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Sector 16 Stadium

Sector 16 Cricket Stadium
ਸੇਕ੍ਟਰ ੧੬ ਸਟੇਡਿਯਮ
सेक्टर १६ स्तादियम
Ground information
Location Chandigarh, India
Establishment 1966
Capacity 30,000
Owner Chandigarh Cricket Association
Operator Chandigarh Cricket Association
Tenants CCL Punjab De Sher
Punjab cricket Team
Haryana cricket team
End names
n/a
International information
First Test 23 November, 1990:
 India v  Sri Lanka
First ODI 27 January 1985:
 India v  England
Last ODI 8 October 2007:
 India v  Australia
As of 2 March 2013
Source: Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Cricinfo

The Sector 16 Stadium (Punjabi: ਸੇਕ੍ਟਰ ੧੬ ਸਟੇਡਿਯਮ, Hindi: सेक्टर १६ स्तादियम) is a cricket stadium in Chandigarh, India.

It hosted its first ODI match in January 1985 and its only Test match in 1990.

It has hosted only four matches. The likes of Kapil Dev, Chetan Sharma and Yograj Singh started playing cricket at the Sector 16 Stadium. It fell out of favour to the nearby Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, (Mohali) cricket ground.

After the stadium in Mohali was built, there was no first-class cricket at the Sector 16 Stadium for 10 years before Haryana ended the barren spell by playing the Ranji Trophy Plate League semi-final in 2004/05. But after 14 years, India and Australia played a match in October 2007.

Coordinates: 30°44′29.85″N 76°46′29.12″E / 30.7416250°N 76.7747556°E / 30.7416250; 76.7747556


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