Gaddafi Stadium (Urdu:قذافی اسٹیڈیم pronounced Qazafi Stadium) is a cricket ground in Lahore, Pakistan. It was designed by Daghestani-born architect and engineer Nasreddin Murat-Khan, who also designed Lahore's Minar-e-Pakistan, and constructed by Mian Abdul Khaliq and Company in 1959. The ground was renovated for the 1996 Cricket World Cup when it hosted the final. It is also the largest cricket stadium in Pakistan with a capacity of 60,000 spectators. It hosted the 1990 Hockey World Cup Final, where the hosts were defeated 3–1 by the Netherlands.
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