Quaid-e-Azam Stadium
The Quaid-e-Azam Stadium (Urdu: قائدِ اعظم سٹیڈیم; also known as Mirpur Cricket Stadium) is a cricket stadium in sector F/2 Mirpur, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.[1] It is the home of Azad Jammu & Kashmir cricket team. The stadium has a seating capacity of 16,000,[1] making it the largest stadium in Azad Kashmir.
| Mirpur Cricket Stadium | |
| Location | Mirpur, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan |
|---|---|
| Establishment | 10 October 2007 |
| Capacity | 16,000 |
| Owner | Pakistan Cricket Board |
| Tenants | AJK cricket team Pakistan cricket team |
| As of 4 October 2022 Source: ESPNCricinfo | |
On 11 July 2008, the Azad Jammu & Kashmir government handed over the Quaid-e-Azam Cricket Stadium to Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for holding national and international cricket matches.[2] The PCB announced it will be installing an electrical scoreboard, floodlights and all other required facilities for holding international and national one-day matches.[3]
Matches hosted
The Mirpur Stadium has hosted twenty first-class matches.[4] It hosted six matches of the 2012–13 Faysal Bank One Day Cup.[5] it has also hosted three Under-19 international matches against Australia in 2007.[6] In this stadium on inauguration of stadium a match was held on which Makhdoom Abbas Played Extraordinary 50+Runs. Due to an earthquake in September 2019, forcing the It was due to host two Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Second XI matches in October 2019, but they were shifted to Karachi after an earthquake damaged the dressing room and the team hotel.[7]
See also
- Narol Cricket Stadium (Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium)
- Sardar Muhammad Hussain Sport's Complex, Bagh, Azad Kashmir
- List of stadiums in Pakistan
- List of cricket grounds in Pakistan
- Kashmir Premier League (Pakistan)
- Kashmir Premier League (India)
References
- ^ a b "Mirpur Cricket Stadium | Pakistan | Cricket Grounds | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
- ^ Nizami, A.H. (2012-01-17). "Another cricket stadium in the doldrums". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
- ^ "Mirpur stadium to undergo renovation". Dawn. 2012-08-03. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
- ^ "Pakistan Cricket - 'our cricket' website". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
- ^ "Pakistan Cricket - 'our cricket' website". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
- ^ "Australia Under-19s tour of Malaysia and Pakistan - Cricket Schedules, Updates, Results | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
- ^ "Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Second XI matches moved from Mirpur". Pakistan Observer. 2019-09-29. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
External links
- PCB Profile 2021-09-17 at the Wayback Machine
- Cricinfo Profile
- CricketArchive Profile
Coordinates: 33°8′37.50″N 73°44′48.11″E / 33.1437500°N 73.7466972°E