ICC Academy Ground

ICC Academy Ground 2
ICCA 2
Ground information
International information
First T20I	19 October 2019:; Kenya v Scotland
Last T20I	23 October 2019:; Kenya v Singapore
First WT20I	22 November 2021:; Hong Kong v Nepal
Last WT20I	28 November 2021:; United Arab Emirates v Nepal
	As of 28 November 2021; Source: ICC Academy Ground 2

ICC Academy Ground 1
ICCA 1
	ICC Academy Ground
Ground information
Location	Dubai Sports City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Coordinates	25°2′12″N 55°13′40″E / 25.03667°N 55.22778°E
Establishment	2009; 16 years ago
	End names
	City End; Pavilion End
International information
First ODI	11 March 2013:; Canada v Kenya
Last ODI	9 March 2022:; United Arab Emirates v Oman
First T20I	13 March 2012:; Kenya v Scotland
Last T20I	20 December 2024:; Kuwait v Oman
First WODI	9 February 2019:; Pakistan v West Indies
Last WODI	14 April 2024:; Scotland v United States
First WT20I	22 November 2021:; United Arab Emirates v Malaysia
Last WT20I	3 November 2023:; United Arab Emirates v Namibia
Team information
UAE cricket team	(2009-present)
	As of 20 December 2024; Source: ICC Academy Ground 1

The ICC Academy Ground is a cricket ground located in Dubai Sports City, Dubai. ICC Academy provides indoor and outdoor pitches.^[1] The ground was used for the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. The two cricket grounds are installed with floodlights.^[2] The venue hosted warm-up matches ahead of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

Trivia

In 2014, a match between Ireland and Scotland in Dubai Triangular Series 2014–15 was called off. This was the first time that an ODI in the UAE had been a no result.^[3]^[4] In September 2019, both grounds were named as two of the venues to host cricket matches for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament.^[5]^[6]

Following ODI centuries that have been scored at the venue.^[7]

No.	Score	Player	Team	Balls	Opposing team	Date	Result
1	112	Irfan Karim	Kenya	137	Canada	13 March 2013	Won
2	129	Nawroz Mangal	Afghanistan	123	United Arab Emirates	30 November 2014	Lost
3	132	Khurram Khan	United Arab Emirates	138	Afghanistan	30 November 2014	Won
4	124*	Mark Chapman	Hong Kong	116	United Arab Emirates	16 November 2015	Won
5	100	William Porterfield (1/2)	Ireland	116	United Arab Emirates	2 March 2017	Won
6	143*	Anshuman Rath	Hong Kong	137	Papua New Guinea	8 December 2017	Won
7	116*	Ed Joyce	Ireland	149	United Arab Emirates	11 January 2018	Won
8	139	William Porterfield (2/2)	Ireland	147	United Arab Emirates	13 January 2018	Won
9	102	Andrew Balbirnie	Ireland	109	United Arab Emirates	13 January 2018	Won
10	107*	Matthew Cross	Scotland	110	United Arab Emirates	21 January 2018	Won
11	121*	Rameez Shahzad	United Arab Emirates	115	Scotland	23 January 2018	Won
12	115	Paras Khadka	Nepal	109	United Arab Emirates	28 January 2019	Won
13	121*	Gerhard Erasmus	Namibia	120	Oman	6 March 2022	Won

The following table summarizes the five-wicket hauls taken in ODIs at this venue.^[8]

#	Figures	Player	Country	Innings	Opponent	Date	Result
1	5/45	Hamid Hassan	Afghanistan	1	United Arab Emirates	4 December 2014	Lost
2	6/34	Zahoor Khan	United Arab Emirates	1	Ireland	2 March 2017	Lost
3	5/33	Sompal Kami	Nepal	2	United Arab Emirates	26 January 2019	Won
4	5/31	Bilal Khan	Oman	2	United Arab Emirates	5 March 2022	Won

One T20I century has been scored at the venue.^[9]

No.	Score	Player	Team	Balls	Opposing team	Date	Result
1	107*	Muhammad Waseem	United Arab Emirates	62	Ireland	10 October 2021	Won

The following table summarizes the five-wicket hauls taken in T20Is at this venue.^[10]

#	Figures	Player	Country	Innings	Opponent	Date	Result
1	5/27	Mark Watt	Scotland	2	Netherlands	5 February 2016	Won
2	6/24	Jan Frylinck	Namibia	2	United Arab Emirates	5 October 2021	Won

The following table summarizes the five-wicket hauls taken in WT20Is at this venue.^[11]

#	Figures	Player	Country	Innings	Opponent	Date	Result
1	5/22	Khushi Sharma	United Arab Emirates	2	Bhutan	25 November 2021	Won

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