Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium is a cricket stadium located in Rawalpindi, Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located close to Pir Meher Ali Shah University and Rawalpindi Arts Council. The first international match at the stadium was played on 19 January 1992, when Sri Lanka faced Pakistan in an ODI. The stadium hosted its first Test match in 1993, when Zimbabwe toured Pakistan.

Test cricket returned to Pakistan at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium during the 2019 two-match Test series against Sri Lanka. The first test match was held from 11–15 December 2019 in Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.

Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium was established in 1992 and replaced Pindi Club Ground as an international stadium. It is the home ground of Islamabad United and Northern cricket team. Before the construction of Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Club Cricket Ground had been used as a venue for international matches, including one Test match against New Zealand that was held in March 1965.

Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium was a prime spot in the 1995–96 Cricket World Cup. With an eye on the that World Cup, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) unveiled a new Test venue for the second Test against Zimbabwe in Rawalpindi, becoming the country's 14th Test ground. The floodlights were added in late 2001 when the Australians were set to tour the region. The stadium is just 20 minutes from the capital Islamabad and is the only international cricket stadium in the Islamabad Capital territory.

This stadium was the home ground and international debut ground of the world's fastest bowler Shoaib Akhtar who is nicknamed the Rawalpindi Express.

In the 2nd ODI of 2004 Samsung ODI series, while other Indian batters are getting struggling with the pace and spin attack of Pakistan, Sachin Tendulkar played a courageous knock of 141 (135) in this ground.

In April 2018, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced that the venue, along with several others in the country, would get a makeover to get them ready for future international matches and fixtures in the Pakistan Super League.

In October 2019, the PCB proposed hosting the two Test matches in Pakistan, instead of the UAE, at venues in Rawalpindi and Karachi. Sri Lanka Cricket said that they were "very positive" with regards to the progress of playing Test cricket in Pakistan. In November 2019, the PCB confirmed the dates and venues for the Test series, with the first test match taking place in Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium from 11 to 15 December. It was the first test match played at this venue after 15 years and first International match after 13 years.

This Stadium hosted three ODI matches during the 1996 Cricket World Cup.

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• First Test: Dec 9–14, 1993 – Pakistan v Zimbabwe
• First ODI: 19 Jan 1992 – Pakistan v Sri Lanka.
• First T20I: 7 Jan 2020 – Pakistan v Zimbabwe.

Record	Runs	Team/player	Opposition	Date
Highest team total	657	England	Pakistan	1 December 2022
Lowest team total	139/10	West Indies	Pakistan	29 November 1997
Highest individual score	270	Rahul Dravid	Pakistan	13 April 2004
Highest partnership	323	Aamer Sohail & Inzamam-ul-Haq	West Indies	29 November 1997

Record	Runs	Team/player	Opposition	Date
Highest team total	337/3	Pakistan	New Zealand	29 April 2023
Lowest team total	104/10	Zimbabwe	Sri Lanka	29 November 1997
Highest individual score	188*	Gary Kirsten	United Arab Emirates	16 February 1996
Highest partnership	204	Saleem Malik & Inzamam-ul-Haq	Sri Lanka	19 November 1992

Record	Runs	Team/player	Opposition	Date
Highest team total	194/4	New Zealand	Pakistan	24 April 2023
Lowest team total	90	New Zealand	Pakistan	12 April 2024
Highest individual score	104	Mark Chapman	Pakistan	24 April 2023
Highest partnership	121*	Mark Chapman & James Neesham	Pakistan	24 April 2023

Symbol	Meaning
Date	Day the Test started or ODI was held
Inn	Innings in which five-wicket haul was taken
Overs	Number of overs bowled.
Runs	Number of runs conceded
Wkts	Number of wickets taken
Econ	Runs conceded per over
Drawn	The match was drawn.

Nineteen five-wicket hauls have been taken in Test matches at the ground.

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing team	Inn	Overs	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Result
1	Waqar Younis	9 December 1993	Pakistan	Zimbabwe	2	19	88	5	4.63	Pakistan won
2	Heath Streak	9 December 1993	Zimbabwe	Pakistan	3	20.3	56	5	2.73	Pakistan won
3	Wasim Akram	9 December 1993	Pakistan	Zimbabwe	4	23.2	65	5	2.78	Pakistan won
4	Mushtaq Ahmed	28 November 1996	Pakistan	New Zealand	1	30	87	6	2.90	Pakistan won
5	Chris Cairns	28 November 1996	New Zealand	Pakistan	2	30.4	137	5	4.46	Pakistan won
6	Mohammad Zahid	28 November 1996	Pakistan	New Zealand	3	20	66	7	3.30	Pakistan won
7	Saqlain Mushtaq	6 October 1997	Pakistan	South Africa	2	62	129	5	2.08	Drawn
8	Courtney Walsh	29 November 1997	West Indies	Pakistan	2	43.1	143	5	3.31	Pakistan won
9	Stuart MacGill	1 October 1998	Australia	Pakistan	1	22	86	5	3.00	Australia won
10	Anrich Nortje	4 February 2021	South Africa	Pakistan	1	24.3	56	5	2.28	Pakistan won
11	Hasan Ali	4 February 2021	Pakistan	South Africa	2	15.4	54	5	3.45	Pakistan won
12	George Linde	4 February 2021	South Africa	Pakistan	3	26	64	5	2.46	Pakistan won
13	Hasan Ali	4 February 2021	Pakistan	South Africa	4	16	60	5	3.75	Pakistan won
14	Noman Ali	4 March 2022	Pakistan	Australia	2	38.1	107	6	2.80	Drawn
15	Will Jacks	1 December 2022	England	Pakistan	2	40.3	161	6	3.97	England won
16	Mehidy Hasan Miraz	30 August 2024	Bangladesh	Pakistan	1	22.1	61	5	2.75	Bangladesh won
17	Khurram Shahzad	30 August 2024	Pakistan	Bangladesh	2	21	90	6	4.28	Bangladesh won
18	Hasan Mahmud	30 August 2024	Bangladesh	Pakistan	3	10.4	43	5	4.03	Bangladesh won
19	Sajid Khan	24 October 2024	Pakistan	England	1	29.2	128	6	4.36	Pakistan won
20	Noman Ali	24 October 2024	Pakistan	England	3	18.2	42	6	2.29	Pakistan won

Five five-wicket hauls have been taken in One Day Internationals at the ground.

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing team	Inn	Overs	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Result
1	Saqlain Mushtaq	30 October 2000	Pakistan	England	1	8	20	5	2.50	Pakistan won
2	Shaheen Afridi	30 October 2020	Pakistan	Zimbabwe	2	10	49	5	4.90	Pakistan won
3	Iftikhar Ahmed	1 November 2020	Pakistan	Zimbabwe	1	10	40	5	4.00	Pakistan won
4	Mohammad Hasnain	3 November 2020	Pakistan	Zimbabwe	1	10	26	5	2.60	Tied
5	Blessing Muzarabani	3 November 2020	Zimbabwe	Pakistan	2	10	49	5	4.90	Tied

• List of stadiums in Pakistan
• List of cricket grounds in Pakistan
• List of sports venues in Karachi
• List of sports venues in Lahore
• List of sports venues in Faisalabad
• Pakistan Cricket Board
• List of Test cricket grounds

• CricketArchive Profile
• Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium at ESPNcricinfo

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