Multan Cricket Stadium

Multan International Cricket Stadium

Aerial view of the Multan Cricket Stadium at night
Ground information
Location	Multan
Coordinates	30°10′15″N 71°31′29″E
Capacity	30,000
Owner	Pakistan Cricket Board
Operator	Pakistan Cricket Board
Tenants	Multan, Multan Tigers, Pakistan International Airlines, Pakistan
End names
Main Pavilion End North Pavilion End
International information
First Test	29 Aug – 31 Aug 2001: Pakistan v Bangladesh
Last Test	19 Nov – 23 Nov 2006: Pakistan v West Indies
First ODI	9 Sep 2003: Pakistan v Bangladesh
Last ODI	16 Apr 2008: Pakistan v Bangladesh
As of 29 August 2013 Source: Multan Cricket Stadium, Cricinfo

Multan Cricket Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Multan, Punjab, Pakistan. The stadium is located off Vehari Road, in the suburbs of Multan. It is primarily used for cricket matches. The stadium seats 30,000 and hosted its first test match in 2001, Pakistan against Bangladesh for the Asian Test Championship. The stadium hosts both forms of international cricket: Test cricket and One Day International.

The ground was inaugurated in 2001 as a replacement for the Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium located in the heart of Multan. Floodlights were recently installed to make day/night cricket matches possible. The first day/night game played at this ground was between arch-rivals India and Pakistan.

Records

• First Test: Aug 29–31, 2001 – Pakistan v Bangladesh.
• First ODI: Sep 9, 2003 – Pakistan v Bangladesh.

Test

• Highest Team Total: 675/5d India vs Pakistan, 2003/04
• Lowest Team Total: 134 Bangladesh vs Pakistan, 2001/02
• Highest Run Chase Achieved: 262/9 Pakistan vs Bangladesh, 2003/04
• Highest Individual Score: 309 Virender Sehwag India vs Pakistan, 2003/04
• Highest Partnership: 336 Sachin Tendulkar & Virender Sehwag India vs Pakistan, 2003/04

File:View of Multan cricket stadium from outside.jpg

A view of Multan cricket stadium from outside

One Day International

• Highest team total: 323–3 Pakistan v Bangladesh
• Lowest team total: 148 Zimbabwe v Pakistan
• Highest Run Chase Achieved:
• Highest Run Chase (Won or Loss):
• Highest individual score:116 Yasir Hameed Pakistan v Bangladesh
• Highest partnership:

See also

• Pakistan Cricket Board
• List of Test cricket grounds
• List of stadiums in Pakistan
• List of cricket grounds in Pakistan
• List of sports venues in Karachi
• List of sports venues in Lahore
• List of sports venues in Faisalabad

External links

• Cricinfo profile