Covers 84 international matches at this ground from Apr 2003 to Sep 2025.
Captains who win the toss usually bat, and the Sharjah Cricket Stadium pitch report shows why that is only half right: they chose to bat 63 times against 21 times to field, yet the side calling correctly won only 40 of 82 decided games.
The data holds 84 internationals at the ground in Sharjah, UAE, from Apr 2003 to Sep 2025, including 33 men’s ODIs and 5 Tests. West Indies beat Nepal by 10 wickets in the latest, a T20I on 30 Sep 2025.
Sharjah Scoring Patterns and the Chase
Men’s ODIs are close. Leave out the one DLS game and openers make 244 on average against 212 for the reply, while chasers lead 18 wins to 15. The ODI chasing record is 285, and a side once protected just 183.
Men’s T20Is have tilted towards the team batting first, 12 wins to 8, openers making 159 and chasers 134; the newest ten T20I openers sit at 176. Women’s T20Is are low scoring, 116 against 103.
The five Tests, Nov 2011 to Oct 2016, open at 341 and replies jump to 403, helped by New Zealand’s 690 in Nov 2014. The third innings falls back to 243 and the fourth to 175, though 302 has been chased down in the fourth innings.
Sharjah Cricket Stadium capacity and location
Capacity as published on the ground's Wikipedia page (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharjah_Cricket_Stadium). Figures change with redevelopment and temporary stands.
Ground
City
Country
Capacity
Sharjah Cricket Stadium
Sharjah
UAE
16,000
Sharjah Cricket Stadium cricket stats by format
Format
Matches
Won batting first
Won chasing
Avg 1st inns
First match
Latest match
Tests
5
–
–
–
3 Nov 2011
30 Oct 2016
ODIs
33
15
18
245
3 Apr 2003
9 Jun 2023
ODIs (women)
6
2
4
179
11 Jan 2015
5 Nov 2017
T20Is
21
12
8
159
26 Nov 2013
30 Sep 2025
T20Is (women)
19
9
10
116
16 Jan 2015
18 Oct 2024
Sharjah Cricket Stadium Pitch Report: Average Scores and Chasing
Matches with a result decided by DLS are left out of this table. The last column shows the most recent ten first innings where there are enough matches.
Format
Matches
Avg 1st inns
Avg 2nd inns
Highest chased
Lowest defended
Avg 1st inns, last 10
ODIs
32
244
212
285
183
246
ODIs (women)
6
179
177
245
138
–
T20Is
21
159
134
206
142
176
T20Is (women)
19
116
103
125
116
120
Test match average score by innings
Format
Tests
1st inns
2nd inns
3rd inns
4th inns
Highest 4th-inns chase
Tests
5
341
403
243
175
302
Sharjah Cricket Stadium Tests records
Tests in this record book: 5, from Nov 2011 to Oct 2016.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
Misbah-ul-Haq Pakistan
5
10
445
89
55.62
41.05
0
5
Mohammad Hafeez Pakistan
3
6
418
197
69.67
58.14
2
0
Azhar Ali Pakistan
5
10
341
103
34.10
41.18
1
2
Younis Khan Pakistan
5
10
280
122
28.00
52.34
1
1
Sarfraz Ahmed Pakistan
4
8
273
51
34.12
72.22
0
1
KC Sangakkara Sri Lanka
2
4
255
144
63.75
44.89
1
2
Asad Shafiq Pakistan
5
10
241
137
30.12
50.00
1
0
BB McCullum New Zealand
1
1
202
202
202.00
107.45
1
0
KC Brathwaite West Indies
1
2
202
142*
–
47.31
1
1
KS Williamson New Zealand
1
1
192
192
192.00
78.69
1
0
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
Yasir Shah Pakistan
3
5
15
4/44
30.40
3.29
0
Saeed Ajmal Pakistan
2
4
12
4/132
29.58
2.40
0
MD Craig New Zealand
1
2
10
7/94
20.30
4.21
1
HMRKB Herath Sri Lanka
2
4
9
5/125
36.56
2.72
1
Shoaib Malik Pakistan
1
2
7
4/33
8.43
2.38
0
D Bishoo West Indies
1
2
7
4/77
17.57
3.08
0
Rahat Ali Pakistan
2
3
7
4/99
24.29
3.04
0
Wahab Riaz Pakistan
2
4
7
5/88
27.43
3.02
1
JM Anderson England
1
2
6
4/17
11.50
1.68
0
UWMBCA Welegedara Sri Lanka
1
2
6
5/87
17.67
2.39
1
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
BB McCullum New Zealand
202
188
21
11
Pakistan
26 Nov 2014
Mohammad Hafeez Pakistan
197
316
25
3
New Zealand
26 Nov 2014
KS Williamson New Zealand
192
244
23
1
Pakistan
26 Nov 2014
Mohammad Hafeez Pakistan
151
266
15
3
England
1 Nov 2015
Ahmed Shehzad Pakistan
147
275
12
1
Sri Lanka
16 Jan 2014
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
MD Craig New Zealand
7/94
27.4
Pakistan
26 Nov 2014
JO Holder West Indies
5/30
17.3
Pakistan
30 Oct 2016
UWMBCA Welegedara Sri Lanka
5/87
35.2
Pakistan
3 Nov 2011
Wahab Riaz Pakistan
5/88
26.4
West Indies
30 Oct 2016
HMRKB Herath Sri Lanka
5/125
38.1
Pakistan
16 Jan 2014
Highest totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
New Zealand
690
143.1
Pakistan
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
26 Nov 2014
Sri Lanka
428/9
172
Pakistan
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
16 Jan 2014
Sri Lanka
413
153.3
Pakistan
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
3 Nov 2011
Pakistan
355
118.2
England
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
1 Nov 2015
Pakistan
351
125.4
New Zealand
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
26 Nov 2014
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
England
156
60.3
Pakistan
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
1 Nov 2015
Pakistan
208
81.3
West Indies
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
30 Oct 2016
Sri Lanka
214
101.4
Pakistan
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
16 Jan 2014
Pakistan
234
85.1
England
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
1 Nov 2015
Pakistan
259
63.3
New Zealand
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
26 Nov 2014
Sharjah Cricket Stadium ODIs records
ODIs in this record book: 33, from Apr 2003 to Jun 2023.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
Mohammad Hafeez Pakistan
15
15
668
140*
47.71
76.26
2
3
Shoaib Malik Pakistan
9
9
343
90
42.88
92.95
0
4
Babar Azam Pakistan
4
4
334
123
111.33
86.08
2
1
KC Sangakkara Sri Lanka
6
6
323
103*
80.75
77.09
2
1
V Aravind UAE
6
6
317
115*
63.40
84.99
1
1
AJ Finch Australia
3
3
269
153*
134.50
96.42
2
0
Ahmed Shehzad Pakistan
7
7
269
113
38.43
76.64
1
2
Misbah-ul-Haq Pakistan
9
9
245
47
27.22
71.64
0
0
Umar Akmal Pakistan
11
11
244
52
27.11
92.08
0
1
Shahid Afridi Pakistan
10
10
223
75
22.30
148.67
0
2
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
Shahid Afridi Pakistan
10
10
20
5/35
20.45
4.37
1
Saeed Ajmal Pakistan
7
7
17
4/30
15.06
3.76
0
Mohammad Hafeez Pakistan
13
13
12
2/14
28.00
3.93
0
Junaid Khan Pakistan
5
5
10
3/44
20.50
6.09
0
MA Starc Australia
2
2
9
5/42
10.33
4.65
1
Mohammad Sami Pakistan
4
4
9
4/25
15.44
4.13
0
Hasan Ali Pakistan
4
4
8
3/14
15.75
4.40
0
HH Streak Zimbabwe
4
4
8
3/36
16.25
3.70
0
MJ Henry New Zealand
2
2
7
4/45
16.29
6.00
0
Umar Gul Pakistan
6
6
7
3/19
22.43
4.17
0
Sharjah Cricket Stadium Highest Score in ODIs
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
AJ Finch Australia
153*
143
12
6
Pakistan
24 Mar 2019
Mohammad Hafeez Pakistan
140*
136
11
3
Sri Lanka
22 Dec 2013
Babar Azam Pakistan
123
126
9
1
West Indies
2 Oct 2016
Mohammad Hafeez Pakistan
122
129
7
4
Sri Lanka
18 Dec 2013
Babar Azam Pakistan
120
131
8
3
West Indies
30 Sep 2016
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
SN Netravalkar USA
5/32
9.2
UAE
8 Dec 2019
Usman Shinwari Pakistan
5/34
7
Sri Lanka
23 Oct 2017
Shahid Afridi Pakistan
5/35
9.2
Sri Lanka
20 Nov 2011
MA Starc Australia
5/42
10
Pakistan
28 Aug 2012
Bilal Khan Oman
5/60
10
Namibia
11 Mar 2022
Highest totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Pakistan
364/7
50
New Zealand
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
14 Dec 2014
UAE
348/3
50
Namibia
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
12 Mar 2022
Pakistan
337/5
50
West Indies
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
2 Oct 2016
Pakistan
326/5
50
Sri Lanka
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
22 Dec 2013
Pakistan
322/5
50
Sri Lanka
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
18 Dec 2013
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Sri Lanka
103
26.2
Pakistan
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
23 Oct 2017
Kenya
127
37.5
Sri Lanka
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
6 Apr 2003
Kenya
143
31.4
Pakistan
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
8 Apr 2003
Pakistan
151
35.3
South Africa
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
11 Nov 2013
Pakistan
162
36.3
Australia
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
7 Oct 2014
Sharjah Cricket Stadium T20Is records
T20Is in this record book: 21, from Nov 2013 to Sep 2025.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
Waseem Muhammad UAE
5
5
197
82
39.40
158.87
0
2
Asif Khan UAE
5
5
186
77
46.50
187.88
0
1
Shoaib Malik Pakistan
3
3
155
75
155.00
168.48
0
2
Fakhar Zaman Pakistan
5
5
155
77*
38.75
127.05
0
2
A Sharafu UAE
5
5
153
68*
38.25
131.90
0
2
Mohammad Rizwan Pakistan
4
4
150
78*
50.00
112.78
0
1
JC Buttler England
3
3
129
101*
64.50
151.76
1
0
KIC Asalanka Sri Lanka
4
4
128
80*
42.67
143.82
0
1
Liton Das Bangladesh
5
5
125
44
25.00
114.68
0
0
HE van der Dussen South Africa
2
2
110
94*
110.00
154.93
0
1
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
PWH de Silva Sri Lanka
4
4
9
3/9
8.78
5.64
0
Saghir Khan UAE
3
3
7
3/44
16.57
9.67
0
Haider Ali UAE
5
5
7
3/7
16.71
5.85
0
Muhammad Jawadullah UAE
4
4
7
4/21
21.14
9.87
0
Shadab Khan Pakistan
3
3
6
4/8
6.83
4.24
0
Mohammad Nawaz Pakistan
3
3
6
3/5
9.33
6.22
0
JO Holder West Indies
4
4
6
4/20
16.67
6.67
0
T Shamsi South Africa
2
2
5
3/17
8.20
5.12
0
D Pretorius South Africa
2
2
5
3/17
9.40
7.83
0
K Bhurtel Nepal
3
3
5
3/16
10.00
6.12
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
JC Buttler England
101*
67
6
6
Sri Lanka
1 Nov 2021
Parvez Hossain Emon Bangladesh
100
54
5
9
UAE
17 May 2025
HE van der Dussen South Africa
94*
60
5
6
England
6 Nov 2021
Waseem Muhammad UAE
82
42
9
5
Bangladesh
19 May 2025
KIC Asalanka Sri Lanka
80*
49
5
5
Bangladesh
24 Oct 2021
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
Shadab Khan Pakistan
4/8
2.4
Hong Kong
2 Sep 2022
Abrar Ahmed Pakistan
4/9
4
UAE
4 Sep 2025
RR Simmonds West Indies
4/15
3
Nepal
30 Sep 2025
JO Holder West Indies
4/20
4
Nepal
27 Sep 2025
Muhammad Jawadullah UAE
4/21
4
Bangladesh
17 May 2025
Sharjah Highest T20I Totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Pakistan
207
20
UAE
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
30 Aug 2025
UAE
206/8
19.5
Bangladesh
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
19 May 2025
Bangladesh
205/5
20
UAE
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
19 May 2025
Pakistan
193/2
20
Hong Kong
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
2 Sep 2022
Bangladesh
191/7
20
UAE
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
17 May 2025
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Hong Kong
38
10.4
Pakistan
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
2 Sep 2022
Netherlands
44
10
Sri Lanka
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
22 Oct 2021
West Indies
83
17.1
Nepal
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
29 Sep 2025
Nepal
122
19.5
West Indies
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
30 Sep 2025
Canada
125
19.2
Kenya
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
26 Nov 2013
Sharjah Cricket Stadium ODIs (women) records
ODIs in this record book: 6, from Jan 2015 to Nov 2017.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
Javeria Khan Pakistan
6
6
228
133*
45.60
77.29
1
1
Sana Mir Pakistan
6
6
188
52
47.00
55.62
0
2
SFM Devine New Zealand
3
3
167
103
55.67
98.24
1
1
Bismah Maroof Pakistan
6
6
150
41
30.00
55.76
0
0
Nahida Khan Pakistan
3
3
113
51
37.67
66.86
0
1
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
Sana Mir Pakistan
6
6
11
4/25
16.73
3.43
0
Sadia Yousuf Pakistan
6
6
9
3/28
21.22
4.05
0
AC Kerr New Zealand
3
3
6
3/35
16.50
3.36
0
Bismah Maroof Pakistan
5
5
5
3/14
21.40
4.12
0
Javeria Khan Pakistan
3
3
4
2/6
17.25
5.75
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
Javeria Khan Pakistan
133*
141
12
0
Sri Lanka
13 Jan 2015
SFM Devine New Zealand
103
119
10
0
Pakistan
31 Oct 2017
AC Jayangani Sri Lanka
99
109
10
2
Pakistan
13 Jan 2015
SFM Devine New Zealand
62
48
8
0
Pakistan
2 Nov 2017
Javeria Khan Pakistan
55
73
4
0
New Zealand
31 Oct 2017
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
Sana Mir Pakistan
4/25
8.4
New Zealand
5 Nov 2017
Bismah Maroof Pakistan
3/14
7
Sri Lanka
11 Jan 2015
BMSM Kumari Sri Lanka
3/24
8
Pakistan
11 Jan 2015
Sadia Yousuf Pakistan
3/28
9.1
Sri Lanka
11 Jan 2015
Sana Mir Pakistan
3/33
10
New Zealand
31 Oct 2017
Highest totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Pakistan
245/3
47.2
Sri Lanka
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
13 Jan 2015
Sri Lanka
242/5
50
Pakistan
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
13 Jan 2015
New Zealand
240/9
50
Pakistan
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
31 Oct 2017
Pakistan
232
48.3
New Zealand
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
31 Oct 2017
South Africa
156/5
46.4
Pakistan
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
17 Mar 2015
Sharjah Cricket Stadium T20Is (women) records
T20Is in this record book: 19, from Jan 2015 to Oct 2024.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
SW Bates New Zealand
6
6
186
65*
37.20
103.33
0
2
Bismah Maroof Pakistan
8
8
161
46
23.00
89.94
0
0
SFM Devine New Zealand
6
6
149
70
29.80
144.66
0
1
DN Wyatt England
3
3
135
51*
67.50
123.85
0
1
D van Niekerk South Africa
3
3
106
67
35.33
85.48
0
1
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
AC Kerr New Zealand
5
5
10
4/26
7.80
3.90
0
ML Schutt Australia
3
3
7
3/3
5.71
3.53
0
HM Rowe New Zealand
2
2
6
3/18
6.67
5.00
0
S Molineux Australia
3
3
6
2/15
11.17
5.58
0
KDU Prabodhani Sri Lanka
4
4
6
3/20
11.33
4.86
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
SFM Devine New Zealand
70
44
4
5
Pakistan
9 Nov 2017
D van Niekerk South Africa
67
80
8
0
Pakistan
22 Mar 2015
SW Bates New Zealand
65*
57
3
2
Pakistan
12 Nov 2017
ME Bouchier England
62*
34
12
0
Scotland
13 Oct 2024
H Kaur India
54*
47
6
0
Australia
13 Oct 2024
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
Sana Mir Pakistan
4/14
4
Sri Lanka
16 Jan 2015
K Ramharack West Indies
4/17
4
Bangladesh
10 Oct 2024
DJS Dottin West Indies
4/22
4
New Zealand
18 Oct 2024
AC Kerr New Zealand
4/26
4
Australia
8 Oct 2024
ML Schutt Australia
3/3
3.2
New Zealand
8 Oct 2024
Highest totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Australia
151/8
20
India
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
13 Oct 2024
New Zealand
150/8
20
Pakistan
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
9 Nov 2017
Australia
148/8
20
New Zealand
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
8 Oct 2024
India
142/9
20
Australia
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
13 Oct 2024
New Zealand
128/9
20
West Indies
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
18 Oct 2024
Sharjah Cricket Stadium IPL records
IPL matches at this ground: 28, from Apr 2014 to Oct 2021.
Sharjah IPL Pitch Report
Matches
Avg 1st inns
Avg 2nd inns
Won batting first
Won chasing
Highest chased
Lowest defended
Avg 1st inns, last 10
28
159
148
10
18
226
125
137
Most IPL runs at Sharjah Cricket Stadium
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
V Kohli Royal Challengers Bengaluru
8
8
285
53
47.50
122.32
0
1
GJ Maxwell PBKS/RCB
6
6
280
95
56.00
178.34
0
3
Shubman Gill Kolkata Knight Riders
7
7
280
57
40.00
120.17
0
2
KL Rahul PBKS/SRH
7
7
270
69
45.00
113.45
0
2
SV Samson Rajasthan Royals
6
6
220
85
36.67
173.23
0
3
MA Agarwal PBKS/DC
5
5
219
106
43.80
164.66
1
1
SPD Smith RR/DC
6
6
218
69
43.60
147.30
0
2
S Dhawan DC/SRH
8
8
208
101*
29.71
133.33
1
0
Most IPL wickets at Sharjah Cricket Stadium
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
Mohammed Shami PBKS/DC
7
7
14
3/35
18.00
9.00
0
YS Chahal Royal Challengers Bengaluru
8
8
12
3/29
15.08
6.00
0
JO Holder Sunrisers Hyderabad
4
4
10
3/19
9.80
6.12
0
A Nortje Delhi Capitals
6
6
10
3/33
16.70
7.48
0
LH Ferguson Kolkata Knight Riders
5
5
9
3/18
12.89
6.50
0
Sandeep Sharma SRH/PBKS
6
6
9
3/34
17.67
6.91
0
K Rabada Delhi Capitals
6
6
8
3/35
25.38
8.96
0
Avesh Khan Delhi Capitals
3
3
7
3/13
7.14
4.55
0
Highest IPL Score at Sharjah
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
MA Agarwal Punjab Kings
106
50
10
7
Rajasthan Royals
27 Sep 2020
S Dhawan Delhi Capitals
101*
58
14
1
Chennai Super Kings
17 Oct 2020
GJ Maxwell Punjab Kings
95
43
5
9
Sunrisers Hyderabad
22 Apr 2014
GJ Maxwell Punjab Kings
89
45
8
6
Rajasthan Royals
20 Apr 2014
SS Iyer Delhi Capitals
88*
38
7
6
Kolkata Knight Riders
3 Oct 2020
Highest IPL Totals at Sharjah Stadium
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Delhi Capitals
228/4
20
Kolkata Knight Riders
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
3 Oct 2020
Rajasthan Royals
226/6
19.3
Punjab Kings
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
27 Sep 2020
Punjab Kings
223/2
20
Rajasthan Royals
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
27 Sep 2020
Rajasthan Royals
216/7
20
Chennai Super Kings
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
22 Sep 2020
Kolkata Knight Riders
210/8
20
Delhi Capitals
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
3 Oct 2020
Sharjah Cricket Stadium PSL records
PSL matches at this ground: 38, from Feb 2016 to Feb 2019.
Sharjah PSL Pitch Report
Matches
Avg 1st inns
Avg 2nd inns
Won batting first
Won chasing
Highest chased
Lowest defended
Avg 1st inns, last 10
38
153
148
11
24
204
126
158
Most PSL runs at Sharjah Cricket Stadium
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
SR Watson IU/QG
16
16
430
79
26.88
133.54
0
2
Sarfraz Ahmed Quetta Gladiators
12
12
341
52*
48.71
124.45
0
2
Kamran Akmal Peshawar Zalmi
14
14
339
107*
28.25
121.51
1
2
Fakhar Zaman Lahore Qalandars
9
9
305
94
33.89
160.53
0
3
Babar Azam Karachi Kings
10
10
305
66
38.12
120.08
0
2
Umar Akmal LQ/QG
11
11
302
66
33.56
126.89
0
3
Shoaib Malik KK/MS
11
11
297
53
33.00
120.24
0
2
RR Rossouw Quetta Gladiators
10
10
289
67*
36.12
137.62
0
1
Most PSL wickets at Sharjah Cricket Stadium
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
Mohammad Sami Islamabad United
14
14
21
3/21
15.86
6.80
0
Hasan Ali Peshawar Zalmi
9
9
18
4/15
12.06
6.32
0
Wahab Riaz Peshawar Zalmi
13
13
18
3/40
19.83
7.14
0
Faheem Ashraf Islamabad United
8
8
15
3/19
12.00
6.67
0
Usman Shinwari Karachi Kings
9
9
13
4/17
16.38
7.34
0
Usama Mir Karachi Kings
8
8
13
3/24
16.46
7.17
0
Sohail Tanvir LQ/QG
10
10
13
3/14
21.23
7.74
0
Junaid Khan PZ/MS
7
7
12
3/39
18.33
8.46
0
Highest PSL Scores at Sharjah
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
CA Ingram Karachi Kings
127*
59
12
8
Quetta Gladiators
24 Feb 2019
Kamran Akmal Peshawar Zalmi
107*
61
11
7
Lahore Qalandars
16 Mar 2018
Fakhar Zaman Lahore Qalandars
94
50
9
6
Quetta Gladiators
14 Mar 2018
KP Pietersen Quetta Gladiators
88*
42
3
8
Lahore Qalandars
18 Feb 2017
JM Vince Multan Sultans
84
41
7
6
Lahore Qalandars
22 Feb 2019
Highest PSL totals at Sharjah Cricket Stadium
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Lahore Qalandars
204/4
20
Multan Sultans
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
22 Feb 2019
Quetta Gladiators
202/5
18.5
Lahore Qalandars
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
18 Feb 2017
Lahore Qalandars
200/3
20
Quetta Gladiators
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
18 Feb 2017
Quetta Gladiators
200/7
20
Peshawar Zalmi
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
28 Feb 2017
Multan Sultans
200/6
20
Lahore Qalandars
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
22 Feb 2019
Team results at Sharjah Cricket Stadium (men, all formats)
Team
Matches
Won
Lost
Drawn
Tied/NR
Pakistan
32
19
11
1
1
Sri Lanka
14
3
10
1
0
UAE
11
4
7
0
0
West Indies
10
6
4
0
0
Australia
5
5
0
0
0
Bangladesh
5
1
4
0
0
England
5
2
2
0
1
New Zealand
5
3
2
0
0
Kenya
4
1
3
0
0
Namibia
4
1
3
0
0
Latest matches at Sharjah Cricket Stadium
Match
Date
Venue
Result
Nepal v West Indies
30 Sep 2025
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
West Indies won by 10 wickets
Nepal v West Indies
29 Sep 2025
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Nepal won by 90 runs
Nepal v West Indies
27 Sep 2025
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Nepal won by 19 runs
Pakistan v UAE
4 Sep 2025
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Pakistan won by 31 runs
Pakistan v UAE
30 Aug 2025
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Pakistan won by 31 runs
Bangladesh v UAE
21 May 2025
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
UAE won by 7 wickets
Bangladesh v UAE
19 May 2025
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
UAE won by 2 wickets
Bangladesh v UAE
17 May 2025
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Bangladesh won by 27 runs
New Zealand v West Indies
18 Oct 2024
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
New Zealand won by 8 runs
Australia v India
13 Oct 2024
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Australia won by 9 runs
Leading Players and Team Records at Sharjah
Pakistan players fill most of the lists. Mohammad Hafeez (Pakistan) has the most ODI runs, 668, Misbah-ul-Haq (Pakistan) leads the Test runs with 445, and Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) took 20 ODI wickets. Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) hit 202 off 188 balls in the Nov 2014 Test, and Aaron Finch’s 153* for Australia in Mar 2019 is the best ODI innings. Javeria Khan (Pakistan) made 133* against Sri Lanka in Jan 2015.
Sharjah IPL and PSL Pitch Report: Chasers in Charge
The franchise games send a clearer message than the internationals: chase. The PSL played 38 matches here between 10 Feb 2016 and 24 Feb 2019: chasers won 24, sides batting first 11. The IPL’s 28 games, spread from 17 Apr 2014 to 13 Oct 2021, split 18 to 10 the same way. First innings average 153 in the PSL and 159 in the IPL.
On 27 Sep 2020 Rajasthan Royals hunted down 223/2 with 226/6, the day Mayank Agarwal (PBKS) made 106 off 50 balls, and Delhi Capitals hit 228/4 in Oct 2020. Totals have dropped since, with the last 10 IPL first innings averaging only 137. Virat Kohli (RCB) has 285 IPL runs here and Mohammed Shami 14 wickets.
In the PSL, Shane Watson has 430 runs for Islamabad United and Quetta Gladiators, and Mohammad Sami (Islamabad United) 21 wickets. See the PSL records and IPL 2020 records.
Questions about Sharjah Cricket Stadium
Is the Sharjah Cricket Stadium pitch good for batting or bowling?
It sits in the middle. Batting first, men’s ODI sides average 244 and T20I sides 159, and women’s T20Is come in at 116. Recent T20I first innings are higher: 176 across the newest ten.
What is the highest score at Sharjah Cricket Stadium?
New Zealand’s 690 against Pakistan in Nov 2014 heads the Test list, and Brendon McCullum’s 202 in it is the ground’s top innings by a batter. Pakistan hold the ODI record with 364/7 against New Zealand on 14 Dec 2014, and Pakistan’s 207 against UAE in Aug 2025 is the T20I best.
Should you bat first or chase at Sharjah?
Men’s ODIs have gone to the chaser 18 times and the setter 15, but in men’s T20Is a total on the board has won 12 times against 8 chases. The leagues favour chasing: 24 to 11 in the PSL and 18 to 10 in the IPL.
What is the highest IPL score at Sharjah Cricket Stadium?
Delhi Capitals hold the IPL mark, 228/4 against Kolkata Knight Riders in Oct 2020. Mayank Agarwal’s 106 for Punjab Kings against Rajasthan Royals on 27 Sep 2020 is the best IPL innings, and in the PSL Colin Ingram’s 127* for Karachi Kings leads.
What is the seating capacity of Sharjah Cricket Stadium?
Sharjah Cricket Stadium holds about 16,000 spectators, going by its published capacity. Capacity can change after redevelopment or when temporary stands are added for big events.