Shoaib Akhtar Stadium

The Shoaib Akhtar Stadium, formerly known as Khan Research Laboratories Ground, is a multi-use stadium in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. At first named after Pakistan's nuclear enrichment facility Khan Research Laboratories, it was renamed Shoaib Akhtar Stadium in honour of the tearaway Pakistani fast bowler in March 2021.^[2]

Shoaib Akhtar Stadium

Location	KRL Road, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
Owner	Pakistan Cricket Board
Capacity	8,000[1]
Opened	2019; 6 years ago (2019)
Tenants
KRL FC Khan Research Laboratories cricket team Pakistan national cricket team

The stadium can accommodate 8,000 spectators.^[3] It is currently used mostly for football matches, on club level by KRL FC of the Pakistan Premier League. It was also used for first-class cricket and List A cricket matches as the home venue for the Khan Research Laboratories cricket team.^[4] In September 2019, the Pakistan Cricket Board named it as one of the venues for hosting matches in the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.^[5]

See also

• List of cricket grounds in Pakistan