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East Coast Railway Stadium

Cricket stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

Summary

Cricket stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

Field	Value
ground_name	East Coast Railway Sports Association Stadium
country	India
location	Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
coordinates
establishment	2008
seating_capacity	1,720
operator	Odisha Cricket Association
tenants	Odisha cricket team
end1	n/a
source	https://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/ground/379232.html ESPNcricinfo

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

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.

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.

References

"Bhubaneshwar stadium inaugurated".
(30 November 2010). "Ranji match at Railway stadium from tomorrow". [[The Hindu]].
[http://www.eastcoastrail.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&dcd=1349&id=0,4,268 eastcoastrail]
[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/297/297616.html cricketarchive]

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