Gaddafi Stadium and National Stadium: Pakistan's big cricket grounds
National Stadium Karachi opened in 1955 and Gaddafi Stadium Lahore in 1959. Gaddafi hosted the 1996 World Cup final. Facts about both.
Pakistan's two biggest cricket grounds are in Karachi and Lahore.
National Stadium, Karachi
- Opened: 1955
- First Test: Pakistan vs India, 1955
- Pakistan has a strong Test record here
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
- Opened: 1959
- Renamed: in 1974, after Libya's leader at the time, Muammar Gaddafi
- 1996 World Cup final: Sri Lanka beat Australia here
Other major grounds
- Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
- Multan Cricket Stadium
- Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar
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