Sharjah Cricket Stadium is one of the three venues which will host the International League T20. The first match of the league will be played on January 13th (Friday) while Sharjah will host their first match on January 17th (Tuesday).
Sharjah has at times been full of scoring opportunities and runs for the teams. Here are the highest T20I team totals at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
244 – Balkh Legends scored 244/6 against Kabul Zwanan in an Afghanistan Premier League match in October 2018.
235 – Balkh Legends also hold the record for the 2nd highest total at this venue, scoring 235/5 against Kings Leopard in the same season of the Afghanistan Premier League.
228 – Delhi Capitals have the 3rd highest team total at this venue, with their total of 228/4 against Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2020 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
However, the pitch has also been assisting the bowlers and the teams have even failed to reach the 100-run mark oftentimes, and twice the teams have failed to cross even the 50-run mark in T20s at Sharjah. Here are the lowest team totals in T20s at Sharjah.
38 – Hong Kong were bowled out for just 38 runs in the 2022 edition of the Asia Cup, which is the lowest T20 total at this venue.
44 – During the T20 World Cup 2021, Sri Lanka sabotaged Netherlands' batting, bowling them out for just 44 runs.
56 – Afghanistan restricted Kenya to 56 runs in 2013 which is the 3rd lowest total in T20s at Sharjah.