Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium
| Old Fort Stadium | |
| Ground information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Multan, Pakistan |
| Coordinates | 30°11′52″N 71°28′27″E / 30.19778°N 71.47417°E |
| Establishment | 1975 |
| Capacity | 18000 |
| International information | |
| Only Test | 30 December 1980: Pakistan v  West Indies |
| First ODI | 17 December 1982: Pakistan v  India |
| Last ODI | 14 October 1994: Pakistan v  Australia |
| As of 1 January 2017 Source: Cricinfo | |
The Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium, originally known as the Old Fort Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in Multan, Pakistan. It is currently used mostly for cricket and football. It hosted one Test match in 1980.[1] The stadium can accommodate 18,000 spectators and opened in 1975.
Etymology[edit]
The stadium is named in honor of Imād ad-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Qāsim ath-Thaqafī (Arabic: عماد الدين محمد بن القاسم الثقفي; c. 31 December 695 – 18 July 715), an Umayyad general who conquered the Sindh and Multan regions along the Indus River, in modern-day Pakistan, for the Umayyad Caliphate in the eighth century.
2014 stampede[edit]
On October 10, 2014, at least seven people died[2] and 40 were injured as a result of a stampede at stadium after a rally by cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan. Khan alleged that only two gates of the venue were opened at the end of the rally and the lights were also switched off. The local authorities denied the claim, stating that all five gates had been operational.[3][4][5]
List of international centuries[edit]
One Test century has been scored at the ground.[6]
| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 120* | Vivian Richards | West Indies |
263 | 1 | Pakistan |
30 December 1980 | Drawn |
Only three ODI centuries have been scored at the ground.[7]
| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 118 | Zaheer Abbas | Pakistan |
86 | 1 | India |
17 December 1982 | Won |
| 2 | 117* | Mohsin Khan | Pakistan |
118 | 1 | India |
17 December 1982 | Won |
| 3 | 101 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Pakistan |
121 | 1 |  Sri Lanka |
17 January 1992 | Lost |
List of international five-wicket hauls[edit]
Tests[edit]
| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing team | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Imran Khan | 30 December 1980 | Pakistan |
West Indies |
1 | 22 | 62 | 5 | 2.81 | Drawn[8] |
See also[edit]
- List of Test cricket grounds
- Multan Cricket Stadium
- List of stadiums in Pakistan
- List of cricket grounds in Pakistan
- One-Test wonder
References[edit]
- ^ "Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium". ESPN Cricinfo. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
- ^ "7 PTI workers dead due to stampede after Multan rally". Dunya News. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- ^ "PTI, Multan administration trade blame after 8 people killed in Qasim Bagh stampede". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ Dawn.com (2014-10-10). "Stampede at PTI Multan rally kills at least seven". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- ^ "PTI, Multan administration trade blame after 8 people killed in Qasim Bagh stampede". The Express Tribune. 2014-10-10. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- ^ "Batting records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- ^ "Batting records | One-Day Internationals | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- ^ "Full Scorecard of West Indies vs Pakistan 4th Test 1980/81 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2022-04-04.