Gaddafi Stadium
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| Gaddafi Stadium in the evening (2015) | |
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Lahore Stadium |
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| place | Lahore , Pakistan |
| Coordinates | 31 ° 30 '48 " N , 74 ° 20' 0" E |
| owner | Pakistan cricket board |
| operator | Lahore City Cricket Association |
| opening | 1959 |
| Renovations | 1995/96 |
| surface | race |
| capacity | 60,000 |
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Lahore cricket teams, Lahore Lions , Lahore Eagles Pakistan International Airlines cricket team , Pakistan national cricket team |
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| Events | |
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Cricket World Cup 1987 |
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Gaddafi Stadium (formerly: Lahore Stadium ) is a cricket stadium in Lahore , Pakistan . The stadium is also home to the Pakistan Cricket Board . The stadium is part of a large sports complex.
history
The original design of the round stadium comes from the Dagestani architect Nasreddin Murat-Khan and was built in 1959 by Mian Abdul Khaliq and Company. In 1974 the stadium was named in honor of the Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi after he spoke out in favor of Pakistan's right to possess nuclear weapons at a meeting of the Organization of the Islamic Conference . In 1987 the stadium hosted the 1987 Cricket World Cup . In 1995/96 a modernization took place for the Cricket World Cup 1996 under the Pakistani architect Nayyar Ali Dada . He renovated the structure in the Mughal style with red bricks and arches. He had the concrete benches replaced with plastic seats. The area under the stands was closed and converted into commercial space for shops and offices. In 2009 there was an armed terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore near the stadium . As a result, Pakistan was agreed to co-host the 2011 Cricket World Cup .
Field hockey stadium
The National Hockey Stadium (Lahore) with around 45,000 seats is located in the immediate southeastern neighborhood . In 1978 the men's field hockey champions trophy took place in Lahore , followed by the final of the men's field hockey world championship in 1990 , in which the Pakistani hosts lost 3-1 to the Netherlands .
Other buildings in the complex
- to the southwest there is a football stadium
- to the west is a cycling track
- to the west is a swimming pool
- to the west is the Al Hamra Open Air Theater
Cricket history
A total of three hat tricks have been achieved in the Gaddafi Stadium so far: by Peter Petherick from the New Zealand cricket team against Pakistan on October 9, 1976, by Wasim Akram from Pakistan against Sri Lanka on March 6, 1999 and by Mohammad Sami from Pakistan against Sri Lanka again in 2002.
Special sporting events were also the fifth wicket stand of 281 between Javed Miandad and Asif Iqbal from Pakistan against New Zealand in 1976 as well as an innings and 324 run win against New Zealand in 2002.
Records in test cricket
- Highest team total: 699, in the game Pakistan versus India , 1989.
- Lowest team total: 73, in the game New Zealand versus Pakistan, 2002.
- Highest individual score: 329, by Inzamam-ul-Haq against New Zealand, 2002.
Records in One-Day International
- Highest team total: 357/9, in the match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh , June 25, 2008.
- Lowest team total: 75, in the match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, January 22, 2009.
- Highest individual score: 139 *, by Ijaz Ahmed against India, October 2, 1997.
Web links
- Cricinfo.com ground profile
- List of all Test matches, which were held in Gaddafi Stadium (English)
- List of all ODI matches that took place in the Gaddafi Stadium (English)
- Google Maps satellite photo of Gaddafi Stadium
Individual evidence
- ↑ Murtaza Razvi: A stadium called Gaddafi . Indian Express. February 25, 2011. Retrieved March 24, 2011.