Ispat Stadium

{{Short description|Cricket stadium in Rourkela, Odisha, India}}

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{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}

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| location = Rourkela, Odisha, India

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| owner =Rourkela Steel Plant

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Ispat Stadium is a cricket stadium located in Rourkela, Odisha, India. The ground is mainly used for organizing matches of football, cricket and other sports. The stadium has hosted three Ranji Trophy matches[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/14/1200_f.html First-class matches] in 1972 when Odisha cricket team played against Bihar cricket team. The stadium also hosted three List A matches from 1990 to 1993 [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/14/1200_a.html Listt A matches] as well as a Youth One Day International in 1990 when India Under-19 cricket team played Pakistan Under-19 cricket team.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/14/1200_ut.html Youth ODI] Up to January 2016 it was again ready to host national and list A matches and it is well maintained stadium.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}

History

Ispat Stadium was built by SAIL in 1969, which has lush green grass field and played all major sports activities. The stadium is well maintained by SAIL-RSP. Different national and district level sports are conducting here like cricket, football, basketball and athletic workout.

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