Ground information | |
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Location | Hyderabad |
Coordinates | 25°22′57″N 68°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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International information | |
First Test | 16 – 21 March 1973: Pakistan v England |
Last Test | 25 – 29 November 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 |
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 claimed 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 1,000th match.[1] Pakistan has never lost a single match, whether a test or one-day, at this ground.