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Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium is an international cricket stadium in Pune, Maharashtra, India. It is owned and operated by the Maharashtra Cricket Association.
It is the home ground of the Maharashtra cricket team and Maharashtra women's cricket team, and the headquarters of the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA). The stadium is situated on the outskirts of city limits of Pune in Gahunje village near Mumbai–Pune Expressway. It is one of the premier stadiums of the country. Before its existence, Nehru Stadium of downtown Pune was the home ground of the Maharashtra Cricket team and venue for international matches organised by MCA.
MCA stadium was designed by Michael Hopkins of Hopkins architects. Its seating capacity is 42,700. The arena's shape is like a deep bowl. The venue hosted its first international match in December 2012. Its ground's shape is round, with Bermuda grass surface. The ground has high-tech pop-up sprinklers. Its final phase of construction is yet to be completed. It has floodlights to organise games at night.
On 1 April 2012, then ICC president Sharad Pawar inaugurated the MCA stadium. The arena hosted its first first-class match in December 2011, when Himachal Pradesh played against home side Maharashtra cricket team in 2011-12 Ranji trophy edition, and hosted the first IPL game (Pune Warriors v King's XI Punjab) in April 2012. MCA stadium hosted its first T20I match in December 2012 (between India-England) and first Test in February 2017.
The arena hosted 5 games of 2023 ICC World Cup including the India–Bangladesh game.
The MCA's decision to build a new cricket stadium in Pune stemmed from a dispute with the Pune Municipal Corporation,[citation needed] regarding ticket allocations for Nehru Stadium. This conflict came to a head when an international match between India and Sri Lanka was moved to Kolkata, with the MCA stating they were in no position to host the match. Following this, the MCA decided a new stadium was needed.[citation needed]
The groundbreaking ceremony was performed on the construction site on 21 October 2007 by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sharad Pawar. MCA granted the contract to construct the first phase of the construction to Shapoorji Pallonji & Co. Ltd in November 2009. The construction work started on 14 November 2007. The stadium is designed by British architect Sir Michael Hopkins of Hopkins Architects, who also credited to designed Lord's mount stand and Ages bowl stadium of Southampton, England. The project's original deadline was November 2010 with cost of ₹ 1.50 billion, covering an area of 35 acres (140,000 m2). The construction of the stadium was held from 2010 to 2012, it faced various problems before completion in December 2011. Although it's claimed that major part of the stadium is built, the final phase of the construction is still yet to complete, 75% stands do not have roof and final phase of building is yet to started as of September 2023. Maharashtra Cricket Association intended to host matches of 2011 World Cup, due to construction delayed, it was not able to do that.
The stadium and the seating arrangement were designed in such a way that an unobstructed view is assured from each location.The most important feature of this stadium is its rainwater drainage system. Often, matches are abandoned due to heavy downpour to overcome this problem, MCA opted for a sand-based outfield developed departmentally with technical assistance from STRI Limited, UK. Due to this technology, even during heavy showers, water on the outfield drains out fast, making it ready for play again just in few minutes.Zeolite supplied by G M Chemicals are used for Turf management.
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Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium is an international cricket stadium in Pune, Maharashtra, India. It is owned and operated by the Maharashtra Cricket Association.
It is the home ground of the Maharashtra cricket team and Maharashtra women's cricket team, and the headquarters of the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA). The stadium is situated on the outskirts of city limits of Pune in Gahunje village near Mumbai–Pune Expressway. It is one of the premier stadiums of the country. Before its existence, Nehru Stadium of downtown Pune was the home ground of the Maharashtra Cricket team and venue for international matches organised by MCA.
MCA stadium was designed by Michael Hopkins of Hopkins architects. Its seating capacity is 42,700. The arena's shape is like a deep bowl. The venue hosted its first international match in December 2012. Its ground's shape is round, with Bermuda grass surface. The ground has high-tech pop-up sprinklers. Its final phase of construction is yet to be completed. It has floodlights to organise games at night.
On 1 April 2012, then ICC president Sharad Pawar inaugurated the MCA stadium. The arena hosted its first first-class match in December 2011, when Himachal Pradesh played against home side Maharashtra cricket team in 2011-12 Ranji trophy edition, and hosted the first IPL game (Pune Warriors v King's XI Punjab) in April 2012. MCA stadium hosted its first T20I match in December 2012 (between India-England) and first Test in February 2017.
The arena hosted 5 games of 2023 ICC World Cup including the India–Bangladesh game.
The MCA's decision to build a new cricket stadium in Pune stemmed from a dispute with the Pune Municipal Corporation,[citation needed] regarding ticket allocations for Nehru Stadium. This conflict came to a head when an international match between India and Sri Lanka was moved to Kolkata, with the MCA stating they were in no position to host the match. Following this, the MCA decided a new stadium was needed.[citation needed]
The groundbreaking ceremony was performed on the construction site on 21 October 2007 by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sharad Pawar. MCA granted the contract to construct the first phase of the construction to Shapoorji Pallonji & Co. Ltd in November 2009. The construction work started on 14 November 2007. The stadium is designed by British architect Sir Michael Hopkins of Hopkins Architects, who also credited to designed Lord's mount stand and Ages bowl stadium of Southampton, England. The project's original deadline was November 2010 with cost of ₹ 1.50 billion, covering an area of 35 acres (140,000 m2). The construction of the stadium was held from 2010 to 2012, it faced various problems before completion in December 2011. Although it's claimed that major part of the stadium is built, the final phase of the construction is still yet to complete, 75% stands do not have roof and final phase of building is yet to started as of September 2023. Maharashtra Cricket Association intended to host matches of 2011 World Cup, due to construction delayed, it was not able to do that.
The stadium and the seating arrangement were designed in such a way that an unobstructed view is assured from each location.The most important feature of this stadium is its rainwater drainage system. Often, matches are abandoned due to heavy downpour to overcome this problem, MCA opted for a sand-based outfield developed departmentally with technical assistance from STRI Limited, UK. Due to this technology, even during heavy showers, water on the outfield drains out fast, making it ready for play again just in few minutes.Zeolite supplied by G M Chemicals are used for Turf management.
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