Al Amerat Cricket Stadium
Al Amerat Cricket Stadium is a cricket ground in Muscat, Oman. The ground is owned by the Oman Cricket Board.History
In July 2008, Oman Cricket announced plans to construct an international-standard facility at Al Amarat, about 15 kilometres south-east of the centre of the city of Muscat. The cost of the project was initially estimated at 2 million Omani rials, with the land donated by the Ministry of Sports Affairs and the rest of the funding to be raised through corporate sponsorship. The venue, known as the Al Amerat Cricket Stadium, was inaugurated in October 2012, by Ashraful Haque, the chief executive of the Asian Cricket Council. It held its first match – a club game – two months later. Floodlights were installed at the venue in 2015, and there are plans for an indoor academy to be built, to complement the existing academy at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex. Oman Cricket Board later announced the construction of pavilions and an indoor state of the art training facility that also houses the HQ for Oman Cricket Board.
The venue hosted the 2019 ACC Western Region T20, followed by the Oman Quadrangular Series in February 2019. Matches played in both events had Twenty20 International status.
On 21 January 2019, in a match between the Maldives and Bahrain, the Maldivian bowler Ibrahim Hassan took the first ever Twenty20 International five-wicket haul on this ground.
On 23 January 2019, in a match between Kuwait and Bahrain, Kuwait's Ravija Sandaruwan scored the first ever Twenty20 International century on this ground.
In November 2019, first round of Cricket World Cup Challenge League B was scheduled to take place in Hong Kong. However, citing the instability in Hong Kong, all the matches were moved to this venue.
In February 2020, it hosted 2020 ACC Western Region T20.International record
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One-Day International centuries
One ODI century has been scored at the venue.
| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Innings | Opposing team | Date | Result |
| 1 | 129* | Craig Williams | | 94 | 1 | | 8 January 2020 | |
One-Day International five-wicket hauls
The following table summarizes the five-wicket hauls taken in ODIs at this venue.
| # | Figures | Player | Country | Innings | Opponent | Date | Result |
| 1 | 5/44 | JJ Smit | | 2 | | 8 January 2020 | |
| 2 | 5/26 | Ahmed Raza | | 2 | | 9 January 2020 | |
Twenty20 International centuries
One T20I century has been scored at the venue.
| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Innings | Opposing team | Date | Result |
| 1 | 124 | Kevin O'Brien | | 62 | 1 | | 7 October 2019 | |
Twenty20 International five-wicket hauls
The following table summarizes the five-wicket hauls taken in T20Is at this venue.
| # | Figures | Player | Country | Innings | Opponent | Date | Result |
| 1 | 5/24 | Ibrahim Hassan | | 2 | | 21 January 2019 | |
| 2 | 5/15 | Aamir Kaleem | | 1 | | 10 October 2019 | |
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Twenty20 International centuries
One T20I century has been scored at the venue.
| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Innings | Opposing team | Date | Result |
| 1 | 103 | Ravija Sandaruwan | | 59 | 2 | | 23 January 2019 | |
