Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium

Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium

Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, established in 2021, will host the IPL for the first time during the seventeenth edition of the Indian Premier League – IPL 2024, starting from Saturday (March 23).

The Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, which can house 38,000 fans, has served as the home venue to the Punjab state team and will serve as a home to the Punjab-based franchise Punjab Kings from the 2024 IPL season.

In Mohali, Punjab Kings have shifted base from the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium, the IS Bindra Stadium. The new venue will host the home games of PBKS from IPL 2024. In the partially released schedule, PBKS hosted one match – a clash against the Delhi Capitals in the first doubleheader of the season on Saturday (March 23) in a daytime contest. The remaining matches were revealed on March 25 as the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, named after the late Patiala royal, is set to host four more PBKS home matches of such significant magnitude at the venue in Mullanpur.

The venue, however, has hosted several T20 matches in the domestic competition – Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in 2022 and 2023. Here is a look at the {Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium} T20 records and stats at the venue ahead of IPL 2024:

Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium Pitch Report

The wickets at the venue during the SMAT witnessed many games end as low-scoring affairs. Both pacers and spinners had an equal share of wickets, but the slower bowlers had come into play the most in the T20 games at the MYSIC Stadium. However, in the first-ever IPL game, we saw a team chase down the highest total at the venue, where the boundary dimensions are 67 meters and 64 meters on the squares, 60 meters behind the square, 73 meters in front of the square, and 75 meters straighters boundaries.

Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium Mullanpur Weather Forecast

We are at the start of the Indian summer. The day will be sweltering, and the evenings will be a little cooler in Mullanpur, seeing the temperatures rising from 35°C to 37°C during the first week of the IPL 2024, with a low of 20°C to 22°C in March.

In April, the temperatures remain expected to remain around 36°C to 38°C during the day, with a low of 20°C to 23°C at night. However, there is a chance of some summer showers in May, with temperatures expected to remain the same as in April.