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Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium

Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium
MCA Stadium
MCA International Stadium[1]
Ground information
LocationGahunje, Pune
Coordinates18°40′28″N 73°42′24″E / 18.67444°N 73.70667°E / 18.67444; 73.70667
Home club
Establishment2012[2]
Capacity42,700[3][4][5]
OwnerMaharashtra Cricket Association
ArchitectMichael Hopkins,[2] Hopkins Architects[6]
ContractorM/S Shapoorji Pallonji & Co. Ltd[7]
OperatorMaharashtra Cricket Association
TenantsIndia cricket team
India women's cricket team
Pune Warriors India (2012–2013)
Kings XI Punjab (2015)
Rising Pune Supergiant (2016–2017)
Chennai Super Kings (2018-2019)
End names
Pavilion End
Hill End
International information
First Test23–25 February 2017:
 India v  Australia
Last Test24–28 October 2024:
 India v  New Zealand
First ODI13 October 2013:
 India v  Australia
Last ODI11 November 2023:
 Bangladesh v  Australia
First T20I20 December 2012:
 India v  England
Last T20I5 January 2023:
 India v  Sri Lanka
As of 24 October 2024
Source: Ground Info

Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium is an international cricket stadium in Pune, Maharashtra, India.[8] It is owned and operated by the Maharashtra Cricket Association.[9]

It is the home ground of the Maharashtra cricket team and Maharashtra women's cricket team, it is the headquarters of the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA). The stadium is situated on the outskirts of city limit of Pune in Gahunje village near Mumbai–Pune Expressway.[10] 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.[11]

MCA stadium was designed by Michael Hopkins of Hopkins architects. Its seating capacity is 42,700.[3] Arena's shape is like a deep bowl.[12][13] The venue hosted its first international match in December 2012.[14] Its ground's shape is round, with Bermuda grass surface. The ground has high-tech pop-up sprinklers.[15] Its final phase of construction is still yet to be completed.[13] [16] It has floodlights to organise games at night.[14]

On 1 April 2012, then ICC president Sharad Pawar inaugurated the MCA stadium.[2][17][18] 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, hosted 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.[18][17]

The arena hosted 5 games of 2023 ICC World Cup including the India – Bangladesh game.[19]

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  3. ^ a b "ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 – Media Guide" (PDF). ICC. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Cricket Venues and Grounds". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  5. ^ "MCA's International Stadium, Gahunje". 27 March 2021.
  6. ^ "MCA Pune International Cricket Centre". Hopkins. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  7. ^ http://www.cricketmaharashtra.com/MCA[permanent dead link‍] stadium.html
  8. ^ "शहर होण्यासाठीची उत्सुकता. Sakal". esakal.com. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Maharashtra Cricket Association. MCA's International Stadium, Gahunje". cricketmaharashtra.com. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Gahunje stadium awaits access road". The Times of India.
  11. ^ "MCA Stadium will reach a new milestone on Sunday". 27 March 2021.
  12. ^ Chinmay Kulkarni (31 July 2011). "Gahunje stadium awaits access road. Pune News". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  13. ^ a b Avinash Rajput (27 March 2021). "MCA Stadium will reach a new milestone on Sunday". Pune Mirror. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  14. ^ a b "Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium. India. Cricket Grounds". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  15. ^ "Cricket World Cup 2023 venues: MCA International Stadium, Pune". India Today. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  16. ^ "Cricket World Cup venues to get an upgrade: Imported grass, new outfields, better floodlights". The Indian Express. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  17. ^ a b "Sharad Pawar to open Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium". The Indian Express. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  18. ^ a b "Australia brace for tough road test on Pune's debut". ESPNcricinfo. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  19. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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