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I. S. Bindra Stadium

Coordinates: 30°41′27.09″N 76°44′14.13″E / 30.6908583°N 76.7372583°E / 30.6908583; 76.7372583
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I. S. Bindra Stadium[1][2]
PCA Stadium
Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar Stadium
Mohali Stadium
The IS Bindra Stadium under floodlights
Map
AddressIndia
LocationMohali,
Punjab,
India
OwnerPunjab Cricket Association
Capacity27,000
Ground information
Establishment1993
Tenants
End names
Yuvraj Singh End
Harbhajan Singh End
International information
First Test10–14 December 1994:
 India v  West Indies
Last Test4–6 March 2022:
 India v  Sri Lanka
First ODI22 November 1993:
 India v  West Indies
Last ODI22 September 2023:
 India v  Australia
First T20I12 December 2009:
 India v  Sri Lanka
Last T20I11 January 2024:
 India v  Afghanistan
Only WODI21 December 1997:
 England v  Sri Lanka
First WT20I18 March 2016:
 Ireland v  New Zealand
Last WT20I27 March 2016:
 India v  West Indies
As of 11 January 2024
Source: I.S. Bindra Punjab Cricket Association Stadium

The I. S. Bindra Punjab Cricket Association Stadium is a cricket ground located in Mohali, Punjab, India. It is commonly referred to as the Mohali Stadium. The stadium is home to the Punjab cricket team and formerly the IPL franchise Punjab Kings. It has an official capacity of 26,950[3] spectators.

Formerly known as PCA Stadium, it was renamed after former BCCI and PCA president Inderjit Singh Bindra in 2015.[4] As of December 2019, it has hosted 13 Tests, 25 ODIs and 5 T20Is.

History

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The stadium was designed by Arun Loomba and Associates.[5] The construction of the stadium took around 250 million and 3 years to complete.[6]

The stadium was inaugurated with a One Day International match between India and South Africa during the 1993 Hero Cup on 22 November.

The first Test match here was held the following season, between India and West Indies on 10 December 1994.[7] One of the most famous one-day matches on this ground was a thrilling Cricket World Cup semi-final encounter between Australia and West Indies in February 1996. I. S. Bindra stadium hosted 3 matches of 2011 World Cup including the second semi-final match between India and Pakistan on 30 March 2011, which India won. The match was attended by the Prime Ministers Manmohan Singh of India and Yousaf Raza Gillani of Pakistan, owing to its crucial nature, and as a measure of cricket diplomacy for normalizing relations.

The first Test of the 2015 Freedom Trophy was played at the stadium, where spinners obtained considerable assistance from the pitch.

The first T20I at the ground was held in 2009, when India beat Sri Lanka by 6 wickets. It also hosted three matches of the 2016 ICC World Twenty20.

A panorama of the stadium.

Pitch

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The current pitch curator for the I. S. Bindra Stadium is Daljit Singh.[8]

Notable events

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Cricket World Cup matches

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The stadium has hosted four Cricket World Cup matches. The semi-final between Australia and West Indies of the 1996 World Cup was the first World Cup match held at the venue. It hosted three matches of the 2011 World Cup, including the semi-final between India and Pakistan. The stadium also hosted three T20 matches during the 2016 ICC World Twenty20.

1996 Cricket World Cup semi-final

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14 March
Scorecard
Australia 
207/8 (50 overs)
v
 West Indies
202 (49.3 overs)
Stuart Law 72 (105)
Curtly Ambrose 2/26 (10 overs)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul 80 (126)
Shane Warne 4/36 (9 overs)
Australia won by 5 runs
I. S. Bindra Stadium, Mohali
Umpires: B. C. Cooray and Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan
Player of the match: Shane Warne (Aus)

2011 Cricket World Cup

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3 March 2011
09:30
Scorecard
South Africa 
351/5 (50 overs)
v
 Netherlands
120 (34.5 overs)
AB de Villiers 134 (98)
Ryan ten Doeschate 3/72 (10 overs)
Wesley Barresi 44 (66)
Imran Tahir 3/19 (6.5 overs)
South Africa won by 231 runs
I. S. Bindra Stadium, Mohali
Umpires: Asoka de Silva (SL) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng)
Player of the match: AB de Villiers (SA)
  • Netherlands won the toss and elected to field.

11 March 2011
09:30
Scorecard
West Indies 
275 (50 overs)
v
 Ireland
231 (49 overs)
Devon Smith 107 (133)
Kevin O'Brien 4/71 (9 overs)
Ed Joyce 84 (106)
Sulieman Benn 4/53 (10 overs)
West Indies won by 44 runs
I. S. Bindra Stadium, Mohali
Umpires: Asoka de Silva (SL) and Shavir Tarapore (Ind)
Player of the match: Kieron Pollard (WI)
  • Ireland won the toss and elected to field.

2011 Cricket World Cup semi-final

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30 March 2011
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
India 
260/9 (50 overs)
v
 Pakistan
231 (49.5 overs)
Sachin Tendulkar 85 (115)
Wahab Riaz 5/46 (10 overs)
Misbah-ul-Haq 56 (76)
Ashish Nehra 2/33 (10 overs)
India won by 29 runs
I. S. Bindra Stadium, Mohali
Umpires: Ian Gould (Eng) and Simon Taufel (Aus)
Player of the match: Sachin Tendulkar (Ind)
  • India won the toss and elected to bat

2016 World Twenty20

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22 March
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
New Zealand 
180/5 (20 overs)
v
 Pakistan
158/5 (20 overs)
Martin Guptill 80 (48)
Mohammad Sami 2/23 (4 overs)
Sharjeel Khan 47 (25)
Adam Milne 2/25 (4 overs)
New Zealand won by 22 runs
I. S. Bindra Stadium, Mohali
Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Nigel Llong (Eng)
Player of the match: Martin Guptill (NZ)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.

25 March
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Australia 
193/4 (20 overs)
v
 Pakistan
172/8 (20 overs)
Steve Smith 61* (43)
Imad Wasim 2/31 (4 overs)
Khalid Latif 46 (41)
James Faulkner 5/28 (4 overs)
Australia won by 21 runs
I. S. Bindra Stadium, Mohali
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Marais Erasmus (SA)
Player of the match: James Faulkner (Aus)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

27 March
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Australia 
160/6 (20 overs)
v
 India
161/4 (19.1 overs)
Aaron Finch 43 (34)
Hardik Pandya 2/36 (4 overs)
Virat Kohli 82* (51)
Shane Watson 2/23 (4 overs)
India won by 6 wickets
I. S. Bindra Stadium, Mohali
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Marais Erasmus (SA)
Player of the match: Virat Kohli (Ind)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

Records

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Test records

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ODI records

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Twenty20 International records

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IPL records

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Sharma, Nitin (18 February 2023). "Old is gold: Mohali's IS Bindra Stadium to host its last edition of IPL matches this year". The Indian Express. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  2. ^ Mukherjee, Abhishek (7 March 2022). "IND vs SL: Is it the final goodbye for IS Bindra stadium?". Sportstar. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Indian Premier League 2010 Venues". iplt20.com. Archived from the original on 14 March 2010.
  4. ^ "PCA stadium named after I S Bindra". Times of India. 12 April 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  5. ^ Basu, Rith (13 July 2008). "Eden makeover". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  6. ^ [1] Archived 25 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "3rd Test, Mohali, Dec 10 – 14 1994". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  8. ^ Punjab Cricket Association Stadium | India | Cricket Grounds | ESPNcricinfo. Content-uk.cricinfo.com. Retrieved on 23 December 2013.
  9. ^ "Sri Lanka tour of India, 2nd ODI: India v Sri Lanka at Mohali, Dec 13, 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
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