This is a list of cricket grounds in the United Emirates. The grounds included in this list have held first-class, List-A and Twenty20 matches. Additionally, some have hosted Test matches, One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals. The United Arab Emirates is the only nation that is not a full member of the International Cricket Council to have hosted Test matches.
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| Name | City | First used | Last used | F/C | LA | T20 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Jazira Stadium | Abu Dhabi | 1999 | 1999 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Hosted 3 List A matches in 1999 between the 'A' teams of India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. |
| Sheikh Zayed Stadium | Abu Dhabi | 2004 | 2011 | 8 | 29 | 10 | Hosted 1 Test in 2010 between Pakistan and South Africa, 16 ODIs and 4 Twenty20 Internationals. |
| Dubai Cricket Council Ground No. 1 | Dubai | 2004 | 2004 | 0 | 6 | 0 | Hosted 6 List A matches during the 2004 ICC Six Nations Challenge. |
| Dubai Cricket Council Ground No. 2 | Dubai | 2004 | 2004 | 0 | 5 | 0 | Hosted 5 List A matches during the 2004 ICC Six Nations Challenge. |
| DSC Cricket Stadium | Dubai | 2009 | 2011 | 2 | 14 | 18 | Hosted 1 Test in 2010 between Pakistan and South Africa, 5 ODIs and 12 Twenty20 Internationals. |
| ICC Cricket Academy Ground No. 1 | Dubai | 2010 | 2011 | 1 | 6 | 0 | Hosted the final of the 2009–10 Intercontinental Shield and 6 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Two matches, including the 3rd Place Play-off |
| ICC Cricket Academy Ground No. 2 | Dubai | 2011 | 2011 | 0 | 6 | 0 | Hosted 6 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Two matches, including the 5th Place Play-off |
| Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium | Sharjah | 1984 | 2011 | 14 | 214 | 2 | Hosted 4 Tests as a home ground for Pakistan during political unrest in 2002 as only the third neutral Test cricket venue. Hosted 200 ODIs, the most of any one venue. |
| 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 November 2010 Scorecard |
South Africa 380 (123 overs) & 318/2 dec. (95 overs) |
v | Pakistan 248 (95 overs) & 343/3 (117 overs) |
Match drawn. |
| 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 November 2010 Scorecard |
South Africa 584/9 dec. (153 overs) & 203/5 dec. (55 overs) |
v | Pakistan 434 (144.1 overs) & 153/3 (67 overs) |
Match drawn. |
| 31 January, 1, 2, 3, 4 February 2002 Scorecard |
Pakistan 493 (161.5 overs) & 214/6 dec. (57.4 overs) |
v | West Indies 366 (125.3 overs) & 171 (62.5 overs) |
Pakistan won by 170 runs. |
| 7, 8, 9, 10 February 2002 Scorecard |
Pakistan 472 (135 overs) & 225/5 dec. (76 overs) |
v | West Indies 264 (84.5 overs) & 189 (61 overs) |
Pakistan won by 244 runs. |
| 11, 12 October 2002 Scorecard |
Pakistan 59 (31.5 overs) and 53 (24.5 overs) |
v | Australia 310 (92.1 overs) |
Australia won by an innings and 198 runs. |
| 11, 12 October 2002 Scorecard |
Australia 444 (128.3 overs) |
v | Pakistan 221 (71.1 overs) & 203 (67.2 overs) |
Australia won by an innings and 20 runs. |