The Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan, Pakistan, will host the Asia Cup 2023, check out the ODI stats and records, pitch report, weather forecast and capacity
The Asia Cup 2023 is a 50-over tournament, featuring teams six teams from across the Asian continent.
Multan Cricket Stadium pitch report today, weather forecast, ODI records, stats, average, score, capacity Asia Cup 2023
An aerial view of Multan Cricket Stadium ready to host the First match of the Asia Cup 2023. pic.twitter.com/GchEfQRlYV
— Economy.pk (@pk_economy) August 28, 2023
Multan Cricket Stadium is ready to host Asia Cup 2023 first match between Pakistan and Nepal on 30th August Insha'Allah ๐ pic.twitter.com/7GDpBZ4e0h
— Shahzaib Ali ๐ต๐ฐ (@DSBcricket) August 21, 2023
The Multan Cricket Stadium will serve as one of the four venues set to host the hybrid model Asia Cup.
Aside from the Multan, the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore will hosts the other three matches.
Asia Cup 2023 teams
The upcoming tournament will feature the following six teams:
- India
- Pakistan
- Sri Lanka
- Afghanistan
- Bangladesh
- Nepal
Multan weather forecast
The weather forecast for Multan on Wednesday, August 30, shows expected temperatures ranging from 29 to 38 โ.
Multan Cricket Stadium pitch report
The venue has previously hosted 10 One Day Internationals and 6 Test matches so far. The last ODI match that the venue hosted was the Paksitan vs West Indies clash back in June 2022. The pitch at the Multan Cricket Stadium generally hosts high-scoring matches with teams that bat first often winning. Due to its dry nature, the wicket usually offers minimal assistance to bowlers. However, as the game progresses, the spinners start standing out.
Multan Cricket stadium details
- Year established – 2001
- Total seating capacity – 35,000 seats
- Ends โ The Main Pavilion End and North Pavilion End
- Internationals matches hosted: 6 Test and 10 ODIs
Multan Cricket Stadium ODI Stats and Records
Total matches | 10 |
Pakistan won | 7 |
Matches won by visiting team | 3 (India, South Africa & West Indies) |
Batting first won | 5 |
Chasing won | 5 |
Highest total | 323/5 by Pakistan against Bangladesh in 2003 |
Highest successful chase | 306/5 in 49.2 overs by Pakistan against West Indies in 2022 |
Average first innings score | 255 |
Lowest match total | 148 All Out by Zimbabwe against Pakistan in 2004 |
Lowest total defended | 272/9 by Pakistan against Zimbabwe in 2008 |
Highest score | Shai Hope (West Indies) – 127 off 134 balls vs Pakistan in 2022 |
Best bowling
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Mohammad Nawaz (Pakistan) – 4 for 19 in 10 overs vs West Indies |
Most runs by a single player | Imam Ul Haq (Pakistan) – 199 runs in 3 innings |
Most wickets | Mohammad Nawaz (Pakistan) & Shadab Khan (Pakistan) – 7 wickets in 3 matches |
Total Sixes | 70 sixes |
Most sixes | Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) – 10 sixes |
Total Fours | 390 fours |
Most fours by a single player | Inzamam Ul Haq (Pakistan) – 22 fours |
Total fifties | 24 Fifties |
Most 50s by a single player | Imam Ul Haq (Pakistan) – 3 fifties |
Total 100s | 6 Hundreds |
Most 100s by a single player | Yasir Hameed (Pakistan), Shai Hope (West Indies), Babar Azam (Pakistan), Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh), Marlon Samuels (West Indies) & Abdul Razzaq (Pakistan) – 1 Hundred Each |
Highest Partnership | 159 by Graeme Smith & Shaun Pollock (South Africa) vs Pakistan in 2007 |
Most dismissals by a single player | Kamran Akmal (Pakistan) – 7 Dismissals (6 catches & 1 stumping) |
Most Stumpings (Wicketkeeper) | Mohammad Harris (Pakistan) |
Most Catches (Wicketkeeper) | Kamran Akmal (Pakistan) |
Most Catches (Fielder) | Chris Gayle (West Indies), Nicholas Pooran (West Indies), Kushdil Shah (Pakistan), Akeal Hosein (West Indies) & Misbah |
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