National Stadium Karachi ODI records: National Stadium ODI records and highest innings totals

Having hosted four Tests and as many T20Is in the last 12 months, Karachi is all in readiness of hosting its first ODI after as many as 39 months. Venue to Pakistan’s last three Test matches played within just over three weeks, National Stadium will now be witness to three Pakistan-New Zealand ODIs slated to be played within a five-day period.

Currently equal with Lahore among Pakistani venues on the back of hosting eight international matches since the start of 2022, Karachi will gain a lead after hosting a total of six international matches within 30 days after the culmination of this imminent series.

With the city hosting only a couple of ODIs since international cricket returned to Pakistan in real sense lately, there are not many relevant records for this venue due to a large majority of active cricketers never really getting to play here.

Nevertheless, it is worth a mention that Pakistan have won 22 and lost 17 out of their 41 ODIs at this stadium since 1980. Set to partake in a Karachi ODI after more than two decades, New Zealand have won and lost an ODI each here.

National Stadium Karachi ODI records

Highest ODI run-scorers at the National Stadium are retired Pakistani cricketers namely Mohammad Yousuf (817), Younis Khan (712), Inzamam-ul-Haq (604), Shoaib Malik (538) and Salman Butt (475). Among active Pakistani cricketers, Babar Azam (146), Fakhar Zaman (130) and Haris Sohail (96) are their best ODI batters with respect to this venue.

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Highest wicket-takers in Karachi ODIs are also retired cricketers in Wasim Akram (23), Iftikhar Anjum (16), Muttiah Muralitharan (16), Ajantha Mendis (15) and Waqar Younis (15). Barring all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz (1), no other cricketer of the current Pakistani squad has picked an ODI wicket at this venue.

Highest innings totals in Karachi ODIs

Score	Overs	Team	Opposition	Year
374/4	50	India	Hong Kong	2008
360/4	50	West Indies	Sri Lanka	1987
353/6	50	Pakistan	England	2005
349/7	50	India	Pakistan	2004
347/5	50	Pakistan	Zimbabwe	2008

There have been a total of 19 instances of 300+ innings totals across 94 ODI innings at the National Stadium till date. Four out of these 19 instances have come in successful ODI run-chases with India topping the list for chasing down a 309-run target against Sri Lanka in an Asia Cup match 14 and a half years ago.

While teams batting first have won 22 Karachi ODIs, teams batting second have won 24 times over the years.