The United Arab Emirates team is mostly comprised of rejects from India and Pakistan. So you can't expect them to perform well against the established teams. The Emirates Cricket Board has a lot of money, and this enables them to import players from the sub-continent. But despite this money power, they have performed poorly when compared to other associate nations such as Netherlands and Namibia. The only positive for them during today's match as Alishan Sharafu's innings of 68.
But they have surprised me today, it was a very competitive match. They lost the match though. I know the UAE team is made with the players of other countries. Emirates Cricket Board has signed them by giving a good offer. Occasionally, they do well against some good opponents. Anyway, UAE has lost the match by 4 runs only. They would have gotten some motivation if they had managed to win the match today.