Niaz Stadium

Niaz Stadium

Ground information
Location	Hyderabad
Coordinates	25°22′57″N 68°20′17″E / 25.3826°N 68.3381°E / 25.3826; 68.3381
Establishment	1961
Owner	Hyderabad Municipal Corporation
Operator	Hyderabad Cricket Association
Tenants	Hyderabad cricket team, Hyderabad Hawks, Pakistan
End names
Pavilion End
International information
First Test	16 – 21 March 1973:  Pakistan v  England
Last Test	25 November – 29 Novovember 1984:  Pakistan v  New Zealand
First ODI	20 September 1982:  Pakistan v  Australia
Last ODI	24 January 2008:  Pakistan v  Zimbabwe
Only WODI	22 October 2008:  Pakistan v  West Indies
As of 4 September 2020 Source: Niaz Stadium, ESPNcricinfo

Niaz Stadium is a cricket ground in Hyderabad, Pakistan. The ground can accommodate 15,000 spectators,^[1] and hosted its first Test match in 1973.^[2] It was established in November 1961 by the then Commissioner of Hyderabad, Niaz Ahmed, after whom the stadium is named.^[3]

The first ever hat-trick in One Day Internationals was claimed at this ground by Pakistan's Jalal-ud-Din during Australia's 1982–83 tour of Pakistan.^[4] Jalal-ud-Din removed Rod Marsh, Bruce Yardley, and Geoff Lawson with the last three balls of his seventh over.^[5]

Niaz Stadium celebrated staging Test cricket's 1,000th match.^[1] Pakistan has never lost a single match, whether a test or one-day, at this ground.