Brian Lara Cricket Academy

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Brian Lara Cricket Academy
Brian Lara Stadium.jpg
Ground information
LocationTarouba, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago
Coordinates 10°17′48″N61°25′47″W / 10.29667°N 61.42972°W / 10.29667; -61.42972
Establishment2008, completed in 2017
Capacity15,000
Owner Government of Trinidad and Tobago
Operator Government of Trinidad and Tobago
Tenants Trinbago Knight Riders
Trinidad and Tobago national cricket team
End names
North End
South End
International information
Only ODI1 August 2023:
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies v Flag of India.svg  India
First T20I29 July 2022:
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies v Flag of India.svg  India
Last T20I27 August 2024:
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies v Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
First WODI11 October 2017:
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies v Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Last WODI15 October 2017:
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies v Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
First WT20I28 September 2018:
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies v Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Last WT20I6 October 2018:
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies v Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
As of 27 August 2024
Source: Brian Lara Stadium, Cricinfo

The Brian Lara Cricket Academy is a multi-purpose stadium in Tarouba, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago, that was completed and inaugurated in 2017. [1] It will be used mostly for cricket matches. It is located in southern Trinidad, just outside the heart of the city of San Fernando, beside the Sir Solomon Hochoy Highway, about two kilometres southeast of Trinidad and Tobago's former cricket ground at Guaracara Park, Pointe-a-Pierre.

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Built to hold 15,000 people in a mix of fixed seating and grass banks it is named after former West Indies cricket captain Brian Lara, who until 17 October 2008 was the all-time leading run scorer in Test cricket, until he was surpassed by Sachin Tendulkar.

It was initially planned to host warm-up matches during the 2007 Cricket World Cup and serve as a cricket academy after the tournament. However, when it became apparent that the facility would not be completed in time for the tournament, the warm-up matches were instead hosted at the Frank Worrell Field at UWI St Augustine.

The Caribbean Premier League chose the Brian Lara Cricket Academy as the host for the final matches of the 2017 tournament, the first high-profile matches at the ground. [2] Subsequent to this the Government of Trinidad and Tobago further purchased the rights to hold the CPL finals from 2018 through to 2020 at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy. [3]

Development

The Brian Lara Cricket Academy was commissioned in 2004 by the Government of Trinidad and Tobago through the state company UDeCOTT to provide a high class sporting venue for the 2007 Cricket World Cup. [4] With Trinidad and Tobago receiving the Brown Package of matches and the use of the Queens Park Oval as the primary venue, the Brian Lara facility was earmarked to host warm-up matches. To be ready for the Cricket World Cup the facility had to be completed by February 2007 and game ready by March 2007.

Major design and construction problems kept pushing back the completion date as well as increasing the construction cost. Once it became apparent it would not be ready for the World Cup, matches were shifted to the grounds at UWI. The delays and costs have made the complex one of the more controversial infrastructure projects undertaken in Trinidad and Tobago. The initial cost was estimated to be TT$257 million, but with the cost overruns and the increase in prices of materials, in 2009 the estimated costs were TT$700 million and by the time the facility was eventually opened in 2017 the costs had exceeded TT$1billion. [5]

Other sports

View across the stands in the Brian Lara Stadium Brian Lara Stadium 2.jpg
View across the stands in the Brian Lara Stadium

The Brian Lara Cricket Academy was meant to be a component of a larger complex situated on 180 acres (0.73 km2) of farm land in Tarouba, with a cost of TT$1.1 billion. It was designed by Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum, a US architectural firm. The complex was proposed to consist of:

The completed stadium serves as a training facility for cricketers. It has four indoor cricket training pitches with computerised biometric technology to measure an athlete’s performance, including two full-length run-up pitches for fast bowlers. Spectators have an unhindered view from every area of the stadium, including the concessionaires area. It also has areas specifically designed for the print, radio and television media.

The facility may also include a hotel in the future. It has been estimated to cost an additional TT$190 million.

Cricket matches

The first major cricket matches at the ground were several of the matches of the Caribbean Premier League in September 2017, including the final. [8] The first first-class match was held in November 2017: in 2017-18 and 2018–19 the Trinidad and Tobago team played some of its home matches in the Regional Four Day Competition there, and some at Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain. [9]

2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup matches

12 June 2024
20:30  UTC−4 (N)
Scorecard
West Indies  WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg
149/9 (20 overs)
v
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
136/9 (20 overs)
Sherfane Rutherford 68* (39)
Trent Boult 3/16 (4 overs)
Glenn Phillips 40 (33)
Alzarri Joseph 4/19 (4 overs)
West Indies won by 13 runs
Brian Lara Cricket Academy, San Fernando
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
Player of the match: Sherfane Rutherford (WI)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
  • West Indies qualified for the Super 8 as a result of this match.

13 June 2024
20:30  UTC−4 (N)
Scorecard
Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
95 (19.5 overs)
v
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan
101/3 (15.1 overs)
Kiplin Doriga 27 (32)
Fazalhaq Farooqi 3/16 (4 overs)
Gulbadin Naib 49* (36)
Semo Kamea 1/16 (3 overs)
Afghanistan won by 7 wickets
Brian Lara Cricket Academy, San Fernando
Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
Player of the match: Fazalhaq Farooqi (Afg)
  • Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field.
  • Afghanistan qualified for the Super 8 while New Zealand, Uganda and Papua New Guinea were eliminated as a result of this match.

14 June 2024
20:30  UTC−4 (N)
Scorecard
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg
40 (18.4 overs)
v
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
41/1 (5.2 overs)
Kenneth Waiswa 11 (18)
Tim Southee 3/4 (4 overs)
Devon Conway 22* (15)
Riazat Ali Shah 1/10 (1 over)
New Zealand won by 9 wickets
Brian Lara Cricket Academy, San Fernando
Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Paul Reiffel (Aus)
Player of the match: Tim Southee (NZ)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.

17 June 2024
10:30  UTC−4
Scorecard
Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
78 (19.4 overs)
v
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
79/3 (12.2 overs)
Charles Amini 17 (25)
Lockie Ferguson 3/0 (4 overs)
Devon Conway 35 (32)
Kabua Morea 2/4 (2.2 overs)
New Zealand won by 7 wickets
Brian Lara Cricket Academy, San Fernando
Umpires: Paul Reiffel (Aus) and Langton Rusere (Zim)
Player of the match: Lockie Ferguson (NZ)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
  • Trent Boult (NZ) played in his last T20I.
  • Lockie Ferguson (NZ) became the second bowler to bowl four consecutive maiden overs in a T20I match. [10]

Semi-final 1

Semi-final 1
26 June 2024 (2024-06-26)
20:30  UTC−4 (N)
Scorecard
Afghanistan  Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg
56 (11.5 overs)
v
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
60/1 (8.5 overs)
Azmatullah Omarzai 10 (12)
Tabraiz Shamsi 3/6 (1.5 overs)
Reeza Hendricks 29* (25)
Fazalhaq Farooqi 1/11 (2 overs)
South Africa won by 9 wickets
Brian Lara Cricket Academy, San Fernando
Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Marco Jansen (SA)
  • Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
  • This was the first time Afghanistan played in a major ICC tournament semi-final. [11]
  • Anrich Nortje (SA) took his 50th wicket in T20Is. [12]
  • Afghanistan posted their lowest T20I score. [13]
  • South Africa qualified for the T20 World Cup final for the first time. [14]

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