England is currently touring Pakistan for a marathon seven T20 international series in in what marks the Englishmen’s return to Pakistani soil after 21 years. The first 4 matches were all held in Karachi while the last 3 games of the series will be held at Gaddafi Stadium (Lahore)– the pitch report for which is shared here.
Currently, the series stands level at 2-2 and most of the matches have been hard-fought. Ben Duckett and Harry Brook have been brilliant with the bat for the tourists while Pakistan has been carried largely by Rizwan, Haris Rauf and Babar.
Regardless, before we move to the Pitch Report, Ground Records and Weather Forecast for the matches, here’s some important details about Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.
Established in: 1959.
Seating Capacity: 27 thousand.
Floodlights: Yes.
Gaddafi Stadium Lahore: Pitch Report
Gaddafi Stadium features a standard cricket pitch that doesn’t change much throughout the game and is good for batting. However, it isn’t a flat track either and bowling tight lines can keep the batsmen under check.
The average score at the ground is 155 and not much dew sets in as the game progresses.
Lahore Weather Forecast and T20I Records
The world-wide trend of chasing is the only reason due to which the toss winner might decide to bowl first. Past records of Lahore hint at a balanced outcome irrespective of bowling or batting first.
T20Is played: 14.
Matches won Batting First: 07.
Matches won Bowling First: 07.
The highest individual score is Mohammad Rizwan’s 104 against SA while Babar Azam (437) has most runs at Gaddafi Stadium. In addition, Dwayne Pretorious’ 5/17 are the best bowling figures at the ground.
The 3 T20Is at Gaddafi Stadium (Lahore) will be held on 28 September, 30 September and 2 October respectively, and the pitch report shared earlier covers all three games.
Humidity at given dates will be around 70 percent and Temperatures will vary between 34 °C to 23°C. No strong wind is expected and the skies will stay clear, thus allowing scintillating action to take place.
