Port Trust Diamond Jubilee Stadium
| Full name | Port Trust Diamond Jubilee Stadium |
|---|---|
| Location | Visakhapatnam, India |
| Owner | Visakhapatnam Port Trust |
| Operator | Visakhapatnam Port Trust |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1993 |
| Opened | 1993 |
| Website | |
| Cricinfo | |
Port Trust Diamond Jubilee Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Visakhapatnam, India. The picturesque stadium, set on the outskirts of Visakhapatnam midst scenic hills, has hosted 18 under-19s matches . The stadium has a two-tier architecture and designed in such a way that view of the match in action is not obstructed regardless of the seating location.[1][2] It is currently used mainly for cricket matches. The stadium was built in 2003 and has a capacity of 5,000 seats. [3] [4]
The ground is mainly used for organizing matches of football, cricket and other sports. The stadium has hosted a Ranji Trophy match [5] in 1993 when Andhra cricket team played against Goa cricket team.[6] The ground hosted a first-class matches when India A cricket team played against New Zealand A cricket team.[7] The stadium also hosted 12 List A matches[8] in 1993 when Andhra cricket team played against Goa cricket team.[9]
The stadium has also hosted Under-19s cricket matches of Afro-Asia Under-19 Cup in 2005 in 2005when India national under-19 cricket team played against Bangladesh national under-19 cricket team.[10]
References
- ↑ Visakhapatnam Port Trust lift Major Ports Hockey Championship
- ↑ Indian Express
- ↑ Taking first steps towards stardom in Chiranjeevi
- ↑ Colts make short work of Aus
- ↑ First-class matches
- ↑ Scorecard for Andhra v Goa
- ↑ Scorecard for India A v New Zealand A
- ↑ List A matches
- ↑ Scorecard for Andhra v Goa
- ↑ Youth One-Day International Matches
