Sharjah Stadium Beats Australia's Iconic Stadium To Become First Ground To Host 300 Matches

Sharjah Stadium - (Source:@IPL/X.Com)

On Wednesday, November 6, Afghanistan have locked horns against Bangladesh at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in UAE. Ahead of the start of the match, the iconic stadium has entered the history books as it is all set to host its 300th international match. 

Notably, Sharjah has become the first stadium in the world to host 300 international matches. The Sharjah Stadium has beaten Sydney Cricket Ground to become the first stadium to host 300 games. 

Sharjah Beats Sydney Cricket Ground For This Feat

Sharjah hosted its first international match in 1984, and since then, it has been the venue for 253 ODIs, 38 T20Is, and 8 Tests. Here is the list of most matches at a single venue. 

Talking about Sharjah, the first-ever match at this stadium was in 1984 between Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Talking about ODIs at Sharjah, the highest total record at this venue was 364 by Pakistan against New Zealand, while the lowest total - was 54/10 by India against Sri Lanka.

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Sharjah Stadiums Honours Sachin Tendulkar On His 50th Birthday

In 2010, at the behest of local cricketing patron Abdul Rahman Bukhatir, the Sharjah Cricket Stadium became the home ground for the Afghanistan cricket team for One Day International and first-class matches. However, in 2016, they changed it to Greater Noida Stadium in Noida. 

Further, the stadium hogged headlines when Sachin Tendulkar played the famous duststorm innings when he played a 143-run knock against Australia in 1998. 

Thus, to honour Sachin Tendulkar's legacy, a Sachin Tendulkar Stand was initiated on the occasion of Master Blaster's 50th birthday in 2023. 

At the time of writing this article, Afghanistan are 15/1 and have lost Rahmanullah Gurbaz early on. 

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