Quaid-e-Azam Stadium

Quaid-e-Azam Stadium
Location Mirpur, Kashmir, Pakistan
Establishment October 10, 2007
Capacity 16,000[1]
Owner Pakistan Cricket Board
Tenants AJK Cricket Team Pakistan
As of 2016
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The Quaid-e-Azam Stadium (aka Mirpur Cricket Stadium) a newly constructed cricket stadium in sector F/2 Mirpur, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. It is the home of Azad Jammu & Kashmir cricket team. The stadium has a seating capacity of 16,000, making it the largest stadium in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.

On 11 July 2008 Azad Jammu & Kashmir government handed over the Quaid-e-Azam Cricket Stadium to Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for holding national and international cricket matches in the stadium. The PCB announced it will be installing an electrical scoreboard, floodlights and all other required facilities for holding international and national one-day matches. The Mirpur Stadium has hosted eight first-class matches, it has also hosted several Under-19 international matches against Australia in 2007.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.worldofstadiums.com/asia/pakistan/quaid-e-azam-stadium/
  2. ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/563602.html

Coordinates: 33°8′37.50″N 73°44′48.11″E / 33.1437500°N 73.7466972°E / 33.1437500; 73.7466972


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