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{{short description|Multi-purpose stadium in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago}}
{{Infobox cricket ground
|       ground_name = Brian Lara Cricket Academy
|          nickname = 
|             image = Brian Lara Stadium.jpg
|           caption = 
|           country = West Indies
|          location = Tarouba, [[San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago|San Fernando]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]]
|       coordinates = {{coord|10|17|48|N|61|25|47|W}}
|     establishment = 2008, completed in 2017
|  seating_capacity = 15,000
|             owner = [[Government of Trinidad and Tobago]]
|          operator = [[Government of Trinidad and Tobago]]
|           tenants = [[Trinbago Knight Riders]]<br>[[Trinidad and Tobago national cricket team]]
|              end1 = North End
|              end2 = South End
|     international = true
|     firsttestdate = 
|     firsttestyear = 
|     firsttesthome = 
|     firsttestaway = 
|      lasttestdate = 
|      lasttestyear =
|      lasttesthome = 
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|      firstodidate = 
|      firstodiyear = 
|      firstodihome = 
|      firstodiaway = 
|       lastodidate = 
|       lastodiyear = 
|       lastodihome = 
|       lastodiaway = 
| onlyodidate = 1 August
| onlyodiyear = 2023
| onlyodihome = West Indies
| onlyodiaway = India
|     firstt20idate = 29 July
|     firstt20iyear = 2022
|     firstt20ihome = West Indies
|     firstt20iaway = India
|      lastt20idate = 27 August
|      lastt20iyear = 2024
|      lastt20ihome = West Indies
|      lastt20iaway = South Africa
|      firstwodidate = 11 October
|      firstwodiyear = 2017
|      firstwodihome = West Indies
|      firstwodiaway = Sri Lanka
|       lastwodidate = 15 October
|       lastwodiyear = 2017
|       lastwodihome = West Indies
|       lastwodiaway = Sri Lanka
|     firstwt20idate = 28 September
|     firstwt20iyear = 2018
|     firstwt20ihome = West Indies
|     firstwt20iaway = South Africa
|      lastwt20idate = 6 October
|      lastwt20iyear = 2018
|      lastwt20ihome = West Indies
|      lastwt20iaway = South Africa
|              date = 27 August 2024
|            source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/ground/247418.html Brian Lara Stadium, Cricinfo
|imagesize=300px}}

{{Brian Lara series}}
The '''Brian Lara Cricket Academy''' is a [[multi-purpose stadium]] in Tarouba, [[San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago|San Fernando]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]], that was completed and inaugurated in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.windiescricket.com/news/cpl-venue-preview-brian-lara-cricket-academy/ |title=CPL Venue Preview: Brian Lara Cricket Academy |work=Cricket West Indies |accessdate=19 August 2020}}</ref>  It will be used mostly for [[cricket]] matches.  It is located in southern Trinidad, just outside the heart of the city of [[San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago|San Fernando]], beside the [[Sir Solomon Hochoy Highway]], about two kilometres southeast of [[Trinidad and Tobago cricket team|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cplt20.com/fixtures|title=Fixtures &#124; cplt20}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnc3.co.tt/press-release/tt-secures-cpl-finals-next-three-years|title=Home|access-date=2019-10-14|archive-date=2019-10-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191014202434/http://www.cnc3.co.tt/press-release/tt-secures-cpl-finals-next-three-years|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Development ==
The Brian Lara Cricket Academy was commissioned in 2004 by the Government of Trinidad and Tobago through the state company [[UDeCOTT]] to provide a high class sporting venue for the [[2007 Cricket World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://udecott.com/projects/brian-lara-cricket-academy/|title = The Brian Lara Cricket Academy &#124; UDeCOTT Website}}</ref> With Trinidad and Tobago receiving the Brown Package of matches and the use of the [[Queens Park Oval]] as the primary venue, the Brian Lara facility was earmarked to host warm-up matches. To be ready for the Cricket World Cup the facility had to be completed by February 2007 and game ready by March 2007.

Major design and construction problems kept pushing back the completion date as well as increasing the construction cost. Once it became apparent it would not be ready for the World Cup, matches were shifted to the grounds at [[UWI]]. The delays and costs have made the complex one of the more controversial infrastructure projects undertaken in Trinidad and Tobago. The initial cost was estimated to be TT$257 million, but with the cost overruns and the increase in prices of materials, in 2009 the estimated costs were TT$700 million and by the time the facility was eventually opened in 2017 the costs had exceeded TT$1billion.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ttwhistleblower.com/controversial-brian-lara-stadium-jwala-sachin-stay-away/ |title=Controversial Brian Lara Stadium ...JWALA TO SACHIN: STAY AWAY - TTWhistleBlower.com |access-date=2017-07-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930193607/http://ttwhistleblower.com/controversial-brian-lara-stadium-jwala-sachin-stay-away/ |archive-date=2018-09-30 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Other sports==
[[Image:Brian Lara Stadium 2.jpg|thumb|left|340px|View across the stands in the Brian Lara Stadium]]
The Brian Lara Cricket Academy was meant to be a component of a larger complex situated on {{convert|180|acre|km2}} of farm land in Tarouba, with a cost of TT$1.1 billion. It was designed by [[HOK (firm)|Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum]], a US architectural firm. The complex was proposed to consist of:

* An aquatic centre with Olympic standard pools. This project was eventually moved and completed in [[Couva]] at the [[Ato Boldon Stadium]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.msya.gov.tt/sport/the-ministry/mega-projects/127-national-aquatic-centre |title=Sport - National Aquatic Centre  |access-date=2017-07-04 |archive-date=2019-09-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190909144726/http://www.msya.gov.tt/sport/the-ministry/mega-projects/127-national-aquatic-centre |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Olympic-sized velodrome, which was also constructed near the [[Ato Boldon Stadium]] in [[Couva]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ttcyclingfederation.org/ncc.html |title=National Cycling Centre &#124; TTCF |access-date=2017-07-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108192333/http://ttcyclingfederation.org/ncc.html |archive-date=2017-01-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Indoor gymnasium. 
* School for training of athletes. 
* A large car park, new roads and other infrastructure works.

The completed stadium serves as a training facility for cricketers. It has four indoor cricket training pitches with computerised biometric technology to measure an athlete’s performance, including two full-length run-up pitches for fast bowlers. Spectators have an unhindered view from every area of the stadium, including the concessionaires area. It also has areas specifically designed for the print, radio and television media.

The facility may also include a hotel in the future. It has been estimated to cost an additional TT$190 million.

==Cricket matches==
The first major cricket matches at the ground were several of the matches of the [[Caribbean Premier League]] in September 2017, including the final.<ref>{{cite web |title=Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/30/3067.html |website=CricketArchive |accessdate=5 January 2019}}</ref> The first [[first-class cricket|first-class]] match was held in November 2017: in 2017-18 and 2018–19 the Trinidad and Tobago team played some of its home matches in the [[Regional Four Day Competition]] there, and some at [[Queen's Park Oval]] in [[Port of Spain]].<ref>{{cite web |title=First-class matches played on Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba. |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/30/3067_f.html|website=CricketArchive |accessdate=5 January 2019}}</ref>

== 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup matches ==
{{main|2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup}}

{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 12 June 2024
| time = {{UTZ|20:30|-4}}
| night = y
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| team2 = {{cr|NZ}}
| score1 = 149/9 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Sherfane Rutherford]] 68[[not out|*]] (39)
| wickets1 = [[Trent Boult]] 3/16 (4 overs)
| score2 = 136/9 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Glenn Phillips (cricketer)|Glenn Phillips]] 40 (33)
| wickets2 = [[Alzarri Joseph]] 4/19 (4 overs)
| result = West Indies won by 13 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1415726.html Scorecard]
| venue = Brian Lara Cricket Academy, [[San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago|San Fernando]]
| umpires = [[Ahsan Raza]] (Pak) and [[Alex Wharf]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Sherfane Rutherford]] (WI)
| toss = New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = West Indies qualified for the Super 8 as a result of this match.
}}
----

{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 13 June 2024
| time = {{UTZ|20:30|-4}}
| night = y
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PNG}}
| team2 = {{cr|AFG|2013}}
| score1 = 95 (19.5 overs)
| runs1 = [[Kiplin Doriga]] 27 (32)
| wickets1 = [[Fazalhaq Farooqi]] 3/16 (4 overs)
| score2 = 101/3 (15.1 overs)
| runs2 = [[Gulbadin Naib]] 49[[not out|*]] (36)
| wickets2 = [[Semo Kamea]] 1/16 (3 overs)
| result = Afghanistan won by 7 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1415729.html Scorecard]
| venue = Brian Lara Cricket Academy, [[San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago|San Fernando]]
| umpires = [[Michael Gough (cricketer)|Michael Gough]] (Eng) and [[Alex Wharf]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Fazalhaq Farooqi]] (Afg)
| toss = Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Afghanistan qualified for the Super 8 while New Zealand, Uganda and Papua New Guinea were eliminated as a result of this match.
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 14 June 2024
| time = {{UTZ|20:30|-4}}
| night = y
| team1 = {{cr-rt|UGA}}
| team2 = {{cr|NZ}}
| score1 = 40 (18.4 overs)
| runs1 = [[Kenneth Waiswa]] 11 (18)
| wickets1 = [[Tim Southee]] 3/4 (4 overs)
| score2 = 41/1 (5.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Devon Conway]] 22[[not out|*]] (15)
| wickets2 = [[Riazat Ali Shah]] 1/10 (1 over)
| result = New Zealand won by 9 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1415732.html Scorecard]
| venue = Brian Lara Cricket Academy, [[San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago|San Fernando]]
| umpires = [[Richard Illingworth]] (Eng) and [[Paul Reiffel]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Tim Southee]] (NZ)
| toss = New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 17 June 2024
| time = {{UTZ|10:30|-4}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PNG}}
| team2 = {{cr|NZ}}
| score1 = 78 (19.4 overs)
| runs1 = [[Charles Amini]] 17 (25)
| wickets1 = [[Lockie Ferguson]] 3/0 (4 overs)
| score2 = 79/3 (12.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Devon Conway]] 35 (32)
| wickets2 = [[Kabua Morea]] 2/4 (2.2 overs)
| result = New Zealand won by 7 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1415739.html Scorecard]
| venue = Brian Lara Cricket Academy, [[San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago|San Fernando]]
| umpires = [[Paul Reiffel]] (Aus) and [[Langton Rusere]] (Zim)
| motm = [[Lockie Ferguson]] (NZ)
| toss = New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = [[Trent Boult]] (NZ) played in his last T20I.
* [[Lockie Ferguson]] (NZ) became the second bowler to bowl four consecutive maiden overs in a T20I match.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=17 June 2024 |title=NZ vs PNG: Lockie Ferguson records first instance of four maidens by a bowler in a T20 World Cup history |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/t20-world-cup/lockie-ferguson-records-most-maiden-overs-in-t20-world-cup-history-nz-vs-png/article68301382.ece |website=SportStar}}</ref>
}}
----
===Semi-final 1===
{{Limited overs matches
| round = {{Anchor|match53}}'''Semi-final 1'''
| date = {{end date|2024|06|26|df=y}}
| time = {{UTZ|20:30|-4}}
| night = y
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AFG}}
| score1 = 56 (11.5 overs) 
| runs1 = [[Azmatullah Omarzai]] 10	(12) 
| wickets1 = [[Tabraiz Shamsi]] 3/6 (1.5 overs) 
| team2 = {{cr|SA}}
| score2 = 60/1 (8.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Reeza Hendricks]] 29[[not out|*]] (25)
| wickets2 = [[Fazalhaq Farooqi]] 1/11 (2 overs)
| result = South Africa won by 9 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1415753.html Scorecard]
| venue = Brian Lara Cricket Academy, [[San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago|San Fernando]]
| umpires = [[Richard Illingworth]] (Eng) and [[Nitin Menon]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Marco Jansen]] (SA)
| toss = Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
| notes = This was the first time Afghanistan played in a major ICC tournament semi-final.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-25 |title=T20 World Cup results: Afghanistan reach semi-final for first time |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/articles/ckvvvg717wno |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref>
* [[Anrich Nortje]] (SA) took his 50th wicket in [[Twenty20 International|T20Is]].<ref>{{cite web |access-date=27 June 2024 |title=Anrich Nortje Completes 50 Wickets in T20Is, Achieves Feat During SA vs AFG ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Semi-Final |url=https://www.latestly.com/socially/sports/cricket/anrich-nortje-completes-50-wickets-in-t20is-achieves-feat-during-sa-vs-afg-icc-t20-world-cup-2024-semi-final-6067532.html |website=www.latestly.com}}</ref>
* Afghanistan posted their lowest T20I score.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stats - South Africa men's maiden World Cup final, Afghanistan's lowest T20I total |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/t20-world-cup-2024-semi-final-stats-south-africa-men-maiden-world-cup-final-afghanistan-lowest-t20i-total-1441083 |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>
* South Africa qualified for the T20 World Cup final for the first time.<ref>{{Cite web |title=South Africa demolish Afghanistan to enter their maiden men's World Cup final |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2024-1411166/afghanistan-vs-south-africa-1st-semi-final-1415753/match-report |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.espncricinfo.com/westindies/content/ground/247418.html Brian Lara Stadium] at [[Cricinfo]]
* [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/30/3067.html Brian Lara Stadium] at CricketArchive
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