# ICC Academy

The ICC Academy (ICCA) is a cricket academy located in Dubai Sports City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, that is managed and administered by the International Cricket Council. It was opened in 2009 under Rod Marsh, who was appointed as Director.

## History

ICCA's facilities includes two ovals, each with ten turf pitches, outdoor turf and synthetic practice facilities, indoor practice facilities including Hawk Eye technology and a cricket-specific gymnasium. This Academy was planned and is managed by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The two cricket grounds are installed with floodlights.
The opening was delayed until 2009. The ICCA was finally opened by Sharad Pawar, President ICC, Alan Isaac, VP, ICC and members of Dubai Sports City in October 2010. The ICCA was used for the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.

## Facilities

* 2 full-size floodlit cricket ovals
* 38 Natural Turf pitches
* 6 indoor practice pitches
* 5700 square foot outdoor conditioning area
* Multi-media team room
* Physiotherapy and Medicine Centre
* 6 lane cricket cage

## Uses

The academy regularly hosts international events such as:
* U-19 Cricket World Cup: 2014
* World T20 Qualifier: 2012
* Intercontinental Cup: 2011, 2012
* World Cricket League
It is also used as a training ground by:
* United Arab Emirates
* Pakistan
* South Africa
* Australia
* Sri Lanka

## List of Centuries
### One Day Internationals

The following list summarizes the centuries scored in one Day Internationals at the venue.
| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
| 1 | 112 | Irfan Karim | Kenya | 137 | 2 | Canada | 13 March 2013 | Won |
| 2 | 129 | Nawroz Mangal | Afghanistan | 123 | 1 | United Arab Emirates | 30 November 2014 | Lost |
| 3 | 132* | Khurram Khan | United Arab Emirates | 138 | 2 | Afghanistan | 30 November 2014 | Won |
| 4 | 124* | Mark Chapman | Hong Kong | 116 | 1 | United Arab Emirates | 16 November 2015 | Won |
| 5 | 100 | William Porterfield | Ireland | 116 | 1 | United Arab Emirates | 2 March 2017 | Won |
| 6 | 143* | Anshuman Rath | Hong Kong | 137 | 1 | Papua New Guinea | 8 December 2017 | Won |
| 7 | 116* | Ed Joyce | Ireland | 149 | 2 | United Arab Emirates | 11 January 2018 | Won |
| 8 | 139 | William Porterfield | Ireland | 147 | 1 | United Arab Emirates | 13 January 2018 | Won |
| 9 | 102 | Andrew Balbirnie | Ireland | 109 | 1 | United Arab Emirates | 13 January 2018 | Won |
| 10 | 107* | Matthew Cross | Scotland | 110 | 1 | United Arab Emirates | 21 January 2018 | Won |
| 11 | 121* | Rameez Shahzad | United Arab Emirates | 115 | 2 | Scotland | 23 January 2018 | Won |
| 12 | 115 | Paras Khadka | Nepal | 109 | 2 | United Arab Emirates | 28 January 2019 | Won |

## List of Five Wicket Hauls
### One Day Internationals

Five-wicket hauls in One Day Internationals at the ICC Academy Ground :
| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing Team | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Batsmen | Result |
| 1 | Hameed Hassan | 4 December 2014 | Afghanistan | United Arab Emirates | 1 | 10 | 45 | 5 | 4.50 | Saqib Ali Krishna Chandran Rohan Mustafa Saqlain Haider Fahad Alhashmi | United Arab Emirates Won |
| 2 | Zahoor Khan | 2 March 2017 | United Arab Emirates | Ireland | 1 | 6.3 | 34 | 6 | 5.23 | Gary Wilson William Porterfield Andy McBrine George Dockrell Stuart Thompson Peter Chase | Ireland Won |
| 3 | Sompal Kami | 26 January 2019 | Nepal | United Arab Emirates | 2 | 6.3 | 33 | 5 | 5.07 | Chirag Suri Ghulam Shabber Shaiman Anwar Ashfaq Ahmed Zahoor Khan | Nepal Won |

### T20Is

Five-wicket hauls in Twenty20 Internationals at the ICC Academy Ground :
| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing Team | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Batsmen | Result |
| 1 | Mark Watt | 5 February 2016 | Scotland | Netherlands | 2 | 4 | 27 | 5 | 6.75 | Wesley Barresi Michael Rippon Max O'Dowd Paul van Meekeren Ahsan Malik | Scotland Won |