Mullanpur to host 2 of women's ODI matches against Australia in September
In a first, the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh PCA International Cricket Stadium at Mullanpur will play host to the first two women's ODI matches of the three-match women's ODI series between India and Australia to be played in September later this year.
While the stadium had been allocated its first International fixture earlier in April in the form of the second T20I between India and South Africa to be played on December 11 later this year, it will be the first time that the stadium will host international women's ODI matches.
The opening and second women's ODI of the three-match India Australia women's ODI series will be played at the stadium on September 14 and September 17 respectively.
'Due to the revamping of the outfield and pitches at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, the IDFC First Bank ODI Series between Team India (Senior Women) and Australia Women has been moved from Chennai. The first two ODIs will now take place at the New PCA stadium in New Chandigarh, while the third and final ODI will be held at the Arun Jaitley stadium in New Delhi,' the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said in a statement.
While there were media reports about the 38,000 capacity stadium playing host to the final of the 2025 Women's ODI World Cup earlier, it was not confirmed by BCCI.
Earlier this month, BCCI had chosen five venues including Colombo in Sri Lanka to host matches in the 2025 Women's ODI World Cup to be played from September 30 to November 2 but the Mullanpur Stadium was not chosen as one of the venues.
It will also be the first time that the likes of Indian women's cricket team captain Harmanpreet Bhullar, who belongs to Punjab, is expected to play an international match at Mullanpur stadium with the Indian women's team for the series yet to be announced.
The 40-acre stadium, which has new facilities like herringbone drainage system, a sand field, international-grade dressing rooms, steam, sauna, and ice bath facilities, and a world-class gym apart from 49 corporate boxes, has hosted a total of 11 IPL matches since it started hosting IPL matches last year.
It also includes four matches in this year's IPL apart from the two IPL play-offs matches played at the stadium this IPL.
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