Sheikhupura Stadium

Sheikhupura Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Sheikhupura, Pakistan. It is currently used mostly for cricket matches. The stadium holds 15,000 people and hosted its first Test match in 1996, when Pakistan played Zimbabwe.[1] This was followed by another test a year later between Pakistan and South Africa.[2]

Sheikhupura Stadium
Ground information
LocationSheikhupura, Punjab, Pakistan
Capacity15,000
OwnerPakistan Cricket
International information
First Test17 October 1996:
 Pakistan v  Zimbabwe
Last Test17 October 1997:
 Pakistan v  South Africa
First ODI22 November 1998:
 Pakistan v  Zimbabwe
Last ODI2 February 2008:
 Pakistan v  Zimbabwe
As of 29 November 2016
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Sheikhupura Stadium has hosted two one-day internationals so far, both between Pakistan and Zimbabwe, both teams winning a match.[3]

International centuries

Test centuries

The following table summarises the Test centuries scored at Sheikhupura Stadium.[4]

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInns.Opposing teamDateResult
1 110Grant Flower Zimbabwe 2871 Pakistan17 October 1996Drawn
2 106*Paul Strang Zimbabwe 2071 Pakistan17 October 1996Drawn
3 257*Wasim Akram Pakistan 3622 Zimbabwe17 October 1996Drawn

One Day International centuries

The following table summarises the One Day International centuries scored at Sheikhupura Stadium.[5]

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInns.Opposing teamDateResult
1103Neil Johnson Zimbabwe1202 Pakistan22 November 1998Won

List of Five Wicket Hauls

Tests

The following table summarises the One Day International five wicket hauls taken at Sheikhupura Stadium.[6][7]

No. Bowler Date Team Opposing team Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Result
1Shahid Nazir17 October 1996 Pakistan Zimbabwe122.45352.33Drawn
2Paul Strang17 October 1996 Zimbabwe Pakistan26921253.07Drawn

See also

References
  1. "Stadium stories: Famous Pakistan cricket grounds". Dawn. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  2. "Sheikhupura Stadium". ESPN Cricinfo. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
  3. Yaqoob, Mohammad (2 February 2008). "Final ODI at Sheikhupura Pakistan confident of clean sweep against Zimbabwe". DAWN.COM.
  4. "Statistics - Statsguru - Test matches - Batting Records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  5. "Statistics - Statsguru - One-day Internationals - Batting Records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  6. "Starting with a bang: Five wickets in an innings in debut Test | Sports | thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk.
  7. "Statistics - Statsguru - Test matches - Bowling Records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2019.

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