Arbab Niaz Stadium

Arbab Niaz Stadium in numbers

Arbab Niaz Stadium, in Peshawar, Pakistan, has staged 6 Tests and 15 one-day internationals in CricArcade's archives. The first was an ODI between Pakistan and New Zealand in 1984, and the most recent international here was in 2006.

Of the 6 Tests played at Arbab Niaz Stadium, 1 was drawn (17%), 2 won by the side batting first and 3 by the side batting second. Pakistan have played 6 of those Tests and won 3, lost 2 and drawn or tied 1, a win rate of 50%. Its busiest decade was the 1990s, with 4 Tests. Mark Taylor has made more Test runs here than anyone, 426 in 2 innings with 1 hundred, and Wasim Akram has taken the most wickets, 20 in 3 Tests. The highest total is Australia's 599 for 4 in 1998; the lowest completed innings Bangladesh's 96 in 2003; the highest individual score Mark Taylor's 334 not out against Pakistan in 1998; the best bowling Shoaib Akhtar's 6 for 50 in 2003.

Of the 15 ODIs played at Arbab Niaz Stadium, sides batting first have won 6 and chasing sides 9. Only 40% of decided ODIs have gone to the side batting first; chasing has been the stronger hand here. Pakistan have played 11 of those ODIs and won 7, lost 4, a win rate of 64%. The most frequent visitors have been England (4). The average first-innings total was 206 in the 1980s (6 ODIs) and 275 in the 2000s (3 ODIs). Its busiest decade was the 1980s, with 6 ODIs, against 6 in the 1990s. Shoaib Malik has made more ODI runs here than anyone, 172 in 3 innings, and Phil DeFreitas has taken the most wickets, 8 in 4 ODIs. The highest total is India's 328 in 2006; the lowest completed innings New Zealand's 127 in 1990; the highest individual score Ijaz Ahmed's 117 against Zimbabwe in 1996; the best bowling Waqar Younis's 5 for 11 in 1990. The widest margin by runs was England's 108-run win over Sri Lanka in 1987.

Tests at Arbab Niaz Stadium

6 Tests, 1995 to 2003. The first was Pakistan v Sri Lanka on 8 September 1995: Pakistan won by an innings and 40 runs.

First-innings totals by decade

ODIs at Arbab Niaz Stadium

15 ODIs, 1984 to 2006. The first was Pakistan v New Zealand on 12 November 1984: Pakistan won by 46 runs.

First-innings totals by decade

Most recent matches

• India v Pakistan (ODI, 6 February 2006): Pakistan won by 7 runs (D/L method)
• Zimbabwe v Pakistan (ODI, 3 October 2004): Pakistan won by 3 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
• India v Pakistan (ODI, 19 March 2004): Pakistan won by 4 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)
• Bangladesh v Pakistan (Test, 27 August 2003): Pakistan won by 9 wickets
• Sri Lanka v Pakistan (Test, 5 March 2000): Sri Lanka won by 57 runs
• Pakistan v Zimbabwe (Test, 27 November 1998): Zimbabwe won by 7 wickets
• Pakistan v Australia (ODI, 8 November 1998): Australia won by 5 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
• Australia v Pakistan (Test, 15 October 1998): Match drawn
• West Indies v Pakistan (Test, 17 November 1997): Pakistan won by an innings and 19 runs
• Pakistan v Zimbabwe (ODI, 3 November 1996): Pakistan won by 78 runs (revised target)