PSL 2024: Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium Pitch Report, T20 & Pakistan Super League Records & Stats
The Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi, established in 1992, will be one of the two hosts for the remainder of Pakistan Super League - PSL 2024, starting उई the first fixture on Saturday (March 2).
Over the years, the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi has served has home to Pakistan national team and also as the home venue of PSL side - Islamabad United.
The venue, which has hosted PSL matches earlier, will play hosts to nine matches, starting from March 2 with three day matches and six night starts. Now, we take a look at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium information, pitch report, T20 and PSL records at the venue ahead of PSL 2024:
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium Information
- Seating Capacity: 15,000
- Ends: Pavilion End and Shell End
- Number of matches hosted: 13 Tests, 26 ODIs, 5 T20Is and 19 PSL matches
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium Pitch Report
The pitches at the venue are known for their flat nature, producing run-feasts. Teams have gone on to chase down 200 plus targets at ease in this venue. So, it is expected to be a batters paradise again this season in PSL.
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium T20 Records and Stats
- Total Matches Played: 5
- Batting 1st Won: 0
- Batting 2nd Won: 4
- No Result: 1
- Average 1st Innings score: 155
- Average 2nd Innings score: 154
- Highest Total: 194/4 by New Zealand vs Pakistan in 2023
- Lowest Total: 134/7 by Zimbabwe vs Pakistan in 2020
- Highest Successful Chase: 194/4 in 19.2 overs by New Zealand vs Pakistan in 2023
- Lowest Total Defended: NA
- Total Fours: 67 Fours
- Total Sixes: 16 Sixes
- Total Fifties: 7 Fifties
- Total Hundreds: 1 Hundred
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium PSL Records and Stats
- Total Matches: 19
- Batting 1st Won: 7
- Batting 2nd Won: 11
- No Result: 1
- Highest Total: 262/3 by Multan Sultans vs Quetta Gladiators in 2023
- Lowest Total: 107/9 by Islamabad United vs Lahore Qalandars in 2023
- Highest Run-chase: 244/6 in 19.1 overs by Multan Sultans vs Peshawar Zalmi in 2023
- Lowest Total Defended: 179/8 by Peshawar Zalmi vs Islamabad United in 2023
- Average 1st Innings Score: 190
- Average 2nd Innings Score: 171
- Highest Individual Score: Jason Roy (Quetta Gladiators) - 145 not out from 63 balls vs Peshawar Zalmi in 2023
- Most Runs: Babar Azam - 308 runs in 6 innings
- Total Sixes: 136 Sixes
- Most Sixes: Shadab Khan - 17 Sixes
- Total Fours: 313 Fours
- Most Fours: Babar Azam - 38 Fours
- Most Fifties: 38 Fifties
- Most Half Centuries: Babar Azam & Saim Ayub - 3 fifties each
- Fastest Fifty: 17 Balls - Rilee Rossouw (Multan Sultans) vs Peshawar Zalmi in 2023
- Total Hundreds: 5 Hundreds
- Most Centuries: Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Jason Roy, Usman Khan & Rilee Rossouw - 1 Hundred Each
- Fastest Century: 36 balls - Usman Khan (Multan Sultans) vs Quetta Gladiators in 2023
- Best Bowling Figures: Abbas Afridi (Multan Sultans) - 5 for 47 in 4 overs vs Quetta Gladiators in 2023
- Most Wickets: Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Amir & Wahab Riaz - 10 wickets each
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium PSL 2024 Schedule
- March 2, Saturday: Lahore Qalandars vs Peshawar Zalmi - 2:30 PM IST
- March 2, Saturday: Islamabad United vs Quetta Gladiators - 7:30 PM IST
- March 4, Monday: Islamabad United vs Peshawar Zalmi - 7:30 PM IST
- March 5, Tuesday: Multan Sultans vs Peshawar Zalmi - 7:30 PM IST
- March 6, Wednesday: Karachi Kings vs Quetta Gladiators - 2:30 PM IST
- March 6, Wednesday: Islamabad United vs Lahore Qalandars - 7:30 PM IST
- March 8, Friday: Peshawar Zalmi vs Quetta Gladiators - 7:30 PM IST
- March 10, Sunday: Islamabad United vs Multan Sultans - 2:30 PM IST