the Test playing nations of South Asia who make up a large part of the United Arab Emirates population. After the 1996 World Cup, the rules were changed requiring a set number of players to be native-born, and the team has never been so strong since. They only managed to win the ICC Plate (a competition for teams eliminated early from the ICC Trophy) in 1997 . The ruling families for the UAE have invested substantially in cricket. Many One-day International matches between the leading cricket nations have been played in Sharjah - and also a Test Match series between Pakistan and Australia when security reasons prevented Pakistan from hosting the matches. The International Cricket Council is planning to relocate to Dubai . In 2004 the team competed in the ICC Intercontinental Cup for the first time. This competition meant that they played two three-day matches against Nepal and Malaysia . They then progressed to the semi-finals, which were held at Sharjah , but lost to Canada . These matches were accorded First-class Status , making them the first first-class games they had played. They also competed in the 2004 Asia Cup, which was granted official ODI status. In 2005 they are competing in the ICC Intercontinental Cup for the second time; this time they take on Nepal and Hong Kong . They also competed in the 2005 ICC Trophy , finishing sixth. Their loss to the Netherlands in the fifth-place playoff meant that the UAE missed out on a place in the 2007 World Cup and full ODI status for the next four years. SEE ALSO REFERENCE EXTERNAL LINK |
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