Dubai International Cricket Stadium T20 Records and Highest Total Tickets: Dubai will host a T20I in over nine months tomorrow.
Sri Lanka and Afghanistan will meet in the first match of the upcoming 15th edition of the Asia Cup which kicks off in Dubai from tomorrow. Only the second T20I between these two teams, they will meet after more than six years.
Afghanistan might have ended up on the losing side in their first T20I against Sri Lanka, but they have played more and better cricket than the Sri Lankans at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
In nine T20Is here, Afghanistan won six and lost three to have an impressive host record. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka won one and lost two of their three Dubai T20Is.
As far as recent form is concerned, Sri Lanka will enter this intercontinental tournament after four defeats in their last five matches. Afghanistan, on the other hand, fares better in this regard and has won three of its last five T20Is.
Dubai International Cricket Stadium T20 records
Highest T20I run-scorers at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium are Babar Azam (446), Mohammad Shahzad (390), Paul Stirling (379), David Warner (351) and Mohammad Hafeez (346). A list of best batters among players taking part in Asia Cup 2022 is provided below:
| Batter | Matches | Runs | Highest | Average | SR |
| Babar Azam (PAK) | 9 | 446 | 79 | 63.71 | 120.21 |
| Mohammad Rizwan (PAK) | 4 | 160 | 79* | 53.33 | 126.98 |
| Fakhar Zaman (PAK) | 6 | 131 | 55* | 32.75 | 131 |
| KL Rahul (IND) | 4 | 125 | 54* | 41.66 | 158.22 |
| Mohammad Nabi (AFG) | 9 | 115 | 43* | 38.33 | 130.68 |
Highest wicket-takers in T20Is played at this venue are Sohail Tanvir (22), Saeed Ajmal (19), Umar Gul (18), George Dockrell (16) and Shahid Afridi (16). A list of Asia Cup 2022 bowlers with most wickets in Dubai T20Is is given below:
| Bowler | Matches | Wickets | Average | Economy | SR |
| Shadab Khan (PAK) | 7 | 14 | 12.35 | 6.17 | 12 |
| Mohammad Nabi (AFG) | 9 | 11 | 20.81 | 7.54 | 16.65 |
| Ravindra Jadeja (IND) | 4 | 6 | 13.66 | 5.85 | 14 |
| Rashid Khan (AFG) | 4 | 5 | 14.6 | 5.21 | 16.8 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin (IND) | 2 | 4 | 12.25 | 6.12 | 12 |
Fakhar Zaman (5), Azam (4), Mohammad Rizwan (4), Dinesh Chandimal (3) and Haris Rauf (3) have the most number of fielding dismissals in Dubai T20Is among players participating in Asia Cup 2022.
Highest T20I innings total at Dubai International Cricket Stadium
| Score | Overs | Team | Opposition | Year |
| 211/3 | 20 | Sri Lanka | Pakistan | 2013 |
| 211/6 | 20 | Ireland | Scotland | 2017 |
| 206/3 | 20 | Netherlands | Bermuda | 2019 |
| 204/4 | 20 | Scotland | Bermuda | 2019 |
| 198/6 | 20 | Scotland | UAE | 2019 |
The record of highest successful T20I run-chase at this venue lies with Afghanistan as they had achieved a 180-run target against UAE six years ago.
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