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Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
Panoramic view of the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
Map
Coordinates33°39′5″N 73°4′34″E / 33.65139°N 73.07611°E / 33.65139; 73.07611
Public transitBus interchange Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
OwnerPakistan Cricket Board
OperatorPakistan Cricket Board
Capacity20,000
Pindi Cricket Stadium
Ground information
LocationRawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
Establishment1992; 33 years ago (1992)
TenantsPakistan national cricket team
Northern cricket team
Islamabad United
End names
Pavilion End
Shell End
International information
First Test9–14 December 1993:
 Pakistan v  Zimbabwe
Last Test24–28 October 2024:
 Pakistan v  England
First ODI19 January 1992:
 Pakistan v  Sri Lanka
Last ODI24 February 2025:
 New Zealand v  Bangladesh
First T20I7 November 2020:
 Pakistan v  Zimbabwe
Last T20I21 April 2024:
 Pakistan v  New Zealand
As of 24 February 2025
Source: Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Cricinfo

Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium is a cricket stadium located in Rawalpindi, Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located close to Pir Meher Ali Shah University and Rawalpindi Arts Council and has an estimated capacity of 20,000.[1] The first international match at the stadium was played on 19 January 1992, when Sri Lanka faced Pakistan in an ODI.[2] The stadium hosted its first Test match in 1993, when Zimbabwe toured Pakistan.[3]

Test cricket returned to Pakistan at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium during the 2019 two-match Test series against Sri Lanka. The first test match was held from 11–15 December 2019 in Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.

History

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Pindi Cricket Stadium during 2020 Pakistan Super League

Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium was established in 1992 and replaced Pindi Club Ground

Media building

as an international stadium.[4][5] It is the home ground of Islamabad United and Northern cricket team.[4] Before the construction of Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Club Cricket Ground had been used as a venue for international matches, including one Test match against New Zealand that was held in March 1965.[6]

Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium was a prime spot in the 1995–96 Cricket World Cup. With an eye on the that World Cup, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) unveiled a new Test venue for the second Test against Zimbabwe in Rawalpindi, becoming the country's 14th Test ground. The floodlights were added in late 2001 when the Australians were set to tour the region. The stadium is just 20 minutes from the capital Islamabad and is the only international cricket stadium in the Islamabad Capital territory.

This stadium was the home ground and international debut ground of the world's fastest bowler Shoaib Akhtar who is nicknamed the Rawalpindi Express.

In the 2nd ODI of 2004 Samsung ODI series, while other Indian batters are getting struggling with the pace and spin attack of Pakistan, Sachin Tendulkar played a courageous knock of 141 (135) in this ground.

in 2024-2025, Renovation efforts were to increase the capacity of the stadium of the upcoming CT 2025. The renovations included adding seats, new floodlights, new hospitality boxes and repainting the whole stadium. It increased the capacity from 15,000 to 18,000.[1]

Return of international cricket

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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.[7]

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Test match

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In October 2019, the PCB proposed hosting the two Test matches in Pakistan, instead of the UAE, at venues in Rawalpindi and Karachi.[8] Sri Lanka Cricket said that they were "very positive" with regards to the progress of playing Test cricket in Pakistan.[9] In November 2019, the PCB confirmed the dates and venues for the Test series, with the first test match taking place in Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium from 11 to 15 December.[10] It was the first test match played at this venue after 15 years and first International match after 13 years.[11]

2024–25 renovation

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In preparation for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) renovates the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium to meet international standards. Initially budgeted at PKR 1.5 billion, costs rose to PKR 18 billion due to additional upgrades across multiple venues like Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore and National Stadium, Karachi.[12] The refurbishment includes an upgraded main pavilion and media boxes, new seating, 350 LED floodlights, and improved hospitality boxes. Despite concerns about delays, PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi has assured timely completion. The stadium will host three group-stage matches, featuring teams like Pakistan, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and Bangladesh.[13][14]

Cricket World Cup

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This Stadium hosted three ODI matches during the 1996 Cricket World Cup.

1996 Cricket World Cup

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16 February 1996
Scorecard
South Africa 
321/2 (50 overs)
v
 United Arab Emirates
152/8 (50 overs)
Gary Kirsten 188* (159)
Johanne Samarasekera 1/39 (9 overs)
Arshad Laeeq 43 (79)
Brian McMillan 3/11 (8 overs)
South Africa won by 169 runs
Umpires: Steve Bucknor and V. K. Ramaswamy
Player of the match: Gary Kirsten (SA)
25 February 1996
Scorecard
South Africa 
230 (50 overs)
v
 England
152 (44.3 overs)
Gary Kirsten 38 (60)
Peter Martin 3/33 (10 overs)
Graham Thorpe 46 (69)
Shaun Pollock 2/16 (8 overs)
South Africa won by 78 runs
Umpires: Steve Randell and Ian Robinson
Player of the match: Jonty Rhodes (SA)
5 March 1996
Scorecard
South Africa 
328/3 (50 overs)
v
 Netherlands
168/8 (50 overs)
Andrew Hudson 161 (132)
Eric Gouka 1/32 (2 overs)
Nolan Clarke 32 (46)
Allan Donald 2/21 (6 overs)
South Africa won by 160 runs
Umpires: Khizer Hayat and Steve Randell
Player of the match: Andrew Hudson (SA)

Champions Trophy

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24 February 2025
14:00 UTC+5 (D/N)
Scorecard
Bangladesh 
236/9 (50 overs)
v
 New Zealand
240/5 (46.1 overs)
Najmul Hossain Shanto 77 (110)
Michael Bracewell 4/26 (10 overs)
Rachin Ravindra 112 (105)
Taskin Ahmed 1/28 (7 overs)
New Zealand won by 5 wickets
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Ahsan Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Michael Bracewell (NZ)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
  • Michael Bracewell (NZ) delivered his best ODI bowling figures (4/26 in 10 overs) against Bangladesh. This feat set a new record for the best bowling figures by a New Zealand spinner in Champions Trophy history, surpassing Paul Wiseman's 4/45.[15]
  • Kane Williamson (NZ) surpassed Stephen Fleming as New Zealand's highest run-scorer in ICC ODI tournaments.
  • Rachin Ravindra (NZ) completed 1,000 runs in ODIs in 26 innings. He became the fifth-fastest New Zealand batter to reach this milestone in ODIs.[16]
  • Rachin Ravindra (NZ) became the first New Zealand batter to score 4 centuries in ICC ODI events.
  • Glenn Phillips (NZ) completed 1,000 runs in ODIs.
  • As a result of this match, India and New Zealand qualified for the semi-finals and Pakistan and Bangladesh were eliminated.[17]
27 February 2025
14:00 UTC+5 (D/N)
Scorecard
v

Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Adrian Holdstock (SA)
25 February 2025
14:00 UTC+5 (D/N)
Scorecard
v

Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng)

Records

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Tests

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Record Runs Team/player Opposition Date
Highest team total 657 England England Pakistan Pakistan 1 December 2022
Lowest team total 139/10 Cricket West Indies West Indies Pakistan Pakistan 29 November 1997
Highest individual score 270 India Rahul Dravid Pakistan Pakistan 13 April 2004
Highest partnership 323 Pakistan Aamer Sohail & Inzamam-ul-Haq Cricket West Indies West Indies 29 November 1997

One Day Internationals

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Record Runs Team/player Opposition Date
Highest team total 337/3 Pakistan Pakistan New Zealand New Zealand 29 April 2023
Lowest team total 104/10 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 29 November 1997
Highest individual score 188* South Africa Gary Kirsten United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 16 February 1996
Highest partnership 204 Pakistan Saleem Malik & Inzamam-ul-Haq Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 19 November 1992

T20 Internationals

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Record Runs Team/player Opposition Date
Highest team total 194/4 New Zealand New Zealand Pakistan Pakistan 24 April 2023
Lowest team total 90 New Zealand New Zealand Pakistan Pakistan 12 April 2024
Highest individual score 104 New Zealand Mark Chapman Pakistan Pakistan 24 April 2023
Highest partnership 121* New Zealand Mark Chapman & James Neesham Pakistan Pakistan 24 April 2023

List of five wicket hauls

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Key

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Symbol Meaning
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
Drawn The match was drawn.

Tests

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Nineteen five-wicket hauls have been taken in Test matches at the ground.[18]

No. Bowler Date Team Opposing team Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Result
1 Waqar Younis 9 December 1993  Pakistan  Zimbabwe 2 19 88 5 4.63 Pakistan won
2 Heath Streak 9 December 1993  Zimbabwe  Pakistan 3 20.3 56 5 2.73 Pakistan won
3 Wasim Akram 9 December 1993  Pakistan  Zimbabwe 4 23.2 65 5 2.78 Pakistan won
4 Mushtaq Ahmed 28 November 1996  Pakistan  New Zealand 1 30 87 6 2.90 Pakistan won
5 Chris Cairns 28 November 1996  New Zealand  Pakistan 2 30.4 137 5 4.46 Pakistan won
6 Mohammad Zahid 28 November 1996  Pakistan  New Zealand 3 20 66 7 3.30 Pakistan won
7 Saqlain Mushtaq 6 October 1997  Pakistan  South Africa 2 62 129 5 2.08 Drawn
8 Courtney Walsh 29 November 1997  West Indies  Pakistan 2 43.1 143 5 3.31 Pakistan won
9 Stuart MacGill 1 October 1998  Australia  Pakistan 1 22 86 5 3.00 Australia won
10 Anrich Nortje 4 February 2021  South Africa  Pakistan 1 24.3 56 5 2.28 Pakistan won
11 Hasan Ali 4 February 2021  Pakistan  South Africa 2 15.4 54 5 3.45 Pakistan won
12 George Linde 4 February 2021  South Africa  Pakistan 3 26 64 5 2.46 Pakistan won
13 Hasan Ali 4 February 2021  Pakistan  South Africa 4 16 60 5 3.75 Pakistan won
14 Noman Ali 4 March 2022  Pakistan  Australia 2 38.1 107 6 2.80 Drawn
15 Will Jacks 1 December 2022  England  Pakistan 2 40.3 161 6 3.97 England won
16 Mehidy Hasan Miraz 30 August 2024  Bangladesh  Pakistan 1 22.1 61 5 2.75 Bangladesh won
17 Khurram Shahzad 30 August 2024  Pakistan  Bangladesh 2 21 90 6 4.28 Bangladesh won
18 Hasan Mahmud 30 August 2024  Bangladesh  Pakistan 3 10.4 43 5 4.03 Bangladesh won
19 Sajid Khan 24 October 2024  Pakistan  England 1 29.2 128 6 4.36 Pakistan won
20 Noman Ali 24 October 2024  Pakistan  England 3 18.2 42 6 2.29 Pakistan won

One Day Internationals

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Five five-wicket hauls have been taken in One Day Internationals at the ground.[19]

No. Bowler Date Team Opposing team Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Result
1 Saqlain Mushtaq 30 October 2000  Pakistan  England 1 8 20 5 2.50 Pakistan won
2 Shaheen Afridi 30 October 2020  Pakistan  Zimbabwe 2 10 49 5 4.90 Pakistan won
3 Iftikhar Ahmed 1 November 2020  Pakistan  Zimbabwe 1 10 40 5 4.00 Pakistan won
4 Mohammad Hasnain 3 November 2020  Pakistan  Zimbabwe 1 10 26 5 2.60 Tied
5 Blessing Muzarabani 3 November 2020  Zimbabwe  Pakistan 2 10 49 5 4.90 Tied

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium". championstrophy2025.com. 16 January 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  2. ^ "Full Scorecard of Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 5th ODI 1991/92 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Full Scorecard of Pakistan vs Zimbabwe 2nd Test 1993/94 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Documentary: Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium". Radio Pakistan.
  5. ^ "Pakistan ground guide: Rawalpindi". BBC News. 25 October 2005. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Full Scorecard of New Zealand vs Pakistan 1st Test 1964/65 - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Pakistan plans makeover for stadiums". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  8. ^ "PCB propose Rawalpindi and Karachi as venues for Sri Lanka Test series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  9. ^ "SLC 'very positive' about touring Pakistan in December". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  10. ^ "Pakistan to play Sri Lanka Tests in front of home crowds". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  11. ^ "Pakistan pacers shine as Tests come home, but Sri Lanka hold steady". ICC Cricket.com. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  12. ^ Yaqoob, Mohammad (13 February 2025). "Venues' upgrade cost increase forces PCB to seek overdraft". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  13. ^ "Renovation of Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium nears completion ahead of ICC Champions trophy". Arab News. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  14. ^ Express, Tribune (11 January 2025). "ICC delegation to assess Rawalpindi stadium for Champions Trophy 2025". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  15. ^ "Michael Bracewell's career-best 4-26 restricts Bangladesh". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  16. ^ "Mustafizur removes Conway to bring back life into the game for Bangladesh". ICC. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  17. ^ "India, New Zealand qualify for Champions Trophy 2025 semifinals; Pakistan, Bangladesh knocked out". IndiaTV News. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  18. ^ "Statistics - Statsguru - Test Matches - Bowling Records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  19. ^ "Statistics - Statsguru - One-Day Internationals - Bowling Records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
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