Maharaja Bir Bikram College Stadium

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Maharaja Bir Bikram College Stadium
MBB Stadium
Location Agartala, Tripura, India
Establishment1998
Capacity30,000
Owner Government of Tripura
Operator Tripura Cricket Association
Tenants Tripura cricket team
End names
Pavilion End
City End
As of 22 June 2014
Source: Maharaja Bir Bikram College Stadium, ESPNcricinfo

Maharaja Bir Bikram College Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Agartala, India. It is used mostly for cricket matches. The stadium holds 30,000 people and was built in 1998.

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Name and location

The college and the stadium are named after former Tripura Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Debbarman.[ citation needed ] The ground is located in the Maharaja Bir Bikram College campus.

History

The stadium has been the home ground for the Tripura cricket team since 1998. There had been at least 44 first-class matches held. [1]

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References

  1. "First-Class Matches played on Maharaja Bir Bikram College Stadium". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 December 2016.

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