The Multan Cricket Stadium is a

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Multan Multan (; ) is a city in Punjab, Pakistan, on the bank of the Chenab River. Multan is Pakistan's seventh largest city as per the 2017 census, and the major cultural, religious and economic centre of southern Punjab. Multan is one of the List ...

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

, owned by the

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. The stadium is located off Vehari Road, in the suburbs of Multan. It has a capacity of 35,000. It hosted its first test match in August 2001, when

faced

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in the 2001–02 Asian Test Championship.

History

The ground was inaugurated in 2001 as a replacement for the

Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium The Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium, originally known as the Old Fort Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in Multan, Pakistan. It is currently used mostly for cricket and football. It hosted one Test match in 1980. The stadium holds 18,000 and opened in 1 ...

located in the heart of Multan. The first Test match at the stadium took place in August 2001 between

and

, while the first One Day International was held on 9 September 2003 between the same teams.

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were later installed to make

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matches possible. The first day/night game played at this ground was between arch-rivals

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and Pakistan on 16 February 2006.

Return of international cricket

In April 2018, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced that the venue, along with several others in the country, would get a makeover to get them ready for future international matches and fixtures in the

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. This stadium hosted its first

match on 26 February 2020 between

Multan Sultans Multan Sultans (Urdu: ) is a Pakistani professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team representing the city of Multan in southern Pakistan in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). The team was founded in 2017 as an additional sixth team added to the P ...

and

Peshawar Zalmi Peshawar Zalmi ( ur, ; ps, پېښور زلمي; literally meaning "Peshawar's youth") is a Pakistani franchise T20 cricket team which plays in the Pakistan Super League and represents Peshawar, the capital city of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa pro ...

. This stadium hosted three matches during the 2020 Pakistan Super League. It is the home ground of Mohammad Rizwan-led Multan Sultans. On 30 May 2022, the PCB announced that Multan Cricket Stadium would host a three match ODI series against the West Indies in June. Multan hosted its first international match in 14 years, with the first ODI against the West Indies on 8 June 2022. In August 2022, the PCB announced that Multan would serve as one of the venues for the home Test series against England in December 2022.

Records

Test

* Highest team total: 675/5d, by

against

in March 2004. * Lowest team total: 134, by

against

in August 2001. * Highest run chase achieved: 262/9,

against

in September 2001. * Highest score: 309, by

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against

in March 2004. * Most runs: 517, in 7 innings by

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from 2001–2006. * Highest partnership: 336, for the 3rd wicket by

and

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against

in March 2004. * Best bowling: 7/114, by Abrar Ahmed against

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in December 2022. * Most wickets: 22, in 5 innings by

Danish Kaneria Danish Parabha Shankar Kaneria ( ur, ; ), (born 16 December 1980) is a Pakistani former cricketer who played for the Pakistan national cricket team between 2000 and 2010. A right-arm leg spinner known for his well-disguised googly. He is fourth ...

from 2001–2006.

One Day International

* Highest team total: 323/3, by

against

in September 2003. * Lowest team total: 148, by

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against

in September 2004. * Highest run chase achieved: 306/5,

against

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in June 2022. * Highest score: 127, by

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against

in June 2022. * Most runs: 199, in 3 innings by

Imam-ul-Haq Imam-ul-Haq ( ur, ; born 22 December 1995) is a Pakistani international cricketer. On his One Day International (ODI) debut against Sri Lanka, he became the second batsman for Pakistan, and thirteenth overall, to score a century on debut. In A ...

in 2022. * Highest partnership: 159, for the 2nd wicket by

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and

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against

in October 2007. * Best bowling: 4/19, by Mohammad Nawaz against

in June 2022. * Most wickets: 7, in 3 innings by Mohammad Nawaz in 2022.

References

External links

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History

Return of international cricket

Records

Test

One Day International

See also

References

External links