Green Park Stadium

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Green Park Stadium is an international cricket stadium in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. It has a seating capacity of approximately 32,000. It is the home ground of the Uttar Pradesh cricket team. It is located in the Civil Lines area in the northeast part of Kanpur near the banks of the river Ganga, which flows just behind the stadium. Controlled by the Sports Department of Uttar Pradesh, Green Park has hosted numerous international cricket matches across Test, One Day International (ODI), and Twenty20 International (T20I) formats. The stadium hosted the 500th Test played by the Indian team. It also hosted four Indian Premier League (IPL) matches in 2016 and 2017. As of 19 August 2017, it has hosted 22 Tests, 14 ODIs, and 1 T20I.

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