TenantsUnited Arab Emirates national cricket team United Arab Emirates women's national cricket team Desert Vipers Dubai Capitals Gulf Giants
First men's Test12–16 November 2010:, Pakistan v South Africa
Last men's Test24–27 November 2018:, Pakistan v New Zealand
First men's ODI22 April 2009:, Pakistan v Australia
Last men's ODI9 March 2025:, India v New Zealand
First men's T20I7 May 2009:, Pakistan v Australia
Last men's T20I22 January 2026:, Afghanistan v West Indies
Only women's ODI7 February 2019:, Pakistan v West Indies
First women's T20I26 September 2023:, United Arab Emirates v Namibia
Last women's T20I20 October 2024:, New Zealand v South Africa
Overview
The Dubai International Stadium, aka the Dubai Sports City Cricket Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is mainly used for cricket and is one of the three main cricket stadiums in the country, the other two being Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah and Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. It has seating capacity for 25, 000 spectators, but it is expandable to accommodate 30, 000 spectators. It is a part of the Dubai Sports City in Dubai. The architect of this project was the Canadian architect, Awsam Matloob. The stadium was one of the dedicated venues for the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup, it hosted semi-final 2 and the final on November 11, 2021, and November 15, 2021, respectively.
