In the early 1980s, Sharjah Cricket Stadium was built in the United Arab Emirates. Since then, the stadium has undergone many improvements to become the modern facility it is today. Sharjah Cricket Stadium hosted its first international matches in April 1984 in the Asia Cup.
Sharjah Cricket Stadium hosted its first International matches in April 1984 in the Asia cup and has hosted as many as 241 ODIs, holding the Guinness World Record for the maximum number of ODI matches. Considered now as one of the world-class venues, the stadium holds an impressive capacity of about 27,000 people.