Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium

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Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium
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Picturesque backdrop of the HPCA Stadium
Ground information
Location Dharamshala, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India
Home club Himachal Pradesh cricket team
Himachal Pradesh women's cricket team
Establishment2003
Capacity21,200 [1]
Owner Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association
Operator Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association
Tenants Indian cricket team Punjab Kings
End names
River End
College End
International information
First Test25–29 March 2017:
Flag of India.svg  India v Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Last Test7–9 March 2024:
Flag of India.svg  India v Flag of England.svg  England
First ODI27 January 2013:
Flag of India.svg  India v Flag of England.svg  England
Last ODI28 October 2023:
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand v Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
First T20I2 October 2015:
Flag of India.svg  India v Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Last T20I27 February 2022:
Flag of India.svg  India v Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
First WT20I22 March 2016:
Flag of India.svg  India v Flag of England.svg  England
Last WT20I24 March 2016:
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies v Flag of England.svg  England
As of 9 March 2024
Source: [2]

Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium (abbreviated as the HPCA Stadium) is an international cricket stadium in Dharamshala hill station of Himachal Pradesh, India. [2]

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The stadium is the home ground of Himachal Pradesh cricket team, Himachal Pradesh women's cricket team and headquarter of Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association, the governing body of cricket in Himachal Pradesh state. [3] It hosted 5 matches of 2023 Cricket World Cup, including New Zealand v India. [3]

Location and history

The snow-capped Himalayan mountains in the background Dharamshala Cricket Stadium Landscape.jpg
The snow-capped Himalayan mountains in the background

The stadium served as the home ground for the Himachal Pradesh cricket team for Ranji Trophy matches and other domestic matches. The stadium also hosted some IPL matches as a home stadium for Punjab Kings. [4]

The picturesque venue is unique in India as it is situated at an altitude of 1,457 m above sea level and has snow-capped Himalayan mountains in the background. Getting to Dharamsala from the nearby Kangra Airport, which is about 8 kilometres away through the hilly terrain and the harsh winters, during which it rains and snows, is a deterrent to organizing regular matches.[ citation needed ]

Dav Whatmore, the former Director of the National Cricket Academy in India had recommended during his tenure that the stadium is suitable for hosting international cricket matches. The first international team who played in this ground was the Pakistani cricket team, when they played a warm-up match against an India A side in 2005. [4]

The first One Day International (ODI) at this stadium was played between India and England on 27 January 2013. England won the match by 7 wickets. The first Test at this stadium was played between India- Australia on 25–29 March 2017, India won the match. [5]

In November 2015, the stadium was selected as one of the six new Test match venues in India along with the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, JSCA International Stadium Complex, Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Holkar Stadium and Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium. [6]

The venue has been used sporadically for IPL matches and due to its high altitude has a reputation for six hitting. Adam Gilchrist became the first player to score a century in the IPL at the HPCA stadium in 2011 against RCB, an innings that included a 122m six off Charl Langeveldt. [7]

ACC Centre of Excellence

In December 2015, Asian Cricket Council decided to set up Centre of Excellence at Dharamshala. [8]

2016 ICC World Twenty20

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Panorama of the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala

On 21 July 2015, the BCCI announced the names of the eight cities which would be hosting matches during the 2016 ICC World Twenty20. Dharamshala was announced as one of the eight venues for the event. [9] On 11 December 2015, ICC announced the fixtures of the event where the HPCA Stadium was scheduled to host all the first round Group A matches and a single Super 10 Group 2 match. [10] Originally the marquee India v Pakistan match was scheduled to be hosted by this venue. [11] Due to security concerns for the Pakistani team, [12] the match was moved to Eden Gardens, Kolkata. [13]

2023 ICC World Cup

ICC allocated 5 matches to the stadium, including New Zealand v India. [3]

Records and statistics

List of centuries

Test Centuries

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInns.Opposing teamDateResult
1111 Steve Smith Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1731Flag of India.svg  India 25 March 2017Lost [14]
2103 Rohit Sharma Flag of India.svg  India 1622Flag of England.svg  England 7 March 2024Won [15]
3110 Shubman Gill 150

One Day Internationals

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInns.Opposing teamDateResult
1113* Ian Bell Flag of England.svg  England 1432Flag of India.svg  India 27 January 2013Won [16]
2127 Virat Kohli Flag of India.svg  India 1141WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 17 October 2014Won [17]
3112 Marlon Samuels WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 1032Flag of India.svg  India 17 October 2024Lost [17]
4140 Dawid Malan Flag of England.svg  England 1071Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 10 October 2023Won [18]
5130 Daryl Mitchell Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1271Flag of India.svg  India 22 October 2023Lost [19]

Twenty20 Internationals

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInns.Opposing teamDateResult
1106 Rohit Sharma Flag of India.svg  India 661Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2 October 2015Lost [20]
2103* Tamim Iqbal Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 631Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 13 March 2016Won [21]

List of five wicket hauls

Tests

No.BowlerDateTeamOpposing TeamInnORWResult
1 Nathan Lyon 25 March 2017Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of India.svg  India 234.1925Lost [14]
2 Kuldeep Yadav 7 March 2024Flag of India.svg  India Flag of England.svg  England 115725Won [15]
3 Shoaib Bashir Flag of England.svg  England Flag of India.svg  India 246.11735Lost [15]
4 Ravichandran Ashwin Flag of India.svg  India Flag of England.svg  England 314775Won [15]

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