Gaddafi Stadium

Gaddafi Stadium is located in Lahore District, Punjab, Pakistan. The stadium is owned by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). With a seating capacity of 27,000, it is the fourth-largest cricket stadium in Pakistan. The stadium was renamed in honor of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi by the then president of Pakistan, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.

It serves as the home ground for the Pakistan national cricket team, Central Punjab cricket team, and Lahore Qalandars. The stadium was designed by Russian-born Pakistani architect and civil engineer Nasreddin Murat-Khan, and constructed by Mian Abdul Khaliq and Company in 1959.

It was renovated for the 1996 Cricket World Cup when it hosted the final. Gaddafi Stadium was the first cricket stadium in Pakistan to be equipped with modern floodlights with their own standby power generators. 

The stadium has witnessed many memorable moments, including a fifth-wicket stand of 281 between Javed Miandad and Asif Iqbal against New Zealand in 1976. 

The Gaddafi Stadium has hosted several matches of the Pakistan Super League, with the first one being the final of the 2017 edition. It has also been the venue for many historic cricket matches and events. In March 2022, the PCB began the process of renaming the stadium for sponsorship reasons.