It was inaugurated on 4 March 2008 as the home ground of Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Mumbai Indians (MI). It has hosted the inuagral season's final in 2008 and 2010 season final.[6] In 2022 season the arena hosted number of games.[7]
The capacity of 45,300 makes it the ninth-largest cricket stadium in India. The stadium makes use of bucket seats and cantilever roofs that eliminate the need for columns. This provides the spectators with an unobstructed view of the match from any place within the stands. On the other hand, the stadium has a 120-person capacity air-conditioned media center. The upper level of the viewing galleries has 60 private corporate boxes.[8] This stadium also holds an inter-school cricket match for DY Patil International school every year.
The arena is hosting games of the Women's Premier League (WPL) since 4 March 2023. It has hosted the opening game-ceremony and scheduled to host final match.[9]
The Indian Premier League has used DY Patil Stadium as a host venue since 2008. Many teams have used the stadium pitch, university oval and nursery ground training facilities for squad training.
The stadium underwent INR 30 crores worth of refurbishment, including changing the roof, building 16 emergency exit bridges, two additional dressing rooms and setting up four training grounds in the vicinity for FIFA U-17 World cup.
A 500 KW solar plant was installed to take care of more than 70 percent of the electrical requirements of the stadium as an initiative to minimize the unfavorable environmental effect of the stadium.
The tournament kicked off on 6 October[year needed] with a New Zealand v/s Turkey match which was a stalemate, followed by Paraguay v/s Mali with 5 total goals scored and Paraguay edging out as the winner with the final score being 3–2. The second matchday (9 October) witnessed matches between Turkey and Mali, followed by a match between Paraguay and New Zealand which saw a 4–2 scoreline. Paraguay followed this up with another magnificent performance on 12 October, cementing their round of 16 berths by topping group B. Ensuring that was the most anticipated match, USA vs. Colombia, which finished with Colombia registering a 3–1 win over the US in a hard-fought match that saw both teams qualify for the round of 16 from group A.
The round of 16 matches on 18 October saw Ghana beat Niger 2-0 leading the Black Starlets to the quarter-finals.
Semi-final was the last game hosted by this arena, when Mali played against Spain. 37,847 spectators showed up for this match.
DY Patil Stadium served as the home ground for Mumbai City FC in the inaugural season of the Indian Super League (ISL). Players like Freddie Ljungberg and Nicolas Anelka had graced the stadium while playing for Mumbai City FC. The final of the tournament was hosted at DY Patil Stadium, with Atletico de Kolkata beating Kerala Blasters.
DY Patil Stadium served as the home ground for Mumbai City FC for the second season running.
Local cricket tournaments
Times Shield
Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) Times Shield matches are played at DY Patil, on both the main stadium pitch and university oval.
Also, the Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy (DYPSA) organized India's first official T20 tournament in 2005. The tournament is hosted annually at the stadium and includes:[10]
D.Y. Patil 'A'
D.Y. Patil 'B'
Mumbai Customs
Jain Irrigation
Indian Oil
Central Railway
Income Tax
BPCL
Reliance 1
CAG
Indian Navy
Bank of Baroda
Canara Bank
Air India
RBI
Western Railway
The DY Patil T20 Tournament typically runs between February and April and is a breeding ground for young talented stars in India as well as highly experienced cricketers.
Road Safety World Series
The Road Safety World Series international T20 tournament was held at the DY Patil stadium, before COVID-19 impacted the tournament in 2020 resulting in the games moving to Raipur, India.
Events
On 4 December 2019, the 98th Birthday celebrations of Pramukh Swami Maharaj, with a gathering of more than 90000 devotees, were held. Home Minister of India - Amit Shah, Former CM & leader of opposition in Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis, Dilip Joshi were also present.[citation needed]
ODI
The 7th ODI between India and Australia during Australia's 2009 tour of India was to be played on 11 November 2009. It was supposed to be the first international cricket match to take place here, but got cancelled due to heavy rain.[11][12][13]
T20I
It hosted its first international match on 9 December 2022, when Indian women's cricket team played against visiting Australian women's team.
Concerts
Some of the world's top musicians and singers have performed in this arena.
On 16 November 2019, Dua Lipa and Katy Perry headlined the One Plus Music Festival. This was Katy Perry's first time performing in India since 2012.[14]
In September 2019, U2 announced a concert in the stadium on 15 December, as part of The Joshua Tree Tour 2019.[15] It was a sold-out show in front of over 42,000 spectators at their first concert in India.
In December 2017, the World's Biggest Guestlist Festival, 2-day event was held, organised by Shailendra Singh and Guestlist4Good, with Hardwell, W&W, Nucleya, Adnan Sami, Shaan, Mithoon, KillTheBuzz, Suyano, Aditi Singh Sharma, Armaan Malik performing.[16] 75,000 fans were in attendance on the second day, United we Are by Hardwell, and the event supported the education of 100,000 underprivileged Indian children through Magic Bus.[17]
In May 2017, Justin Bieber played to a crowd of 56,000 at the stadium as a part of the Purpose Tour which was the first time that he had performed in India.[citation needed]
In December 2015, Hardwell was invited by Shailendra Singh to perform for the World's Biggest Guestlist event at the venue, waiving his personal appearance fee in favour of donating all of the proceeds to charity. For the record-setting show, Guestlist4Good opened 75,000 spots on Hardwell's personal guestlist for over 125,000 pre-registered fans, while also accepting pledges and donations with the goal of providing educational aid for 2,800 children as they age from 8 to 18.[18][19][20]
In May 2013, a grand musical concert 'Nhau Tujhiya Preme' (Bathing in Shower of Your Love) was held at the stadium. It was a spiritual musical event wherein around 50 abhyanga (spiritual poetries) were sung and attended by around 35000 devotees from various regions across the world.[citation needed]
World record
The Guinness World Records list the "Largest health awareness lesson (single venue)" as 51,861 participants, achieved by Dr. Shri Nanasaheb Dharmadhikari Pratishthan (India) at the stadium on 20 December 2013.[21][22]
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