Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium
ملعب زايد للكريكت | |
UAE national cricket team
Abu Dhabi Knight RidersAfghanistan national cricket team | |
End names | |
North End Pavilion End | |
International information | |
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First Test | 20–24 November 2010: Pakistan v South Africa |
Last Test | 10–14 March 2021: Afghanistan v Zimbabwe |
First ODI | 18 April 2006: Pakistan v India |
Last ODI | 26 January 2021: Afghanistan v Ireland |
First T20I | 10 February 2010: Afghanistan v Scotland |
Last T20I | 19 February 2023: United Arab Emirates v Afghanistan |
First WT20I | 18 September 2022: United Arab Emirates v Thailand |
Last WT20I | 25 September 2022: Bangladesh v Ireland |
As of 19 February 2023 Source: Cricinfo |
The Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium (
The stadium has a large stand at either end, with the areas square of the wicket offering grass banks for additional seating.[2] It can hold 20,000 people.
International fixtures
Among the stadium's most memorable events[
Many other international series have been played on the ground. Following the
ICC 2021 T20 World Cup
The 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup is the first ICC tournament to be hosted by the UAE. It began on 17 October and will run to 14 November. Four first round matches were hosted in Abu Dhabi, with 10 Super 12 matches and a semi-final also being held at the stadium.
Domestic fixtures
In 2009, the stadium hosted numerous cricket games, mostly fixtures in the Nissan Gulf Cup, with first-class teams from England and India competing against each other. In March 2009, Sussex, Lancashire, Middlesex and Surrey all played pre-season friendlies on the ground.
The first 20 games of total 60 games of the 2014 Indian Premier League was held in the UAE, with some matches taking place at the stadium. The 2020 Indian Premier League was played in the UAE from September to November, with 20 matches played at the stadium,[4] including the opening match of the tournament.[5] The second half of the next season's league was also played in the UAE from September to October 2021.
Football fixtures
A friendly match between Thailand and Oman was played at the ground in January 2019.
Nursery grounds
The stadium complex also features a pair of smaller grounds called Nursery 1 (also known as
Mohan's Oval | |
Ground information | |
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Location | UAE national cricket team |
International information | |
Only T20I | 22 October 2018: United Arab Emirates v Australia |
As of 26 March 2024 Source: Mohan's Oval Cricinfo |
See also
- Abu Dhabi
- Sport in the United Arab Emirates
- DSC Cricket Stadium
- 2020 Indian Premier League
References
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- ^ "Zayed Cricket Stadium | United Arab Emirates | Cricket Grounds | ESPNcricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
- ^ "India bat in Abu Dhabi charity match against Pakistan". 10 June 2008. Archived from the original on 10 June 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ "IPL 2020 Full Schedule: Mumbai Indians take on Chennai Super Kings in opening match". Hindustan Times. 2020-09-06. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
- ^ Sen, Rohan (September 17, 2020). "IPL 2020 venue details: Brief history, fixtures, match timings in Dubai, Abi Dhabi and Sharjah". India Today. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
- ^ "Cricket Records in UAE: Mohan's Oval, Abu Dhabi in T20I matches". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
- ^ "ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019 schedule announced". International Cricket Council. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.