Sharjah Cricket Stadium Becomes Ground to Host 300th International Match

Sharjah Cricket Stadium Becomes Ground to Host 300th International Match
Sharjah Cricket Stadium Becomes Ground to Host 300th International Match

Last Updated:November 06, 2024, 4:15 PM IST

UAE’s Sharjah Cricket Stadium is the first international cricket venue to host 300 matches.

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The iconic Sharjah Cricket Stadium became the first international cricket venue to host 300 international men’s matches on Wednesday as Afghanistan took on Bangladesh in the first ODI of their three-match series.

The United Arab Emirates venue has hosted 253 ODIS, 38 T20s and 10 Test matches.

Venues With Most Matches

Ground Years Matches Tests ODIs T20Is
Sharjah Cricket Stadium 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’s 1884-2024 227 147 70 10
Shere Bangla National Stadium 2006-2024 211 28 120 63
R.Premadasa Stadium 1986-2024 207 9 151 47
Kennington Oval 1880-2024 200 107 76 17

In 2023, the West Stand at the Sharjah cricket stadium was been renamed the Sachin Tendulkar Stand in a special ceremony to coincide with the Indian cricket legend’s birthday.

The 143 Tendulkar had scored here on April 22 and 134 two days later in the final of the Coca-Cola Cup, a triangular series between India, Australia, and New Zealand has been recorded in the books as a veritable desert storm.

Tendulkar scored 49 hundreds in ODIs and played across 34 stadiums but his 7 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium including the twin hundreds in April 1998 stand out and are lauded and celebrated by his fans around the world to this day.

As for the game itself, Afghanistan won the toss and opted to bat first against bangladesh in the historic match.

Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi said that his side are looking to bat first and the reason for that is the pitch. he said it looks good and the ball is expected to move a bit under lights later.

Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto said said his team is feeling good and is ready to go.

(More details awaited…)

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