Lynn excited by UAE Twenty20 test

T20 star Chris Lynn hopes the UAE can unearth a gem like spin sensation Rashid Khan after being granted a shot at Australia.

The two sides will meet in Abu Dhabi on Monday, in a warm-up for Australia's T20 series against Pakistan, with the match granted full international status.

It will be Australia's first official meeting in any format with the nation ranked No.13 on the ICC's T20 rankings.

Better known for hosting cricket than playing it, the UAE are yet to produce a player who has achieved global recognition.

The same could have been said of Afghanistan before legspinner Rashid burst onto the scene as a teenage prodigy. He, along with allrounder Mohammad Nabi, has become a star of T20 leagues including the IPL and the Big Bash.

Lynn believes Rashid's rise to prominence is proof cricket's minnows should be given greater opportunities to play against the game's best

"We've seen Afghanistan over the last couple of years and some of the players that have come out of that - like Rashid Khan - are unbelievable," Lynn said.

"The UAE's not that far behind them so I think they've got a great opportunity now to get known on the world stage.

"As a team they might not be as strong but if one or two blokes can get picked up in say the IPL, I think it's going to be great for the game of cricket.

"Young kids are going to see that and aspire to (replicate) guys, like in Afghanistan with Rashid Khan where everyone wants to bowl legspin."

While Afghanistan made the cut for next year's ODI World Cup, the UAE failed to qualify after the competition was scaled back from 16 teams to just 10.

They made their second ODI World Cup appearance when Australia and New Zealand hosted the tournament in 2015.

Lynn said Australia would gain plenty from playing a warm-up game with full international status.

"I reckon it's awesome," he said.

"We're coming up against the No.1 T20 side in the world (in Pakistan) so we want to make sure we get momentum early in the series.

"There's no better way to do that than having a proper fixture."

Qantas T20 Tour of the UAE

Australia squad: Aaron Finch (c), Mitch Marsh (vc), Alex Carey (vc), Ashton Agar, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Chris Lynn, Nathan Lyon, Glenn Maxwell, Ben McDermott, D'Arcy Short, Peter Siddle, Billy Stanlake, Mitch Starc, Andrew Tye, Adam Zampa.

Pakistan squad: Sarfraz Ahmed (c), Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, Sahibzada Farhan, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Hussain Talat, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Khan Shinwari, Hassan Ali, Imad Wasim, Waqas Maqsood, Faheem Ashraf

Oct 22: T20 v UAE, Abu Dhabi

Oct 24: First T20, Abu Dhabi

Oct 26: Second T20, Dubai

Oct 28: Third T20, Dubai

*All matches against Pakistan start at 8pm local time, 3am the following day AEDT