Ground Name: | East Coast Railway Sports Association Stadium |
Country: | India |
Location: | Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India |
Coordinates: | 20.3227°N 85.8291°W |
Establishment: | 2008 |
Seating Capacity: | 1,720[1] |
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.[2]
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.[3]
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.[4]