International Cricket Stadium, Dharamshala.
Himachal Pradesh’s International Cricket Stadium, Dharamshala, is ready to host another high-voltage match in December. The third T20 match between India and South Africa will be played here on the new rye grass. Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA)
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According to HPCA officials, the old mix grass will be completely removed in the next one week. After this, the seeds of rye grass will be added, which will take 22 to 25 days to grow. This grass grows rapidly in winter and is considered to be excellent for the game, which will prepare a great outfield for the match in December.
Sub-air system was installed in 2019 About three years ago, the stadium’s outfield was completely uprooted and the advanced sub-air system was installed. At that time, the seeds of Bermuda grass were also sown along the rye grass, but due to the mix grass, poor patches were made from place to place in the field. For this reason, HPCA has now decided to prepare the outfield with a completely new rye grass.
HPCA Secretary Avnish Parmar said that the old grass is being removed from the outfield of the stadium. The seeds of new rye grass will be added soon. This will make a great outfield prepared before the match in December. This grass has been successfully used before.
India-South Africa will be face to face on 14 December The third and decisive match of the three T20 matches series between India and South Africa will be played at Dharamshala Stadium on 14 December. After about 21 months after the Indo-England Test in March 2024, the stadium will get a chance to host an international match. So far, there have been 11 international T20 matches in Dharamshala, one of which was washed away due to rain.
The Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) Stadium was established in 2003, which is about 1,457 meters above sea level (4,780 ft). It has a capacity of around 23,000 viewers.
First international match: India vs England ODI in 2013 Dharamshala has so far hosted 1 Test, 6 ODIs and 11 T20 matches in international matches. In 2015, South Africa defeated India by 7 wickets in T20 here.