Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot, formerly known as Connelly Park or Jinnah Park, is a cricket ground located in Sialkot. It is one of the oldest cricket grounds in Pakistan.

History

The stadium was founded in 1909 during the British Raj. It was named "Connelly Park" after the then British Deputy Commissioner of Sialkot Mr. Connelly. In the 1950s, it was named Jinnah Park after the founding father of Pakistan. In 1979 it was upgraded to a stadium with a new pavilion and seating. It was the home ground of Sialkot Stallions. The first Test here was played in 1985 and the most recent one in 1995. Pakistan played its first ever ODI at home on this ground in 1976 against New Zealand. It was also New Zealand's first ODI against Pakistan. Jinnah Stadium is known for its green-top pitches that help fast bowlers. Credit for these green-top pitches goes to the curator, Abdul Ghani, who has prepared pitches for all international matches played here (4 Tests and 9 ODIs). The stadium has a lot of memories attached with it. In 1984, Pakistan-India ODI here was stopped midway and abandoned after news of the assassination of the then Indian PM, Indira Gandhi, reached the ground. India were batting. During the India tour to Pakistan in 1989, the 4th test of the series was played in this stadium. During India's 2nd innings batting, Sachin Tendulkar was badly injured by a Waqar Younis bouncer. However, he returned to bat later and scored 57 runs, helping to save the Test match and the series for India. On this stadium, Indian cricket team scored its lowest team total of 79 all out in its ODI history against Pakistan during their 1978/79 tour. In 2016, Sialkot Cricket Academy was established at the stadium. In September 2019, the Pakistan Cricket Board named the stadium as one of the venues for hosting matches in the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.

Records

Test

One Day International

List of Centuries

Key

Test Centuries

This is the list of centuries scored in Test matches at Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot

One Day Internationals

Only one One-day international century has been scored at Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot

List of Five Wicket Hauls

Key

Tests

This is a list of five-wicket hauls taken at Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot in Test matches.

One Day Internationals

This is a list of five-wicket hauls taken at Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot in One-day Internationals.