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The Multan Cricket Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Multan, Punjab, Pakistan, owned by the Pakistan Cricket Board.[2] The stadium is located off Vehari Road, in the suburbs of Multan. It has a capacity of 30,000.[1] It hosted its first test match in August 2001, when Pakistan faced Bangladesh in the 2001–02 Asian Test Championship.

Multan Cricket Stadium

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Exterior view of the stadium
Ground information
Location	Stadium Road, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
Coordinates	30°10′15″N 71°31′29″E
Establishment	2001; 21 years ago (2001)
Capacity	30,000[1]
Owner	Pakistan Cricket Board
Operator	Southern Punjab Cricket Association
Tenants	Pakistan national cricket team Southern Punjab cricket team Multan Sultans
End names
Main Pavilion End North Pavilion End
International information
First Test	29 – 31 Aug 2001:  Pakistan v  Bangladesh
Last Test	19 – 23 Nov 2006:  Pakistan v  West Indies
First ODI	9 Sep 2003:  Pakistan v  Bangladesh
Last ODI	12 June 2022:  Pakistan v  West Indies
As of 12 June 2022 Source: Multan Cricket Stadium, Cricinfo

As of June 2022, the stadium has hosted five Test matches[3] and ten One Day Internationals.[4]

History

The ground was inaugurated in 2001 as a replacement for the Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium located in the heart of Multan. The first Test match at the stadium took place in August 2001 between Pakistan and Bangladesh, while the first One Day International was held on 9 September 2003 between the same teams. Floodlights were later installed to make day/night cricket matches possible. The first day/night game played at this ground was between arch-rivals India and Pakistan on 16 February 2006.[5]

In April 2018, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced that the venue, along with several others in the country, would get a makeover to get them ready for future international matches and fixtures in the Pakistan Super League.[6]

This stadium hosted its first Pakistan Super League match on 26 February 2020 between Multan Sultans and Peshawar Zalmi. This stadium hosted three matches during the 2020 Pakistan Super League. It is the home ground of Mohammad Rizwan-led Multan Sultans.

On 30 May 2022, the PCB announced that Multan Cricket Stadium would host a three match ODI series against the West Indies in June. Multan hosted its first international match in 14 years, with the first ODI against the West Indies on 8 June 2022.[7]

In August 2022, the PCB announced that Multan would serve as one of the venues for the home Test series against England in December 2022.[8] It last hosted a Test match in 2006.

Records

Test

• Highest team total: 675/5d, by India against Pakistan in March 2004.[9]
• Lowest team total: 134, by Bangladesh against Pakistan in August 2001.[9]

• Highest run chase achieved: 262/9, Pakistan against Bangladesh in September 2001.[10]
• Highest score: 309, by Virender Sehwag against Pakistan in March 2004.[11]
• Most runs: 517, in 7 innings by Mohammad Yousuf from 2001–2006.[12]
• Highest partnership: 336, for the 3rd wicket by Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar against Pakistan in March 2004.[13]
• Best bowling: 6/42, by Danish Kaneria against Bangladesh in August 2001.[14]
• Most wickets: 22, in 5 innings by Danish Kaneria from 2001–2006.[15]

One Day International

• Highest team total: 323/3, by Pakistan against Bangladesh in September 2003.[16]
• Lowest team total: 148, by Zimbabwe against Pakistan in September 2004.[16]

• Highest run chase achieved: 306/5, Pakistan against West Indies in June 2022.[17]
• Highest score: 127, by Shai Hope against Pakistan in June 2022.[18]
• Most runs: 199, in 3 innings by Imam-ul-Haq in 2022.[19]
• Highest partnership: 159, for the 2nd wicket by Graeme Smith and Shaun Pollock against Pakistan in October 2007.[20]
• Best bowling: 4/19, by Mohammad Nawaz against West Indies in June 2022.[21]
• Most wickets: 7, in 3 innings by Mohammad Nawaz in 2022.[22]

See also

• Pakistan Cricket Board
• List of Test cricket grounds
• List of stadiums in Pakistan
• List of cricket grounds in Pakistan
• List of sports venues in Karachi
• List of sports venues in Lahore
• List of sports venues in Faisalabad

References

External links

• Cricinfo profile

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