{{Short description|Cricket ground}} {{Infobox Stadium | name = Shoaib Akhtar Stadium | native_name = {{nastaliq|شعیب اختر سٹیڈیم}} | native_name_lang = ur | nickname = | image = KRL cricket stadium Rawalpindi.png | fullname = | location = KRL Road, [[Rawalpindi]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]] | coordinates = {{coord|33.61895893598604|73.10558050908493|type:landmark|display=it}} | broke_ground = | built = | opened = {{start date and age|2019}} | renovated = | expanded = | closed = | demolished = | owner = [[Pakistan Cricket Board]] | operator = | surface = | construction_cost = | architect = | structural_engineer = | services_engineer = | general_contractor = | project_manager = | main_contractors = | former_names = | tenants = [[KRL FC]] <br> [[Khan Research Laboratories cricket team]]<br>[[Pakistan national cricket team]] | seating_capacity = 8,000<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/teams/pakistan/khan-research-laboratories/8079/venue/|title=Pakistan - Khan Research Laboratories - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com}}</ref> }} 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 [[Shoaib Akhtar|the tearaway Pakistani fast bowler]] in March 2021.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rawalpindi KRL Stadium renamed after Shoaib Akhtar |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/803725-rawalpindi-krl-stadium-renamed-after-shoaib-akhtar |access-date=24 December 2021 |work=[[The News International]] |date=13 March 2021}}</ref>
The stadium can accommodate 8,000 spectators.<ref>{{Cite web | title=KRL Stadium - Soccerway | url=https://uk.soccerway.com/venues/pakistan/krl-stadium/v6831/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210311070839/https://uk.soccerway.com/venues/pakistan/krl-stadium/v6831/ | access-date=2025-08-22 | archive-date=2021-03-11}}</ref> It is currently used mostly for [[football (soccer)|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]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Home of CricketArchive |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/22/1542.html |access-date=2026-04-26 |website=cricketarchive.com}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/pcb-releases-quaid-e-azam-trophy-2019-20-schedule.html |title=PCB releases Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2019-20 schedule |work=[[Pakistan Cricket Board]] |date=10 January 2014 |accessdate=3 September 2019}}</ref>
==See also== *[[List of cricket grounds in Pakistan]]
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