Oman Cricket Academy Ground, also known as the Al Amerat Cricket Stadium, is a cricket ground in

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. The ground is owned by the

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. In January 2021, the

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(ICC) gave accreditation for the Ministry Turf 1 at the stadium to host

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History

In July 2008, Oman Cricket announced plans to construct an international-standard facility at

Al Amarat Al ‘Āmrāt ( ar, العامرات) or Al Amirat is a city in Muscat, in northeastern Oman. Al Amarat is the fifth (out of six) most populated province in the Muscat Governorate after Muscat itself, As Seeb, Bawshar and Muttrah. Al Amarat i ...

, about 15 kilometres south-east of the centre of the city of

. The cost of the project was initially estimated at 2 million Omani rials (US$5.2 million), with the land donated by the Ministry of Sports Affairs and the rest of the funding to be raised through corporate sponsorship. The venue, known as the Al Amerat Cricket Stadium, was inaugurated in October 2012, by

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, the chief executive of the

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. It held its first match – a club game – two months later. Floodlights were installed at the venue in 2015, and there are plans for an indoor academy to be built, to complement the existing academy at the

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. Oman Cricket Board later announced the construction of pavilions and an indoor state of the art training facility that also houses the HQ for Oman Cricket Board. The venue hosted the

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, followed by the Oman Quadrangular Series in February 2019. Matches played in both events had

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status. On 21 January 2019, in a match between the

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and

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, the Maldivian bowler

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took the first ever

(T20I) five-wicket haul on this ground. On 23 January 2019, in a match between

Kuwait Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the nort ...

and Bahrain, Kuwait's Ravija Sandaruwan scored the first ever Twenty20 International (T20I) century on this ground. In October 2019, a Pentangular T20 Series between ICC associate sides with ODI status, Oman, Ireland, Nepal and the Netherlands in addition to Hong Kong (not ODI status) was held at the venue. Home side Oman won all 4 of their matches to win the series including beating Nepal in the final game having dismissed them for a record low score at the stadium of 64 In November 2019, first round of Cricket World Cup Challenge League B was scheduled to take place in

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. However, citing the instability in Hong Kong, all the matches were moved to this venue. In February 2020, it hosted

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. The stadium hosted the

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along with UAE due to rising cases in India. Following the qualification to host the

, the Al Amerat Turf 1 underwent major changes with the addition of new floodlights and pavilions. It is expected to have a seating capacity of 4000, including VIP and VVIP seating along with dedicated commentary boxes. The scoreboard was also upgraded to a digital scoreboard. Six matches were played at the stadium during the first-round stage of the tournament, including all three of Oman's matches.

International record

Ministry Turf 1

One-Day International centuries

The following table summarizes the centuries scored in ODIs at this venue.

One-Day International five-wicket hauls

The following table summarizes the five-wicket hauls taken in ODIs at this venue.

Twenty20 International centuries

Two T20I centuries have been scored at the venue.

Twenty20 International five-wicket hauls

The following table summarizes the five-wicket hauls taken in T20Is at this venue.

Women's Twenty20 International centuries

Two WT20I centuries has been scored at the venue.

Women's Twenty20 International five-wicket hauls

The following table summarizes the five-wicket hauls taken in WT20Is at this venue.

Ministry Turf 2

Twenty20 International centuries

Three T20I centuries have been scored at the venue.

Twenty20 International five-wicket hauls

One five-wicket haul has been taken in T20Is at this venue.

Women's Twenty20 International centuries

Two WT20I centuries have been scored at the venue.

Women's Twenty20 International five-wicket hauls

One five-wicket haul has been taken in WT20Is at this venue.

References

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