Aga Khan Sports Club Ground

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Aga Khan Sports Club Ground
Ground information
Location Nairobi
Establishment2012
Capacityn/a
Owner Aga Khan Sports Club
Operator Aga Khan Sports Club
Tenants Aga Khan Sports Club
End names
n/a
International information
First ODI2 October 1996:
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya v Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Last ODI16 October 1997:
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya v Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
As of 5 September 2008
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The Aga Khan Sports Club Ground is a cricket ground in Nairobi, Kenya. The ground is used by Aga Khan Sports Club cricket team.[ citation needed ] The pitch is considered to be one of the fastest in Kenya, [1] and the venue hosted four One Day Internationals between 1996 and 1997. [2]

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Kenya have played first-class matches here against Pakistan A and Namibia, [3] and eight matches were played here during the 1994 ICC Trophy. [4]

ODI's Hosted

Team (A)Team (B)WinnerMarginYear
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan By 4 wickets1996
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe By 172 runs1997
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya By 8 wickets1997
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe By 7 wickets1997

List of Five Wicket Hauls

One Day Internationals

No.BowlerDateTeamOpposing teamInnOversRunsWktsEconBatsmenResult
1 Bryan Strang 14 October 1997Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 21026 6 2.60Won [5]

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References

  1. Aga Khan Sports Club Ground at Cricinfo
  2. ODIs played on Aga Khan Sports Club Ground at CricketArchive
  3. First-class matches played on Aga Khan Sports Club Ground at CricketArchive
  4. ICC Trophy matches played on Aga Khan Sports Club Ground at CricketArchive
  5. "4th Match, President's Cup at Nairobi (Aga), Oct 14 1997". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2019.

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