The Multan Cricket Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Multan, Punjab, Pakistan, owned by the Pakistan Cricket Board.[2] The stadium is located off Vehari Road, in the suburbs of Multan. It has a capacity of 30,000.[1] It hosted its first test match in August 2001, when Pakistan faced Bangladesh in the 2001–02 Asian Test Championship.
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Location | Stadium Road, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan |
Coordinates | 30°10′15″N 71°31′29″E |
Establishment | 2001; 21 years ago (2001) |
Capacity | 30,000[1] |
Owner | Pakistan Cricket Board |
Operator | Southern Punjab Cricket Association |
Tenants | Pakistan national cricket team Southern Punjab cricket team Multan Sultans |
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First Test | 29 – 31 Aug 2001:![]() ![]() |
Last Test | 19 – 23 Nov 2006:![]() ![]() |
First ODI | 9 Sep 2003:![]() ![]() |
Last ODI | 12 June 2022:![]() ![]() |
As of 12 June 2022 Source: Multan Cricket Stadium, Cricinfo |
As of June 2022, the stadium has hosted five Test matches[3] and ten One Day Internationals.[4]
The ground was inaugurated in 2001 as a replacement for the Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium located in the heart of Multan. The first Test match at the stadium took place in August 2001 between Pakistan and Bangladesh, while the first One Day International was held on 9 September 2003 between the same teams. Floodlights were later installed to make day/night cricket matches possible. The first day/night game played at this ground was between arch-rivals India and Pakistan on 16 February 2006.[5]
In April 2018, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced that the venue, along with several others in the country, would get a makeover to get them ready for future international matches and fixtures in the Pakistan Super League.[6]
This stadium hosted its first Pakistan Super League match on 26 February 2020 between Multan Sultans and Peshawar Zalmi. This stadium hosted three matches during the 2020 Pakistan Super League. It is the home ground of Mohammad Rizwan-led Multan Sultans.
On 30 May 2022, the PCB announced that Multan Cricket Stadium would host a three match ODI series against the West Indies in June. Multan hosted its first international match in 14 years, with the first ODI against the West Indies on 8 June 2022.[7]
In August 2022, the PCB announced that Multan would serve as one of the venues for the home Test series against England in December 2022.[8] It last hosted a Test match in 2006.
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