Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium | Pitch Report | Records

The Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium is a cricket stadium in Abu Dhabi. It is located in a remote area called Martin Williamson about 30 minutes away from the city center.

Sheikh Zayed Stadium is one of the three international cricket venues in the country.

The Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium is one of the dedicated venues for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021.

Ground Information

Established	2004
Capacity	20,000
End Names	North End, Pavilion End
Operator	Emirates Cricket Board

The stadium was inaugurated by a first-class match of the Intercontinental Cup between Scotland and Kenya in November 2004.

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This is a newer stadium in the country and was opened in May 2004. The build cost of the stadium is $22 million and it has well-equipped and modern facilities.

The Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium has a capacity of about 20,000 people. It has large stands at either end and the area square of the wicket has grass banks that offer additional seating during the evening or nighttime as there is no shade during the daytime.

This stadium does not have a pavilion but has large changing rooms under one of its stands. The teams playing enjoy the action from inside air-conditioned glass rooms.

International Information

First Test	20-24 November 2010 Pakistan vs South Africa
First ODI	18 April 2006 Pakistan vs India
First T20I	10 February 2010 Afghanistan vs Scotland

One among the memorable event of the stadium was the Friendship Series between India vs Pakistan in April 2006. This was a charity event where the two rival countries put apart their differences to support the Earthquake victims of Pakistan which took place in 2005.

The Friendship Series was expected to raise $10 million, out of the total money raised 75% will go to Pakistan and the remaining 25% will go to India.

Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium Pitch Report

The Sheikh Zayed Pitch is a bit favourable to the Pacers. Here the batsmen at the start find it very difficult to play their shots as the ball sometimes holds on to the surface before coming and sometimes gets delivered by the expected pace. Hence the batsmen try to target the spinners here.

This is a big ground and high-scoring games are very unlikely to happen here. Due here plays a major role in the evening and would be very difficult for the bowlers to grip the ball.

Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium Records

Test Records

Highest Total	598/9d by England against Pakistan in 2015.
Lowest Total	72 by England against Pakistan in 2012.
Highest Partnership	307 by Hashmatullah Shahidi and Asghar Afghan for Afghanistan against Zimbabwe in 2021.
Most Runs	Azhar Ali (1,086 runs) Misbah-ul-Haq (994 runs) Younis Khan (857 runs)
Most Wickets	Yasir Shah (46 wickets) Zulfiqar Babar (22 wickets) Rangana Herath (18 wickets)

ODI Records

Highest Total	313/9 by Pakistan against Sri Lanka in 2007.
Lowest Total	63 by Afghanistan against Scotland in 2015.
Highest Partnership	198* by Kamran Akmal and Misbah-ul-Haq for Pakistan against Australia in 2009.
Most Runs	Misbah-ul-Haq (585 runs) Mohammad Hafeez (576 runs) Younis Khan (573 runs)
Most Wickets	Saeed Ajmal (29 wickets) Umar Gul (28 wickets) Shahid Afridi (27 wickets)

T20I Records

Highest Total	225/7 by Ireland against Afghanistan in 2013.
Lowest Total	66/9 by Nigeria against Ireland in 2019.
Highest Partnership	127* by Babar Hayat and MS Chapman for Hong Kong against Oman in 2015.
Most Runs	PR Stirling (315 runs) Shaiman Anwar (299 runs) Zeeshan Maqsood (261 runs)
Most Wickets	Bilal Khan (19 wickets) Rohan Mustafa (15 wickets) Zeeshan Maqsood (12 wickets)

Location

Official Website: abudhabicricket.ae

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