Quaid-e-Azam Stadium
| Mirpur Cricket Stadium | |
| Location | Mirpur, Kashmir, Pakistan |
|---|---|
| Establishment | October 10, 2007 |
| Capacity | 16,000 |
| Owner | Pakistan Cricket Board |
| Tenants | AJK Cricket Team Pakistan |
| As of 2016 Source: ESPNCricinfo | |
The Quaid-e-Azam Stadium (a.k.a. Mirpur Cricket Stadium) is a cricket stadium in sector F/2 Mirpur, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. It is the home of Azad Jammu & Kashmir cricket team. The stadium has a seating capacity of 16,000, making it the largest stadium in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.
On 11 July 2008 Azad Jammu & Kashmir government handed over the Quaid-e-Azam Cricket Stadium to Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for holding national and international cricket matches in the stadium. The PCB announced it will be installing an electrical scoreboard, floodlights and all other required facilities for holding international and national one-day matches. The Mirpur Stadium has hosted eight first-class matches, it has also hosted several Under-19 international matches against Australia in 2007.In this stadium on inauguration of stadium a match was held on which Makhdoom Abbas Played Extraordinary 50+Runs. [1] It was damaged by an earthquake in 2019, forcing the 2XI Quaed-e-azam matches to be moved.
See also
- List of stadiums by capacity
- List of stadiums in Pakistan
- List of cricket grounds in Pakistan
- List of sports venues in Karachi
- List of sports venues in Lahore
- List of sports venues in Faisalabad
References
- ^ http://www.espncricinfo.c om/pakistan/content/story/563602.html
External links
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