Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium

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Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium
Sahara Stadium Pune 1.jpg
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium
Earlier names

Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium

Data
place Pune , India
Coordinates 18 ° 40 ′ 28 "  N , 73 ° 42 ′ 23"  E Coordinates: 18 ° 40 ′ 28 "  N , 73 ° 42 ′ 23"  E
owner Maharashtra Cricket Association
operator Pune Stadium Ltd.
opening 2012
surface race
architect Hopkins Architects
capacity 37,400
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The Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium is a cricket stadium in Pune , India .

Capacity & Infrastructure

The stadium has a capacity of 37,400 and is equipped with a floodlight system. The two wicket ends are the Pavilion End and the Hill End .

International cricket

The first international game was a Twenty20 on the Tour of England in India in the 2012/13 season . Since then it has been the venue for several international matches. The first One-Day International was held here in October 2013 between India and Australia . The first test match at this stadium took place between Pakistan and India in February 2017 . A scandal occurred when a groundskeeper was filmed by a TV team with a hidden camera during the New Zealand tour in India in the 2017/18 season , as he offered to manipulate the pitch .

National cricket

The stadium is the home of Maharashtra in Indian national cricket. It is and has been a venue for numerous IPL teams . These include Pune Warriors India , Kings XI Punjab , Rising Pune Supergiants and Chennai Super Kings .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. 1st ODI (D / N), Australia tour of India at Pune, Oct 13 2013 ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  2. ^ 1st Test, Australia tour of India at Pune, Feb 23-25 ​​2017 ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  3. India v New Zealand: Groundsman sacked after TV sting tampering claims ( English ) BBC. October 25, 2017. Retrieved November 30, 2019.