Sharjah Cricket Stadium
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates · 29 ILT20 matches here
- First men's T20
- 2013
- Men's T20s
- 161
Batting first here
22 of 44 won batting first over the last three years. All-time 45% (69 of 154). PSL, ILT20, IPL, T20Is and other internationals.
Every first innings here
56 of 156reached par (166). Median 152.
Recent ILT20 first innings average 162; games here have scored in line with their leagues' averages. Medians by era: 2008–2017 148, 2018–2022 153, 2023 onward 162.
Weather: dry, like 25 Dec 2016
Rain risk
of games in dry weather at ILT20 grounds were shortened (3 of 683).
25 December 2016 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium: 24 °C, humidity 58%, wind 12 km/h and 0 mm of rain during the hours of play. 4 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 4 December in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Sharjah Cricket Stadium during these hours.
Rain should not be a factor: 0 mm is expected during the hours of play, and only 3 of 683 games in similar weather at ILT20 grounds were shortened or washed out. Humidity runs from 51% to 61% across the evening, and chasing success has not varied with humidity at ILT20 grounds.
During play: 24.3 °C on average, humidity 58%, wind 12 km/h gusting to 19. Humidity climbs from 51% to 61%; at ILT20 grounds, chasing success hasn't varied with humidity.
Weather: wet, like 20 Nov 2019
Rain risk
of games in wet weather at ILT20 grounds were shortened or washed out (4 of 17).
20 November 2019 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium: 22 °C, humidity 87%, wind 14 km/h and 1.5 mm of rain during the hours of play. 4 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 4 December in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Sharjah Cricket Stadium during these hours.
These conditions are wet, with 1.5 mm of rain during the hours of play. 4 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 4 December in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain here. At ILT20 grounds, 24% of games in similar weather were shortened or washed out. The wettest spell is from 21:00 to 22:00, overlapping the second innings, so a rain-rule finish is a real possibility. Heat and wind have made no measurable difference to scoring.
During play: 22.1 °C on average, humidity 87%, wind 14 km/h gusting to 30.
Heaviest rain 21:00–22:00, mostly over the second innings. Runs figures assume 20 overs. If overs are lost, totals and par come down.
Weather: hot, like 15 Nov 2025
Rain risk
of games in dry weather at ILT20 grounds were shortened (3 of 683).
15 November 2025 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium: 27 °C, humidity 43%, wind 6 km/h and 0 mm of rain during the hours of play. 4 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 4 December in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Sharjah Cricket Stadium during these hours.
These conditions are hot and dry, with no rain expected during the hours of play. Only 3 of 683 games at ILT20 grounds in similar weather were shortened or washed out, so rain is unlikely to overlap either innings. Heat and wind have made no measurable difference to first-innings scoring at ILT20 grounds.
During play: 26.7 °C on average, humidity 43%, wind 6 km/h gusting to 27.