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{{Infobox venue
| name = I. S. Bindra Stadium<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Nitin |title=Old is gold: Mohali’s IS Bindra Stadium to host its last edition of IPL matches this year |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/old-is-gold-mohalis-is-bindra-stadium-last-edition-of-ipl-matches-this-year-8452257/ |access-date=26 April 2025 |work=The Indian Express |date=18 February 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Mukherjee |first1=Abhishek |title=IND vs SL: Is it the final goodbye for IS Bindra stadium? |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/india-vs-sri-lanka-is-bindra-pca-stadium-mohali-mullanpur-state-of-the-art-venue/article38451545.ece |access-date=26 April 2025 |work=Sportstar |date=7 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
| nickname = ''PCA Stadium''<br/>''PCA IS Bindra Stadium''<ref name="name"/><br/>''Mohali Stadium''
| image = LightsMohali.png
| image_size = 300 px
| caption = The IS Bindra Stadium under floodlights
| country = India
| location = [[Mohali]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], India
| seating_capacity = 26,950
| owner = [[Punjab Cricket Association]]
| operator =
| embedded = {{infobox cricket ground
| embed = yes
| establishment = 1993
| tenants = {{plainlist|
* [[India national cricket team|Indian cricket team]] (1993–present)
* [[Punjab cricket team (India)|Punjab cricket team]] (1993–present)
* [[Punjab Kings]] (2008–2023)
}}
| end1 = Yuvraj Singh End
| end2 = Harbhajan Singh End
| international = true
| firstodidate = 22 November
| firstodiyear = 1993
| firstodihome = India
| firstodiaway = West Indies
| lastodidate = 22 September
| lastodiyear = 2023
| lastodihome = India
| lastodiaway = Australia
| firsttestdate = 10–14 December
| firsttestyear = 1994
| firsttesthome = India
| firsttestaway = West Indies
| lasttestdate = 4–6 March
| lasttestyear = 2022
| lasttesthome = India
| lasttestaway = Sri Lanka
| firstt20idate = 12 December
| firstt20iyear = 2009
| firstt20ihome = India
| firstt20iaway = Sri Lanka
| lastt20idate = 11 January
| lastt20iyear = 2024
| lastt20ihome = India
| lastt20iaway = Afghanistan
| onlywodidate = 21 December
| onlywodiyear = 1997
| onlywodihome = England
| onlywodiaway = Sri Lanka
| firstwt20idate = 18 March
| firstwt20iyear = 2016
| firstwt20ihome = Ireland
| firstwt20iaway = New Zealand
| lastwt20idate = 27 March
| lastwt20iyear = 2016
| lastwt20ihome = India
| lastwt20iaway = West Indies
| date = 11 January
| year = 2024
| source = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/ground/57991.html I.S. Bindra Punjab Cricket Association Stadium]
}}
}}
The '''I. S. Bindra Punjab Cricket Association Stadium''' is a [[cricket]] ground located in [[Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar|Mohali]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], India. It is commonly referred to as the Mohali Stadium. The stadium is home to the [[Punjab cricket team (India)|Punjab cricket team]] and formerly the [[Indian Premier League|IPL]] franchise [[Punjab Kings]]. It has an official capacity of 26,950<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Premier League 2010 Venues|url=http://www.iplt20.com/venue-detail.php?venue_name=Mohali|publisher=iplt20.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100314150026/http://www.iplt20.com/venue-detail.php?venue_name=Mohali|archive-date=14 March 2010}}</ref> spectators.

Formerly known as PCA Stadium, it was renamed after former [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]] and [[Punjab Cricket Association|PCA]] president [[Inderjit Singh Bindra]] in 2015.<ref name="name">{{cite news|title=PCA stadium named after I S Bindra|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/south-africa-in-india/top-stories/PCA-stadium-named-after-I-S-Bindra/articleshow/46898197.cms|newspaper=Times of India|date=12 April 2015 |access-date=27 September 2015}}</ref> As of December 2019, it has hosted 13 Tests, 25 ODIs and 5 T20Is.

==History==
The stadium was designed by Arun Loomba and Associates.<ref>{{cite news|title=Eden makeover|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080713/jsp/calcutta/story_9543236.jsp|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203194944/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080713/jsp/calcutta/story_9543236.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 February 2013|access-date=4 November 2011|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=13 July 2008|location=Calcutta, India|first=Rith|last=Basu}}</ref> The construction of the stadium took around {{Indian Rupee}}250 million and 3 years to complete.<ref>[http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/view/4945/62/] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071025064753/http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/view/4945/62/|date=25 October 2007}}</ref>

The stadium was inaugurated on 22 November 1993 with a One Day International match between [[Indian cricket team|India]] and [[South African cricket team|South Africa]] during the [[1993 Hero Cup]].

The first Test match here was held the following season, between [[Indian cricket team|India]] and [[West Indian cricket team|West Indies]] on 10 December 1994.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63662.html|title=3rd Test, Mohali, Dec 10 – 14 1994|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2021-09-21}}</ref> One of the most famous one-day matches on this ground was a thrilling [[Cricket World Cup]] semi-final encounter between [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] and [[West Indian cricket team|West Indies]] in February 1996. I. S. Bindra stadium hosted 3 matches of 2011 World Cup including the second semi-final match between India and Pakistan on 30 March 2011, which India won. The match was attended by the Prime Ministers [[Manmohan Singh]] of India and [[Yousaf Raza Gillani]] of [[Pakistan]], owing to its crucial nature, and as a measure of cricket diplomacy for normalizing relations.

The first Test of the 2015 [[Freedom Trophy (cricket)|Freedom Trophy]] was played at the stadium, where spinners obtained considerable assistance from the pitch.

The first T20I at the ground was held in 2009, when [[Indian cricket team|India]] beat [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] by 6 wickets. It also hosted three matches of the [[2016 ICC World Twenty20]].

{{wide image|PCA Stadium Mohali wide.jpg|1000px|align-cap=center|A panorama of the stadium.}}

==Pitch==

The current pitch curator for the I. S. Bindra Stadium is [[Daljit Singh (cricketer, born 1940s)|Daljit Singh]].<ref>[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/india/content/ground/57991.html Punjab Cricket Association Stadium | India | Cricket Grounds | ESPNcricinfo]. Content-uk.cricinfo.com. Retrieved on 23 December 2013.</ref>

==Notable events==
* Highest individual score in this ground '''208*''' (153) scored by [[Rohit Sharma]] on 13 December 2017 in [[Sri Lankan cricket team in India in 2017–18|2nd ODI]] against Sri Lanka.<ref name=IndvSL>{{cite web | url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/18074/scorecard/1122727/india-vs-sri-lanka-2nd-odi-sl-in-india-2017-18| title=Sri Lanka tour of India, 2nd ODI: India v Sri Lanka at Mohali, Dec 13, 2017 | publisher=ESPNcricinfo | access-date=14 December 2019}}</ref>
* India qualified for the finals of the Men's [[2011 Cricket World Cup]] beating [[Pakistan]] by 29 runs. The Man of the Match was [[Sachin Tendulkar]] for his innings of 85 runs.
* In the second test between England and India in March [[English cricket team in India in 2005–06 |2006]], [[Anil Kumble]] took his 500th Test Match wicket.

==Cricket World Cup matches==
The stadium has hosted four Cricket World Cup matches. The semi-final between Australia and West Indies of the 1996 World Cup was the first World Cup match held at the venue. It hosted three matches of the 2011 World Cup, including the semi-final between India and Pakistan. The stadium also hosted three T20 matches during the 2016 ICC World Twenty20.

===1996 Cricket World Cup semi-final===
{{main|1996 Cricket World Cup}}
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 14 March
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| score1 = 207/8 (50 overs)
| score2 = 202 (49.3 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| runs1 = [[Stuart Law]] 72 (105)
| wickets1 = [[Curtly Ambrose]] 2/26 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Shivnarine Chanderpaul]] 80 (126)
| wickets2 = [[Shane Warne]] 4/36 (9 overs)
| result = Australia won by 5 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65191.html Scorecard]
| venue = I. S. Bindra Stadium, [[Mohali]]
| umpires = [[B. C. Cooray]] and [[Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan]]
| motm = [[Shane Warne]] (Aus)
| toss =
| rain =
| notes =
}}

===2011 Cricket World Cup===
{{main|2011 Cricket World Cup}}
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 3 March 2011
| daynight =
| time = 09:30
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| score1 = 351/5 (50 overs)
| score2 = 120 (34.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|NED}}
| runs1 = [[AB de Villiers]] 134 (98)
| wickets1 = [[Ryan ten Doeschate]] 3/72 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Wesley Barresi]] 44 (66)
| wickets2 = [[Imran Tahir]] 3/19 (6.5 overs)
| result = South Africa won by 231 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/433573.html Scorecard]
| venue = I. S. Bindra Stadium, [[Mohali]]
| umpires = [[Asoka de Silva (cricketer)|Asoka de Silva]] (SL) and [[Richard Kettleborough]] (Eng)
| motm = [[AB de Villiers]] (SA)
| toss = Netherlands won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
}}
----
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 11 March 2011
| daynight =
| time = 09:30
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| score1 = 275 (50 overs)
| score2 = 231 (49 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|IRE}}
| runs1 = [[Devon Smith]] 107 (133)
| wickets1 = [[Kevin O'Brien (cricketer)|Kevin O'Brien]] 4/71 (9 overs)
| runs2 = [[Ed Joyce]] 84 (106)
| wickets2 = [[Sulieman Benn]] 4/53 (10 overs)
| result = West Indies won by 44 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/433584.html Scorecard]
| venue = I. S. Bindra Stadium, [[Mohali]]
| umpires = [[Asoka de Silva (cricketer)|Asoka de Silva]] (SL) and [[Shavir Tarapore]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Kieron Pollard]] (WI)
| toss = Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
}}

====2011 Cricket World Cup semi-final====
{{Main|2011 Cricket World Cup knockout stage}}
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 30 March 2011
| daynight = yes
| time = 14:30
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| score1 = 260/9 (50 overs)
| score2 = 231 (49.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
| runs1 = [[Sachin Tendulkar]] 85 (115)
| wickets1 = [[Wahab Riaz]] 5/46 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Misbah-ul-Haq]] 56 (76)
| wickets2 = [[Ashish Nehra]] 2/33 (10 overs)
| result = India won by 29 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/433605.html Scorecard]
| venue = I. S. Bindra Stadium, [[Mohali]]
| umpires = [[Ian Gould]] (Eng) and [[Simon Taufel]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Sachin Tendulkar]] (Ind)
| toss = India won the toss and elected to bat
| rain =
}}

===2016 World Twenty20===
{{Main|2016 ICC World Twenty20}}
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = {{anchor|match23}} 22 March
| time = 19:30
| daynight = Yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZ}}
| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
| score1 = 180/5 (20 overs)
| score2 = 158/5 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Martin Guptill]] 80 (48)
| wickets1 = [[Mohammad Sami]] 2/23 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Sharjeel Khan]] 47 (25)
| wickets2 = [[Adam Milne]] 2/25 (4 overs)
| venue = I. S. Bindra Stadium, [[Mohali]]
| toss = New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
| motm = [[Martin Guptill]] (NZ)
| umpires = [[Richard Illingworth]] (Eng) and [[Nigel Llong]] (Eng)
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/951349.html Scorecard]
| result = New Zealand won by 22 runs
| notes =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = {{anchor|match26}} 25 March
| time = 15:00
| daynight = Yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
| score1 = 193/4 (20 overs)
| score2 = 172/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Steve Smith (cricketer)|Steve Smith]] 61[[not out|*]] (43)
| wickets1 = [[Imad Wasim]] 2/31 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Khalid Latif (cricketer)|Khalid Latif]] 46 (41)
| wickets2 = [[James Faulkner (cricketer)|James Faulkner]] 5/28 (4 overs)
| venue = I. S. Bindra Stadium, [[Mohali]]
| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
| motm = [[James Faulkner (cricketer)|James Faulkner]] (Aus)
| umpires = [[Kumar Dharmasena]] (SL) and [[Marais Erasmus]] (SA)
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/951355.html Scorecard]
| result = Australia won by 21 runs
| notes =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = {{anchor|match30}} 27 March
| time = 19:30
| daynight = Yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| score1 = 160/6 (20 overs)
| score2 = 161/4 (19.1 overs)
| runs1 = [[Aaron Finch]] 43 (34)
| wickets1 = [[Hardik Pandya]] 2/36 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Virat Kohli]] 82[[not out|*]] (51)
| wickets2 = [[Shane Watson]] 2/23 (4 overs)
| venue = I. S. Bindra Stadium, [[Mohali]]
| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
| motm = [[Virat Kohli]] (Ind)
| umpires = [[Kumar Dharmasena]] (SL) and [[Marais Erasmus]] (SA)
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/951363.html Scorecard]
| result = India won by 6 wickets
| notes =
}}

==Records==

===Test records===

*Highest Test Total: 630/6d – New Zealand vs. India, 16 October 2003
*Highest Individual Test Score: 187 – [[Shikhar Dhawan]], India vs. Australia, 14 March 2013
*Best Test Innings Bowling Figures: 6/27 – [[Dion Nash]], New Zealand vs. India, 10 October 1999
*Highest Test Partnership: 314 (for the 2nd wicket) – [[Rahul Dravid]] & [[Gautam Gambhir]], India vs. England, 19 December 2008
*[[Sachin Tendulkar]] (767 runs) has scored the most Test runs, followed by [[Rahul Dravid]] (735) and [[Virender Sehwag]] (645).
*[[Anil Kumble]] (36 wickets) has taken the most wickets, followed by [[Ravindra Jadeja]] (27) and [[Harbhajan Singh]] (24).

===ODI records===
*Highest ODI Total: 393/3 – India vs. Sri Lanka, 13 December 2017
*Highest Individual ODI Score: 208 – [[Rohit Sharma]], India vs Sri Lanka, 13 December 2017
*Best ODI Innings Bowling Figures: 5/21 – [[Makhaya Ntini]], South Africa vs. Pakistan, [[2006 ICC Champions Trophy]], 27 October 2006
*Highest ODI Partnership: 221 (for the 3rd wicket) – [[Hashim Amla]] & [[AB De Villiers]], South Africa vs. Netherlands, [[2011 Cricket World Cup]], 3 March 2011
*[[Rohit Sharma]] (410 runs) has scored the most ODI runs, followed by [[Sachin Tendulkar]] (366) and [[MS Dhoni]] (363).
*[[Harbhajan Singh]] (11 wickets) has taken the most wickets, followed by [[Glenn McGrath]] (8), [[Jasprit Bumrah]] (8) and [[Saqlain Mushtaq]] (8).

===Twenty20 International records===

*Highest Twenty20 Total: 211/4 – India vs. Sri Lanka, 12 December 2009
*Highest Individual Twenty20 Score: 82* – [[Virat Kohli]], India vs. Australia, [[2016 ICC World Twenty20]], 27 March 2016
*Best Twenty20 Innings Bowling Figures: 5/27 – James Faulkner, Australia vs. Pakistan, [[2016 ICC World Twenty20]], 25 March 2016
*Highest Twenty20 Partnership: 81 (for the 2nd wicket) – [[Sanath Jayasuriya]] & [[Kumar Sangakkara]], Sri Lanka vs. India, 12 December 2009
*[[Virat Kohli]] (154 runs) has scored the most runs, followed by and [[Steven Smith (cricketer)|Smith Smith]] (98) and  [[Yuvraj Singh]] (81).
*[[James Faulkner (cricketer)|James Faulkner]] (6 wickets) has taken the most wickets, followed by [[Axar Patel]] (5) and [[Yuvraj Singh]] (4).

=== IPL records ===

*Highest Total: 240/5 – [[Chennai Super Kings]] vs. [[Punjab Kings|Kings XI Punjab]], 19 April 2008
*Highest Individual Score: 120* – [[Paul Valthaty]], [[Punjab Kings|Kings XI Punjab]] vs. [[Chennai Super Kings]], 13 April 2011
*Best Bowling Figures: 5/21 – [[Munaf Patel]], [[Mumbai Indians]] vs. [[Punjab Kings|Kings XI Punjab]], 10 May 2011

==See also==

* [[List of stadiums in India]]
* [[Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium]]
* [[List of cricket grounds by capacity]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://cricketpunjab.in/ Official website of Punjab Cricket Association]
*[http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/india/content/ground/57991.html ESPNcricinfo – PCA Cricket Stadium]
*[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/14/953.html CricketArchive statistics for PCA Cricket Stadium]

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