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{{Infobox cricket ground<br />
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| location = [[Mulapadu]], [[Krishna district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
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| establishment = 30 May 2016<br />
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'''ACA–KDCA Cricket Ground''' (or '''Andhra Cricket Association–Krishna District Cricket Association Ground''') is the common name for series of two [[Cricket field|cricket grounds]] located in the [[Indian state]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is located in the village of [[Mulapadu]] of [[Krishna district]], near [[Vijayawada]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Shridharan|first1=JR|title=Mulapadu will be a cricket, tourist hub: Gangaraju|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/mulapadu-will-be-a-cricket-tourist-hub-gangaraju/article7166803.ece|accessdate=30 May 2016|work=The Hindu|date=3 May 2015|language=en-IN}}</ref> It is under the jurisdiction of [[Andhra Cricket Association]] and owned by [[Krishna district|Krishna District]] Cricket Association (ACA–KDCA).<ref>{{cite news|title=MSK Helped ACA Grow in Stature: Ganga Raju|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra_pradesh/MSK-Helped-ACA-Grow-in-Stature-Ganga-Raju/2015/11/13/article3125427.ece|accessdate=30 May 2016|work=The New Indian Express|date=13 November 2015}}</ref><br />
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[[Anurag Thakur]] has inaugurated the stadium on 30 May 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cricket/news/BCCI-chief-inaugurates-Mulapadu-Cricket-Centre/2016/05/31/article3459257.ece|title=BCCI chief inaugurates Mulapadu Cricket Centre|date=31 May 2016|work=The New Indian Express|language=en-IN|accessdate=31 May 2016}}</ref> The southern ground was named as ''Chukkapalli Pitchaiah ground'' and the northern one as ''Devineni Venkata Ramana-Praneetha ground'', which were officially inaugurated on 10 November 2016 by the [[Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh]], [[N. Chandrababu Naidu]].<ref name="info">{{cite news|title=CM inaugurates KDCA-ACA cricket grounds at Mulapadu – Times of India|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/CM-inaugurates-KDCA-ACA-cricket-grounds-at-Mulapadu/articleshow/55345240.cms|accessdate=11 November 2016|work=The Times of India}}</ref><br />
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== Tournaments ==<br />
On 10 November 2016, the stadium has hosted a series of international matches played between [[Indian women's cricket team|India women]] and [[West Indies women's cricket team|West Indies women]] cricket teams, a part of [[2014–16 ICC Women's Championship]] tournament.<ref>{{cite news|title=India, WI women to set pitch for Mulapadu ground’s ODI debut|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2016/nov/09/india-wi-women-to-set-pitch-for-mulapadu-grounds-odi-debut-1536529.html|accessdate=11 November 2016|work=The New Indian Express}}</ref><br />
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=== Regional tournaments ===<br />
It has earlier conducted tournaments such as, ''KDCA Power League Trophy'' and ''Future Cup'' tournaments on the two grounds of the KDCA at Mulapadu.<ref>{{cite news|title=Everest wins the summit clash|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/everest-wins-the-summit-clash/article8110503.ece|accessdate=30 May 2016|work=The Hindu|date=15 January 2016|language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Future Cup cricket tourney begins at Mangalagiri|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/future-cup-cricket-tourney-begins-at-mangalagiri/article8131771.ece|accessdate=30 May 2016|work=The Hindu|date=21 January 2016|language=en-IN}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Cricket grounds in Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:2016 establishments in Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Krishna district]]<br />
[[Category:Sports venues completed in 2016]]<br />
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