Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium
Picturesque backdrop of the HPCA Stadium
Ground information
LocationDharamshala, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India
Home clubHimachal Pradesh cricket team
Himachal Pradesh women's cricket team
Establishment2003
Capacity21,200[1]
OwnerHimachal Pradesh Cricket Association
OperatorHimachal Pradesh Cricket Association
TenantsIndian cricket team Punjab Kings
End names
River End
College End
International information
Only Test25–29 March 2017:
 India v  Australia
First ODI27 January 2013:
 India v  England
Last ODI28 October 2023:
 New Zealand v  Australia
First T20I2 October 2015:
 India v  South Africa
Last T20I27 February 2022:
 India v  Sri Lanka
First WT20I22 March 2016:
 India v  England
Last WT20I24 March 2016:
 West Indies v  England
As of 27 February 2022
Source: [2]

Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium (abbreviated as the HPCA Stadium) is an international cricket stadium in Dharamshala hill station of Himachal Pradesh, India.[2]

The stadium is the home ground of Himachal Pradesh cricket team, Himachal Pradesh women's cricket team and headquarter of Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association, the governing body of cricket in Himachal Pradesh state.[3] It hosted 5 games of 2023 Cricket World Cup, including New Zealand vs India.[3]

Location and history

The snow-capped Himalayan mountains in the background

The stadium served as the home ground for the Himachal Pradesh cricket team for Ranji Trophy matches and other domestic matches. The stadium also hosted some IPL matches as a home stadium for Punjab Kings.[4]

The picturesque venue is unique in India as it is situated at an altitude of 1,457 m above the sea level and has the snow-capped Himalayan mountains in the background. Getting to Dharamsala from the nearby Kangra Airport, which is about 8 kilometres away through the hilly terrain and the harsh winters, during which it rains and snows, is a deterrent to organizing regular matches.

Dav Whatmore, the former Director of the National Cricket Academy in India had recommended during his tenure that the stadium is suitable for hosting international cricket matches. The first international team who played in this ground was the Pakistani cricket team, when they played a warm-up match against an India A side in 2005.[4]

The first One Day International (ODI) at this stadium was played between India and England on 27 January 2013. England won the match by 7 wickets. The first Test at this stadium was played between India- Australia on 25–29 March 2017, India won the match.[5]

In November 2015, the stadium was selected as one of the six new Test match venues in India along with the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, JSCA International Stadium Complex, Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Holkar Stadium and Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium.[6]

The venue has been used sporadically for IPL matches and due to its high altitude has a reputation for six hitting. Adam Gilchrist became the first player to score a century in the IPL at the HPCA stadium in 2011 against RCB, an innings that included a 122m six off Charl Langeveldt.[7]

ACC Centre of Excellence

In December 2015, Asian Cricket Council decided to set up Centre of Excellence at Dharamshala.[8]

2016 ICC World Twenty20

Panorama of the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala

On 21 July 2015, the BCCI announced the names of the eight cities which would be hosting matches during the 2016 ICC World Twenty20. Dharamshala was announced as one of the eight venues for the event.[9] On 11 December 2015, ICC announced the fixtures of the event where the HPCA Stadium was scheduled to host all the first round Group A matches and a single Super 10 Group 2 match.[10] Originally the marquee India vs Pakistan match was scheduled to be hosted by this venue.[11] Due to security concerns for the Pakistani team,[12] the match was moved to Eden Gardens, Kolkata.[13]

2023 ICC World Cup

ICC allocated 5 matches to the stadium, including New Zealand vs India.[3]

Record and statistics

Batting records

List of centuries

'Note-

  • * denotes that the batsman was not out.
  • Inns. denotes the number of the innings in the match.
  • Balls denotes the number of balls faced in an innings.
  • NR denotes that the number of balls was not recorded.
  • Parentheses next to the player's score denotes his century number at Edgbaston.
  • The column title Date refers to the date the match started.
  • The column title Result refers to the player's team result

Test Centuries

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInns.Opposing teamDateResult
1111Steve Smith Australia1731 India25 March 2017Lost[14]

One Day Internationals

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInns.Opposing teamDateResult
1113*Ian Bell England1432 India27 January 2013Won[15]
2127Virat Kohli India1141 West Indies17 October 2014Won[16]
3112Marlon Samuels West Indies1032 India17 October 2014Lost[16]
4140Dawid Malan England1071 Bangladesh10 October 2023Won[17]
5130Daryl Mitchell New Zealand1271 India22 October 2023[18]

Twenty20 Internationals

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInns.Opposing teamDateResult
1106Rohit Sharma India661 South Africa2 October 2015Lost[19]
2103*Tamim Iqbal Bangladesh631 Oman13 March 2016Won[20]

Bowling records

List of Five Wicket Hauls

Key

Symbol Meaning
† The bowler was man of the match
‡ 10 or more wickets taken in the match
§ One of two five-wicket hauls by the bowler in the match
Date Day the Test started or ODI was held
Inn Innings in which five-wicket haul was taken
Overs Number of overs bowled.
Runs Number of runs conceded
Wkts Number of wickets taken
Econ Runs conceded per over
Batsmen Batsmen whose wickets were taken
Drawn The match was drawn.

Tests

No. Bowler Date Team Opposing team Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1Nathan Lyon25 March 2017 Australia India234.19252.69 Lost [14]

References

  1. ↑ "ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 - Media Guide" (PDF). ICC. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium - Cricket Ground in Dharamsala, India". ESPNcricinfo.
  3. 1 2 3 ICC.com http://www.icc.com. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 1 2 "Dharamshala to be ready for IPL by April". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
  5. ↑ "Dharamsala decider promises more surprises". ESPNcricinfo. 24 March 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  6. ↑ Arun Venugopal. "BCCI revamps selection committee, announces new Test centres". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "IPL Records HPCA Stadium". T20 Head to Head. 12 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  8. ↑ "ACC sets up Centre of Excellence in Dharamsala". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "Eden Gardens to host 2016 World T20 final". ESPNcricinfo. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  10. ↑ "Fixtures for the ICC World Twenty20 India 2016". ICC Cricket. Archived from the original on 23 February 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  11. ↑ "Dharamsala to host World T20 India-Pakistan". ESPNcricinfo. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  12. ↑ Gollapudi, Nagraj (1 March 2016). "Political tussle clouds India-Pakistan World T20 match". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  13. ↑ "India-Pakistan game moved to Kolkata". ESPNcricinfo. 9 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  14. 1 2 "4th Test: India v Australia at Dharamsala, 25-29 March, 2017. Cricket Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  15. ↑ "5th ODI: India v England at Dharamsala, Jan 27, 2013. Cricket Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  16. 1 2 "4th ODI: India v West Indies at Dharamsala, Oct 17, 2014. Cricket Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  17. ↑ "7th Match, Dharamsala, October 10, 2023, ICC Cricket World Cup. Cricket Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  18. ↑ "21st Match, Dharamsala, October 22, 2023, ICC Cricket World Cup. Cricket Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  19. ↑ "1st T20I (N), South Africa tour of India at Dharamsala, Oct 2 2015". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  20. ↑ "12th Match, First Round Group A (N), World T20 at Dharamsala, Mar 13 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
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