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| ملعب الشيخ زايد للكريكت | |
| Ground information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Coordinates | 24°23′47″N54°32′26″E / 24.39639°N 54.54056°ECoordinates: 24°23′47″N54°32′26″E / 24.39639°N 54.54056°E |
| Establishment | 2004 |
| Capacity | 20,000 |
| Operator | Emirates Cricket Board |
| Tenants | UAE national cricket team Pakistan national cricket team Chennai Super Kings Delhi Capitals Kings XI Punjab Kolkata Knight Riders Mumbai Indians Rajasthan Royals Royal Challengers Bangalore Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| End names | |
| North end Pavilion End | |
| International information | |
| First Test | 20–24 November 2010: Pakistan v South Africa |
| Last Test | 3–7 December 2018: Pakistan v New Zealand |
| First ODI | 18 April 2006: Pakistan v India |
| Last ODI | 27 March 2019: Pakistan v Australia |
| First T20I | 10 February 2010: Afghanistan v Scotland |
| Last T20I | 27 October 2019: United Arab Emirates v Canada |
| As of 27 October 2019 Source: Cricinfo | |
The Sheikh Zayed Stadium (Arabic: ملعب الشيخ زايد للكريكت) is a cricket ground located in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The stadium cost $23 million to build and was opened in May 2004,[1] with its inaugural first-class match being an Intercontinental Cup fixture between Scotland and Kenya in November of that year.
The stadium has a large stand at either end, with the areas square of the wicket offering grass banks for additional seating.[2] It can hold 20,000 people.
International fixtures[edit]
IPL (Indian Premier League)[edit]
The first half of the 2014 Indian Premier League was held at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium and Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium.
Friendship Series (Pakistan vs India)[edit]
Among the stadium's most memorable events were the back-to-back charity matches between rivals Pakistan and India in April 2006. These matches were significant as the arch-rivals put aside their differences to support the victims of the 2005 Pakistan earthquake. The series was expected to raise $10 million for earthquake relief. B. R. Shetty, of the Abu Dhabi Cricket Council, said: 'Of the total money raised, 75 percent will go to Pakistan and the rest to India'.[3]
Other competitions[edit]
Many international series have been played there. Following the 2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team, Pakistan was unable to host home matches at the stadium. However, Zimbabwe successfully toured Pakistan from May 19–31, 2015, playing five matches in Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. Pakistan has hosted series against Australia, England, West Indies, New Zealand and South Africa at this stadium. Because of the Indian general election, the first leg of the 2014 Indian Premier League was played there, as well as in DSC Cricket Stadium and Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium.
IPL 2020[edit]
Indian premier league's thirteen edition is being played in UAE from 19 September to 10 November 2020. The IPL 2020 is played in three cities Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah. Dubai International cricket stadium is hosting 22 matches that is followed by Sheikh cricket stadium that is hosting 20 matches and Sharjah Cricket stadium that is hosting 12 matches.[4]
Sheikh Cricket stadium has started opening match of IPL 2020 that is played between Chennai Super kings and Mumbai Indians.[5]
Domestic fixtures[edit]
In 2009, the stadium hosted numerous cricket games, mostly fixtures in the Nissan Gulf Cup, where domestic teams from England and India competed against each other for the title. In March 2009, Sussex, Lancashire, Middlesex and Surrey played pre-season friendlies there.
Football fixtures[edit]
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 January 2019 | Thailand | 0-2 | Oman | Friendly |
Nursery grounds[edit]
The stadium complex also features a pair of smaller grounds called Nursery 1 (also known as Tolerance Oval) and Nursery 2. Tolerance Oval was used for a Twenty20 International between United Arab Emirates and Australia in October 2018.[6] In September 2019, Tolerance Oval was named as one of the venues to host cricket matches for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament.[7]
| First T20I | 22 October 2018: United Arab Emirates v Australia |
|---|---|
| Last T20I | 27 October 2019: Hong Kong v Nigeria |
| As of 27 October 2019 Source: Cricinfo | |
| As of 20 October 2019 Source: Cricinfo |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^'Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium- Abu Dhabi Cricket Club'. AdCricketClub.ae. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^'Sheikh Zayed Stadium | United Arab Emirates | Cricket Grounds | ESPNcricinfo'. Cricinfo. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
- ^'India bat in Abu Dhabi charity match against Pakistan'. Web.archive.org. 10 June 2008. Archived from the original on 10 June 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^'IPL 2020 Full Schedule: Mumbai Indians take on Chennai Super Kings in opening match'. Hindustan Times. 2020-09-06. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
- ^DelhiSeptember 17, Rohan Sen New; September 17, 2020UPDATED:; Ist, 2020 19:23. 'IPL 2020 venue details: Brief history, fixtures, match timings in Dubai, Abi Dhabi and Sharjah'. India Today. Retrieved 2020-10-01.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- ^'Sheikh Zayed Stadium Nursery 1 | United Arab Emirates | Cricket Grounds | ESPNcricinfo'. Cricinfo. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
- ^'ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019 schedule announced'. International Cricket Council. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
D10 League 2020 Live Streaming & TV Channels, UAE T10 League Live Telecast, Broadcasting Rights
UAE D10 League 2020 all matches will be stream live via Fancode in the Indian Subcontinent (excluding Pakistan), Etisalat CricLife and SportsEye Youtube channel in UAE, Willow Digital in the USA and Canada, and SportsEye YouTube channel for the rest of the world and the GCC. Cricket viewers can tune to FanCode for the live streaming of the matches. FanCode, owned by Sporta Technologies, which also owns Dream11, India leading fantasy gaming service, has launched an ad-free multi-sport aggregator platform, FanCode, which will offer a wide spectrum of content, commerce and community engagement.
- India: FanCode
- UAE: Etisalat CricLife and SportsEye Youtube channel
- USA: Willow Digital
- Canada: Willow Digital
- Rest of World: SportsEye Youtube channel
Emirates D10 League 2020 is scheduled to take place in Dubai from July 24 to August 07. A total of 34 matches will be played in the UAE T10 League with three matches taking place on one day. Two teams will face each other twice during the round-robin stage before the playoffs and the final. The tournament will be played between July 24 and August 7. The UAE D10 League matches will be played behind closed doors because of COVID-19. The UAE T10 league matches will be played in the evenings due to the hot weather in the UAE at this time of year. The UAE D10 league schedule has been released.
Full Schedule
July 24, Friday – ICC Academy Ground
- Dubai vs ECB Blues at 04:00 PM
- Abu Dhabi vs Ajman at 06:00 PM
- Sharjah vs Fujairah at 08:00 PM
- Dubai vs Ajman at 10:00 PM
July 25, Saturday – ICC Academy Ground
- Ajman vs Sharjah at 04:00 PM
- ECB Blues vs Fujairah at 06:00 PM
- Abu Dhabi vs Sharjah at 08:00 PM
- Fujairah vs Dubai at 10:00 PM
July 26, Sunday – ICC Academy Ground
- Ajman vs Fujairah at 04:00 PM
- Dubai vs Sharjah at 06:00 PM
- Ajman vs ECB Blues at 08:00 PM
- Fujairah vs Abu Dhabi at 10:00 PM
July 29, Wednesday – ICC Academy Ground
- Abu Dhabi vs Fujairah at 04:00 PM
- Ajman vs Dubai at 06:00 PM
- Fujairah vs Sharjah at 08:00 PM
- Dubai vs ECB Blues at 10:00 PM
July 30, Thursday – ICC Academy Ground
- Sharjah vs Abu Dhabi at 04:00 PM
- ECB Blues vs Ajman at 06:00 PM
- Dubai vs Sharjah at 08:00 PM
- Abu Dhabi vs ECB Blues at 10:00 PM
August 02, Sunday – ICC Academy Ground
- ECB Blues vs Fujairah at 06:00 PM
- Ajman vs Abu Dhabi at 08:00 PM
- Sharjah vs ECB Blues at 10:00 PM
Abu Dhabi Sports Live
August 03, Monday – ICC Academy Ground
- Abu Dhabi vs Dubai at 06:00 PM
- ECB Blues vs Sharjah at 08:00 PM
- Fujairah vs Ajman at 10:00 PM
August 05, Wednesday – Dubai Cricket Stadium
- ECB Blues vs Abu Dhabi at 06:00 PM
- Dubai vs Fujairah at 08:00 PM
- Ajman vs Sharjah at 10:00 PM
August 06, Thursday – Dubai Cricket Stadium
Weather For Abu Dhabi
- Dubai vs Abu Dhabi at 06:00 PM
- Playoff 1: August 06, Thursday – Dubai Cricket Stadium
- Teams: 1st GS vs 2nd GS at 08:00 PM
- Eliminator: August 06, Thursday – Dubai Cricket Stadium
- Teams: 3rd GS vs 4th GS at 10:00 PM
Abu Dhabi Cricket Stadium
Playoff 2: August 07, Friday – Dubai Cricket Stadium
- Teams: Loser PF1 vs Winner Eliminator at 05:00 PM
- Emirates D10 Final: August 07, Friday – Dubai Cricket Stadium
- Teams: Winner PF1 vs Winner PF2 at 07:30 PM
Abu Dhabi Squad: Graeme Cremer, Ali Abid, Aryan Lakra, Dilawar Khan Orakzai, Ghulam Farid, Ghulam Murtaza, Jalal Bhukari, Kai Smith, Khalid Mahmood, Riyan Mohammed, Noor Khan, Osama Hassan Shah, Rahul Bhatia, Rameez Shahzad, Rizwan Amanat Ali, Vinayak Vijayan
Ajman Squad: Nasir Aziz, Abdul Shakoor, Ali Mirza, Ameer Hamza, Amjad Gul Khan, Anand Kumar, Asif Mumtaz, Hamad Arshad, Mohammad Azhar, Shareef Asadullah, Omer Farooq, Safeer Tariq, Sandy Sandeep, Sapandee Singh, Saqib Manshad, Syed Haider Shah, Zawar Farid
Abu Dhabi Vs Dubai
ECB Blues Squad: Ahmed Raza, Adhitya Shetty, Ali Naseer, Arsalan Javed, Chirag Suri, Junaid Siddique, Kartik Meiyappan, Kashif Daud, Matiullah Khan, Sultan Ahmad, Muhammad Ayaz, Muhammad Boota, Muhammad Usman, Rohan Mustafa, Taimoor Ali, Vritya Aravind
Fujairah Squad: Waseem Muhammad, Ali Shan Sharafu, Asif Khan, Baseel Hameed, Hamdan Tahir, Hassan Khalid, Iqrar Shah, Jash Giyanani, Rishab Mukherjee, Lovepreet Singh, Luqman Hazrat, Maroof Merchant, Muhamad Kaleem, Sanchit Sharma, Sheraj Piya
Abu Dhabi Country
Dubai Squad: Aagam Shah, Abdul Rehman, Adnaan Khan, Ibthisam Sait, Fahad Al Hashmi, Fahad Nawaz, Fahad Tariq, Faisal Amin, Faizan Sheikh, Imran Haider, Mohammad Rashid, Rahman Gull, Shafaqat Ali, Umar Hafeez, Usman Munir
Abu Dhabi Cricket Ground
Sharjah Squad: Ali Anwar, Ansh Tandon, Fayyaz Ahmad, Gopakumar Gopalakrishnan, Hafeez Rahman, Hazrat Bilal, Junaid Shamzu, Syam Ramesh, Khalid Shah, Muhammad Farooq, Nathan Shibu, Renjith Mani, Rizwan CP, Tahir Latif, Umair Ali