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			{{Short description\|Cricket ground in New Delhi, India}}
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	\| country = India		\| country = India
	\| image =		\| image =
	\| location = Dwarka Road, [[Palam]], [[Delhi]]		\| location = Dwarka Road, Sport View, [[Palam Air Force Base]], [[Delhi Cantonment]], [[Delhi]]
	\| coordinates = {{coord\|28\|34\|17\|N\|77\|07\|22\|E}}		\| coordinates = {{coord\|28\|34\|17\|N\|77\|07\|22\|E}}
	\| establishment = 1958		\| establishment = 1958
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	\| club1 = [[Services cricket team]]		\| club1 = [[Services cricket team]]
	\| year1 = ~~1958-present~~		\| year1 = 1958–present
	\| date = 27 August		\| date = 27 August
	\| year = 2015		\| year = 2015
	\| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/ground/58051.html Cricinfo		\| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/ground/58051.html Cricinfo
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	'''Palam A Stadium''', also known as '''Air Force Station''' or '''Model Sports Complex''', is a cricket ground in Dwarka Road, [[Palam]], [[~~New~~ Delhi]]~~. The ground was established in 1958~~, ~~and since then it has been regular venue for cricket for~~ [[~~Services cricket team]]. The ground has also hosted few matches for the [[Delhi cricket team\|~~Delhi]] and [[Railways cricket team]]s. As of mid-2018 it has held 126 [[first-class cricket\|first-class matches]] and 69 [[List A cricket\|List A matches]].<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/14/985_f.html First-Class Matches]</ref><ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/14/985_a.html List A matches]</ref><ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/14/985_tt.html T20 Matches]</ref> In 2011, the [[International Cricket Council]] approved the ground for use as a practice venue for the [[2011 Cricket World Cup\|World Cup]]; 19 practice sessions took place there.<ref>{{cite news \| url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/world-cup-2011/story/world-cup-kotla-palam-grounds-to-host-43-practice-sessions-for-six-teams-127876-2011-02-04 \| title=Kotla and Palam grounds to host 43 practice sessions \| date=4 February 2011 \| first=Qaiser Mohammad \| last=Ali \| publisher=India Today \| accessdate=17 June 2018 }}</ref>		'''Palam A Stadium''', also known as '''Air Force Station''' or '''Model Sports Complex''', is a cricket ground in Dwarka Road, Sport View, [[Palam Air Force Base]], [[Delhi Cantonment]], [[New Delhi]].

	The ground is very close to [[Indira Gandhi International Airport]], and planes approaching the airport fly low about 100 metres south of the ground before coming in to land on the other side of Dwarka Road. Although the ground is used for [[Ranji Trophy]] matches, public entry is restricted, as the ~~land belongs to the [[Indian Air Force]]~~.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Iyer \|first1=Aditya \|title=Ranji Trophy: Game Over \|url=http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/cricket/ranji-trophy-game-over \|website=openthemagazine \|accessdate=11 July 2018}}</ref>		The ground was established in 1958, and since then it has been regular venue for cricket for the [[Services cricket team]]. The ground has also hosted few matches for the [[Delhi cricket team\|Delhi]] and [[Railways cricket team]]s. As of early February 2025 it has held 149 [[first-class cricket\|first-class matches]], 69 [[List A cricket\|List A matches]] and 52 [[Twenty20]] matches.<ref>{{cite web \|title=First-Class Matches played on Palam A Ground \|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/14/985_f.html \|publisher=CricketArchive \|access-date=6 February 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=List A Matches played on Palam A Ground \|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/14/985_a.html\|publisher=CricketArchive \|access-date=6 February 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Twenty20 Matches played on Palam A Ground \|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/14/985_tt.html\|publisher=CricketArchive \|access-date=6 February 2025}}</ref> In 2011, the [[International Cricket Council]] approved the ground for use as a practice venue for the [[2011 Cricket World Cup\|World Cup]]; 19 practice sessions took place there.<ref>{{cite news \| url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/world-cup-2011/story/world-cup-kotla-palam-grounds-to-host-43-practice-sessions-for-six-teams-127876-2011-02-04 \| title=Kotla and Palam grounds to host 43 practice sessions \| date=4 February 2011 \| first=Qaiser Mohammad \| last=Ali \| publisher=India Today \| accessdate=17 June 2018 }}</ref>

			The ground is very close to [[Indira Gandhi International Airport]], and planes approaching the airport fly low about 100 metres south of the ground before coming in to land on the other side of Dwarka Road. Although the ground is used for [[Ranji Trophy]] matches, public entry is restricted, as the ground is within Delhi Cantt area.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Iyer \|first1=Aditya \|title=Ranji Trophy: Game Over \|url=http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/cricket/ranji-trophy-game-over \|website=openthemagazine \|accessdate=11 July 2018}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==
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	== External links ==		== External links ==
	* [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/14/985.html ~~Cricketachive~~]		* [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/14/985.html Cricketarchive]

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{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox cricket ground
| ground_name = Palam A Stadium
| nickname =
| country = India
| image =
| location = Dwarka Road, [[Palam]], [[Delhi]]
| coordinates = {{coord|28|34|17|N|77|07|22|E}}
| establishment = 1958
| seating_capacity = n/a
| end1 =
| end2 = n/a
| club1 = [[Services cricket team]]
| year1 = 1958-present
| date = 27 August
| year = 2015
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/ground/58051.html Cricinfo
}}
'''Palam A Stadium''', also known as '''Air Force Station''' or '''Model Sports Complex''', is a cricket ground in Dwarka Road, [[Palam]], [[New Delhi]]. The ground was established in 1958, and since then it has been regular venue for cricket for [[Services cricket team]]. The ground has also hosted few matches for the [[Delhi cricket team|Delhi]] and [[Railways cricket team]]s. As of mid-2018 it has held 126 [[first-class cricket|first-class matches]] and 69 [[List A cricket|List A matches]].<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/14/985_f.html First-Class Matches]</ref><ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/14/985_a.html List A matches]</ref><ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/14/985_tt.html T20 Matches]</ref> In 2011, the [[International Cricket Council]] approved the ground for use as a practice venue for the [[2011 Cricket World Cup|World Cup]]; 19 practice sessions took place there.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/world-cup-2011/story/world-cup-kotla-palam-grounds-to-host-43-practice-sessions-for-six-teams-127876-2011-02-04 | title=Kotla and Palam grounds to host 43 practice sessions | date=4 February 2011 | first=Qaiser Mohammad | last=Ali | publisher=India Today | accessdate=17 June 2018 }}</ref>

The ground is very close to [[Indira Gandhi International Airport]], and planes approaching the airport fly low about 100 metres south of the ground before coming in to land on the other side of Dwarka Road. Although the ground is used for [[Ranji Trophy]] matches, public entry is restricted, as the land belongs to the [[Indian Air Force]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Iyer |first1=Aditya |title=Ranji Trophy: Game Over |url=http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/cricket/ranji-trophy-game-over |website=openthemagazine |accessdate=11 July 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
* [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/14/985.html Cricketachive]

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