Sharjah · UAE · 2002–2025
Sharjah Cricket Stadium: Conditions, Records and What to Expect
At a glance
Matches
165
All formats
Par score
178
1st-innings average
Chase success
60%
Chaser edge
Bat-first win
39%
Long-sample record
Pitch & conditions
The patterns we see repeat across the matches on record — what works at Sharjah, and what captains should plan for.
Across 165 matches, teams batting second have won 60% of the time at Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Captains appear to have taken note: the toss produces a field-first decision 57% of the time, suggesting a broad consensus that conditions favour the side with a target in view.
The average powerplay produces 42 runs and only 1.4 wickets across all formats at this ground. Sides tend to build steadily in the opening six overs rather than swing for the boundary from ball one, which shapes how the middle overs are approached.
An average of 91 runs in the middle phase is high relative to the powerplay return of 42. Batters who settle in at Sharjah can score freely between overs seven and fifteen, and the top individual innings here reflect that pattern of accumulation building into acceleration.
Pakistan Cricket have played 32 matches at Sharjah and won 19 of them, a win rate of 63%. They have long used the ground as a home-from-home venue, and the familiarity shows across formats from Test cricket through to PSL franchise action.
The five best bowling figures in the ground's records all come from Test matches and include multiple seven-wicket returns, with both off-spin and leg-spin well represented. The surface historically offers turn as Test matches progress, giving patient slow bowlers a genuine foothold.
By the numbers
Career aggregates from the matches LuckySpire tracks at Sharjah. Drawn from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data under ODC-BY licence.
Avg 1st inn
178
T20-era par
Avg 2nd inn
164
Chasing average
Chase success
60%
All formats
Highest total
690
On record
Lowest total
74
Complete innings
Phase-by-phase · scoring trajectory
Cumulative scoring trajectory across a typical white-ball innings at Sharjah. Phase bands show Powerplay (overs 1–6), Middle (7–15) and Death (16–20) — the death-overs acceleration is where the ground's character shows up most sharply.
Powerplay
43RPO · OVERS 1–6
Middle
87RPO · OVERS 7–15
Death
48RPO · OVERS 16–20
Who plays here
Match counts and win records for the teams with the deepest history at this ground.
| Team | Matches | Won | Lost | NR | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan Cricket | 32 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 59% |
| Islamabad United | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 53% |
| Quetta Gladiators | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 47% |
| Peshawar Zalmi | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 57% |
| Sri Lanka Cricket | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 21% |
| Karachi Kings | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 46% |
| Lahore Qalandars | 12 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 42% |
| Uae Cricket | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36% |
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