The Dubai International Stadium, formerly known as the Dubai Sports City Cricket Stadium, is a

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. It is mainly used for

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and is one of the three main cricket stadiums in the country, the other two being

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and

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in Abu Dhabi. It has a capacity of 25,000 spectators, but is expandable to 30,000 spectators. It is a part of the

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in Dubai. The architect of this project was the Canadian architect, Awsam Matloob. The stadium was one of the dedicated venues for the

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, it hosted Semi Final 2 and the Final on November 11, 2021 and November 14, 2021 respectively.

Stadium History

The first ODI cricket match played here was between

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and

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on April 22, 2009; it was won by Pakistan. The stadium's first player to take a

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was

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with 6/38, which was his career best figures at the time. The top score at this stadium is 302* is held by

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against West Indies in 2016. The stadium hosted its first Test match when Pakistan played South Africa on 12–16 November 2010; the match resulted in a draw. The November 2010 ODI series between

and

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ended with a 3–2 series win for South Africa. South Africa sealed the series with a 57 run win against Pakistan. Pakistan held a series against New Zealand and one Twenty20 International against England. This followed with a five-match ODI series of which three matches were played at this stadium. The second match in the stadium was also the last match by Australian international all-rounder

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. In 2012 Pakistan met England in the first test at Dubai. Pakistan won it easily, by 10 wickets.

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was the Man-of-the-Match, after his outstanding 10 wicket haul. In 2012 in mid-August Pakistan played three T20s against Australia, which was a grand success, just before the ICC World T20, including a super over in the final match, which Pakistan won. In 2014, The 2014 Indian Premier League tournament was held in the stadium along with

and

Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium The Sharjah Cricket Stadium ( ar, ملعب الشارقة للكريكيت) is in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. It holds the record for the most ODIs hosted in a venue with 240 ODIs up to December 2019. It was originally constructed in t ...

. After that, the tournament shifted back to homeland

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. In September 2019, it was named as one of the venues to host cricket matches for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament. Along with Abu Dhabi and Sharjah the stadium was used to host the IPL 2020 as well as the second half of the 2021 tournament after it was initially postponed following a Covid-19 outbreak in India. In IPL 2020 Dubai International Stadium played host to the final as Mumbai Indians defeated Delhi Capitals and in 2021 Chennai Super Kings defeated Kolkata Knight Riders in finals. The pitch conditions in Dubai for T20 cricket were significantly improved during IPL 2020 a fact born out by the higher average T20 score in Dubai that was witnessed in that tournament by comparison to matches in the past.

Lighting system

The Dubai International Stadium is lit by a special system of floodlights named "Ring of Fire". The 350 floodlights are fixed around the circumference of its round roof, thereby minimizing the shadows of objects in the ground and having no floodlight towers.

Events hosted

*Hosted two back-to-back day-night Test matches, first between Pakistan and West Indies, and then between Pakistan and Sri Lanka. *Hosted 2 ODI matches between Pakistan and Australia from 22 to 24 April 2009. *Hosted 2 Twenty20 matches between Pakistan and New Zealand from 12 to 13 November 2009. *Hosted 3 Indian musical concerts on 1 and 2 November 2009 and 2 December 2013. *Hosted 2 Twenty20 matches between Pakistan and England from 13 to 14 February 2010. *The Els Club, located in Dubai sports city hosted Callaways Odyssey. *Dubai Sports city hosted World Twenty20 qualifier matches in February 2010. *Hosted 3 ODI matches between Pakistan and South Africa from 2 to 8 November 2010. *Hosted a Test match between Pakistan and South Africa on 12 November 2010. *Hosted IPL7's First Leg. *Hosted 2017 Desert T20 Challenge. *Hosted PSL (Pakistan Super League 2016) with Opening ceremony & Final. *Hosted PSL (Pakistan Super League 2017) with Opening ceremony.http://www.psl-wikipedia.com *Hosted PSL (Pakistan Super League 2018) with Opening ceremony. *Hosted

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and 2018 Asia Cup Final. *Hosted PSL (Pakistan Super League 2019) with Opening ceremony. *Hosted IPL (Indian Premier League 2020). *Hosted IPL (Indian Premier League 2021) 2nd Phase. *1st time to Host an ICC Tournament

with

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. *Hosted 2022 Asia Cup

References

External links

Stadium website

CricketArchive
Pakistan switches ODIs to Dubai

* [https://archive.today/20130117024844/http://www.arabianbusiness.com/530939:dubai-sports-city-cricket-stadium-will-be-lit-by-a-ring-of-fire Dubai Sports City Cricket Stadium will be lit by a ‘ring of fire’] {{Authority control Cricket grounds in the United Arab Emirates Football venues in the United Arab Emirates Sports venues in Dubai Multi-purpose stadiums in the United Arab Emirates Test cricket grounds in the United Arab Emirates Dubai Sports City

Stadium History

Lighting system

Events hosted

See also

References

External links