Mullanpura Cricket Stadium Capacity, New Home of Punjab Kings

In this blog, we will discuss the Significance of Mullanpura Cricket Stadium as the Punjab Kings' Home ground, Mullanpura Stadium Capacity, and facilities, pitch behavior at Mullanpura Stadium, matches scheduled at this stadium for IPL 2024, and our prediction for the matches that will be played here.

The Mullanpura Cricket Stadium is another name for the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mohali. This newly constructed cricket ground is one of the unique attractions in India in terms of IPL cricket. The passionate fans residing in the city will fill up this new stadium and chant for their home team Punjab Kings.

Significance of the Mullanpura Stadium For Punjab Kings

The Punjab Kings (PBKS) of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will play its first home match at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mohali. The Punjab franchise used to play the IS Bindra stadium Mohali but this year, they will own this stadium as their home but the only match is scheduled here due to general elections in the country.

However, it will be a historic day for the Punjab Kings team and fans to play and spectate the match in a newly built stadium. Punjab Kings previously known as Kings XI Punjab will receive massive support from the passionate Punjabi cricket lovers at this venue.

Although the franchise has not won a single IPL title, the stadium is filled with spectators and Punjabi fans who always stand behind their team through thick and thin. Additionally, Punjab Kings will kickstart their journey at a new home ground with a win and will look forward to carrying the momentum for the coming IPL seasons.

Records & Trivia at Mullanpura Cricket Stadium

The Mullanpura Cricket Stadium will host its first-ever match in the history of IPL as it was constructed back in 2021 and needs key improvements for hosting an international or IPL match. The Mohali city Government alongside the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority make sure the city hosts its first-ever IPL match on 23 March 2024 featuring the Home team Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals.

Mullanpura Stadium was under construction for a long period of time but due to basic facilities, it was not available for any type of domestic matches. Therefore, there is no previous track record of matches at this stadium, and this year, this stadium will host its first-ever IPL match.

Mullanpura Stadium Capacity and Facilities

The stadium offers several comforts to improve the viewing experience and adventure of a cricket lover. Mullanpura Stadium capacity is to hold almost 38,000 spectators. However, all the seats offer great field views from every angle.

Several resources are available at the Mullanpura Stadium to improve the overall enjoyment for visitors. Therefore, these include a variety of cafes serving great food and drinks, visitor-friendly bathrooms, and stores selling team gear and cricket collectibles. Parking is open at the stadium. 

In addition, the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium is most famous for its unique floodlights, which sit lower to avoid interfering with the flight path of the nearby Chandigarh airport.

The stadium has its own dedicated parking area that can accommodate about 1,200 cars and other vehicles for the comfort of the spectators coming to watch cricket matches. Further, valet parking services are also provided.

Pitch Behavior at the Mullanpura Cricket Stadium

Pitchers and players desire to take on the stadium because of its well-balanced pitch. Further, most people agree that the surface is neutral, giving neither the bowlers nor the batters a considerable advantage at the start of the innings. Due to its outstanding drag and bounce, this field is the greatest to play on due to its consistent level of play.

The stadium seems to have batting-friendly pitches as per the latest reports coming out. However, the experts claim that it will offer something for the pace bowlers, making it a venue where both batsmen and bowlers can shine. During daytime matches, the pitch can be perfect for batting, and winning the toss and batting first is always the first priority of the team’s captain.

However, during day and night matches, batting second is a preferable option as the dew factor comes into play. So, the team batting second during the night has the advantage as bowlers find it very difficult to grip the ball and land it on the right areas of the pitch.

Scheduled IPL 2024 Matches at the Mullanpura Cricket Stadium

So far a limited schedule of IPL 2024 has been announced by the BCCI keeping in mind the general elections coming up during the event. There is news roaming around that IPL 2024 might be shifted to UAE due to the reason that we mentioned earlier. However, it has not been confirmed till now and matches might not be shifted due to the high logistics costs and low stadiums capacities of UAE stadiums.

Only one match is scheduled at this venue that will be played between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals.

Match No.	Day & Date	Host Team	Opposition Team
02	Saturday, March 23, 2024	Punjab Kings	Delhi Capitals

Prediction for IPL Match at Mullapura Stadium

The pitch at the Mullanpura Cricket Stadium is a batting-friendly wicket where you can expect the batters to score many runs in the inaugural match. However, there is no idea how the outfield will behave but usually, the playing area is kept lightning-fast during IPl matches. The Mullanpura Stadium capacity of almost 38,000 will root for Punjab Kings on any day. Any team with strong depth in its batting would definitely prove to be a winner at this venue.

As far as the Delhi Capitals vs Punjab Kings match is concerned, the Punjab Kings will definitely have a home advantage and also boast a stronger batting unit than the Delhi Capitals, so they are the favorite to win the match at this venue.