DY Patil Stadium

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DY Patil Stadiumis a cricket stadium at DY Patil Vidyanagar campus , Nerul, Navi Mumbai, India. The stadium has all the facilities of an international cricketstadium, and has been designed by Hafeez Contractor, one of India's premier architects. The stadium was officially inaugurated on the 4th of March 2008, and is one of the home ground's for IPLteam Mumbai Indians. It hosted 3 IPL matches for the Mumbai Indians and has also hosted the 2008 Ipl Final. The stadium also has other facilities including 9 tennis hard courts, 4 indoor badminton courts and an Olympic sized swimming pool. A unique feature of the stadium is the cantilever roof which eliminates the need for any supports thus providing the spectators with an unobstructed view of the match from any place within the stand.

Olymic size swiming pool at DY Patil Stadium
Olymic size swiming pool at DY Patil Stadium
DY Patil Cricket Stadium
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Location Nerul, Navi Mumbai
Established 2007
Seating capacity 60,000
Floodlights Yes
Owner DY Patil Sports Academy
Operator DY Patil Sports Academy
Home team(s) Navi Mumbai, Mumbai Indians
End names Pavillion End, Media End
Surface Grass

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Adam Gilchrist smashed the fastest 100 of the IPL on this ground. Ravi Shastri has also commented that this is the best stadium in India.

Picture during the construction
Picture during the construction

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