Bugti Stadium, formerly known as the Racecourse Ground, is a cricket ground in Quetta, Pakistan, owned by the Pakistan Cricket Board.[3] It is located next to the Ayub National Stadium.
| Racecourse Ground | |||
 Bugti Stadium in winter | |||
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| Location | Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan | ||
| Coordinates | 30°12′6″N 66°59′53″E / 30.20167°N 66.99806°E | ||
| Establishment | 1954 | ||
| Capacity | 20,000[1] | ||
| Owner | Pakistan Cricket Board | ||
| Tenants | Balochistan cricket team Quetta cricket team Pakistan national cricket team Quetta Gladiators[2] | ||
| International information | |||
| Only ODI | 30 October 1996: Pakistan v  Zimbabwe | ||
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| As of 1 January 2017 Source: Cricinfo | |||
History
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The first recorded match on the ground was played on 29 October 1954.[4][5] Until 1989, Bugti Stadium was known as the Racecourse Ground. It was used as a venue for a One Day International match between Pakistan and Zimbabwe in October 1996.[6] Between 1954 and 2008, the ground hosted 22 first-class matches.[7]
In September 2019, the Pakistan Cricket Board named it as one of the venues to host matches in the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.[8][9] Balochistan played four games at Bugti Stadium in 2019-20, which were the first first-class games played in Balochistan since 2008.[10]
See also
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edit- ^ Shahid, Saleem (6 February 2023). "Iftikhar Ahmed dazzles as Gladiators edge Zalmi in PSL exhibition thriller". Dawn.com. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ Bhatti, Abdul Majid (15 September 2020). "Quetta to again miss out on PSL 2021 matches, PCB confirms". Geo Super. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ "PCB team to visit Bugti Stadium next week". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ "Quetta to host matches during PSL 2023". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Bugti Stadium". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ^ "One-Day International Matches played on Bugti Stadium, Quetta". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played on Bugti Stadium, Quetta". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ^ "Bugti Stadium to host first-class cricket matches after 11 years". www.thenews.com.pk.
- ^ "PCB releases Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2019-20 schedule". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played on Bugti Stadium, Quetta". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
External links
edit- Bugti Stadium at CricketArchive