Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium
Located in the eastern suburb of Uppal, it has a seating capacity of 39,200 and extends across 15 acres of land. It serves as the home ground the IPL team Sunrisers Hyderabad. As of 13 October 2024, it has hosted 6 Tests, 10 ODIs, and 3 T20Is. The stadium hosted the final of 2017 IPL and the final of the 2019 IPL. The stadium hosted its first ICC event in October 2023 during the 2023 Cricket World Cup.
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium
It is renamed after the former prime minister of India Rajiv Gandhi.
Previous Stadium
Prior to the construction of the stadium, the Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium in the Fateh Maidan sports complex at Basheerbagh in central Hyderabad was used to host domestic and international cricket matches in Hyderabad. Between 1955 and 2003 the stadium hosted 3 test matches and 14 One Day Internationals.
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