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Port Trust Diamond Jubilee Stadium

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Location
  
Visakhapatnam, India

Capacity
  
5,000

Owner
  
Visakhapatnam Port

Broke ground
  
1993

Opened
  
1993

Port Trust Diamond Jubilee Stadium

Full name
  
Port Trust Diamond Jubilee Stadium

Operator
  
Visakhapatnam Port Trust

Similar
  
Indira Priyadarshini Stadium, Quirk Memorial Baptist C, Sivaji Park, Tenneti Park, Ukku Stadium

Port Trust Diamond Jubilee Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Visakhapatnam, India. The picturesque stadium, set on the outskirts of Visakhapatnam midst scenic hills, has hosted 18 under-19s matches . The stadium has a two-tier architecture and designed in such a way that view of the match in action is not obstructed regardless of the seating location. It is currently used mainly for cricket matches. The stadium was built in 2003 and has a capacity of 5,000 seats.

The ground is mainly used for organizing matches of football, cricket and other sports. The stadium has hosted a Ranji Trophy match in 1993 when Andhra cricket team played against Goa cricket team. The ground hosted a first-class matches when India A cricket team played against New Zealand A cricket team. The stadium also hosted 12 List A matches in 1993 when Andhra cricket team played against Goa cricket team.

The stadium has also hosted Under-19s cricket matches of Afro-Asia Under-19 Cup in 2005 in 2005when India national under-19 cricket team played against Bangladesh national under-19 cricket team.

References

Port Trust Diamond Jubilee Stadium Wikipedia