Bugti Stadium

The Bugti Stadium, formerly known as the Racecourse Ground, is a cricket ground in Quetta, Pakistan, owned by the Pakistan Cricket Board.[2] The first recorded match on the ground was on 29 October 1954.[3] Until 1989, the Bugti Stadium was known as the Racecourse Ground. It was used as a venue for a One Day International match between Pakistan and Zimbabwe in October 1996.[4] Between 1954 and 2008 the ground hosted twenty-two first-class matches.[5]

Bugti Stadium
Racecourse Ground
Ground information
LocationQuetta, Pakistan
Establishment1954
OwnerPakistan Cricket Board
TenantsBalochistan cricket team
Quetta cricket team
Quetta Gladiators[1]
Pakistan national cricket team
International information
Only ODI30 October 1996:
 Pakistan v  Zimbabwe
As of 1 January 2017
Source: Cricinfo

In September 2019, the Pakistan Cricket Board named it as one of the venues to host matches in the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.[6] Balochistan played four games at Bugti Stadium in 2019-20 – the first first-class games played in Balochistan since 2008.[7]

See also

References
  1. Bhatti, Abdul Majid (15 September 2020). "Peshawar, Quetta to again miss out on PSL 2021 matches, PCB confirms". Geo Super. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020. Two of the four provinces will once again see no action of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) next year as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has confirmed that Peshawar’s Arbab Niaz Stadium and Quetta’s Bugti Stadium won’t be ready in time to host matches for the 2021 tournament...
  2. "PCB team to visit Bugti Stadium next week". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  3. "Bugti Stadium". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  4. "One-Day International Matches played on Bugti Stadium, Quetta". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  5. "First-Class Matches played on Bugti Stadium, Quetta". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  6. "PCB releases Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2019-20 schedule". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  7. "First-Class Matches played on Bugti Stadium, Quetta". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 October 2020.

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