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{{Infobox cricket ground<br />
| image = D.R. Bendre Cricket Stadium.webp<br />
| ground_name = D.R. Bendre Cricket Stadium<br />
| nickname = <br />
| country = India<br />
| location = [[Hubli]], [[Karnataka]]<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|15|22|12|N|75|7|40|E}}<br />
| establishment = 2012<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/hubli-readies-itself-for-the-big-day-598097|title=Hubli readies itself for the big day|date=21 December 2012|website=cricinfo}}</ref><br />
| seating_capacity = 16,000<ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-06-24 |title=Rs. 22.75-cr. work on developing KSCA Stadium begins |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/Rs.-22.75-cr.-work-on-developing-KSCA-Stadium-begins/article14398279.ece |access-date=2026-06-09 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
| owner = [[Karnataka State Cricket Association]]<br />
| operator = [[Karnataka State Cricket Association]]<br />
| tenants = [[Karnataka cricket team|Karnataka]] <br />[[Shamanur Davangere Diamonds]] <br/>[[Hubli Tigers]]<br />
| international = false<br />
| date = 18 May<br />
| year = 2015<br />
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/ground/476822.html ESPNcricinfo<br />
}}<br />
'''D. R. Bendre Cricket Stadium''', also known as '''Rajnagar Cricket Stadium''' and '''KSCA Stadium''', is a cricket stadium in Rajnagar in the city of [[Hubli]], in [[Karnataka]], India. The stadium was completed in 2012 and serves as the second home ground for the [[Karnataka cricket team]]. It was inaugurated by the former [[Chief Minister of Karnataka]] [[Jagadish Shettar]] in November 2012. The ground is named after the [[Kannada]] poet and [[Jnanpith Award]] winner [[D. R. Bendre]].<br />
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In October 2013, the stadium hosted the third unofficial test match between [[India A cricket team|India A]] and [[West Indies A cricket team|West Indies A]], which [[Cheteshwar Pujara]] scored a [[Century (cricket)|triple-century]] and India A won by an innings and 51 runs.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/11957/scorecard/664407/india-a-vs-west-indies-a-3rd-unofficial-test-west-indies-a-tour-of-india-2013-14 | title=West Indies A - India A | date=9-12 October 2013 | publisher=ESPNcricinfo | access-date=24 February 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/679067.html | title='One of my best domestic innings' - Pujara | date=12 October 2013 | publisher=ESPNcricinfo | first=Sidharth | last=Monga | access-date=24 February 2019 }}</ref> In February 2026 the ground hosted the [[2025–26 Ranji Trophy]] final between Karnataka and [[Jammu and Kashmir cricket team|Jammu & Kashmir]].<br />
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The stadium is the home ground for [[Karnataka Premier League]] team Hubli Tigers.<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[M Chinnaswamy Stadium]]<br />
* Hubli Tigers<br />
* [[Karnataka State Cricket Association]]<br />
* [[Shamanur Davangere Diamonds]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/14/9852.html cricketarchive]<br />
* [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/ground/476822.html ESPNcricinfo]<br />
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[[Category:Buildings and structures in Hubli-Dharwad]]<br />
[[Category:Cricket grounds in Karnataka]]<br />
[[Category:Sports venues completed in 2012]]<br />
[[Category:2012 establishments in Karnataka]]<br />
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