Niaz Stadium

Niaz Stadium
NSH
Niaz Stadium Hyderabad
Ground information
LocationHyderabad, Sindh, Sindh, Pakistan
Coordinates25°22′57″N 68°20′17″E / 25.3826°N 68.3381°E / 25.3826; 68.3381
Establishment1961 (1961)
OwnerPakistan Cricket Board
OperatorPakistan Cricket Board
TenantsHyderabad cricket team, Hyderabad Hawks, Pakistan national cricket team, Karachi Kings
End names
Pavilion End
International information
First Test16 – 21 March 1973:
 Pakistan v  England
Last Test25 – 29 November 1984:
 Pakistan v  New Zealand
First ODI20 September 1982:
 Pakistan v  Australia
Last ODI24 January 2008:
 Pakistan v  Zimbabwe
As of 4 September 2020
Source: Niaz Stadium, ESPNcricinfo

Niaz Stadium is a cricket ground in Hyderabad, Pakistan. The ground can accommodate 15,000 spectators, and hosted its first Test match in 1973. It was established in November 1961 by the then Commissioner of Hyderabad, Niaz Ahmed, after whom the stadium is named.

The first ever hat-trick in One Day Internationals was claimed at this ground by Pakistan's Jalal-ud-Din during Australia's 1982–83 tour of Pakistan. Jalal-ud-Din removed Rod Marsh, Bruce Yardley, and Geoff Lawson with the last three balls of his seventh over.

Niaz Stadium celebrated staging Test cricket's 1,000th match. Pakistan has never lost a single match, whether a test or one-day, at this ground.