Ajman Oval

25°24′11″N 55°33′54″E / 25.4030°N 55.5649°E / 25.4030; 55.5649Establishment2014Capacity5,000OperatorPrivately OwnedTenantsUnited Arab Emirates national cricket teamEnd namesCity End,
Pavilion EndTeam information
United Arab Emirates cricket team (2014-present)
As of August 12, 2015
Source: Ground profile

The Ajman Oval is a cricket ground in Ajman, UAE. Oval provides outdoor pitches.[1][2]

The ground is privately owned and the first of its kind in the northern region. It was the first turf ground in Ajman with approval from the Ajman Cricket Council and has four turf wickets, a green outfield with the pavilion designed to give it an Arabian style structure. Besides this, there are international standard dressing rooms and dugouts, large side-screens, floodlights, digital scoreboards, a mosque and several mounts with barbecue areas. A number of palm and neem trees have been planted here. The stadium also has a cricket academy, coffee and sports shop well as parking space.[3][4]

Currently, the stadium has hosted various local tournament like Age Steel Ramadan T-20 Cup and FS T20 Premier League but Ajman Cricket Council hoping to-get international cricket to city.[5]

Match hosted

Two-day: United Arab Emirates v Oman

7 – 8 November 2015
Scorecard
v
202 (76 overs)
Asif Iqbal 41 (86)
Khawar Ali 6/43 (13 overs)
163 (57 overs)
Jatinder Singh 81* (112)
Ahmed Raza 4/64 (25 overs)
95 (39.5 overs)
Swapnil Patil 41 (70)
Amir Ali 3/13 (2.5 overs)
45/3 (7 overs)
Adnan Ilyas 13* (14)
Nasir Aziz 2/14 (2 overs)
Match drawn
Ajman Oval, Ajman
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani (Afg) and Buddhi Pradhan (Nep)
  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.

Two-day: United Arab Emirates v Oman

16 – 18 November 2015
Scorecard
v
393 (113.2 overs)
Noor Ali Zadran 113 (202)
Khawar Ali 3/64 (20.2 overs)
178 (66.5 overs)
Jatinder Singh 42 (46)
Samiullah Shenwari 6/64 (25 overs)
204/5d (50 overs)
Samiullah Shenwari 62* (47)
Ajay Lalcheta 4/41 (19 overs)
193/6 (53 overs)
Adnan Ilyas 107 (155)
Yamin Ahmadzai 3/22 (8 overs)
Match drawn
Ajman Oval Ground, Ajman
Umpires: Iftikhar Ali (UAE) and Rabiul Hoque (UAE)
  • Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 12 players per side (11 batting, 11 fielding).

References

  1. ^ Pakistan cricketers inaugurate new Ajman Oval
  2. ^ Sports 360
  3. ^ Gulf News
  4. ^ Yahoo cricket
  5. ^ Other matches played

External links

  • Cricketarchive Profile
  • Ajman Oval
  • Location


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