Arbab Niaz Stadium

Arbab Niaz Cricket Stadium
Ground information
Location Peshawar
Capacity 20,000
Owner Sports Board Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Operator District Cricket Association (As Lessee)
Tenants Peshawar Zalmi, Peshawar cricket team, Peshawar Panthers, DCA, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
End names
Pavilion End
College End
International information
First Test 8–11 Sep 1995:
 Pakistan v  Sri Lanka
Last Test 27–30 Aug 2003:
 Pakistan v  Bangladesh
First ODI 2 Nov 1984:
 Pakistan v  India
Last ODI 6 Feb 2006:
 Pakistan v  India
As of 29 August 2009
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Arbab Niaz Stadium is an international cricket ground located at Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.[1]

Overview and history

Arbab Niaz Stadium is a Test cricket ground in Peshawar, Khyber Pukhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is the home ground for Peshawar Zalmi. It replaced the Peshawar Club Ground as the home ground for the Peshawar cricket team in 1985. The ground has hosted 17 ODIs since 1984 (most recently on 6 February 2006, between Pakistan vs India where Pakistan won by 18 runs by Duckworth–Lewis method),[2] and seven Test matches since 1995, most recently in 2003.[3] The ground has a seating capacity of 20,000.[4] Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government approved 1.2 billion rupees for upgradation of Arbab Niaz Cricket stadium Peshawar. According to Directorate of Sports and Youth Affairs, the stadium will be renovated according to international standard having all modern facilities for players, officials, journalists and audience, Radio Pakistan reported. [5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Paracha, Nadeem F. (2017-03-10). "Stadium stories: Famous Pakistan cricket grounds". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
  2. ↑ "Cricket Records | Records | Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar | One-Day Internationals | Match results | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  3. ↑ "Cricket Records | Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar | Records | Test matches | Highest partnerships by wicket | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  4. ↑ "Stadium stories: Famous Pakistan cricket grounds". Dawn. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  5. ↑ https://nation.com.pk/10-Dec-2017/rs1-2b-for-upgradation-of-arbab-niaz-stadium

Coordinates: 34°1′17.87″N 71°34′42.26″E / 34.0216306°N 71.5784056°E / 34.0216306; 71.5784056


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