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Arnos Vale Stadium is a cricket ground in Arnos Vale, which is situated near Kingstown, St. Vincent. This stadium is a part of Arnos Vale Sports Complex and is a multi-purpose ground. This stadium was established in the 80’s when the first international took place here in 1981 between West Indies and England.
Since then, the stadium has continuously hosted international matches with the ground hosting its maiden Test match in 1997 between West Indies and Sri Lanka which ended in a draw. However, it took 12 years for this place to host its second Test, where the Windies took on Bangladesh in the historic Test match for the visitors. In terms of T20I games, only two matches have been played between West Indies and Pakistan in 2013.
In 2007, before the ODI World Cup 2007 in this region, the ground was renovated entirely in 18 months to keep it match-ready. After renovation, the stadium was awarded various infrastructure facilities which included a large ground area, a new stand on the east side, a new media center, an operation center, and a pavilion was built.
2024 T20 World Cup: Arnos Vale Stadium - Capacity
Situated on the bank of the picturesque town of St. Vincent, the stadium has a capacity of 18,000 which is the second highest among the stadiums in the Caribbean nations, that are hosting the matches. It has two ends which are named as Airport end and Bequia end.
2024 T20 World Cup: Arnos Vale Stadium - Matches
Despite being one of the highest accommodating grounds in the Caribbean nations, the ICC has allotted the ground to host only five games where three matches will be of the group stage and two for Super 8 games. Asian sides Bangladesh and Nepal will be playing two games each here while South Africa and the Netherlands a single game.
Date | Matches |
June 13 | Bangladesh vs Netherlands |
June 14 | South Africa vs Nepal |
June 16 | Bangladesh vs Nepal |
June 22 | Super 8, C1 vs B2 |
June 24 | Super 8, C1 vs D2 |
2024 T20 World Cup: Arnos Vale Stadium - Pitch Report
Historically one of the oldest grounds in this region, this stadium is famous for high assist to the spinners which was indicated by a couple of games that took place here. Apart from that, teams having a good bunch of spinners have chances to excel in these conditions. South Africa, who will play Nepal here on June 14 will rely on their most effective spin duo of Keshav Maharaj and Tabraiz Shamsi while Bangladesh will bank on the experience of Shakib Al Hasan and Mehidy Miraz to cope with the situation.
