[8][9] In July 2008, Oman Cricket announced plans to construct an international-standard facility at Al Amarat, about 15 kilometres south-east of the centre of the city of Muscat.

[13] On 21 January 2019, in a match between the Maldives and Bahrain, the Maldivian bowler Ibrahim Hassan took the first Twenty20 International (T20I) five-wicket haul on this ground.

Home side Oman won all 4 of their matches to win the series including beating Nepal in the final game, having dismissed them for 64 runs, the lowest score ever at the stadium.

[16] In November 2019, first round of Cricket World Cup Challenge League B was scheduled to take place in Hong Kong.

[20] The stadium hosted the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup along with the UAE due to rising Covid-19 cases in India.

[21] Following the qualification to host the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, the Al Amerat Turf 1 underwent major upgrade with the addition of new floodlights and pavilions.