Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, established in 2021, will host the IPL for the first time during the seventeenth edition of the Indian Premier League - IPL 2024, starting from Saturday (March 23).

The Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, which has the ability to house 38,000 fans, has served as home venues to Punjab state team and will serve as a home to the Punjab-based franchise Punjab Kings from the 2024 IPL season.   Punjab Kings have shifted base from the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium, the IS Bindra Stadium, in Mohali. The new venue will host the home games of PBKS from IPL 2024 In the partial released schedule, PBKS will host one match - a clash against the Delhi Capitals in the first double-header of the season on Saturday (March 23) in a day time contest. The remaining matches will be revealed soon as the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, named after after late Patiala royal, prepares to host it's first set of matches of such big magnitude at the venue in Mullanpur. The venue, however, has hosted several T20 matches in the domestic competition - Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in 2022 and 2023. Now, we take a look at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium information, T20 records and stats at the venue ahead of IPL 2024: Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium Pitch Report The wickets at the venue during the SMAT witnessed many games end as low-scoring affairs. Both pacers and spinners have got equal share of wickets, but the slower bowlers have come into play the most in the T20 games at the MYSIC Stadium. Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium Mullanpur Weather Forecast We are at the start of the Indian summer, the day will be very hot and the evenings will be a little cooler in Mullanpur, seeing the temperatures rising up from 35°C to 37°C during the first week of the IPL 2024 with the low of 20°C to 22°C in March. In April also the temperatures are expected to remain around 36°C to 38°C in the day with the low of 20°C to 23°C in the nights. In May, however, there is chance of some summer showers with temperatures expected to remain the same as April Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium T20 Records and Stats Total Matches: 23 Batting 1st Won: 15 Batting 2nd Won: 8 Highest Total: 238/2 by Jammu & Kashmir vs Arunachal Pradesh in 2022 SMAT Lowest Total: 53 All Out by Meghalaya vs Haryana in 2022 SMAT Highest Run-chase: 149/7 in 18.5 overs by Baroda vs Mumbai in 2023 SMAT Lowest total defended: 147/6 by Karnataka vs Jammu & Kashmir in 2022 SMAT Average 1st Innings Score: 148 Average 2nd Innings Score: 116 Total Sixes: 247 sixes Total Fours: 438 fours Total Fifties: 18 fifties Total Hundreds: 1 hundred Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium IPL 2024 Schedule March 23, Saturday: Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals - 3:30 PM IST Mark Hoover Mykhel source: mykhel.com