| Punjab Cricket Association Stadium | ||||
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| Location | Mohali | |||
| Establishment | 1993 | |||
| Seating capacity | 40,000 | |||
| Owner | Punjab Cricket Association | |||
| Tenants | Punjab cricket team | |||
| End names | Pavilion End City End |
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| First Test | 10 Dec - 14 Dec 1994: India v West Indies | |||
| Last Test | 19 Dec - 23 Dec 2008: India v England | |||
| First ODI | 22 November 1993: India v West Indies | |||
| Last ODI | 8 November 2007: India v Pakistan | |||
| As of 14 February 2009 Source: Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Cricinfo |
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The Punjab Cricket Association Stadium is located at Mohali, just outside the city of Chandigarh, Punjab. It is popularly referred to as the Mohali Stadium. The stadium is home to the Punjab team. Punjab's second international cricket stadium has been approved by BCCI in Bathinda,Punjab . The construction of the stadium took around 25 crore rupees & 3 years to complete.[1]
The lights here are unconventional compared to cricket stadiums, in that the light pillars are very low in height. The reason for is that there is an airport nearby and this has been kept in mind to avoid any collision between aircraft and light pillars.
The 19th and youngest Test cricket venue in India, this is one of the larger grounds in the country and sports a lush outfield. The pitch has a reputation for being lively and supporting pace bowlers. It was inaugurated with a one-day international match between India and South Africa during the Hero cup on November 22 1993.
The first Test match here was held the following season, between India and West Indies on December 10, 1994. One of the most famous one-day matches on this ground was a thrilling Cricket World Cup semi-final encounter between Australia and West Indies in 1996. It was selected to replace Ahmedabad as the test venue for the second test against England due to security concerns after the Mumbai terror attacks on 26/11/08.
7 Test[2] matches and 9 One Day International have been played at this venue [3]. The current pitch curator for the PCA Stadium is Daljit Singh[1].
See also
References
External links
- Punjab Cricket Association site
- Cricinfo- PCA Cricket Stadium
- Cricketarchive statistics for PCA Cricket Stadium
- Another Punjab Cricket Association website
- Indoor & Outdoor Cricket Netting
Coordinates: 30°41′27.09″N 76°44′14.13″E / 30.6908583°N 76.7372583°E
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