I. S. Bindra Stadium

The I. S. Bindra Punjab Cricket Association Stadium is a cricket ground located in Mohali, Punjab, India. It is commonly referred to as the Mohali Stadium. The stadium is home to the Punjab cricket team and formerly the IPL franchise Punjab Kings. It has an official capacity of 26,950 spectators.

Formerly known as PCA Stadium, it was renamed after former BCCI and PCA president Inderjit Singh Bindra in 2015. As of December 2019, it has hosted 13 Tests, 25 ODIs and 5 T20Is.

History

The stadium was designed by Arun Loomba and Associates. The construction of the stadium took around ₹250 million and 3 years to complete.

The stadium was inaugurated on 22 November 1993 with a One Day International match between India and South Africa during the 1993 Hero Cup.

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 Cricket World Cup semi-final encounter between Australia and West Indies in February 1996. I. S. Bindra stadium hosted 3 matches of 2011 World Cup including the second semi-final match between India and Pakistan on 30 March 2011, which India won. The match was attended by the Prime Ministers Manmohan Singh of India and Yousaf Raza Gillani of Pakistan, owing to its crucial nature, and as a measure of cricket diplomacy for normalizing relations.

The first Test of the 2015 Freedom Trophy was played at the stadium, where spinners obtained considerable assistance from the pitch.

The first T20I at the ground was held in 2009, when India beat Sri Lanka by 6 wickets. It also hosted three matches of the 2016 ICC World Twenty20.

Pitch

The current pitch curator for the I. S. Bindra Stadium is Daljit Singh.

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 2011 Cricket World Cup beating Pakistan by 29 runs. The Man of the Match was Sachin Tendulkar for his innings of 85 runs.
• In the second test between England and India in March 2006, Anil Kumble took his 500th Test Match wicket.

Cricket World Cup matches

The stadium has hosted four Cricket World Cup matches. The semi-final between Australia and West Indies of the 1996 World Cup was the first World Cup match held at the venue. It hosted three matches of the 2011 World Cup, including the semi-final between India and Pakistan. The stadium also hosted three T20 matches during the 2016 ICC World Twenty20.

1996 Cricket World Cup semi-final

2011 Cricket World Cup

• Netherlands won the toss and elected to field.

• Ireland won the toss and elected to field.

2011 Cricket World Cup semi-final

• India won the toss and elected to bat

2016 World Twenty20

• New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.

• Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

• Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

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) – Rahul Dravid & Gautam Gambhir, India vs. England, 19 December 2008
• Sachin Tendulkar (767 runs) has scored the most Test runs, followed by Rahul Dravid (735) and Virender Sehwag (645).
• Anil Kumble (36 wickets) has taken the most wickets, followed by Ravindra Jadeja (27) and Harbhajan Singh (24).

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, 2006 ICC Champions Trophy, 27 October 2006
• Highest ODI Partnership: 221 (for the 3rd wicket) – Hashim Amla & AB De Villiers, South Africa vs. Netherlands, 2011 Cricket World Cup, 3 March 2011
• Rohit Sharma (410 runs) has scored the most ODI runs, followed by Sachin Tendulkar (366) and MS Dhoni (363).
• Harbhajan Singh (11 wickets) has taken the most wickets, followed by Glenn McGrath (8), Jasprit Bumrah (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, 2016 ICC World Twenty20, 27 March 2016
• Best Twenty20 Innings Bowling Figures: 5/27 – James Faulkner, Australia vs. Pakistan, 2016 ICC World Twenty20, 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 and Smith Smith (98) and Yuvraj Singh (81).
• James Faulkner (6 wickets) has taken the most wickets, followed by Axar Patel (5) and Yuvraj Singh (4).

IPL records

• Highest Total: 240/5 – Chennai Super Kings vs. Kings XI Punjab, 19 April 2008
• Highest Individual Score: 120* – Paul Valthaty, Kings XI Punjab vs. Chennai Super Kings, 13 April 2011
• Best Bowling Figures: 5/21 – Munaf Patel, Mumbai Indians vs. Kings XI Punjab, 10 May 2011

See also

• List of stadiums in India
• Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium
• List of cricket grounds by capacity

External links

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