Ground information | |
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Location | Hyderabad |
Coordinates | 25°22′57″N68°20′17″E / 25.3826°N 68.3381°E |
Establishment | 1961 |
Owner | Hyderabad Municipal Corporation |
Operator | Hyderabad Cricket Association |
Tenants | Hyderabad cricket team, Hyderabad Hawks, Pakistan |
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Pavilion End | |
International information | |
First Test | 16 – 21 March 1973: Pakistan v England |
Last Test | 25 November – 29 Novovember 1984: Pakistan v New Zealand |
First ODI | 20 September 1982: Pakistan v Australia |
Last ODI | 24 January 2008: Pakistan v Zimbabwe |
Only WODI | 22 October 2008: Pakistan v West Indies |
As of 4 September 2020 Source: Niaz Stadium, ESPNcricinfo |
The Niaz Stadium is a cricket ground in Hyderabad, Pakistan. The ground can accommodate 15,000 spectators, [1] and hosted its first Test match in 1973. [2] It was established in November 1961 by the then Commissioner of Hyderabad, Niaz Ahmed, after whom the stadium is named. [3]
The first ever hat-trick in One Day Internationals was taken at this ground by Pakistan's Jalal-ud-Din during Australia's 1982–83 tour of Pakistan. [4] Jalal-ud-Din removed Rod Marsh, Bruce Yardley, and Geoff Lawson with the last three balls of his seventh over. [5]
Niaz Stadium celebrated staging Test cricket's 1000th match. [1] In addition, Pakistan has never lost even a single match, whether a test or one-day, at this ground.
Niaz Stadium is situated in the heart of Hyderabad, one of the most populous cities in Pakistan. The stadium has been named after Niaz Ahmed, the late commissioner of Hyderabad, who was the motivating factor for building this stadium. [6]
The inaugural first-class match was played at Niaz Stadium between South Zone and the Pakistan Education Board (PEB) on March 16–18, 1962. Niaz Stadium became the 32nd first-class ground in Pakistan and the 2nd in Hyderabad. [6]
Only five Tests have so far been played at Hyderabad: two each against England and New Zealand, and one against India. [7]
The inaugural Test match at the ground took place from March 16 to 21, 1973, against England, and it resulted in a draw 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 six wickets for the match to end in a draw. [8]
The last Test played at Niaz Stadium was between Pakistan and New Zealand on November 25–29, 1984. Niaz Stadium celebrated staging Test cricket's 1000th match.
[9] 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.. [6]
After a ten-year hiatus, an international match was played at the ground on January 24, 2008, between Pakistan and Zimbabwe. 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. [10]
Symbol | Meaning |
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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. |
Two five wicket hauls have been taken at Niaz Stadium: [21]
No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing team | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Result |
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1 | Pat Pocock | 16 March 1973 | England | Pakistan | 2 | 52 | 169 | 5 | 3.25 | Drawn |
2 | Abdul Qadir | 2 January 1978 | Pakistan | England | 2 | 24 | 44 | 6 | 1.37 | Drawn |
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