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Address | India |
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Location | Mohali, Punjab, India |
Owner | Punjab Cricket Association |
Capacity | 27,000 |
Ground information | |
Establishment | 1993 |
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Yuvraj Singh End Harbhajan Singh End | |
International information | |
First Test | 10–14 December 1994:![]() ![]() |
Last Test | 4–6 March 2022:![]() ![]() |
First ODI | 22 November 1993:![]() ![]() |
Last ODI | 22 September 2023:![]() ![]() |
First T20I | 12 December 2009:![]() ![]() |
Last T20I | 11 January 2024:![]() ![]() |
Only WODI | 21 December 1997:![]() ![]() |
First WT20I | 18 March 2016:![]() ![]() |
Last WT20I | 27 March 2016:![]() ![]() |
As of 11 January 2024 Source: I.S. Bindra Punjab Cricket Association Stadium |
The I. S. Bindra Punjab Cricket Association Stadium is a cricket ground located in Mohali, Punjab, India. It is commonly referred to as the Mohali Stadium. The stadium is home to the Punjab cricket team and formerly the IPL franchise Punjab Kings. It has an official capacity of 26,950 [4] spectators.
Formerly known as PCA Stadium, it was renamed after former BCCI and PCA president Inderjit Singh Bindra in 2015. [3] As of December 2019, it has hosted 13 Tests, 25 ODIs and 5 T20Is.
The stadium was designed by Arun Loomba and Associates. [5] The construction of the stadium took around ₹250 million and 3 years to complete. [6]
The stadium was inaugurated on 22 November 1993 with a One Day International match between India and South Africa during the 1993 Hero Cup.
The first Test match here was held the following season, between India and West Indies on 10 December 1994. [7] One of the most famous one-day matches on this ground was a thrilling Cricket World Cup semi-final encounter between Australia and West Indies in February 1996. I. S. Bindra stadium hosted 3 matches of 2011 World Cup including the second semi-final match between India and Pakistan on 30 March 2011, which India won. The match was attended by the Prime Ministers Manmohan Singh of India and Yousaf Raza Gillani of Pakistan, owing to its crucial nature, and as a measure of cricket diplomacy for normalizing relations.
The first Test of the 2015 Freedom Trophy was played at the stadium, where spinners obtained considerable assistance from the pitch.
The first T20I at the ground was held in 2009, when India beat Sri Lanka by 6 wickets. It also hosted three matches of the 2016 ICC World Twenty20.
The current pitch curator for the I. S. Bindra Stadium is Daljit Singh. [8]
The stadium has hosted four Cricket World Cup matches. The semi-final between Australia and West Indies of the 1996 World Cup was the first World Cup match held at the venue. It hosted three matches of the 2011 World Cup, including the semi-final between India and Pakistan. The stadium also hosted three T20 matches during the 2016 ICC World Twenty20.
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