The inaugural season of the International League T20 is set to be played at three venues in UAE. The pitches in Abu Dhabi have favoured the batters more than the bowlers in all the T20s played here.
Abu Dhabi will host their first ILT20 match on January 14th (Saturday), where Kieron Pollard-led MI Emirates will clash against Moeen Ali-led Sharjah Warriors.
Only 3 five-wicket hauls have been registered in T20s in Abu Dhabi. Here are the best bowling figures and 5-fers in T20s at Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
6/22 – Denmark's Aftab Ahmed has the best bowling figures in Abu Dhabi in T20s, against Papua New Guinea in March 2012.
5/20 – Varun Chakravarthy picked up 5 wickets for just 20 runs while playing for Kolkata Knight Riders against Delhi Capitals. Rashid Khan also picked up 5 wickets for 20 runs against Peshawar Zalmi while playing for Lahore Qalandars.
Here are the most runs conceded by a bowler in T20s at Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
65 runs – Islamabad United's Zafar Gohar conceded 65 runs in PSL 2021 against Islamabad United, which is the most runs conceded by a bowler in an inning in T20s at this venue.
60 runs – Ankit Rajpoot conceded 60 runs while playing for Rajasthan Royals in an IPL 2020 match against Mumbai Indians.
59 runs – Afghanistan's Naveen-ul-Haq went for as many as 59 runs against India in T20 World Cup 2021 match.
T20 Hat-tricks at Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi:
A total of 3 hat-tricks have been registered at Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi. Gareth Berg performed a hat-trick against Namibia while playing for Italy in 2013.
Pakistan all-rounder Faheem Ashraf also did a hat-trick against Sri Lanka in 2017 and Ireland's Curtis Campher registered a hat-trick against the Netherlands in a T20 World Cup 2021 match.