Niaz Stadium
| NSH | |
Interactive map of Niaz Stadium | |
| Ground information | |
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| Location | Hyderabad, Sindh, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Coordinates | 25°22′57″N 68°20′17″E / 25.3826°N 68.3381°E |
| Establishment | 1959 |
| Capacity | 15,000 |
| Owner | Hyderabad Municipal Corporation |
| Operator | Hyderabad Municipal Corporation |
| Tenants | Pakistan national cricket team Hyderabad Kingsmen Hyderabad cricket team Hyderabad Hawks |
| End names | |
| Pavilion End | |
| International information | |
| First Test | 16 – 21 March 1973: Pakistan v England |
| Last Test | 25 – 29 November 1984: Pakistan v New Zealand |
| First ODI | 20 September 1982: Pakistan v Australia |
| Last ODI | 24 January 2008: Pakistan v Zimbabwe |
| As of 4 September 2020 Source: Niaz Stadium, ESPNcricinfo | |
Niaz Stadium is a cricket ground in Hyderabad, Pakistan. The ground can accommodate 15,000 spectators, and hosted its first Test match in 1973. It was established in November 1961 by the then Commissioner of Hyderabad, Niaz Ahmed, after whom the stadium is named.
The first ever hat-trick in One Day Internationals was claimed at this ground by Pakistan's Jalal-ud-Din during Australia's 1982–83 tour of Pakistan. Jalal-ud-Din removed Rod Marsh, Bruce Yardley, and Geoff Lawson with the last three balls of his seventh over.
Niaz Stadium celebrated staging Test cricket's 1,000th match. Pakistan has never lost a single match, whether a Test or ODI, at this ground.