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 partnership in T20s at Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
183 – The highest partnership in Sharjah was etched by Kings XI Punjab's opening pair of KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal, who added 183 runs against Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2020.
153 – Playing for Islamabad United, Sharjeel Khan and Shane Watson added 153 runs in a PSL 2016 match.
151 – David Warner and Wriddhiman Saha hold the record for the 3rd highest partnership at this venue, adding 151 runs while playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad against Mumbai Indians in IPL 2020.
At times, the teams have dominated the opposition in T20s at Sharjah, where there is enough for the batters as well as the bowlers. An all-round performance has often resulted in big wins for the teams. Here are the top 5 largest wins by a margin of runs in T20s at Sharjah.
171 runs – Balkh Legends defeated Kings Leopard by 171 runs in the Afghanistan Premier League 2018.
155 runs – Pakistan thrashed Hong Kong by 155 runs in the Asia Cup 2022.
130 runs – Afghanistan defeated Scotland by 130 runs in the T20 World Cup 2021.