Facts Opened 1982 Capacity 27,000 Ends Pavilion End, Sharjah Club End Location Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Time Zone UTC +04:00 Home to United Arab Emirates Floodlights Yes Venue description: The Sharjah Cricket Stadium, in the emirate of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, was built in the early 1980s and very quickly became a regular home for tournaments as the popularity of one-day cricket exploded following India's World Cup win in 1983. Between 1984 and 2003 the ground hosted 198 ODIs and four Tests, attracting good crowds, mainly from the area's large Asian expat population. The stadium initially started with a few limited seats and very modest facilities but by 2002 had a 27,000 capacity and floodlights. Between April 2003 and February 2010, the venue hosted no internationals, but that changed with Associates beginning to play games there and Pakistan needing an off-shore venue because of security problems in their country. STATS - ODI Total matches 239 Matches won batting first 128 Matches won bowling first 109 Average 1st Inns scores 224 Average 2nd Inns scores 190 Highest total recorded 364/7 (50 Ov) by PAK vs NZ Lowest total recorded 54/10 (26.3 Ov) by IND vs SL STATS - T20I Total matches 13 Matches won batting first 9 Matches won bowling first 4 Highest total recorded 215/6 (20 Ov) by AFG vs ZIM Lowest total recorded 90/10 (19.1 Ov) by AFG vs NED Go to article to know more...