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Cricket lovers will get to see the thrill of women’s IPL matches at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association’s Dharamshala Cricket Stadium, one of the world’s most beautiful cricket stadiums. Dharamshala has also been included in the 10 cities shortlisted from across the country for the women’s IPL to be held for the first time.
Although this ground is not currently the home ground of any IPL team, there is a strong possibility of women’s IPL matches being held here. The big reason behind this is Arun Dhumal, the current president of IPL and director of HPCA. He would like the matches of this competition to be held in Dharamshala. Earlier, Dharamshala Stadium has been the home ground of Kings XI Punjab.
5 teams will play in the first season
Significantly, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has accelerated the exercise of selecting the women’s IPL teams. 5 teams are to be announced on 25 January. Only 5 teams will play in the initial season. The first season will be in March. Men’s IPL matches have been held earlier in Dharamsala, Indore and Guwahati, but these three grounds are not the home ground of any team.
The shortlisted cities for the matches are Delhi (Arun Jaitley Stadium), Lucknow (Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium), Kolkata (Eden Garden Stadium), Bengaluru (M Chinnaswamy Stadium), Ahmedabad (Narendra Modi Stadium), Chennai (MA Chidambaram Stadium). ), Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium), Guwahati (Barspara Stadium), Indore (Holkar Stadium) and Mumbai (Wankhede, Brabourne, DY Patil Stadium).
It is being told that the women’s IPL can be organized from 5 to 26 March. The men’s tournament will begin after the women’s IPL is over. And before this, from March 1 to March 5, a Test match will be played between India and Australia in Dharamshala. So far this will be the second Test match in Dharamshala, for which preparations are going on.
Stadium situated amidst the Dhauladhar mountain range
The Dharamshala Cricket Stadium is one of the most beautiful of all Indian stadiums and is situated amidst the Dhauladhar mountain range in the Kangra Valley. Nestled in the lap of the majestic Himalayan mountain range, it is one of the highest sports grounds in the world. The average maximum temperature here in summers is 25 degree to 30 degree Celsius and the minimum is 20 degree Celsius. When the whole of India is reeling under the scorching heat waves, this place experiences pleasant weather.
The stadium has a seating capacity of 25 thousand people
BCCI has 10 cricket stadiums in India, in which Dharamshala comes at number three. It has a seating capacity of 25 thousand people. This cricket stadium has been recognized in foreign countries as well. Many foreign cricketers have described the stadium in Dharamshala as better. This stadium has been built at an altitude of 1317 meters above sea level, where bowling is done from two major ends, the River End and the College End.