Pindi Cricket Stadium | |
Ground information | |
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Location | Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan |
Establishment | 1992 |
Capacity | 15,000[1] |
Owner | Pakistan Cricket Board |
Operator | Northern Cricket Association |
Tenants | Pakistan national cricket team Northern cricket team Islamabad United |
End names | |
Pavilion End Shell End | |
International information | |
First Test | 9–14 December 1993: Pakistan v Zimbabwe |
Last Test | 24–28 October 2024: Pakistan v England |
First ODI | 19 January 1992: Pakistan v Sri Lanka |
Last ODI | 29 April 2023: Pakistan v New Zealand |
First T20I | 7 November 2020: Pakistan v Zimbabwe |
Last T20I | 21 April 2024: Pakistan v New Zealand |
As of 24 October 2024 Source: Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Cricinfo |
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium is a cricket stadium located in Rawalpindi, Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located close to Pir Meher Ali Shah University and Rawalpindi Arts Council. The first international match at the stadium was played on 19 January 1992, when Sri Lanka faced Pakistan in an ODI.[2] The stadium hosted its first Test match in 1993, when Zimbabwe toured Pakistan.[3]
Test cricket returned to Pakistan at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium during the 2019 two-match Test series against Sri Lanka. The first test match was held from 11–15 December 2019 in Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.