East Coast Railway Stadium

East Coast Railway Sports Association Stadium
LocationBhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Coordinates20°19′22″N 85°49′45″E / 20.322727°N 85.829117°E / 20.322727; 85.829117
Establishment2008
Capacity1,720[1]
OperatorOdisha Cricket Association
TenantsOdisha cricket team
End names
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Source: ESPNcricinfo

East Coast Railway Stadium is a cricket stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. It hosts Ranji Trophy, and other matches.[2]

History

The present stadium was built across an area of over 22 acres at a cost of Rs 6 crore. The stadium has four turfs for practice. The drainage system is one of the best in the state. The stadium hosted its first Ranji Trophy match in November 2008.

A few Twenty20 matches during the first edition of the Odisha Premier League were also hosted at this venue.[3]

A huge manual scoreboard has been put up for the first time for Odisha versus Karnataka Ranji Trophy match.

In 2010, Bhubaneswar Stadium was put to use during the Orissa-Punjab Elite Group B Ranji Trophy tournament league match was played. General Manager of East Coast Railway AK Vohra inaugurated the match. Former Australian cricketer and Odisha coach Michael Bevan was also present.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Bhubaneshwar stadium inaugurated".
  2. ^ "Ranji match at Railway stadium from tomorrow". The Hindu. 30 November 2010. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  3. ^ eastcoastrail
  4. ^ cricketarchive