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Port Trust Diamond Jubilee Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in
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India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
. This picturesque stadium of
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is situated amidst scenic hills and has hosted 18 under-19s matches . The stadium has a two-tier architecture and designed in such a way that view of the match in action is not obstructed regardless of the seating location. It is currently used mainly for cricket matches. The stadium was built in 2003 and has a capacity of 5,000 seats. The ground is mainly used for organizing matches of football, cricket and other sports. The stadium has hosted a Ranji Trophy match in 1993 when Andhra cricket team played against
Goa cricket team The Goa cricket team is first-class cricket team based in Goa, India, has competed in the Ranji Trophy since the 1985–86 season. Playing history Goa lost all five matches in their first season, and did not win until 1996–97, in their 56th ...
. The ground hosted a first-class matches when India A cricket team played against
New Zealand A cricket team The New Zealand A cricket team is a cricket team representing New Zealand, and is the second tier of international New Zealand cricket below the full New Zealand cricket team The New Zealand national cricket team represents New Zealand in ...
. The stadium also hosted 12 List A matches in 1993 when Andhra cricket team played against
Goa cricket team The Goa cricket team is first-class cricket team based in Goa, India, has competed in the Ranji Trophy since the 1985–86 season. Playing history Goa lost all five matches in their first season, and did not win until 1996–97, in their 56th ...
. The stadium has also hosted Under-19s cricket matches of Afro-Asia Under-19 Cup in 2005 in 2005when
India national under-19 cricket team The Indian Under-19 cricket team represents the nation of India in cricket at Under-19 level. The team has won five Under-19 World Cups and has the best win percentage in ODIs (77%) among all Under-19 national teams. The team has won the Und ...
played against
Bangladesh national under-19 cricket team The Bangladesh Under-19 cricket team represents the nation of Bangladesh in cricket at Under-19 level. They have been playing official Under-19 ODI matches since 1997 including competing in the last twelve World Cups and are the defending champio ...
.Youth One-Day International Matches
/ref> Membership - Use of Port stadiums for sporting activities requires membership (gate pass card). The membership fee is 300 INR per year. One can register for the membership on the second Saturday of any month directly in the stadium from 8:00 - 10:00 am.


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