K. D. Singh Babu Stadium, Lucknow
KD Singh Babu Stadium, formerly known as the Central Sports Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium named after the famous hockey player K. D. Singh. The stadium was established in 1957 and it is located near the busy Hazratganj area of downtown Lucknow, in the heart of the city. it has a seating capacity of 25,000 and does not support floodlights for day night matches. The stadium is also the home ground for UP Cricket Team. The stadium hosts domestic competitions regularly. Several International and national field hockey matches have been played here, now  stadium is also used for domestic and few international cricket matches. The stadium is also sometimes used for association football games, like the District Football League matches of Lucknow. In 2012, the tournament was won by Sahara FC after defeating White Eagle Club. UP Police and Sunrise Club made it to the semi-finals that year, at the Dilkusha Grounds. Facilities. K. D. Singh Babu Stadium is the main sports hub of Lucknow, it has following facilities: Records. Cricket. K.D. Singh Babu Stadium has hosted following international matches: Records and stats. In Women's cricket, England's opening batters Caroline  Atkins and Arran Brindle (aka Arran Thompson) have broken the world record for an opening partnership for England by putting 150 on the board without loss at the end of the first day of the first Test against India in this stadium. In Test cricket the highest score was made by India, scoring 511 all out followed by Sri Lanka 218 all out. The next highest score was also made by Sri Lanka scoring 174 all out. The most runs scored here was by Sachin Tendulkar (142 runs), followed by Navjot Sidhu (124 runs) and Roshan Mahanama (118 runs). The  most wickets taken here was by Anil Kumble (11 wickets), followed by Muttiah Muralitharan (5 wickets) and Venkatapathy Raju (3 wickets). The highest scores were made by Pakistan, scoring 219–6 in ODIs. The next highest scores were made by Sri Lanka who scored 213 all out. The most runs scored here was by Imran Khan (84 runs), followed by Aravinda de Silva (83 runs) and Hashan Tillakaratne (71 runs). Wasim Akram, Abdul Qadir and Akram Reza have taken 2 wickets on this ground in ODIs.