Venue: National Stadium Karachi

National Stadium is the cricket stadium situated in economical hub of the country, Karachi. It is one of the oldest stadium and the biggest one (capacity wise) in Pakistan. The construction work on it was started in early 1950s, under the command of senior civil engineer Mr. Abdul Rasheed Khan and Mr. Kafiluddin and was formally opened in April 1955.

It is built on 174.5 acres of land along with the good facilities for holding international and domestic matches. It is also famously known as ‘Karachi Stadium’. The historic final of third edition of Pakistan Super League PSL 3 2018 was also played here.

• First test match was played here between Pakistan and India in March 1955.
• First ODI match was played here between Pakistan and West Indies in November 1980.
• First T20I match was played here between Pakistan and Bangladesh in April 2008.

National Stadium Karachi Seating Capacity

The National Stadium Karachi can accommodate 34,228 spectators at the same time, the plastic seats were lately installed in the stadium after the renovation work to replace the old concrete based benches, which were uneasy to sit for hours.

Enclosures and Stands

• Iqbal Qasim Enclousre
• Intikhab Alam Enclosure
• Nasimul Ghani Enclosure
• Majid Khan Enclosure
• Asif Iqbal Enclosure
• Imran Khan Enclosure
• Wasim Khan Enclosure
• Wasim Bari Enclosure
• Muhammad Brothers Enclosure
• Waqar Hassan Enclosure
• Quaid Enclosure
• Hanif Muhammad Enclosure

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National Stadium Karachi Boundary Length

The shape of the stadium is circular. The boundary length of national stadium is about 60-80 meters from center pitch. However it can be decreased or increased depending upon the type of cricket played here.

Location

National Stadium is located at National Stadium Colony, Gulshan-e-Iqbal Karachi. The exact location of the ground is pinned below in Google maps.

National Stadium Karachi Average Score

The average Test, ODI and T20i score at gaddafi stadium lahore is:

Test
Average 1st Inns score: 304
Average 2nd Inns score: 329
Average 3rd Inns score: 261
Average 4th Inns score: 157

ODI
Average 1st Inns score: 244
Average 2nd Inns score: 212

T20i
Average 1st Inns score: 189
Average 2nd Inns score: 148