The iconic Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Wednesday became the first international cricket stadium to host 300 men’s matches with the first ODI between Afghanistan and Bangladesh.
The historic UAE stadium has hosted 252 ODIS, 38 T20s and 10 Test matches before Wednesday’s match. Sri Lanka and Pakistan played the first ever match at this stadium in the ODI Asia Cup in 1984.
Hosting several memorable tournaments in the 1990s, legendary Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar scored seven ODI tons, including the famous ‘Desert Storm’ strike against Australia at the stadium in 1998. Tendulkar’s seven centuries were matched only by Pakistan’s Saeed Anwar on the ground . .
To commemorate Tendulkar’s exploits at the venue, the West Stand of the venue has been renamed as ‘Sachin Tendulkar Stand’ on the occasion of the batting maestro’s 50th birthday in 2023.
Overall, Pakistan participated in almost 50 percent of the matches played at the stadium, appearing in 144 contests and 93 of them. Sri Lanka (87) and India (72) make up the top three. India won 35 home matches before their last appearance in 2000.
Ground Mat Tests ODIs T20Is Sharjah Cricket Ground 1984-2024 300 9 253 38 Sydney Cricket Ground 1882-2024 291 112 161 18 Melbourne Cricket Ground 1877-2024 287 116 152 19 Harare Sports Club 1992-2024 267 39 182 46 Lord, London 1884- 2024 227 147 70 10 Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka 2006-2024 211 28 120 63 R Premadasa Stadium, Khattarama, Colombo 1986-2024 207 9 151 47 Kennington Oval, London 1880-2024 200 107 76 1 7
