Niaz Stadium
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The Niaz Stadium is a cricket ground
in Hyderabad, Pakistan
. The ground holds 7000 and hosted its first test match
in 1973.
The first ever One day cricket hat-trick
took place at this stadium. In addition, Pakistan has never lost any match, whether test or one day, on this ground.
The inaugural first class match was played at Niaz Stadium between South Zone v Pakistan Education Board (PEB) on March 16-18, 1962. Niaz Stadium become the 32nd first class ground in Pakistan and 2nd in Hyderabad.
Only five Tests have so far been played at Hyderabad two each against England and New Zealand
and one against India. The inaugural Test match at Hyderabad took place on March 16-21, 1973 against England, and it was left drawn after big scoring England picked up 487 with Dennis Amiss
scoring 158. Pakistan in reply, did even better, compiling 569 before declaring after nine wickets had fallen. Mushtaq Mohammad
hit 157 and Intikhab Alam
138. England played out time by hitting 218 for 6 wickets for the match to end in a draw.
The last Test was played at Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad between Pakistan and New Zealand on 25-29 November 1984. Niaz Stadium celebrated staging this Test cricket's 1000th match with Pakistan winning the rubber with more than a day to spare. Javed Miandad
became the second Pakistani after Hanif Mohammed to score a century in each innings of a Test. Niaz Stadium boasts of the fact that Pakistan never lost a Test or One-day International
here.
However an international match was played on 24 January, 2008 between Pakistan and Zimbabwe after ten long years. The PCB made some improvements to the stadium. People of Hyderabad were happy but some were angry too as they were not able to buy tickets for the match.
Cricket field
A cricket field consists of a large circular or oval-shaped grassy ground on which the game of cricket is played. There are no fixed dimensions for the field but its diameter usually varies between 450 feet to 500 feet...
in Hyderabad, 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...
. The ground holds 7000 and hosted its first test match
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
in 1973.
The first ever One day cricket hat-trick
Hat-trick
A hat-trick or hat trick in sport is the achievement of a positive feat three times during a game, or other achievements based on threes. The term was first used in 1858 in cricket to describe HH Stephenson's feat of taking three wickets in three balls. A collection was held for Stephenson, and he...
took place at this stadium. In addition, Pakistan has never lost any match, whether test or one day, on this ground.
History
Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad is situated in the heart of once the 2nd and now the 3rd most populous city of Pakistan. Hyderabad has been named after Niaz Ahmed the late sports loving commoner of Hyderabad who was the motivating factor for building this stadium. The complex is in front of the 3 star Indus Hotel.The inaugural first class match was played at Niaz Stadium between South Zone v Pakistan Education Board (PEB) on March 16-18, 1962. Niaz Stadium become the 32nd first class ground in Pakistan and 2nd in Hyderabad.
Only five Tests have so far been played at Hyderabad two each against England and New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
and one against India. The inaugural Test match at Hyderabad took place on March 16-21, 1973 against England, and it was left drawn after big scoring England picked up 487 with Dennis Amiss
Dennis Amiss
Dennis Leslie Amiss MBE was an English cricketer and cricket administrator.Amiss suffered a serious back injury whilst playing soccer in his teenage years, which entailed him starting each day of his sporting life undergoing stretching routines to loosen up.He played cricket for both Warwickshire...
scoring 158. Pakistan in reply, did even better, compiling 569 before declaring after nine wickets had fallen. Mushtaq Mohammad
Mushtaq Mohammad
Mushtaq Mohammad is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 57 Tests and 10 ODIs from 1959 to 1979. A right-handed batsman and a leg-spinner, he is one of the most successful Pakistani all-rounders and went on to captain his country in nineteen Test matches...
hit 157 and Intikhab Alam
Intikhab Alam
Intikhab Alam Khan is a retired Pakistani cricketer who played in 47 Tests and 4 ODIs from 1959 to 1977. He also played in English county cricket for Surrey between 1969 and 1981....
138. England played out time by hitting 218 for 6 wickets for the match to end in a draw.
The last Test was played at Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad between Pakistan and New Zealand on 25-29 November 1984. Niaz Stadium celebrated staging this Test cricket's 1000th match with Pakistan winning the rubber with more than a day to spare. Javed Miandad
Javed Miandad
Mohammad Javed Miandad Khan , popularly known as Javed Miandad , is a former Pakistani cricketer who played between 1975 and 1996. He is Pakistan's leading run scorer in Test cricket. He has served as a captain of the Pakistan national cricket team...
became the second Pakistani after Hanif Mohammed to score a century in each innings of a Test. Niaz Stadium boasts of the fact that Pakistan never lost a Test or One-day International
One-day International
A One Day International is a form of limited overs cricket, in which a fixed number of overs, usually 50, but in the past 40, 45 or 60 overs, are played between two teams with international status. The Cricket World Cup is played in this format...
here.
However an international match was played on 24 January, 2008 between Pakistan and Zimbabwe after ten long years. The PCB made some improvements to the stadium. People of Hyderabad were happy but some were angry too as they were not able to buy tickets for the match.
Records
- First Test: Mar 16-21, 1973 - Pakistan v England
- First ODI: Sep 20, 1982 - Pakistan v Australia
Test
- Highest Team Total: 581/3d by Pakistan against India on 14 Jan 1983.
- Lowest Team Total : 189 by India against Pakistan on 14 Jan 1983.
- Highest Individual Score : 280 N.O. by Javed Miandad for Pakistan against India on 14 Jan 1983.
- Highest partnership : 451 for the 3rd wicket by Mudassar Nazar and Javed Miandad for Pakistan against India on 14 Jan 1983.
- Most Wickets : 16 wickets in 3 matches by Abdul Qadir(Pakistan).
- Most Runs : 661 runs in 4 matches by Javed Miandad(Pakistan).
One Day International
- Highest team total: 267/6 by Pakistan against Sri Lanka on 8 Oct 1987.
- Lowest team total: 127 by Sri Lanka against Pakistan on 3 Nov 1985.
- Highest individual score: 115 N.O. (103 balls) by Javed Miandad for Pakistan against Sri Lanka on 15 Jan 1992.
- Highest partnership: 137 for the 3rd wicket by H Masakadza and T Taibu for Zimbabwe against Pakistan on 24 Jan 2008.
- Most Runs: 335 runs in 5 matches by Javed Miandad(Pakistan).
- Most Wickets: 7 wickets in 2 matches by Aaqib Javed(Pakistan).