Tira Cricket Stadium is in Punjab, near Mullanpur in the New Chandigarh area. Its full name is Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium. The same ground appears as PCA New Cricket Stadium Tira, Mullanpur Cricket Stadium or New PCA Stadium, depending on whether a listing uses the local address, nearby town or official name.
Tira · Mullanpur · New Chandigarh · Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district · Punjab 140901.
The “New Chandigarh” label is a planning-area name. For the state question, the answer is Punjab—not Chandigarh Union Territory.
Where is Tira Cricket Stadium in India?
The stadium stands at Tira, near Mullanpur in Punjab’s Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Mohali) district. New Chandigarh is the wider area commonly used in fixture listings. If one page says “New Chandigarh” and another says “PCA New Cricket Stadium Tira,” compare the full venue name: both refer to the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh ground. The older I. S. Bindra PCA Stadium in Mohali is a different venue.
That distinction matters if you’re reading a match schedule or heading to a gate. A generic “Mohali stadium” search can lead you to the wrong ground. PitchVaani’s Maharaja Yadavindra Singh stadium overview identifies the Tira address; the New Chandigarh how-to-reach guide covers the trip without pretending one route or gate works for every match.
The name behind searches for the PCA New Cricket Stadium Tira.
Common in cricket reporting and the shorter stadium name.
Often used on scorecards. The stadium remains in Punjab.
Why is it called Tira Cricket Stadium?
“Tira” comes from the village in the stadium’s address. Scorecards often say New Chandigarh; local directions may say Tira or Mullanpur. A 2024 report described the Chandigarh–Kurali approach road running through Tira village. Those names point to one Punjab ground, not three different stadiums.
The ground did not appear overnight. The Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) planned a new site outside the older Mohali stadium’s setting. A 2016 report recorded land acquired for the proposed stadium in 2011; a reporter visiting in 2024 described a large site that had formerly been farmland. We can describe that change of land use, but it would be wrong to invent villagers’ experiences or imply that an earlier Tira village cricket ground was simply renamed.
From domestic cricket to the IPL at Mullanpur
Planning goes back to around 2010. Published accounts disagree on an exact construction-start year, so the clearer markers are the games people could actually watch. Domestic competitions were played at the new ground from 2021. That gave the PCA a working venue before the first IPL crowd arrived.
On 23 March 2024, Punjab Kings hosted Delhi Capitals in the ground’s first IPL match. Delhi made 174/9; Punjab reached 177/6 with four balls remaining. The four-wicket result matters to this story because it was a real, completed top-tier fixture, rather than an announcement that the venue would be ready someday. The full Mullanpur stadium history covers the longer planning and construction timeline.
- 2021Domestic cricket was being played at the PCA’s new ground.
- 23 Mar 2024Punjab Kings beat Delhi Capitals in the first IPL match there.
- 14 Sep 2025India Women and Australia Women played an ODI at New Chandigarh.
- 6–8 Jun 2026India and Afghanistan played a men’s Test at the venue.
When did international cricket reach Tira?
Its long official name included “International” before many fans had watched an international match there. The important distinction is between a ground being built and approved for that standard, and its actually staging international cricket. On 14 September 2025, India Women met Australia Women in an ODI at New Chandigarh. India scored 281/7, and Australia chased 282/2 to win by eight wickets. Women’s cricket supplied the venue’s defining international opening—not a later men’s game.
Men’s T20I cricket followed on 11 December 2025, when South Africa scored 213/4 and beat India by 51 runs. Then a different format arrived: India hosted Afghanistan in a Test on 6–8 June 2026. These are completed scorecards, so by this article’s 30 September 2026 check the international story is more than an aspirational stadium name.
A men’s India–West Indies ODI is scheduled here for 3 October 2026. It has not been played at this article’s cutoff, and the fixture should not be counted as a completed result. The New Chandigarh stadium matches page separates played matches from future fixtures and should be checked again before making plans.
What the Tira name tells us
The most useful way to read this ground’s story is through its layers of naming. Tira gives you the place on the address; Mullanpur is the local cricket shorthand; New Chandigarh is what many scorecards print. The ground joined the international calendar through domestic games, an IPL opener and then completed women’s and men’s internationals. Keep those stages separate and the venue is easier to locate—and easier to understand.
Frequently Asked Questions
Tira Cricket Stadium is in which state?
Punjab. The stadium is at Tira, near Mullanpur, in the New Chandigarh area of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. The words New Chandigarh describe the development area; they do not put this ground in Chandigarh Union Territory.
Where is Tira Stadium in India?
It is in north India, in Punjab near Mullanpur and the Chandigarh metropolitan area. Search for the full name Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium and check the Tira address before travelling.
Is PCA New Cricket Stadium Tira the same as Mullanpur Cricket Stadium?
Yes. PCA New Cricket Stadium Tira and Mullanpur Cricket Stadium refer to the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium at New Chandigarh. It is not the older I. S. Bindra PCA Stadium in Mohali.
What is the capacity of PCA New Cricket Stadium Tira?
Published figures differ: Punjab Kings described 33,000 seats in 2024, while ESPNcricinfo's venue listing shows 38,000. Check the latest seating plan for a specific event rather than treating either number as guaranteed ticket availability. Compare the PitchVaani stadium overview.
Where can I check matches, highest scores, pitch and weather?
See the match guide, records by format and pitch overview. Temperature and weather change by day, so check a local forecast before setting out.
