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Salem Cricket Foundation Stadium
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|location=[[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]], [[Tamil Nadu]] India|website=}}'''Salem Cricket Foundation Stadium''' '''(SCF)''' is an international [[cricket stadium]] located at [[Salem district]] in [[Tamil Nadu]], India.<ref name=":0"></ref><ref name=":1"></ref><ref name=":2"> Salem News - Times of India|last=Jul 16|first=TNN Updated:|last2=2017|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2020-02-20|last3=Ist|first3=13:30}}</ref> It is the home ground for Salem Cricket Foundation. The stadium is located in [[Vazhapadi]] which is off the [[National Highway 79 (India)|Chennai-Salem highway]] and 24 km from Salem city.<ref name=":0" /><ref></ref> It is expected to host [[Tamil Nadu Premier League]] and [[Indian Premier League]] matches.<ref name=":1" />
The stadium is spread across with a play area of has five pitches.<ref name=":0" /> The stadium also features 12 practice-turf wickets, players pavilion and press box.<ref></ref> The seating capacity is 5000 which can be increased to up to 25,000 during big events.<ref name=":2" />
== History ==
On 9 February 2020, the stadium was inaugurated in the presence of Chief Minister [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]], former India captain [[Rahul Dravid]], former [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]] Chairman [[N. Srinivasan|N Srinivasan]], [[Tamil Nadu Cricket Association]] (TNCA) President Rupa Gurunath and other officials. It was built at a cost of .<ref name=":0" /><ref></ref>
== References ==
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[[Category:Cricket grounds in India]]
[[Category:Cricket grounds in Tamil Nadu]]
February 21, 2020 at 01:13AM
