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The Dubai International Cricket Stadium / Dubai Cricket Stadium / Dubai International Stadium is a type of multi-purpose stadium located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. However, this stadium is mainly used for playing cricket. It is located in Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
This stadium was formerly known as the Dubai Sports City Cricket Stadium. Dubai Sports City (DSC) is a multi-venue sports complex facility that is built around five major sports venues.
The stadium was established in 2009. Awsam Matloob, a Canadian architect was the architect of this project.
This Stadium is one among the three stadiums in the United Arab Emirates, the other two stadiums are Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium located in Abu Dhabi and Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium located in Sharjah.
This Stadium along with Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium and Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium hosted the first phase of IPL 7 (2014 Season), full IPL 13 (2020 Season), and is set to host the second phase of IPL 14 (2021 Season).
Ground Information
| Established | 2009 |
| Capacity | 25,000 |
| End Names | Emirates Road End Dubai Sports City End |
| Owner | Dubai Properties |
| Operator | Dubai Sports City |
This stadium has a capacity of 25,000 spectators which could be expandable up to 30,000 spectators.
Dubai International Cricket Stadium Map
International Information
| First Test | 12-16 November 2010, Pakistan vs South Africa |
| First ODI | 22 April 2009, Pakistan vs New Zealand |
| First T20I | 7 May 2009, Pakistan vs Australia |
| Only WODI | 7 February 2019, Pakistan vs West Indies |
The Dubai Cricket Stadium is one of the dedicated venues for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021, It will be the host for some of the interesting matches including the Semi-Finals 2 and the Final of the tournament scheduled on November 11, 2021, and November 14, 2021, respectively.
Floodlights
The lighting system of the Dubai International Cricket Stadium is a bit different and it is called as ‘Ring of Fire’. It has no light towers the 350 floodlights are fixed around the circumference of its round roof, thereby minimizing the shadow of objects in the ground.
It is the first Cricket Facility in the World to use the ‘Ring of Fire‘ system to acclaim from all the players, broadcasters, and officials.
Dubai International Cricket Stadium Pitch Report
The pitch in Dubai is known to assist both the batsmen and the bowlers equally. The pitch in Dubai Cricket Stadium slows down in the evening as it progresses, Hence it favors the team batting second as the batsmen will have an added advantage of the slow pitch as well as the due factor which comes into play in the evening which poses a great challenge to the spinners as it will be difficult to grip the wet ball.
Dubai International Cricket Stadium Records
Test Records
| Highest Total | 579/3d by Pakistan against West Indies in 2016. |
| Lowest Total | 90 by New Zealand against Pakistan in 2018. |
| Highest Partnership | 338 by Graeme Smith and AB de Villiers for South Africa against Pakistan in 2013. |
| Most Runs | Azhar Ali (1,110 runs) Younis Khan (1,024 runs) Asad Shafiq (959 runs) |
| Most Wickets | Yasir Shah (55 wickets) Saeed Ajmal (37 wickets) Abdur Rehman (19 wickets) |
ODI Records
| Highest Total | 355/5 by England against Pakistan in 2015. |
| Lowest Total | 116 by Hong Kong against Pakistan in 2018. |
| Highest Partnership | 210 by Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan for India against Pakistan in 2018. |
| Most Runs | Mohammed Hafeez (379 runs) Shahid Afridi (348 runs) Shikhar Dhawan (342 runs). |
| Most Wickets | Shahid Afridi (25 wickets) Saeed Ajmal (18 wickets) M Morkel (10 wickets) |
T20I Records
| Highest Total | 211/3 by Sri Lanka against Pakistan in 2013. |
| Lowest Total | 71 by Kenya against Ireland 2012. |
| Highest Partnership | 126 by Alex Obanda and Steve Tikolo for Kenya against Canada in 2010. |
| Most Runs | Mohammed Shahzad (382 runs) PR Stirling (379 runs) Mohammad Hafeez (335 runs) |
| Most Wickets | Sohail Tanvir (22 wickets) Saeed Ajmal (19 wickets) Umar Gul (18 wickets) |
Location
Dubai International Cricket Stadium FAQ
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Q) Dubai International Cricket Stadium Pitch Report
The pitch in Dubai is known to assist both the batsmen and the bowlers equally. The pitch in Dubai Cricket Stadium slows down in the evening as it progresses, Hence it favors the team batting second as the batsmen will have an added advantage of the slow pitch as well as the due factor which comes into play in the evening which poses a great challenge to the spinners as it will be difficult to grip the wet ball.
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Q) Dubai International Cricket Stadium Capacity
This stadium has a capacity of 25,000 spectators which could be expandable up to 30,000 spectators.
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Q) Dubai International Cricket Stadium Floodlights
The lighting system of the Dubai International Cricket Stadium is a bit different and it is called as ‘Ring of Fire’. It has no light towers the 350 floodlights are fixed around the circumference of its round roof, thereby minimizing the shadow of objects in the ground.
