DSC Cricket Stadium
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DSC Cricket Stadium also known as the Dubai Sports City Cricket Stadium is a description of a new multi-purpose stadium
in Dubai
, United Arab Emirates
. It is mainly be used for cricket
. It opened with the Australia
vs Pakistan
ODI series that started on April 22, 2009. It has a capacity of 25,000 spectators, but is expandable to 30,000 spectators. It is a part of the Dubai Sports City
in Dubai. The Pakistan Cricket Board
has agreed to a three year agreement to have the Pakistan national cricket team stage Test Cricket, One Day Cricket and Twenty20
events at the stadium.
The top score at this stadium is 119* held by Hashim Amla
provided you discount the 135 not out scored by Jacques Kallis in the same game. After this Pakistan held a series against New Zealand and one Twenty20 International against England. This followed with a five-match ODI series of which three were held at this stadium. The second match in the stadium was also the last match of Australian international all-rounder Andrew Symonds
.
The October 2010 series of Pakistan v South Africa ended with a 3-2 series win for South Africa. South Africa sealed the series with a 57 run win against Pakistan. The team hosted its first Test match when Pakistan played South Africa on 12 November 2010, the match resulted in a draw.
Multi-purpose stadium
Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of stadium designed in such a way as to be easily used by multiple sports. While any stadium could potentially host more than one sport, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy that stresses multi-functionality over specificity...
in Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
, United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
. It is mainly be used for cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
. It opened with the Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
vs Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
ODI series that started on April 22, 2009. It has a capacity of 25,000 spectators, but is expandable to 30,000 spectators. It is a part of the Dubai Sports City
Dubai Sports City
The Dubai Sports City is a $4 billion, mixed-use sports city currently being constructed in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The city will consist of apartment buildings as well as several sports facilities. The first structures opened in late 2007...
in Dubai. The Pakistan Cricket Board
Pakistan Cricket Board
The Pakistan Cricket Board is a sporting organization that is responsible for governing all professional cricket including Test cricket and One Day International matches played in Pakistan...
has agreed to a three year agreement to have the Pakistan national cricket team stage Test Cricket, One Day Cricket and Twenty20
Twenty20
Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in England for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board , in 2003. A Twenty20 game involves two teams, each has a single innings, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. Twenty20 cricket is also known as T20 cricket...
events at the stadium.
Stadium History
The first ever One Day International cricket match was played between Pakistan and Australia on 22 April 2009. The first cricket team that won in DSC Cricket Stadium was Pakistan. In the same match the stadium also saw the first player take a five-wicket haul with Shahid Afridi taking 6/38 which are also his career best figures.The top score at this stadium is 119* held by Hashim Amla
Hashim Amla
Hashim Mahomed Amla is a South African cricketer. A right-handed upper order batsman and occasional medium-pace bowler, Amla bats at number 3 for South Africa in Test matches and has opened in limited overs contests. He is currently ranked as the No...
provided you discount the 135 not out scored by Jacques Kallis in the same game. After this Pakistan held a series against New Zealand and one Twenty20 International against England. This followed with a five-match ODI series of which three were held at this stadium. The second match in the stadium was also the last match of Australian international all-rounder Andrew Symonds
Andrew Symonds
Andrew Symonds is a former Australian cricket team all-rounder. A two-time World Cup winner, Symonds is a right-handed middle order batsman and alternates between medium pace and off-spin bowling....
.
The October 2010 series of Pakistan v South Africa ended with a 3-2 series win for South Africa. South Africa sealed the series with a 57 run win against Pakistan. The team hosted its first Test match when Pakistan played South Africa on 12 November 2010, the match resulted in a draw.
Ring Of Fire
The lighting system of the stadium is unique. Instead of using towers the lights are mounted on the roof of the stands and creates a Ring Of Fire like view of the stadium. The lighting system is not used anywhere else in the world apart from Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa, to name but one example, there are probably others.Stadium Records
- Highest score by team: 317/5 South Africa v Pakistan.
- Lowest score by team: 131 Sri Lanka v Pakistan.
- Highest Individual Score: Hashim AmlaHashim AmlaHashim Mahomed Amla is a South African cricketer. A right-handed upper order batsman and occasional medium-pace bowler, Amla bats at number 3 for South Africa in Test matches and has opened in limited overs contests. He is currently ranked as the No...
119* v PakistanPakistanPakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. - Best Individual Figures: Shahid AfridiShahid AfridiSahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi , popularly known as Shahid Afridi , is a Pakistani cricketer. Between 1996 and 2011, Afridi played 27 Tests, 325 One Day Internationals, and 43 Twenty20 Internationals for the Pakistani national team...
6/38 v Australia. - Highest score chased: PakistanPakistanPakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
chased 275 against South Africa and won by 1 wicket. - Lowest total defended: Pakistan were all out for 200 but successfully defended against Sri Lanka and won by 26 runs.