This is a list of cricket grounds in the United Arab Emirates. The grounds included in this list have held first-class, List-A and Twenty20 matches. Additionally, some have hosted Test matches, One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals. The United Arab Emirates is the only nation that is not a full member of the International Cricket Council to have hosted Test matches.
Name | City | First used | Last used | F/C | LA | T20 | Notes |
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Al-Jazira Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium | Abu Dhabi | 1999 | 1999 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Hosted 3 List A matches in 1999 between the 'A' teams of India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. |
Zayed Cricket Stadium | Abu Dhabi | 2004 | 2023 | 19 | 41 | 50 | Test Venue |
Tolerance Oval | Abu Dhabi | 2012 | 2015 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |
Zayed Stadium Nursery 2 | Abu Dhabi | 2012 | 2021 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
Ajman Oval | Ajman | 2015 | 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Dubai Cricket Council Ground No. 1 | Dubai | 2004 | 2004 | 0 | 6 | 0 | Hosted 5 List A matches during the 2004 ICC Six Nations Challenge. |
Dubai Cricket Council Ground No. 2 | Dubai | 2004 | 2004 | 0 | 5 | 0 | Hosted 5 List A matches during the 2004 ICC Six Nations Challenge. |
Dubai International Cricket Stadium | Dubai | 2009 | 2023 | 10 | 27 | 53 | Test Venue |
ICC Cricket Academy Ground No. 1 | Dubai | 2010 | 2019 | 6 | 22 | 28 | ODI & T20I Venue |
ICC Cricket Academy Ground No. 2 | Dubai | 2011 | 2011 | 0 | 6 | 26 | |
Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium | Sharjah | 1984 | 2023 | 22 | 238 | 38 | Test Venue |
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