- day ers ▁and ▁six ▁Test s . ▁ ▁N ia z ▁Stadium ▁celebrated ▁st aging ▁this ▁Test ▁cr icket ' s ▁ 1 0 0 0 th ▁match . ▁In ▁addition , ▁Pakistan ▁has ▁never ▁lost ▁any ▁match , ▁whether ▁test ▁or ▁one - day , ▁on ▁this ▁ground . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁N ia z ▁Stadium ▁is ▁situated ▁in ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁Hy der abad , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁popul ous ▁city ▁of ▁Pakistan . ▁The ▁stad ium ▁has ▁been ▁named ▁after ▁N ia z ▁Ah med ▁the ▁late ▁sports ▁lov ing ▁common er ▁of ▁Hy der abad ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁motiv ating ▁factor ▁for ▁building ▁this ▁stad ium . ▁The ▁complex ▁is ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁Ind us ▁Hotel . ▁ ▁The ▁inaug ural ▁first ▁class ▁match ▁was ▁played ▁at ▁N ia z ▁Stadium ▁between ▁South ▁Zone ▁v ▁Pakistan ▁Education ▁Board ▁( PE B ) ▁on ▁ 1 6 – 1 8 ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁N ia z ▁Stadium ▁become ▁the ▁ 3 2 nd ▁first ▁class ▁ground ▁in ▁Pakistan ▁and ▁ 2 nd ▁in ▁Hy der abad . ▁ ▁Only ▁five ▁Test s ▁have ▁so ▁far ▁been ▁played ▁at ▁Hy der abad ; ▁two ▁each ▁against ▁England ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁and ▁one ▁against ▁India . ▁The ▁inaug ural ▁Test ▁match ▁at ▁Hy der abad ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁ 1 6 – 2 1 ▁March ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁against ▁England , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁left ▁drawn ▁after ▁big ▁scoring ▁England ▁picked ▁up