List of cricket grounds in Pakistan

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This is a list of cricket grounds in Pakistan that have been used for first-class, List A and International cricket matches. [1] [2] For grounds used in international cricket, see the map and the notes column.

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List of grounds

Grounds listed in bold have hosted at least one international cricket match.

For grounds listed in italics, the name and exact location used for is unknown.

For grounds that share the same NAME, the city the ground is in is listed in brackets to avoid confusion.

NameCity Province CapacityImage
Arbab Niaz Stadium Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 35,000
Multan Cricket Stadium Multan Punjab 35,000 Multan Cricket Stadium in 2020.jpg
National Stadium Karachi Sindh 34,328 NationalStadium Karachi Pak vs Eng.jpg
Gadaffi Stadium Lahore Punjab 27,000 Gaddafi stadium lahore.jpg
Zahoor Elahi Stadium Gujrat Punjab 25,000
Bugti Stadium Quetta Balochistan 20,000 Bugti Stadium in winter.jpg
Jinnah Stadium Gujranwala Punjab 20,000
Qayyum Stadium Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 20,000
Sargodha Cricket Stadium Sargodha Punjab 20,000
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium Rawalpindi Punjab 18,000 RWPCS3.jpg
Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium Multan Punjab 18,000
Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad Punjab 18,000 Iqbal Cricket Stadium Faisalabad PAKISTAN.jpg
Quaid-e-Azam Stadium Mirpur Azad Kashmir 16,000
Bahawal Stadium Bahawalpur Punjab 15,000
Niaz Stadium Hyderabad Sindh 15,000
Pindi Club Ground Rawalpindi Punjab 15,000
Sheikhupura Stadium Sheikupura Punjab 15,000
Marghzar Cricket Ground Islamabad Islamabad Capital Territory 15,000
Jinnah Stadium Sialkot Punjab 15,000
Hayatabad Sports Complex Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 10,000 Hayatabad Peshawar.jpg
Bilawal Cricket Stadium Nawabshah Sindh 10,000
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium Muzaffarabad Azad Kashmir 10,000 Muzaffarabad cricket ground 2016.jpg
Southend Club Cricket Stadium Karachi Sindh 10,000
Shaheed Mohtarama Benazir Bhutto International Cricket Stadium Garhi Khuda Bakhsh Sindh 10,000
Zafar Ali Stadium Sahiwal Punjab 10,000
Zamir Jaffri Cricket Stadium Jhelum Punjab 10,000
Shoaib Akhtar Stadium Rawalpindi Punjab 8,000 KRL cricket stadium Rawalpindi.png
Asghar Ali Shah Cricket Stadium Karachi Sindh 8,000
Abbottabad Cricket Stadium Abbottabad Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 4,000
National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex Karachi Sindh 1,000

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References

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