The Niaz Stadium is a cricket ground in Hyderabad, Pakistan. The ground has a capacity of 15,000, and hosted its first test match in 1973. It was established in November 1961 by then Commissioner of Hyderabad, Niaz Ahmed, after whom the stadium is named. The first ever hat-trick in One Day Internationals was taken at this ground by Pakistan's Jalal-ud-Din at this stadium during Australia's 1982–83 tour of Pakistan. Jalal-ud-Din removed Rod Marsh, Bruce Yardley, and Geoff Lawson with the last three balls of his seventh over. Niaz Stadium celebrated staging Test cricket's 1000th match. In addition, Pakistan has never lost any match, whether a test or one-day, at this ground. History Niaz Stadium is situated in the heart of Hyderabad, one of the most populous cities of Pakistan. The stadium has been named after Niaz Ahmed, the late commissioner of Hyderabad, who was the motivating factor for building this stadium. The inaugural first class match was played at Niaz Stadium between South Zone v Pakistan Education Board (PEB) on 16–18 March 1962. Niaz Stadium become the 32nd first class ground in Pakistan and 2nd in Hyderabad. Only five Tests have so far been played at Hyderabad: two each against England and New Zealand, and one against India. The inaugural Test match at the ground took place from 16–21 March 1973 against England, and it was resulted in a draw after big scoring England picked up 487 with Dennis Amiss scoring 158. Pakistan in reply, did even better, compiling 569 before declaring after nine wickets had fallen. Mushtaq Mohammad hit 157 and Intikhab Alam 138. England played out time by hitting 218 for 6 wickets for the match to end in a draw. The last Test played at Niaz Stadium was between Pakistan and New Zealand on 25–29 November 1984. Niaz Stadium celebrated staging the Test cricket's 1000th match with Pakistan winning the rubber with more than a day to spare. Javed Miandad became the second Pakistani after Hanif Mohammed to score a century in each innings of a Test. Niaz Stadium boasts of the fact that Pakistan never lost a Test or One-day International here. After a ten-year hiatus, an international match was played at the ground on 24 January 2008 between Pakistan and Zimbabwe. In April 2018, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced that the venue, along with several others in the country, would get a makeover to