Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot

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Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot
Jinnah Park
Ground information
LocationSialkot, Punjab, Pakistan
Coordinates32°30′3″N 74°33′14″E / 32.50083°N 74.55389°E / 32.50083; 74.55389Coordinates: 32°30′3″N 74°33′14″E / 32.50083°N 74.55389°E / 32.50083; 74.55389
Establishment1909
Capacity15,000[1]
OwnerSialkot Cricket Association
TenantsPakistan Cricket Board
End names
Pavilion End
Railway End
International information
First Test27 October 1985:
 Pakistan v  Sri Lanka
Last Test22 September 1995:
 Pakistan v  Sri Lanka
First ODI16 October 1976:
 Pakistan v  New Zealand
Last ODI6 December 1996:
 Pakistan v  New Zealand
Team information
Sialkot cricket team (1955 – present)
Sialkot Stallions (2003 – present)
As of 10 October 2008
Source: CricketArchive

Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot (Urdu: جناح اسٹیڈیم), formerly known as Connelly Park or Jinnah Park, is the oldest cricket ground in Pakistan. The location for the ground was selected in 1909 during the British raj. It was named "Connelly Park" after the then British Deputy Commissioner of sialkot Mr. Connelly.[1] In the 1950s it was named Jinnah Park.[1] In 1979 it was upgraded into a stadium with new pavilion and seating and renamed Jinnah Stadium.[1] It is the home ground of Sialkot Stallions.

The first Test here was played in 1985 and the last in 1995. Pakistan played its first ever ODI at home on this ground in 1976 against New Zealand. It was also New Zealand's first ODI against Pakistan. Jinnah Stadium is known for its green-top pitches that help fast bowlers. The stadium has a lot of memories attached with it.

In 1984, Pakistan-India ODI here was stopped midway and abandoned after news of the assassination of the then Indian PM, Indira Gandhi, reached the ground. India were batting.

During the India tour to Pakistan in 1989, the 4th test of the series played on this stadium. During the India's batting of the 2nd innings, Sachin Tendulkar was badly injured by a Waqar Younis bouncer, however, he came back later to bat and scored a key 57 runs to save the test match and a series for India.

On this stadium, Indian cricket team scored its lowest team total of 79 in its ODI history against Pakistan on 1978/79 tour. The stadium has hosted 9 one day internationals and 4 test matches.

In September 2019, the Pakistan Cricket Board named it as one of the venues to host matches in the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.[2]

Records[]

Test[]

  • Highest Team Total: Pakistan 423/5d v Sri Lanka 12 Dec 1991
  • Lowest Team Total: Sri Lanka 157 v Pakistan 27 Oct 1985
  • Highest Individual Score:Moin Khan Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 22 Sep 1995
  • Highest Partnership: Saleem Malik and Imran Khan 132, Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 1991
  • Best Bowling:Ravi Ratnayeke Sri Lanka 8/83 27 Oct 1985

One Day International[]

  • Highest team total: 277/9 Pakistan v New Zealand 6 Dec 1996
  • Lowest team total: 79 India v Pakistan 13 Oct 1978
  • Highest individual score:114 Rameez Raja Pakistan v New Zealand 6 Nov 1990
  • Highest partnership:Saeed Anwar and Zahoor Elahi 177 (1st) Pakistan v New Zealand 6 Dec 1996
  • Best Bowling:Waqar Younis 5/16 Pakistan v New Zealand 6 Nov 1990

List of Centuries[]

Key[]

  • * denotes that the batsman was not out.
  • Inns. denotes the number of the innings in the match.
  • Balls denotes the number of balls faced in an innings.
  • NR denotes that the number of balls was not recorded.
  • Parentheses next to the player's score denotes his century number at Edgbaston.
  • The column title Date refers to the date the match started.
  • The column title Result refers to the player's team result

Test Centuries[]

This is the list of centuries scored in Test matches at Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot[3]

No. Score Player Team Balls Inns. Opposing team Date Result
1 101 Saleem Malik  Pakistan 207 2  Sri Lanka 12 December 1991 Drawn
2 117* Moin Khan  Pakistan 208 4  Sri Lanka 22 September 1995 Lost

One Day Internationals[]

Only one One-day international century has been scored at Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot[4]

No. Score Player Team Balls Inns. Opposing team Date Result
1 114 Rameez Raja  Pakistan 123 1  New Zealand 6 November 1990 Won

List of Five Wicket Hauls[]

Key[]

Symbol Meaning
dagger The bowler was man of the match
double-dagger 10 or more wickets taken in the match
§ One of two five-wicket hauls by the bowler in the match
Date Day the Test started or ODI was held
Inn Innings in which five-wicket haul was taken
Overs Number of overs bowled.
Runs Number of runs conceded
Wkts Number of wickets taken
Econ Runs conceded per over
Batsmen Batsmen whose wickets were taken
Drawn The match was drawn.

Tests[]

This is a list of five-wicket hauls taken at Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot in Test matches.[5]

No. Bowler Date Team Opposing team Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Result
1 Ravi Ratnayeke dagger 27 October 1985  Sri Lanka  Pakistan 2 23.2 83 8 3.55
2 Imran Khan 27 October 1985  Pakistan  Sri Lanka 3 18.3 40 5 2.16 Won
3 Wasim Akram 9 December 1989  Pakistan  India 1 28.2 101 5 3.56 Drawn
4 Vivek Razdan 9 December 1989  India  Pakistan 2 27 79 5 2.92 Drawn
5 Waqar Younis 12 December 1991  Pakistan  Sri Lanka 1 30.5 84 5 2.72 Drawn

One Day Internationals[]

This is a list of five-wicket hauls taken at Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot in One-day Internationals.[6]

No. Bowler Date Team Opposing team Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Result
1 Waqar Younis 6 November 1990  Pakistan  New Zealand 2 6 18 5 2.66 Won
2 Chris Harris 6 December 1996  New Zealand  Pakistan 1 10 42 5 4.20 Lost

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Stadium stories: Famous Pakistan cricket grounds". Dawn. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  2. ^ "PCB releases Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2019-20 schedule". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Statistics - Statsguru - Test Matches - Batting Records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Statistics - Statsguru - One-Day Internationals - Batting Records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Statistics - Statsguru - Bowling Records - Test matches". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Statistics - Statsguru - Bowling Records - One-day Internationals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 August 2019.

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