Port Trust Diamond Jubilee Stadium

Port Trust Diamond Jubilee Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Visakhapatnam, India. This picturesque stadium of Visakhapatnam is situated amidst scenic hills and has hosted 18 under-19s matches . The stadium has a two-tier architecture and designed in such a way that view of the match in action is not obstructed regardless of the seating location.[1][2] It is currently used mainly for cricket matches. The stadium was built in 2003 and has a capacity of 5,000 seats.[3][4]

Port Trust Diamond Jubilee Stadium
Full namePort Trust Diamond Jubilee Stadium
LocationVisakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
OwnerVisakhapatnam Port Trust
OperatorVisakhapatnam Port Trust
Capacity5,000
Construction
Broke ground1993
Opened1993
Website
Cricinfo

The ground is mainly used for organizing matches of football, cricket and other sports. The stadium has hosted a Ranji Trophy match [5] in 1993 when Andhra cricket team played against Goa cricket team.[6] The ground hosted a first-class matches when India A cricket team played against New Zealand A cricket team.[7] The stadium also hosted 12 List A matches[8] in 1993 when Andhra cricket team played against Goa cricket team.[9]

The stadium has also hosted Under-19s cricket matches of Afro-Asia Under-19 Cup in 2005 in 2005when India national under-19 cricket team played against Bangladesh national under-19 cricket team.[10]

Membership - Use of Port stadiums for sporting activities requires membership (gate pass card). The membership fee is 300 INR per year. One can register for the membership on the second Saturday of any month directly in the stadium from 8:00 - 10:00 am.

References
  1. Visakhapatnam Port Trust lift Major Ports Hockey Championship
  2. Indian Express
  3. Taking first steps towards stardom in Chiranjeevi
  4. Colts make short work of Aus
  5. First-class matches
  6. Scorecard for Andhra v Goa
  7. Scorecard for India A v New Zealand A
  8. List A matches
  9. Scorecard for Andhra v Goa
  10. Youth One-Day International Matches


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