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The Sharjah Cricket Stadium or Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium commonly called Sharjah Stadium is a stadium located in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
It is one among the three international cricket facilities in the United Arab Emirates the other two being Dubai International Cricket Stadium and Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium.
Sharjah Cricket Stadium is one of the dedicated venues for the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup.
Ground Information
| Established | 1982 |
| Capacity | 27,000 |
| End Names | Pavilion End Sharjah Club |
| Owner | Sharjah Cricket Association |
Sharjah Cricket Stadium History
The stadium was constructed in the year 1980 and was opened in the year 1982, at the time of opening the stadium had a seating capacity of about 16,000 people.
The stadium has undergone numerous improvements from its establishment in 1982 to become the world-class modern facility it is today.
The stadium witnessed regular upgrades with electronic scoreboards, floodlights for day-night cricket, and till 2002 it had a seating capacity of about 27,000.
International Information
| First Test | 31 January – 4 February 2002 Pakistan vs West Indies |
| First ODI | 06 April 1984 Pakistan vs Sri Lanka |
| First T20I | 03 March 2013 Afghanistan vs Scotland |
| First WODI | 09 January 2015 Pakistan vs Sri Lanka |
| First WT20I | 15 January 2015 Pakistan vs Sri Lanka |
The Sharjah Cricket Stadium holds the record for hosting the highest number of ODIs in a venue. Till February 2018 it has hosted 236 ODIs.
Sharjah Cricket Stadium Controversy
The Sharjah Stadium became popular rapidly since its establishment, between 1984 and 2003 the stadium hosted 198 ODIs and 4 tests.
However, in the late 1990s, the match-fixing scandal began to emerge and match-fixing allegations were imposed on this stadium. It became the center of Sir Paul Codon’s investigations. Sharjah’s popularity began to wane although nothing was ever proved, sides started to move away and in 2001 the Indian Government banned the national team from playing at this stadium.
From April 2003 till February 2010 the Sharjah Cricket Stadium hosted no international match however, it became a popular venue for the associates and the associates began to play the game at this venue.
Sharjah Cricket Stadium became the home ground for the Afghanistan Cricket Team for One Day International and First-Class matches in 2010. However, in 2016 Afghanistan changed its home ground to Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground in Noida, India. Sharjah Cricket Stadium is one among the few Test Cricket ground that has hosted a test match without a home country team participant.
Sharjah Cricket Stadium Pitch Report
The Sharjah Cricket Stadium Pitch is dry, flat, and harder known to assist the batsmen, as well as the bowlers in some conditions especially the spinners get great help on this pitch for turn and bounce.
Once the batsmen spend some time on the pitch and understand the movement of the ball, they will surely build a high target.
It is observed that in IPL and T20I the teams winning the toss will probably choose bowling first due to the due factor which comes into play at the later stages of the game due to high humidity and moisture content in the stadium region so teams love to chase the target and it has been observed that the winning percentage while chasing in T20 game at this venue is high.
Sharjah Cricket Stadium Boundary Length
The Sharjah Cricket Stadium has boundary length as follows.
It has a 58-meter straight boundary, 62 meters at long-on, and 65 meters at the mid-wicket area.
Sharjah Cricket Stadium Records
Test Records
| Highest Total | 690 by New Zealand against Pakistan in 2014. |
| Lowest Total | 53 by Pakistan against Australia in 2002. |
| Highest Partnership | 297 by Brendon McCullum and Kane Williamson for New Zealand against Pakistan in 2014. |
| Most Runs | Younis Khan (603 runs) Misbah-ul-Haq (487 runs) Mohammad Hafeez (418 runs) |
| Most Wickets | Shane Warne (16 wickets) Yasir Shah (15 wickets) Saqlain Mushtaq (13 wickets) |
ODI Records
| Highest Total | 364/7 by Pakistan against New Zealand in 2014. |
| Lowest Total | 54 by India against Sri Lanka in 2000. |
| Highest Partnership | 263 by Aamer Sohail and Inzamam-ul-Haq for Pakistan against New Zealand in 1994. |
| Most Runs | Inzamam-ul-Haq (2,464 runs) Saeed Anwar (2,179 runs) Sanath Jayasuriya (1,831 runs) |
| Most Wickets | Wasim Akram (122 wickets) Waqar Younis (114 wickets) Muthiah Muralidaran (82 wickets) |
T20I Records
| Highest Total | 215/6 by Afghanistan against Zimbabwe in 2016. |
| Lowest Total | 56 by Kenya against Afghanistan in 2013. |
| Highest Partnership | 87 by Collins Obuya and Nehemiah Odhiambo for Kenya against Afghanistan in 2013. |
| Most Runs | Mohammad Shahzad (408 runs) Mohammad Nabi (249 runs) Asghar Afghan (168 runs) |
| Most Wickets | Samiullah Shinwari (12 wickets) Mohammad Nabi (10 wickets) Hamid Hassan (8 wickets) |
Location
Official Website: sharjahcricket.ae
Sharjah Stadium FAQ
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Q) Sharjah Cricket Stadium Capacity
The current capacity of Sharjah Cricket Stadium is 27,000.
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Q) Sharjah Cricket Stadium Owner
The Owner of Sharjah Cricket Stadium is Sharjah Cricket Association
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Q) Sharjah Cricket Stadium Pitch Report
The pitch in Sharjah is dry, flat, and harder known to assist both the batsmen and the bowlers, especially the spinners.
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Q) Sharjah Cricket Stadium Boundary Length
The Sharjah Cricket Stadium has boundary length as follows.
It has a 58-meter straight boundary, 62 meters at long-on, and 65 meters at the mid-wicket area.