The DY Patil Stadium (officially known as Dr. DY Patil Sports Stadium) is a multi-purpose sports arena in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.[4][5]

DY Patil Stadium
DY Patil on matchday of Mumbai City FC in 2015
Ground information
LocationNerul, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Coordinates19°2′31″N 73°1′36″E / 19.04194°N 73.02667°E / 19.04194; 73.02667
Establishment2008[1]
Capacity45,300[2]
OwnerDnyandeo Yashwantrao Patil
OperatorDY Patil Sports Academy
Tenants
End names
Media End
Pavilion End
International information
Only women's Test14–16 December 2023:
 India v  England
First WT20I9 December 2022:
 India v  Australia
Last WT20I9 January 2024:
 India v  Australia
As of 9 January 2024
Source: ESPNcricinfo

It is owned by Marathi politician Dnyandeo Yashwantrao Patil. It is based in the D.Y. Patil Sports Academy in Nerul. It is primarily a cricket stadium, though it is sometimes used for football, music concerts and other events.

It was inaugurated on 4 March 2008 as the home ground of Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Mumbai Indians (MI). It has hosted the inuagral season's final in 2008 and 2010 season final.[6] In 2022 season the arena hosted number of games.[7]

The stadium has also hosted international football matches during the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup and the 2023–24 AFC Champions League.

The capacity of 45,300 makes it the ninth-largest cricket stadium in India. The stadium makes use of bucket seats and cantilever roofs that eliminate the need for columns. This provides the spectators with an unobstructed view of the match from any place within the stands. On the other hand, the stadium has a 120-person capacity air-conditioned media center. The upper level of the viewing galleries has 60 private corporate boxes.[8] This stadium also holds an inter-school cricket match for DY Patil International school every year.

The arena is hosting games of the Women's Premier League (WPL) since 4 March 2023. It has hosted the opening game-ceremony and scheduled to host final match.[9]

Notable events edit

Local cricket tournaments edit

Times Shield

Mumbai Cricket Association Times Shield matches are played at DY Patil. The Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy organised India's first official T20 tournament in 2005. The tournament is hosted annually at the stadium and includes:[10]

  • D.Y. Patil 'A'
  • D.Y. Patil 'B'
  • Mumbai Customs
  • Jain Irrigation
  • Indian Oil
  • Central Railway
  • Income Tax
  • BPCL
  • Reliance 1
  • CAG
  • Indian Navy
  • Bank of Baroda
  • Canara Bank
  • Air India
  • RBI
  • Western Railway

ODI edit

The seventh ODI between India and Australia during Australia's 2009 tour of India was to be played on 11 November 2009, but was cancelled due to heavy rain.[11][12][13]

Concerts edit

On 16 November 2019, Dua Lipa and Katy Perry headlined the One Plus Music Festival.[14]

In September 2019, U2 announced a concert in the stadium on 15 December as part of the Joshua Tree Tour 2019.[15][non-primary source needed]

In December 2017, the World's Biggest Guestlist Festival, 2-day event was held, organised by Shailendra Singh and Guestlist4Good, with Hardwell, W&W, Nucleya, Adnan Sami, Shaan, Mithoon, KillTheBuzz, Suyano, Aditi Singh Sharma, Armaan Malik performing.[16] 75,000 fans were in attendance on the second day, United we Are by Hardwell, and the event supported the education of 100,000 underprivileged Indian children through Magic Bus.[17]

In December 2015, Hardwell was invited by Shailendra Singh to perform for the World's Biggest Guestlist event at the venue, waiving his personal appearance fee in favour of donating all of the proceeds to charity. Guestlist4Good opened 75,000 spots on Hardwell's personal guestlist for over 125,000 pre-registered fans, while also accepting pledges and donations to provide educational aid for 2,800 children from age 8 to 18.[18][19][20]

World record edit

The Guinness World Records lists the "largest health awareness lesson (single venue)" as 51,861 participants, achieved by Nanasaheb Dharmadhikari Pratishthan at the stadium on 20 December 2013.[21][22]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Six of the best: The architecture of cricket grounds | The Critics | Architects Journal
  2. ^ AFC Asian Cup 2027 Bidding Nation India. All India Football Federation. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  3. ^ "WPL 2023 tickets go on sale; women to get free entry to matches". March 2023.
  4. ^ "DY Patil sports academy". DY Patil Sports academy. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  5. ^ "DY Patil Stadium Profile Navi Mumbai". cricwindow.com. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  6. ^ [1] Archived 23 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "IPL 2022 set to be held in four venues in Mumbai and Pune. Cricket News - Times of India". The Times of India. PTI. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  8. ^ "IPL 2022: All you need to know about DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai". CricTracker. 26 March 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  9. ^ "महिला आयपीएल लिलावात ४००० कोटींची कमाई !" [In auction Womens'IPL minted 4K Cr !]. Lokmat. 23 January 2023. p. 6.
  10. ^ "MCA :: 16th Dr. D.Y. Patil T20 Cup 2020". www.mumbaicricket.com. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  11. ^ "IND vs AUS Cricket Scorecard, , 7th ODI at Navi Mumbai, November 11, 2009". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  12. ^ "India look to salvage pride". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Bad weather washes out dead rubber". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  14. ^ "Katy Perry, Dua Lipa, Ritviz and More Head To Mumbai For The OnePlus Music Festival This Weekend -". 13 November 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  15. ^ "'MUMBAI - LET'S ROCK THE HOUSE!'". U2.com. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  16. ^ "DJ Hardwell and Shailendra Singh to release festival anthem today". The Times of India. The Times Group. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  17. ^ "Hardwell Succeeds at World's Biggest Guestlist and 'United We Are'". USL Magazine. 30 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  18. ^ "Hardwell". www.guestlist4good.com. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  19. ^ "DJ Hardwell and Shailendra Singh unite at the DY Patil Stadium on Sunday in Mumbai - Times of India". The Times of India. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  20. ^ "Shailendra Singh teams up with DJ Hardwell to raise funds for education - Times of India". The Times of India. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  21. ^ "Largest health awareness lesson (single venue)". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  22. ^ Debroy, Sumitra (20 December 2013). "The health awareness and check-up camp held at DY Patil Stadium, Nerul on Friday has been recognized as the latest record-breaking event and officially marked its entry in the Guinness Book Of World Records. The camp, organized by Dr. Nanasaheb Dharmadhikari Prathishthan, saw participating from over 1.5 lakh people from Navi Mumbai, Mumbai, Thane, Pune, and other adjacent cities". Times of India. Retrieved 4 December 2016.

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