Dubai International Cricket Stadium

Dubai International Cricket Stadium in numbers

Dubai International Cricket Stadium, in Dubai, the UAE, has staged 13 Tests and 66 one-day internationals in CricArcade's archives. The first was an ODI between Australia and Pakistan in 2009, and the most recent international here was in 2025.

Of the 13 Tests played at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, 3 were drawn (23%), 6 won by the side batting first and 4 by the side batting second. That is 60% of decided Tests to the side batting first, a ground where setting the pace has paid. The UAE's own side has not played a Test here, and the most frequent sides are Pakistan (13), England (3) and Sri Lanka (3). Azhar Ali has made more Test runs here than anyone, 1,110 in 20 innings with 3 hundreds, and Yasir Shah has taken the most wickets, 55 in 7 Tests. The highest total is Pakistan's 579 for 3 in 2016; the lowest completed innings New Zealand's 90 in 2018; the highest individual score Azhar Ali's 302 not out against West Indies in 2016; the best bowling Yasir Shah's 8 for 41 in 2018. The widest margin by runs was Pakistan's 221-run win over Australia in 2014.

Of the 66 ODIs played at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, sides batting first have won 25 and chasing sides 39, with 1 tie; 1 produced no result. Only 39% of decided ODIs have gone to the side batting first; chasing has been the stronger hand here. United Arab Emirates have played only 2 of them; the most frequent sides are Pakistan (23), United Arab Emirates (14) and Papua New Guinea (12). The average first-innings total was 232 in the 2010s (32 ODIs) and 215 in the 2020s (32 ODIs). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, with 32 ODIs, against 32 in the 2020s. Rohit Sharma has made more ODI runs here than anyone, 497 in 10 innings with 1 hundred, and Shahid Afridi has taken the most wickets, 25 in 14 ODIs. The highest total is England's 355 for 5 in 2015; the lowest completed innings United Arab Emirates' 49 in 2025; the highest individual score Mushfiqur Rahim's 144 against Sri Lanka in 2018; the best bowling Harmeet Singh's 6 for 27 in 2025. The widest margin by runs was United States' 243-run win over United Arab Emirates in 2025. The closest finishes: United Arab Emirates won by 1 wicket (2023) and Match tied (2018).

Tests at Dubai International Cricket Stadium

13 Tests, 2010 to 2018. The first was South Africa v Pakistan on 12 November 2010: match drawn.

First-innings totals by decade

ODIs at Dubai International Cricket Stadium

66 ODIs, 2009 to 2025. The first was Australia v Pakistan on 22 April 2009: Pakistan won by 4 wickets (with 35 balls remaining).

First-innings totals by decade

Closest finishes

• United Arab Emirates won by 1 wicket (with 102 balls remaining) (2023)
• Match tied (2018)
• Pakistan won by 1 wicket (with 1 ball remaining) (2010)
• South Africa won by 2 runs (2010)

Most recent matches

• United States v United Arab Emirates (ODI, 3 November 2025): United States of America won by 243 runs
• United Arab Emirates v United States (ODI, 28 October 2025): United States of America won by 4 wickets
• United States v Nepal (ODI, 26 October 2025): United States of America won by 106 runs
• New Zealand v India (ODI, 9 March 2025): India won by 4 wickets
• Australia v India (ODI, 4 March 2025): India won by 4 wickets
• India v New Zealand (ODI, 2 March 2025): India won by 44 runs
• Pakistan v India (ODI, 23 February 2025): India won by 6 wickets
• Bangladesh v India (ODI, 20 February 2025): India won by 6 wickets
• Scotland v Canada (ODI, 7 March 2024): Canada won by 5 wickets (with 27 balls remaining)
• Canada v United Arab Emirates (ODI, 5 March 2024): Canada won by 8 runs (DLS method)