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Faisalabad, Pakistan

Iqbal Stadium cricket stats and records

Data through 8 November 2025Last updated 8 November 2025

Across 11 matches at Iqbal Stadium from 2003 to 2025, sides batting first made 288.3 on average in completed innings (9 innings). In 8 matches with a winner, chasing came out ahead more often: 0 wins batting first against 8 batting second. Captains who won the toss chose to field 18% of the time, and the toss winner won 25% of decided matches.

Matches
11
2003–2025
Avg 1st innings
288.3
9 completed innings
Avg 2nd innings
297.3
9 innings
Won chasing
100%
8 of 8 results
Toss winner won
25%
2 of 8

Iqbal Stadium average scores by format

Matches and average completed first-innings score by format
FormatMatchesAvg 1st innsWon batting firstWon chasingHighest total
ODI8211.208270
Test3442.700603

Highest and lowest totals at Iqbal Stadium

Highest team totals
TeamScoreOversAgainstDateResult
India603Pakistan2006-01-21Drawn
Pakistan588India2006-01-21Drawn
Pakistan490/8India2006-01-21Drawn
Pakistan462England2005-11-20Drawn
England446Pakistan2005-11-20Drawn
Lowest all-out totals
TeamScoreOversAgainstDateResult
South Africa14337.5Pakistan2025-11-08Lost
West Indies15149.5Pakistan2006-12-07Lost
South Africa19749.2Pakistan2007-10-23Lost
Zimbabwe24449.5Pakistan2008-01-30Lost
South Africa26349.1Pakistan2025-11-04Lost

Most runs at Iqbal Stadium

Top 10 run scorers at this ground
PlayerInnsRunsAvgSRHS100s50s
Mohammad Yousuf8505101.0064.512623
Inzamam-ul-Haq6453113.2555.211931
Younis Khan836745.8860.719411
Shahid Afridi528156.20119.115611
Shoaib Malik1026232.7564.18801
Quinton de Kock3239119.5091.912312
Salman Butt521342.6059.77602
Abdur Razzaq617935.8059.94600
Gary Kirsten217286.0049.611811
Saim Ayub316956.3394.97702

Most wickets at Iqbal Stadium

Top 10 wicket takers at this ground
PlayerInnsWktsAvgEconBest
Shahid Afridi71326.543.594/95
Shaun Pollock4920.442.586/78
Shoaib Akhtar4931.674.013/31
Makhaya Ntini4822.122.773/45
Abdur Razzaq5838.503.763/70
Abrar Ahmed2711.434.214/27
Naved-ul-Hasan3717.862.983/30
Zaheer Khan2728.003.794/61
Danish Kaneria5766.002.753/165
Iftikhar Anjum3617.834.403/33

Recent matches at Iqbal Stadium

Most recent matches in the data
DateTeamsResult
8 Nov 2025South Africa 143 (37.5 ov)
Pakistan 144/3 (25.1 ov)		Pakistan won by 7 wickets
6 Nov 2025Pakistan 269/9 (50 ov)
South Africa 270/2 (40.1 ov)		South Africa won by 8 wickets
4 Nov 2025South Africa 263 (49.1 ov)
Pakistan 264/8 (49.4 ov)		Pakistan won by 2 wickets
11 Apr 2008Pakistan 160/3 (23.2 ov)
Bangladesh 225/8 (48.2 ov)		Pakistan won by 7 wickets (D/L)
30 Jan 2008Pakistan 245/3 (47.1 ov)
Zimbabwe 244 (49.5 ov)		Pakistan won by 7 wickets
23 Oct 2007Pakistan 202/4 (48.1 ov)
South Africa 197 (49.2 ov)		Pakistan won by 6 wickets
7 Dec 2006Pakistan 154/8 (48.2 ov)
West Indies 151 (49.5 ov)		Pakistan won by 2 wickets
21 Jan 2006Pakistan 588 & 490/8d
India 603 & 21/0		Match drawn
20 Nov 2005Pakistan 462 & 268/9d
England 446 & 164/6		Match drawn
24 Oct 2003South Africa 278 & 371/8d
Pakistan 348 & 242/6		Match drawn

Frequently asked questions

What is the average first innings score at Iqbal Stadium?
The average completed first-innings score at Iqbal Stadium is 288.3 runs, from 9 innings between 2003 and 2025. Rain-affected matches decided by a rain rule are not included.
What is the highest total at Iqbal Stadium?
The highest total in the data is 603 by India against Pakistan on 21 January 2006.
Do teams win more often batting first or chasing at Iqbal Stadium?
In the 8 matches with a result, teams batting first won 0 (0%) and teams batting second won 8 (100%). These are past results, not a prediction.
What is the lowest total at Iqbal Stadium?
The lowest all-out total in the data is 143 by South Africa against Pakistan on 8 November 2025.

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Source: computed by CricketWise from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data (ODC-BY). Averages use completed innings in matches not decided by a rain rule. Definitions: methodology.