Quick Facts
Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh Quick Facts
Review the venue’s current capacity listing, open-air seating, pitch and drainage setup, home teams, parking context and landmark matches in one clear guide.
New Chandigarh Stadium Quick Facts
Venue identity, capacity context, seating, cricket infrastructure and confirmed match milestones in a compact professional table.
| Quick fact | Verified detail |
|---|---|
| Official name | Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket StadiumListed as the New Chandigarh venue. |
| Commonly searched names | Maharaja Yadavindra Singh PCA Stadium, Mullanpur Cricket Stadium and New PCA Stadium. |
| Location and address | Tira, MullanpurNew Chandigarh, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab 140901, India. |
| Established | 2021The current venue profile lists 2021; domestic match use also began that year. |
| Owner | Punjab Cricket Association (PCA). |
| Named after | Maharaja Yadavindra Singh of Patiala, who played one Test for India in 1934. |
| Current listed capacity | 38,000The current venue profile lists 38,000. A March 2024 guide described approximately 33,000 seats, so event configuration and reporting date matter. |
| Seating arrangement | An open-air bowl with spectator stands rising across three tiers. Ticketed blocks, canopy coverage, gates and usable seating can vary by fixture. |
| Corporate boxes | 49 reported in 2024A 2022 project report had listed 30 at that stage, indicating the fit-out changed as work progressed. |
| Home teams | Punjab · Punjab KingsPunjab is the listed home team; Punjab Kings use Mullanpur as an IPL home venue. |
| Floodlights | Six towersThe venue supports day-night cricket. |
| Pitch inventory | A 2024 venue guide listed seven main-ground pitches, seven B-ground pitches and 11 practice pitches. Parts of the secondary square were still being completed when that guide was published. |
| Pitch reading | There is no single permanent pitch rule. Check the selected strip, grass cover, recent use, weather, dew and boundary rope before reading conditions for a match. |
| Outfield and drainage | A sand-based field with herringbone drainage. Actual play resumption after rain still depends on rainfall, field condition and match officials. |
| Published parking capacity | More than 1,500 vehiclesThe 2024 venue guide used this figure; a 2022 project report listed 1,620. Public parking access remains event-specific. |
| First IPL fixture | 23 March 2024Punjab Kings beat Delhi Capitals by four wickets. |
| First women’s ODI | 14 September 2025Australia Women beat India Women by eight wickets in the venue’s first international. |
| First men’s T20I | 11 December 2025South Africa beat India by 51 runs. |
| First Test | 6–8 June 2026India beat Afghanistan by an innings and 300 runs. |
| Named ends | Not confirmedNo trusted source reviewed identifies stable official end names, so none are invented here. |
| Boundary dimensions | No fixed dimensions are published here. The selected strip and boundary-rope placement can change match-day distances. |
| Match-day entry | Opening time, gates, blocks, parking zones and ticket instructions depend on the fixture. Check the latest PCA or organiser notice before travelling. |
Why some figures differ: capacity, corporate-box and parking numbers were published at different stages of the stadium’s development. PitchVaani keeps the date context visible instead of presenting unlike figures as interchangeable.