Dubai International Cricket Stadium records and stats: List of highest run-scorers and wicket-takers in Dubai T20Is

Dixit Bhargav | 24/10/2021
Dubai International Cricket Stadium records and stats: List of highest run-scorers and wicket-takers in Dubai T20Is

Dubai International Cricket Stadium records: Dubai International Cricket Stadium has hosted a whopping 63 T20Is till date.

Despite hosting a whopping 62 T20Is in the last 12 years, it was only yesterday that the Dubai International Cricket Stadium hosted its first-ever ICC T20 World Cup match. While everyone would’ve hoped for a better debut than a team bundling out for 55 in 14.2 overs, the venue won’t get a better match to make amends than a high-profile India-Pakistan clash scheduled to be played tonight.

Pakistan, who have had UAE as their adopted home for over a decade now, have played the maximum number (25) of T20Is in Dubai. Other than Pakistan, Ireland and Netherlands have also been regulars at this venue having played 14 and 12 T20Is respectively.

Despite a poor head-to-head record against India in T20Is, Pakistan would be banking on the fact that three batters of their current squad are among the Top-five T20I run-scorers at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

While veterans Mohammad Hafeez and Shoaib Malik feature in the list primarily because of having played 17 and 19 T20Is respectively at this venue, it is captain Babar Azam’s T20I average of 57.6 (including three half-centuries in six innings) here that should be a concern for India.

Readers must note that Azam will be playing his first-ever T20I against India tonight. India, on the other hand, will be playing their first-ever T20I in Dubai.

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It is worth mentioning that Pakistan have won and lost 15 (including a super over victory) and 10 T20Is respectively at this venue. Furthermore, their average innings score here is 137. Batting first, Pakistan have won eight (including a super over victory) and lost three matches in Dubai. Not known for their chasing skills in the shortest format, Pakistan have both won and lost seven T20Is while batting second at this venue.

Dubai International Cricket Stadium records

Most T20I runs at Dubai International Cricket Stadium

S. No. Batter Matches Runs Best Average SR 100s 50s
1 Mohammad Shahzad (AFG) 8 382 80 63.66 133.56 0 5
2 Paul Stirling (IRE) 11 379 79 42.11 142.48 0 3
3 Mohammad Hafeez (PAK) 17 335 53* 23.92 123.61 0 1
4 Babar Azam (PAK) 6 288 79 57.6 121 0 3
5 Shoaib Malik (PAK) 19 270 39 18 108.87 0 0
6 Umar Akmal (PAK) 20 268 56* 17.86 106.77 0 1
7 Kyle Coetzer (SCO) 8 255 62 31.87 108.05 0 1
8 Ryan ten Doeschate (NED) 8 240 51* 80 140.35 0 1
9 Shahid Afridi (PAK) 15 231 39* 19.25 151.97 0 0
10 Garry Wilson (IRE) 14 226 65* 20.54 114.72 0 1

 

Most T20I wickets at Dubai International Cricket Stadium

S. No. Bowler Matches Balls Runs Wickets Average Economy SR
1 Sohail Tanvir (PAK) 15 326 385 22 17.5 7.09 14.82
2 Saeed Ajmal (PAK) 14 329 303 19 15.95 5.53 17.32
3 Umar Gul (PAK) 11 249 281 18 15.61 6.77 13.81
4 George Dockrell (IRE) 13 249 277 16 17.31 6.67 15.56
5 Shahid Afridi (PAK) 15 324 367 16 22.94 6.8 20.25
6 Pietar Seelar (NED) 12 216 183 15 12.2 5.08 14.4
7 Trent Johnston (IRE) 9 216 190 15 12.67 5.28 14.4
8 Boyd Rankin (IRE) 10 198 170 13 13.08 5.15 15.23
9 Kevin O’Brien (IRE) 14 159 185 12 15.42 6.98 13.25
10 Safyaan Sharif (SCO) 6 135 177 11 16.09 7.87 12.27
Post Edited By: Dixit Bhargav
ICC T20 World Cup 2021

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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