Gaddafi Stadium
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Gaddafi Stadium (formerly known as Lahore Stadium ) is a cricket stadium in Lahore, Pakistan. The stadium is also the headquarters of the Pakistan Cricket Board. The stadium is part of a large sports facility complex.
History
The original design of the circular stadium comes from the Dagestani architects Nasreddin Murat- Khan and Abdul Khaliq was built by Mian and Company 1959. In 1974, the stadium was named in honor of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, after he had a meeting of the Organization of the Islamic Conference for the right of Pakistan to have nuclear weapons, pronounced. In 1987, the stadium was the venue for the Cricket World Cup 1987. 1995/96 was a Pakistani architect Nayyar modernization under the Ali Dada for the 1996 Cricket World Cup held. He renovated the building in the Mughal style with red bricks and arches. The concrete benches he was replaced by plastic seats. The area under the stands was closed and converted into commercial space for shops and offices. 2009, an armed attack on the cricket team of Sri Lanka in Lahore by terrorists took place near the stadium. As a result, Pakistan has agreed to be Mitaustragungsort of the Cricket World Cup 2011.
Field Hockey Stadium
In the immediate vicinity of the southeast to the National Hockey Stadium ( Lahore ) is with around 45,000 seats. 1978, the field hockey Champions Trophy Men was held in Lahore in 1990, the final of the FIH Hockey World Cup for men, in which the Pakistani host 1:3 the Netherlands documents.
Other buildings in the complex
- Southwest is a football stadium
- West is a velodrome
- West is a swimming pool
Cricket History
A total of three hat-tricks in the Gaddafi Stadium been achieved so far: By Peter Petherick of New Zealand's cricket team against Pakistan on October 9, 1976 by Wasim Akram of Pakistan against Sri Lanka on 6 March 1999 and by Mohammad Sami of Pakistan against Sri Lanka again in 2002.
Special sporting events were also the fifth- wicket stand of 281 between Javed Miandad and Asif Iqbal from Pakistan against New Zealand in 1976 and an innings and 324 run win over New Zealand in 2002.
Records in Test cricket
- Highest team total: 699, in the game against Pakistan India, 1989.
- Lowest team total: 73, in the game against New Zealand Pakistan, 2002.
- Highest individual score: 329, by Inzamam -ul- Haq against New Zealand, 2002.
Records in One- Day International
- Highest team total: 357/9, in the game against Sri Lanka Bangladesh, June 25, 2008.
- Lowest team total: 75 January, in the game against Pakistan Sri Lanka, 22, 2009.
- Highest individual score: 139 *, by Ijaz Ahmed against India, October 2, 1997.