Iqbal Stadium

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Iqbal Stadium is a Test cricket ground in Faisalabad, Pakistan. Previous names for the ground include Lyallpur Stadium, National Stadium, and City Stadium. The current name honours Pakistani poet Sir Allama Muhammad Iqbal. Capacity is 25,000. It has hosted 25 test matches and 14 One Day Internationals. 14 of the tests have been draws, thanks to the bone-dry, lifeless wickets, perfect for batting.

1 Ground records
- 1.1 Tests
- 1.2 One-day internationals
2 References

[edit] Ground records

First Test: 1st Test, Pakistan vs. India, October 1978.
First ODI: Pakistan vs. New Zealand, November 1984.

[edit] Tests

Highest innings total: 6-674 by Pakistan vs. India, October 1984.
Lowest innings total: 53 all out by West Indies vs. Pakistan, October 1986.
Highest individual score: 253 by Sanath Jayasuriya for Sri Lanka vs. Pakistan, October 2004.
Best bowling figures (match): 12-130 (7-76 & 5-54) by Waqar Younis for Pakistan vs. New Zealand, October 1990.

[edit] One-day internationals

Highest innings total: 7-314 (50 overs) by Pakistan vs. New Zealand, December 2003.
Highest individual score: 106 by Mohammad Yousuf for Pakistan vs. Bangladesh, September 2003.
Best bowling figures: 4-27 (4 overs) by Mudassar Nazar for Pakistan vs. New Zealand, November 1984.

[edit] References

Cricinfo Website - Ground Page

v • d • e 1987 Cricket World Cup Stadiums

India	Barabati Stadium · Eden Gardens (Finals) · Feroz Shah Kotla · Green Park · Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium · MA Chidambaram Stadium · Chinnaswamy Stadium · Nehru Stadium (Pune) · Nehru Stadium (Indore) · Gujarat Stadium · Sawai Mansingh Stadium · Sector 16 Stadium · VCA Ground · Wankhede Stadium (Semi-Finals)

Pakistan	Arbab Niaz Stadium · Gaddafi Stadium (Semi-Finals) · Iqbal Stadium · Municipal Stadium · National Stadium · Niaz Stadium · Pindi Club Ground

v • d • e 1996 Cricket World Cup Stadiums

India	Barabati Stadium · Chinnaswamy Stadium · Eden Gardens (Semi-Finals) · Feroz Shah Kotla · Green Park · Indira Priyadarshini Stadium IPCL Ground · Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium · MA Chidambaram Stadium · Moin-ul-Haq Stadium · Nehru Stadium (Pune) PCA Stadium (Semi-Finals) · Roop Singh Stadium · Sardar Patel Stadium · Sawai Mansingh Stadium · VCA Ground · Wankhede Stadium

Pakistan	Arbab Niaz Stadium · Gaddafi Stadium (Finals) · Iqbal Stadium · Municipal Stadium · National Stadium · Niaz Stadium · Pindi Club Ground

Sri-Lanka	Asgiriya Stadium · Premadasa Stadium · SSC Ground