Brian Lara Cricket Academy

Brian Lara Cricket Academy

Ground information
Location	Tarouba, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago
Coordinates	10°17′48″N 61°25′47″W / 10.29667°N 61.42972°W / 10.29667; -61.42972
Establishment	2008, completed in 2017
Capacity	15,000
Owner	Government of Trinidad and Tobago
Operator	Government of Trinidad and Tobago
Tenants	Trinbago Knight Riders Trinidad and Tobago national cricket team
End names
North End South End
International information
Only ODI	1 August 2023:  West Indies v  India
First T20I	29 July 2022:  West Indies v  India
Last T20I	26 June 2024:  Afghanistan v  South Africa
First WODI	11 October 2017:  West Indies v  Sri Lanka
Last WODI	15 October 2017:  West Indies v  Sri Lanka
First WT20I	28 September 2018:  West Indies v  South Africa
Last WT20I	6 October 2018:  West Indies v  South Africa
As of 21 December 2023 Source: Brian Lara Stadium, Cricinfo

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The Brian Lara Cricket Academy is a multi-purpose stadium in Tarouba, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago, that was completed and inaugurated in 2017.^[1] It will be used mostly for cricket matches. It is located in southern Trinidad, just outside the heart of the city of San Fernando, beside the Sir Solomon Hochoy Highway, about two kilometres southeast of Trinidad and Tobago's former cricket ground at Guaracara Park, Pointe-a-Pierre.

Built to hold 15,000 people in a mix of fixed seating and grass banks it is named after former West Indies cricket captain Brian Lara, who until 17 October 2008 was the all-time leading run scorer in Test cricket, until he was surpassed by Sachin Tendulkar.

It was initially planned to host warm-up matches during the 2007 Cricket World Cup and serve as a cricket academy after the tournament. However, when it became apparent that the facility would not be completed in time for the tournament, the warm-up matches were instead hosted at the Frank Worrell Field at UWI St Augustine.

The Caribbean Premier League chose the Brian Lara Cricket Academy as the host for the final matches of the 2017 tournament, the first high-profile matches at the ground.^[2] Subsequent to this the Government of Trinidad and Tobago further purchased the rights to hold the CPL finals from 2018 through to 2020 at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy.^[3]