Dubai International Cricket Stadium

The Dubai International Stadium, formerly known as the Dubai Sports City Cricket Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is mainly used for cricket and is one of three stadiums in the country, the other two being Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium and Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. It has a capacity of 25,000 spectators, but is expandable to 30,000 spectators. It is a part of the Dubai Sports City in Dubai. The architect of this project was the Canadian architect, Awsam Matloob.

Dubai International Stadium
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Ground information
Coordinates25°2′48″N 55°13′8″E
Establishment2009
Capacity25,000[1]
OwnerDubai Properties
ArchitectAwsam Matloob
OperatorDubai Sports City
TenantsPakistan national cricket team
Islamabad United
Karachi Kings
Lahore Qalandars
Peshawar Zalmi
Quetta Gladiators
Multan Sultans
End names
Emirates Road End
Dubai Sports City End
International information
First Test12–16 November 2010:
 Pakistan v  South Africa
Last Test24–27 November 2018:
 Pakistan v  New Zealand
First ODI22 April 2009:
 Pakistan v  Australia
Last ODI31 March 2019:
 Pakistan v  Australia
First T20I7 May 2009:
 Australia v  Pakistan
Last T20I2 November 2019:
 Netherlands v  Papua New Guinea
As of 2 November 2019
Source: Cricinfo

Stadium History

The first ODI cricket match played here was between Australia and Pakistan on April 22, 2009; it was won by Pakistan. The stadium's first player to take a five-wicket haul was Shahid Afridi with 6/38, which was his career best figures at the time. The top score at this stadium is 302* is held by Azhar Ali against West Indies in 2016.

The stadium hosted its first Test match when Pakistan played South Africa on 12–16 November 2010; the match resulted in a draw.

The November 2010 ODI series between Pakistan and South Africa ended with a 3-2 series win for South Africa. South Africa sealed the series with a 57 run win against Pakistan.

Pakistan held a series against New Zealand and one Twenty20 International against England. This followed with a five-match ODI series of which three matches were played at this stadium. The second match in the stadium was also the last match by Australian international all-rounder Andrew Symonds.

In 2012 Pakistan met England in the first test at Dubai. Pakistan won it easily, by 10 wickets. Saeed Ajmal was the Man-of-the-Match, after his outstanding 10 wicket haul.

In 2012 in mid-August Pakistan played three T20s against Australia, which was a grand success, just before the ICC World T20, including a super over in the final match, which Pakistan won.

In 2014, The 2014 Indian Premier League tournament was held in the stadium along with Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium and Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium . After that, the tournament shifted back to homeland India.

In September 2019, it was named as one of the venues to host cricket matches for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament.[2]

Lighting system

The Dubai International Stadium is lit by a special system of floodlights named "Ring of Fire". The 350 floodlights are fixed around the circumference of its round roof, thereby minimizing the shadows of objects in the ground and having no light towers.

Events hosted
  • Hosted two back-to-back day-night Test matches, first between Pakistan and West Indies,[3] and then between Pakistan and Sri Lanka.[4]
  • Hosted 2 ODI matches between Pakistan and Australia from 22 to 24 April 2009[5]
  • Hosted 2 Twenty20 matches between Pakistan and New Zealand from 12 to 13 November 2009.[6]
  • Hosted 3 Indian musical concerts on 1 and 2 November 2009 and 2 December 2013.
  • Hosted 2 Twenty20 matches between Pakistan and England from 13 to 14 February 2010.
  • The Els Club, located in Dubai sports city hosted Callaways Odyssey.[7]
  • Dubai Sports city hosted World Twenty20 qualifier matches in February 2010.[8][9]
  • Hosted 3 ODI matches between Pakistan and South Africa from 2 to 8 November 2010.
  • Hosted a Test match between Pakistan and South Africa on 12 November 2010.
  • Hosted IPL7's First Leg
  • Hosted 2017 Desert T20 Challenge
  • Hosted PSL (Pakistan Super League 2016) with Opening ceremony & Final.
  • Hosted PSL (Pakistan Super League 2017) with Opening ceremony.[10]
  • Hosted PSL (Pakistan Super League 2018) with Opening ceremony.
  • Hosted 2018 Asia Cup and 2018 Asia Cup Final
  • Hosted PSL (Pakistan Super League 2019) with Opening ceremony.

See also

References
  1. "Dubai International Cricket Stadium - United Arab Emirates - Cricket Grounds - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
  2. "ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019 schedule announced". International Cricket Council. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  3. "WI, Pakistan set for day-night Test in UAE". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  4. "Sri Lanka to make day-night Test debut in Dubai". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2010-01-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-02-09. Retrieved 2010-01-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-10-29. Retrieved 2010-01-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "Dubai Sports City to host ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier". Arabian Business. Archived from the original on 2010-01-02. Retrieved 2013-12-28.
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-01-31. Retrieved 2010-01-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. http://www.psl-wikipedia.com%5B%5D
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