The ICC Academy Ground is a cricket ground located in Dubai Sports City, Dubai. ICC Academy provides indoor and outdoor pitches.[1] The ground was used for the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. The two cricket grounds are installed with floodlights.[2] The venue hosted warm-up matches ahead of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

ICC Academy Ground 1
ICCA 1
ICC Academy Ground
Ground information
LocationDubai Sports City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Coordinates25°2′12″N 55°13′40″E / 25.03667°N 55.22778°E / 25.03667; 55.22778
Establishment2009
End names
City End
Pavilion End
International information
First ODI11 March 2013:
 Canada v  Kenya
Last ODI9 March 2022:
 United Arab Emirates v  Oman
First T20I13 March 2012:
 Kenya v  Scotland
Last T20I10 October 2021:
 Namibia v  Papua New Guinea
First WODI9 February 2019:
 Pakistan v  West Indies
Last WODI14 April 2024:
 Scotland v  United States
First WT20I22 November 2021:
 United Arab Emirates v  Malaysia
Last WT20I3 November 2023:
 United Arab Emirates v  Namibia
Team information
UAE cricket team (2009-present)
As of 14 April 2024
Source: ICC Academy Ground 1
ICC Academy Ground 2
ICCA 2
First T20I19 October 2019:
 Kenya v  Scotland
Last T20I23 October 2019:
 Kenya v  Singapore
First WT20I22 November 2021:
 Hong Kong v    Nepal
Last WT20I28 November 2021:
 United Arab Emirates v    Nepal
As of 28 November 2021
Source: ICC Academy Ground 2

Trivia edit

In 2014, a match between Ireland and Scotland in Dubai Triangular Series 2014–15 was called off. This was the first time that an ODI in the UAE had been a no result.[3][4] In September 2019, both grounds were named as two of the venues to host cricket matches for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament.[5][6]

International record edit

ICC Academy Ground 1 edit

One Day International centuries edit

Following ODI centuries that have been scored at the venue.[7]

No. Score Player Team Balls Opposing team Date Result
1 112 Irfan Karim   Kenya 137   Canada 13 March 2013 Won
2 129 Nawroz Mangal   Afghanistan 123   United Arab Emirates 30 November 2014 Lost
3 132 Khurram Khan   United Arab Emirates 138   Afghanistan 30 November 2014 Won
4 124* Mark Chapman   Hong Kong 116   United Arab Emirates 16 November 2015 Won
5 100 William Porterfield (1/2)   Ireland 116   United Arab Emirates 2 March 2017 Won
6 143* Anshuman Rath   Hong Kong 137   Papua New Guinea 8 December 2017 Won
7 116* Ed Joyce   Ireland 149   United Arab Emirates 11 January 2018 Won
8 139 William Porterfield (2/2)   Ireland 147   United Arab Emirates 13 January 2018 Won
9 102 Andrew Balbirnie   Ireland 109   United Arab Emirates 13 January 2018 Won
10 107* Matthew Cross   Scotland 110   United Arab Emirates 21 January 2018 Won
11 121* Rameez Shahzad   United Arab Emirates 115   Scotland 23 January 2018 Won
12 115 Paras Khadka     Nepal 109   United Arab Emirates 28 January 2019 Won
13 121* Gerhard Erasmus   Namibia 120   Oman 6 March 2022 Won

One Day International five-wicket hauls edit

The following table summarizes the five-wicket hauls taken in ODIs at this venue.[8]

# Figures Player Country Innings Opponent Date Result
1 5/45 Hamid Hassan   Afghanistan 1   United Arab Emirates 4 December 2014 Lost
2 6/34 Zahoor Khan   United Arab Emirates 1   Ireland 2 March 2017 Lost
3 5/33 Sompal Kami     Nepal 2   United Arab Emirates 26 January 2019 Won
4 5/31 Bilal Khan   Oman 2   United Arab Emirates 5 March 2022 Won

Twenty20 International centuries edit

One T20I century has been scored at the venue.[9]

No. Score Player Team Balls Opposing team Date Result
1 107* Muhammad Waseem   United Arab Emirates 62   Ireland 10 October 2021 Won

Twenty20 International five-wicket hauls edit

The following table summarizes the five-wicket hauls taken in T20Is at this venue.[10]

# Figures Player Country Innings Opponent Date Result
1 5/27 Mark Watt   Scotland 2   Netherlands 5 February 2016 Won
2 6/24 Jan Frylinck   Namibia 2   United Arab Emirates 5 October 2021 Won

ICC Academy Ground 2 edit

Women's Twenty20 International five-wicket hauls edit

The following table summarizes the five-wicket hauls taken in WT20Is at this venue.[11]

# Figures Player Country Innings Opponent Date Result
1 5/22 Khushi Sharma   United Arab Emirates 2   Bhutan 25 November 2021 Won

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "ICC". Archived from the original on 2016-12-10. Retrieved 2015-08-06.
  2. ^ "ICCA opens in Dubai". Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2015-08-06.
  3. ^ cricketarchive
  4. ^ Scorecard
  5. ^ "ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019 schedule announced". International Cricket Council. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  6. ^ cricketarchive
  7. ^ "ICC Academy, Dubai / Records / One-Day Internationals / High scores". Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / One-Day Internationals / Bowling records". Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  9. ^ "ICC Academy, Dubai / Records / Twenty20 Internationals / Centuries". Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  10. ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / Twenty20 Internationals / Bowling records". Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  11. ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Bowling records". Retrieved 11 March 2022.