IPL 2020: Notable figures, records Dubai Sports City can boast about
Dubai Sports City has a capacity of 25,000. It has also been one of the regular international home venues for Pakistan since the 2008 Lahore terror on the Sri Lankan team.
FollowThe 13th edition of the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) is all set to kick-off on September 19, amidst all the chaos, challenges and uncertainties surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. As the United Arab Emirates (UAE) prepares to host the tournament for the second time, the three venues (Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah) brace up for an action-packed season.
The Dubai Sports City (DSC) stadium is one of the prime cricketing venues in the country and is set to host most of the matches (24) this year. Having previously hosted around seven matches in 2014, let us have a look at some of the IPL-related records at this venue.
Highest score: 184/1 by Sunrisers Hyderabad (vs Delhi Daredevils)
Highest match aggregate: 364 (SRH vs DD)
Biggest win (by runs): 15 by SRH (vs Mumbai Indians)
Biggest win (by balls to spare): 15 by Royal Challengers Bangalore (vs MI)
Biggest win (by wickets): 7 by RCB (vs MI)
Highest individual score: 88 not out by Aaron Finch for SRH (vs DD)
Most sixes in an innings: 6 by Kieron Pollard for MI (vs SRH)
Most runs through boundaries in an innings: 56 by Finch for SRH (vs DD)
Biggest strike-rate in an innings: 185.71 by Mayank Agarwal for DD (vs Kolkata Knight Riders)
Best bowling in an innings: 4/14 by Mohit Sharma for Chennai Super Kings (vs MI)
Best economy in an innings: 3.00 by Suresh Raina for CSK (vs Rajasthan Royals)
Most wicketkeeping dismissals in an innings: 3 by Parthiv Patel for RCB (vs Kings XI Punjab)
Highest partnership: 128 runs not out between Finch and David Warner for SRH (vs DD)
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IPL 2020 matches in Dubai:
September 20: DC vs KXIP
September 21: SRH vs RCB
September 24: KXIP vs RCB
September 25: CSK vs DC
September 28: RCB vs MI
September 30: RR vs KKR
October 2: CSK vs SRH
October 4: KXIP vs CSK
October 5: RCB vs DC
October 8: SRH vs KXIP
October 10: CSK vs RCB
October 11: SRH vs RR
October 13: SRH vs CSK
October 14: DC vs RR
October 17: RR vs RCB
October 18: MI vs KXIP
October 20: KXIP vs DC
October 22: RR vs SRH
October 24: KXIP vs SRH
October 25: RCB vs CSK
October 27: SRH vs DC
October 29: CSK vs KKR
October 31: DC vs MI
November 1: KKR vs RR
