Gaddafi Stadium, previously known as Lahore Stadium, is located in Lahore, Pakistan, which is owned by Pakistan Cricket Board. It is renamed in 1974 after former Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi following a speech; he gave at the 2nd Organization of the Islamic favor of Pakistan’s right to pursue nuclear weapons in Lahore. The famous architect and engineer Nasreddin Murat-Khan designed it, and Mian Abdul Khaliq and the company constructed it in 1959. The stadium renovated by architect Nayyar Ali Dada in 1996 for Cricket World Cup when it hosted the final and The stadium has a capacity of 27,000 seats. The stadium houses the headquarters of the PCB.
The first test match played in this stadium on 21-26 November 1959 was between Pakistan and Australia. Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka played the last test match on 1-5 March 2009. The stadium hosts all forms of international cricket, ODI, Test, and T20 cricket.
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First ODI held between Pakistan and England on 13 January 1978, and the last ODI played by Pakistan and Zimbabwe on 31 May 2015. First T20I held on 22 May 2015 between Pakistan and Zimbabwe and the last T20 held on 9 October 2019 between Pakistan and Sri Lanka. This stadium hosted six One Day International matches during the 1987 Cricket World Cup and the final of the 1996 Cricket World Cup.
Records
Test
| Highest individual score | 329 | Inzamam-ul-Haq against New Zealand | 2002 |
| Highest team total | 699 | Pakistan against India | 1989 |
| Lowest team total | 73 | New Zealand against Pakistan | 2002 |
One Day International
| Highest individual score | 139* | Ijaz Ahmed against India | 1997 |
| Highest team total | 376 | Pakistan against Zimbabwe | 2015 |
| Lowest team total | 75 | Pakistan against Sri Lanka | 2009 |
T20 International
| Highest individual score | 89 | Ahmed Shehzad (Pak) against World XI | 2017 |
| Highest team total | 197 | Pakistan against World XI | 2017 |
| Lowest team total | 101 | Pakistan against Sri Lanka | 2019 |
- Gaddafi Stadium Address: Hafeez Kardar Road, Block E 2 Gulberg III, Lahore, Punjab
- Capacity: 27,000
- Owner: Pakistan Cricket Board
- Phone No: (042) 35717231
- Geographical Coordinates: 31.5135° North, 74.3334° East
