The Quaid-e-Azam Stadium ( ur, قائدِ اعظم سٹیڈیم; also known as Mirpur Cricket Stadium) is a
cricket
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stadium in sector F/2
Mirpur, Azad Kashmir
Mirpur ( phr, , translit=mirpur; ur, , translit=mīrpūr), officially known as New Mirpur City ( ur, , translit=shèhar nayā mīrpur), is the capital of Mirpur district located in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. It is the second largest city of Azad ...
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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
Azad Jammu and Kashmir (; ), abbreviated as AJK and colloquially referred to as simply Azad Kashmir, is a region administered by Pakistan as a nominally self-governing entitySee:
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On 11 July 2008, the
Azad Jammu & Kashmir government handed over the Quaid-e-Azam Cricket Stadium to
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for holding national and international cricket matches. The PCB announced it will be installing an electrical scoreboard, floodlights and all other required facilities for holding international and national
one-day matches.
Matches hosted
The Mirpur Stadium has hosted twenty
first-class matches. It hosted six matches of the 2012–13 Faysal Bank One Day Cup. it has also hosted three Under-19 international matches against
Australia
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in 2007. In this stadium on inauguration of stadium a match was held on which Makhdoom Abbas Played Extraordinary 50+Runs. Due to an earthquake in September 2019, forcing the It was due to host two
Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Second XI matches in October 2019, but they were shifted to Karachi after an earthquake damaged the
dressing room and the team hotel.
See also
* Narol Cricket Stadium (
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium
The Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium ( a.k.a. Narol Cricket Stadium; ur, مظفر آباد کرکٹ اسٹیڈیم or MCS) is a cricket stadium in Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir. The stadium is situated near Azad Jammu Kashmir Medical College. It has ...
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* Sardar Muhammad Hussain Sport's Complex, Bagh, Azad Kashmir
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List of stadiums in Pakistan
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List of cricket grounds in Pakistan
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Kashmir Premier League (Pakistan)
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Kashmir Premier League (India)
The Kashmir Premier League (KPL) is a Twenty20 cricket league in Jammu and Kashmir The league was started in 2011 by the Indian Army and the Government of Jammu and Kashmir. The Army sponsors the teams, and provides cricket kits and refresh ...
References
External links
PCB Profile
Cricket grounds in Pakistan
Buildings and structures in Azad Kashmir
Sport in Azad Kashmir
Memorials to Muhammad Ali Jinnah
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