The inaugural season of the International League T20 is set to be played at three venues in UAE. Dubai has been an interesting and exciting venue for the batters at times, where they have smashed a lot of runs on their good days.
Dubai will host the opening fixture on January 13th (Friday) between Dubai Capitals ad Abu Dhabi Knight Riders. A total of five centuries in T20s have been scored in Dubai.
Here are the highest individual T20 scores at Dubai International Stadium.
132 – KL Rahul has the highest individual T20 score to his name in Dubai, with his knock of 132 runs against Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2020 while opening for Kings XI Punjab.
122* – Virat Kohli scored his maiden T20I ton in Asia Cup 2022 against Afghanistan. The ace batter scored an unbeaten 122 runs off 61 balls with 12 fours and 6 sixes, which is the 2nd highest individual T20 score in Dubai.
117 – Islamabad United opener Sharjeel Khan smacked 117 runs off 62 balls against Peshawar Zalmi in a PSL 2016 match, which is the third highest T20 individual score in Dubai.
Here are the most sixes in a T20 inning at Sharjah Cricket Stadium
9 – Young Indian explosive batter Ishan Kishan holds the record for most sixes in an inning in T20s at Dubai International Stadium. Kishan scored 99 runs for Mumbai Indians against Royal Challengers Bangalore in an IPL 2020 match.
Manish Pandey – IPL, KL Rahul – IPL, Sharjeel Khan – PSL and Umar Akmal – PSL have all hit eight sixes in a T20 inning at the Dubai International Stadium.