Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot

Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot (Urdu: جناح اسٹیڈیم), formerly known as Connelly Park or Jinnah Park, is a cricket ground located in Sialkot.[2] It is one of the oldest cricket grounds in Pakistan.

For the stadium in Gujranwala, see Jinnah Stadium, Gujranwala.
Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot
Jinnah Park
Ground information
LocationSialkot, Punjab, Pakistan
Coordinates32°30′3″N 74°33′14″E
Establishment1909
Capacity15,000[1]
OwnerSialkot Cricket Association
TenantsPakistan Cricket Board
End names
Pavilion End
Railway End
International information
First Test27 October 1985:
 Pakistan v  Sri Lanka
Last Test22 September 1995:
 Pakistan v  Sri Lanka
First ODI16 October 1976:
 Pakistan v  New Zealand
Last ODI6 December 1996:
 Pakistan v  New Zealand
Team information
Sialkot cricket team (1955-2016)
Sialkot Stallions (2003-2019)
As of 10 October 2008
Source: CricketArchive

History

The stadium was founded in 1909 during the British Raj. It was named "Connelly Park" after the then British Deputy Commissioner of Sialkot Mr. Connelly.[1] In the 1950s it was named Jinnah Park.[1] In 1979 it was upgraded into a stadium with new pavilion and seating and was renamed Jinnah Stadium.[1] It was the home ground of Sialkot Stallions.

The first Test here was played in 1985 and the last in 1995. Pakistan played its first ever ODI at home on this ground in 1976 against New Zealand. It was also New Zealand's first ODI against Pakistan. Jinnah Stadium is known for its green-top pitches that help fast bowlers. And credit of these green top pitches goes to Curator Abdul Ghani who has prepared pitches for all international matches played here (4 Tests and 9 ODIs). The stadium has a lot of memories attached with it.

In 1984, Pakistan-India ODI here was stopped midway and abandoned after news of the assassination of the then Indian PM, Indira Gandhi, reached the ground. India were batting.

During the India tour to Pakistan in 1989, the 4th test of the series played on this stadium. During the India's batting of the 2nd innings, Sachin Tendulkar was badly injured by a Waqar Younis bouncer, however, he came back later to bat and scored a key 57 runs to save the test match and a series for India.

On this stadium, Indian cricket team scored its lowest team total of 79 in its ODI history against Pakistan on 1978/79 tour. The stadium has hosted 9 one day internationals and 4 test matches.

In 2016, Sialkot Cricket Academy was established at the stadium.[3]

In September 2019, the Pakistan Cricket Board named it as one of the venues to host matches in the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.[4]

Records

Test

One Day International

List of Centuries

Key
  • * denotes that the batsman was not out.
  • Inns. denotes the number of the innings in the match.
  • Balls denotes the number of balls faced in an innings.
  • NR denotes that the number of balls was not recorded.
  • Parentheses next to the player's score denotes his century number at Edgbaston.
  • The column title Date refers to the date the match started.
  • The column title Result refers to the player's team result

Test Centuries

This is the list of centuries scored in Test matches at Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot[5]

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInns.Opposing teamDateResult
1101Saleem Malik Pakistan2072 Sri Lanka12 December 1991Drawn
2117*Moin Khan Pakistan2084 Sri Lanka22 September 1995Lost

One Day Internationals

Only one One-day international century has been scored at Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot[6]

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInns.Opposing teamDateResult
1114Rameez Raja Pakistan1231 New Zealand6 November 1990Won

List of Five Wicket Hauls

Key
Symbol Meaning
† The bowler was man of the match
‡ 10 or more wickets taken in the match
§ One of two five-wicket hauls by the bowler in the match
Date Day the Test started or ODI was held
Inn Innings in which five-wicket haul was taken
Overs Number of overs bowled.
Runs Number of runs conceded
Wkts Number of wickets taken
Econ Runs conceded per over
Batsmen Batsmen whose wickets were taken
Drawn The match was drawn.

Tests

This is a list of five-wicket hauls taken at Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot in Test matches.[7]

No. Bowler Date Team Opposing team Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Result
1Ravi Ratnayeke †27 October 1985 Sri Lanka Pakistan223.28383.55
2Imran Khan27 October 1985 Pakistan Sri Lanka318.34052.16Won
3Wasim Akram9 December 1989 Pakistan India128.210153.56Drawn
4Vivek Razdan9 December 1989 India Pakistan2277952.92Drawn
5Waqar Younis12 December 1991 Pakistan Sri Lanka130.58452.72Drawn

One Day Internationals

This is a list of five-wicket hauls taken at Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot in One-day Internationals.[8]

No. Bowler Date Team Opposing team Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Result
1Waqar Younis6 November 1990 Pakistan New Zealand261852.66Won
2Chris Harris6 December 1996 New Zealand Pakistan1104254.20Lost

See also

References
  1. "Stadium stories: Famous Pakistan cricket grounds". Dawn. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  2. "SIALKOT: Jinnah Stadium presents a gloomy picture". 31 January 2005.
  3. "Sialkot Cricket Academy to be inaugurated today".
  4. "PCB releases Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2019-20 schedule". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  5. "Statistics - Statsguru - Test Matches - Batting Records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  6. "Statistics - Statsguru - One-Day Internationals - Batting Records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  7. "Statistics - Statsguru - Bowling Records - Test matches". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  8. "Statistics - Statsguru - Bowling Records - One-day Internationals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 August 2019.


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