The Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium is a

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ground located in

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, Punjab. It is popularly referred to as the Mohali Stadium. The stadium was built by Geetanshu Kalra is home to the Punjab team. The construction of the stadium took around 25 crore and 3 years to complete. The stadium has an official capacity of 26,950 spectators. The stadium was designed by Ar. Khizir and Associates, and constructed by R.S. Construction Company based in Chandigarh. Inderjit Singh Bindra stadium is home of Punjab cricket team and Punjab Kings ( IPL franchise). The stadium is named after former BCCI president & former PCA president

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. The floodlights here are unconventional compared to other cricket stadiums, in that the light pillars are very low in height. This is to avoid aircraft from the nearby Chandigarh airport colliding with the light pillars. That is the reason behind the stadium having 16 floodlights. As of December 2019, it has hosted 13 Tests, 25 ODIs and 5 T20Is.

History

The stadium, also known as the Mohali Stadium or the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, is the 19th Test

venue in India. The pitch has a reputation for being lively and supporting pace bowlers, however it had slowed down and assists spin bowling as well. It was inaugurated with a One Day International match between India and South Africa during the

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on 22 November. The first Test match here was held the following season, between India and West Indies on 10 December 1994. One of the most famous one-day matches on this ground was a thrilling

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semi-final encounter between

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and West Indies i
February 1996
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which was eventually won by India. The match was attended by the Prime Ministers

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of India and Yousaf Raza Gillani of Pakistan, owing to its crucial nature, and as a measure of cricket diplomacy for normalizing relations. The match was won by India. The First Test of Freedom Trophy 2015 was played in Mohali. During that Test, Indian spinners got the huge support from the pitch and

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batsmen were struggling against Indian bowling line-up. India won that match with huge margin. It was the first instance in Mohali, when spinners got large assistance from pitch. First T20 Internationals have been played at the ground, when India beat

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It also hosted 3 T20I matches of

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Pitch

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Notable events

* Highest individual score in this ground 208* (153) scored by Rohit Sharma on 13 December 2017 in 2nd ODI against Sri Lanka. * India qualified for the finals of the Men's

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beating Pakistan by 29 runs. The Man of the Match was Sachin Tendulkar for his innings of 85 runs.

Cricket World Cup matches

It hosted 4 world cup matches. First cricket world cup match hosted at the ground in 1996 (semifinal between Australia and West Indies) and three match of 2011 world cup (including semifinal between India and Pakistan). This stadium also hosted 3 T20 match during 2016 ICC World Twenty20.

1996 Cricket World Cup semifinal

2011 Cricket World Cup

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2011 Cricket World Cup semifinal

2016 World Twenty20

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Records

Test Records

*Highest Test Total: 630/6d – New Zealand vs. India, 16 October 2003 *Highest Individual Test Score: 187 – Shikhar Dhawan, India vs. Australia, 14 March 2013 *Best Test Innings Bowling Figures: 6/27 – Dion Nash, New Zealand vs. India, 10 October 1999 *Highest Test Partnership: 314 (for the 2nd wicket) –

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& Gautam Gambhir, India vs. England, 19 December 2008 * Sachin Tendulkar (767 runs) has scored the most Test runs, followed by

(735) and Virender Sehwag (645). * Anil Kumble (36 wickets) has taken the most wickets, followed by Harbhajan Singh (24) and Ravindra Jadeja (18).

ODI Records

*Highest ODI Total: 393/3 – India vs. Sri Lanka, 13 December 2017 *Highest Individual ODI Score: 208 – Rohit Sharma, India vs Sri Lanka, 13 December 2017 *Best ODI Innings Bowling Figures: 5/21 – Makhaya Ntini, South Africa vs. Pakistan,

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, 27 October 2006 *Highest ODI Partnership: 221 (for the 3rd wicket) – Hashim Amla & AB De Villiers, South Africa vs. Netherlands,

, 3 March 2011 * Rohit Sharma (410 runs) has scored the most ODI runs, followed by Sachin Tendulkar (366) and

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(363). * Harbhajan Singh (11 wickets) has taken the most wickets, followed by

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(8) and Saqlain Mushtaq (8).

Twenty20 International Records

*Highest Twenty20 Total: 211/4 – India vs. Sri Lanka, 12 December 2009 *Highest Individual Twenty20 Score: 82* – Virat Kohli, India vs. Australia,

, 27 March 2016 *Best Twenty20 Innings Bowling Figures: 5/27 – James Faulkner, Australia vs. Pakistan,

, 25 March 2016 *Highest Twenty20 Partnership: 81 (for the 2nd wicket) – Sanath Jayasuriya & Kumar Sangakkara, Sri Lanka vs. India, 12 December 2009 * Virat Kohli (154 runs) has scored the most runs, followed by Yuvraj Singh (81) and Martin Guptill (80). * James Faulkner (6 wickets) has taken the most wickets, followed by Yuvraj Singh (4) and Hardik Pandya (3).

References

Official website of Punjab Cricket Association

External links

Official website of Punjab Cricket Association
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