New York, The temporary Nassau County Cricket Ground, which was built specifically for the T20 World Cup, is set to be demolished after the New York leg of the event ended with India's seven-wicket win over co-hosts USA here . ,
Built in just over 100 days, the stadium became notorious for its challenging drop-in pitches, which were sourced from Adelaide. This massive structure is located on the edge of the 930-acre Eisenhower Park here in Long Island.
The stadium had 10 drop-in pitches, four for the main ground and six for the adjacent training facility at Cantiagh Park.
"After the last match is played at East Meadow on June 12, the stadium will be dismantled, the parts will be shipped back to Las Vegas and another golf event, and Eisenhower Park will return to normal, but with a world-class cricket pitch. will be left behind,” a New York Times report a few days ago said.The stadium which was "erected almost overnight" will be destroyed over a period of six weeks. It had a capacity of 34,000 and hosted a houseful crowd during India's crucial match against Pakistan on 9 June and some tickets were sold at a whopping price of US$2500 to US$10,000.
India played four matches at the venue, including a warm-up match against Bangladesh after the ground opened on 1 June.
Drop-in pitches hosted eight matches and produced unpredictable and sometimes dangerous bounce, resulting in particularly low scores in the first two matches where neither team crossed the 100-run mark.
In India's match against Ireland, who were bowled out for 96, Rishabh Pant and Rohit Sharma also suffered physical injuries.This was widely criticized and the International Cricket Council had to issue a statement admitting that "the pitches are not consistently good".
The highest successful target by India at the venue was only 111 runs in their win over the United States on Wednesday.
Canada's score of 137/7 against Ireland was the highest score recorded, while India successfully defended a small total of 119 against Pakistan.
In a thrilling match, South Africa chased down 103 runs with difficulty losing six wickets against Netherlands and later defended 113 runs against Bangladesh to win by a narrow margin of four runs.
The venue was finalized by the ICC in 2023 and was built in just 106 days.“The playing field, with the rectangular pitch in the middle, was made from special grass grown in Florida.
The NYT reports, "The grandstands are borrowed materials that have recently been used at Las Vegas' Formula 1 races and professional golf events."
Built in just over 100 days, the stadium became notorious for its challenging drop-in pitches, which were sourced from Adelaide. This massive structure is located on the edge of the 930-acre Eisenhower Park here in Long Island.
The stadium had 10 drop-in pitches, four for the main ground and six for the adjacent training facility at Cantiagh Park.
"After the last match is played at East Meadow on June 12, the stadium will be dismantled, the parts will be shipped back to Las Vegas and another golf event, and Eisenhower Park will return to normal, but with a world-class cricket pitch. will be left behind,” a New York Times report a few days ago said.The stadium which was "erected almost overnight" will be destroyed over a period of six weeks. It had a capacity of 34,000 and hosted a houseful crowd during India's crucial match against Pakistan on 9 June and some tickets were sold at a whopping price of US$2500 to US$10,000.
India played four matches at the venue, including a warm-up match against Bangladesh after the ground opened on 1 June.
Drop-in pitches hosted eight matches and produced unpredictable and sometimes dangerous bounce, resulting in particularly low scores in the first two matches where neither team crossed the 100-run mark.
In India's match against Ireland, who were bowled out for 96, Rishabh Pant and Rohit Sharma also suffered physical injuries.This was widely criticized and the International Cricket Council had to issue a statement admitting that "the pitches are not consistently good".
The highest successful target by India at the venue was only 111 runs in their win over the United States on Wednesday.
Canada's score of 137/7 against Ireland was the highest score recorded, while India successfully defended a small total of 119 against Pakistan.
In a thrilling match, South Africa chased down 103 runs with difficulty losing six wickets against Netherlands and later defended 113 runs against Bangladesh to win by a narrow margin of four runs.
The venue was finalized by the ICC in 2023 and was built in just 106 days.“The playing field, with the rectangular pitch in the middle, was made from special grass grown in Florida.
The NYT reports, "The grandstands are borrowed materials that have recently been used at Las Vegas' Formula 1 races and professional golf events."