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Bugti Stadium, formerly known as the Racecourse Ground, is a cricket ground in Quetta, Pakistan, owned by the Pakistan Cricket Board.[3] It is located next to the Ayub National Stadium.
Racecourse Ground | |
![]() Bugti Stadium in winter | |
Ground information | |
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Location | Quetta, Pakistan |
Coordinates | 30°12′6″N 66°59′53″E |
Establishment | 1954 |
Capacity | 20,000[1] |
Owner | Pakistan Cricket Board |
Tenants | Balochistan cricket team Quetta cricket team[2] |
International information | |
Only ODI | 30 October 1996:![]() ![]() |
As of 1 January 2017 Source: Cricinfo |
The first recorded match on the ground was played on 29 October 1954.[4][5] Until 1989, 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.[6] Between 1954 and 2008, the ground hosted 22 first-class matches.[7]
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.[8][9] Balochistan played four games at Bugti Stadium in 2019-20, which were the first first-class games played in Balochistan since 2008.[10]