Bugti Stadium

Racecourse Ground
Bugti Stadium in winter
Ground information
Location	Quetta, Pakistan
Coordinates	30°12′6″N 66°59′53″E / 30.20167°N 66.99806°E / 30.20167; 66.99806
Establishment	1954
Capacity	5,000
Owner	Pakistan Cricket Board
Tenants	Balochistan cricket team Quetta cricket team[1]
International information
Only ODI	30 October 1996:  Pakistan v  Zimbabwe
As of 1 January 2017 Source: Cricinfo

The Bugti Stadium, formerly known as the Racecourse Ground, is a cricket ground in Quetta, Pakistan, owned by the Pakistan Cricket Board.^[2] It is located next to the Ayub National Stadium.

History

The first recorded match on the ground was on 29 October 1954.^[3][4] Until 1989, the Bugti Stadium was known as the Racecourse Ground. It was used as a venue for a One Day International match between Pakistan and Zimbabwe in October 1996.^[5] Between 1954 and 2008 the ground hosted twenty-two first-class matches.^[6]

In September 2019, the Pakistan Cricket Board named it as one of the venues to host matches in the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.^[7][8] Balochistan played four games at Bugti Stadium in 2019-20 – the first first-class games played in Balochistan since 2008.^[9]