Gaddafi Stadium is Lahore’s principal international cricket venue, also identified by ESPNcricinfo as Lahore Stadium. It has floodlights and was rebuilt ahead of the 2025 Champions Trophy window, with the Pakistan Cricket Board saying the work was completed in a record 117 days. The renovation included brighter LED lights, larger score screens, imported seating and new hospitality boxes, but the venue’s present capacity should not be treated as one uncontested number. (Pakistan Cricket Board; ESPNcricinfo)
For a reader checking the ground before a match, the most reliable conclusion is conditional: Gaddafi Stadium has produced very different scores across formats and eras, while the selected strip for Pakistan v England on 25 October 2026 was not verified at the 23 October 20:40 cutoff. Historical records therefore show range, not a guaranteed batting, seam or chasing template. The latest fixture is scheduled at 13:00 PKT, 08:00 UTC and 13:30 IST. (ESPNcricinfo; PCB; ESPN match centre)
Key Takeaways
- Gaddafi Stadium is in Lahore and was renovated in 117 days for the 2025 international calendar, with brighter LEDs, larger screens, imported seating and new hospitality boxes reported by the PCB.
- A PCB-cited report said the renovated venue had over 34,000 seats in February 2025, while Cricbuzz lists 27,000; neither should be presented here as an uncontested current capacity.
- Published historical examples range from Pakistan’s ODI 375/3 against Zimbabwe to Pakistan’s ODI 75 all out against Sri Lanka. These are format-specific examples, not a forecast for 25 October.
- The 25 October strip was unverified at the saved cutoff. Read the surface at inspection and avoid assuming dew or an automatic chasing advantage.
Identity and the 2025 117-day rebuild
Gaddafi Stadium is located in Lahore, Pakistan. ESPNcricinfo’s ground profile records Lahore Stadium as an alternate name and confirms floodlights. This guide omits disputed end-name labels because current venue databases do not agree on them. For broader venue context, see the CricWin24 cricket grounds guide. (ESPNcricinfo; Cricbuzz)
The important recent change is the rebuild completed before the 2025 Champions Trophy period. In its 6 February 2025 release, the PCB said it had transformed the venue in a record 117 days. Its named improvements were brighter LED lights, two larger score screens, imported seating in all enclosures, newly built hospitality boxes and upgraded amenities. The release also said the opening ceremony was planned for 7 February, before Pakistan’s match against New Zealand on 8 February. (Pakistan Cricket Board)
The seating figure needs careful wording. Arab News, reporting the 6 February 2025 opening and citing the PCB, described the completed stadium as having over 34,000 seats. Cricbuzz’s venue facts page lists 27,000. These figures come from different publishers and should not be converted into a single definitive current-capacity claim. The safe description is that the PCB-reported 2025 rebuild was associated with a capacity of over 34,000 in that dated report, while another current listing gives 27,000. (Arab News; Cricbuzz)
The 117-day figure describes the renovation programme, not a verified new pitch specification. No dimensions, soil type, grass profile or current seating count beyond the attributed reports are added here. That distinction matters when a modernised stadium is discussed alongside a pitch report: venue upgrades do not, by themselves, establish how the selected match strip will play.
Published ODI record examples at Gaddafi Stadium
The published ODI record pages show a wide spread rather than one dependable scoring identity. One historical example is Pakistan’s 375/3 against Zimbabwe on 26 May 2015, recorded over 50 overs. Another is Pakistan’s 75 all out against Sri Lanka on 24 January 2009, completed in 22.5 overs. Both figures are team-innings examples from legacy record pages; they should not be described as a guaranteed latest or all-time record verified through 2026. (ESPNcricinfo; New Zealand Cricket archive)
A bounded recent ODI check is more useful for caution than for a venue average. The saved ESPNcricinfo ledger lists six selected recent entries: Pakistan beat Australia by four wickets on 4 June 2026; Australia beat Pakistan by 41 runs on 2 June 2026; New Zealand beat South Africa by 50 runs on 5 March 2025; Afghanistan v Australia was a no-result on 28 February 2025; Afghanistan beat England by eight runs on 26 February 2025; and Australia beat England by five wickets on 22 February 2025. That is five completed matches plus one no-result, not all matches at the ground. It contains both successful chases and successful first-innings defences, so it cannot support a ground average or an automatic dew conclusion. (ESPNcricinfo)
The practical takeaway for an ODI preview is to keep the historical scores as context and wait for the actual strip. Readers comparing Lahore with the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium pitch guide should also keep the grounds separate: Rawalpindi’s historic statistics and surface observations do not transfer automatically to Gaddafi Stadium.
Published Test record examples
Test records must be read as Test records, not as an expected level for a one-day match. A published historical example at Gaddafi Stadium is Pakistan’s 699/5 against India on 1 December 1989, recorded over 203.4 overs. At the lower end, New Zealand made 73 all out against Pakistan on 1 May 2002, completed in 30.2 overs. These are format-labelled team-innings examples from legacy Test record pages, not a claim about a current 2026 ranking or a forecast for the tri-series ODI. (ESPNcricinfo)
Published men’s T20I record examples
The published men’s T20I examples are separate again. England made 209/3 against Pakistan on 2 October 2022, while New Zealand made 94 all out against Pakistan on 14 April 2023. The underlying legacy page treats completed innings as the relevant comparison and does not make a reduced-overs low total a normal ground benchmark. These examples describe men’s T20I history and should not be combined with ODI or Test records. (ESPNcricinfo)
This format separation is important for Indian readers comparing quick score expectations across a venue. A T20I score is shaped by a 20-over innings, different tactics and different matchups. It cannot be used as a direct par score for the 25 October ODI, just as the Test examples cannot. The useful common point across all three formats is variability, not a single fixed label.
What can the pitch report say for 25 October?
There was no verified, match-specific report on the selected 25 October strip at the saved 23 October cutoff. This guide therefore does not call the surface dry, flat, slow, green or spin-friendly, and it does not invent a new-pitch technical description. Historical score range alone cannot reconstruct the moisture, grass, firmness or pace of the strip prepared for a particular match. (ESPNcricinfo)
The firm way to use a live inspection is conditional. If the strip looks firm and offers early carry, seamers may receive more value from a good length; if the ball grips or turns during inspection, spin and changes of pace may become more relevant; if it comes on cleanly, batters may be able to trust their strokes. Those are match-reading conditions, not claims about the unobserved 25 October pitch.
The match is scheduled as a day/night ODI under floodlights, but that fact does not prove that dew will arrive or that chasing will be easier. The bounded recent ledger includes both successful chases and successful defences, so there is no evidence here for an automatic chasing edge. Read the pitch at inspection and update after the toss. (ESPNcricinfo)
Pakistan vs England, 4th Match: Lahore fixture brief
Pakistan and England are scheduled to meet in the 4th Match of the Pakistan ODI Tri-Series 2026/27 at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, on 25 October 2026. The official schedule and match centre give the start as 13:00 PKT, 08:00 UTC and 13:30 IST. The match is a day/night ODI; “4th Match” refers to the tri-series sequence, not the fourth bilateral Pakistan–England ODI. (PCB; ESPN match centre)
At the saved 23 October 20:40 cutoff, the match was upcoming. No toss, confirmed XI or result was available, so this venue guide does not copy probable XIs, team news or an outcome into the ground report. For the match-specific build-up, use the Pakistan vs England 4th-match prediction and the wider match-prediction hub, then return to this page for the venue record and inspection caveats.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Gaddafi Stadium?
Gaddafi Stadium is in Lahore, Pakistan. ESPNcricinfo identifies it as Gaddafi Stadium Lahore, lists Lahore Stadium as an alternate name and records that the venue has floodlights. (ESPNcricinfo)
What is Gaddafi Stadium’s highest ODI score?
A published historical ODI example is Pakistan’s 375/3 against Zimbabwe on 26 May 2015, over 50 overs. It is presented here as a legacy record-page example, not as a claim that the figure is guaranteed latest or all-time verified through 2026. (ESPNcricinfo)
What is its lowest ODI total?
A published historical completed-innings example is Pakistan’s 75 all out against Sri Lanka on 24 January 2009, in 22.5 overs. It is an ODI team-innings example and should not be confused with a Test or T20I total. (ESPNcricinfo; New Zealand Cricket archive)
What are the Test and T20I records?
The published Test examples are Pakistan 699/5 against India on 1 December 1989 and New Zealand 73 all out against Pakistan on 1 May 2002. The published men’s T20I examples are England 209/3 against Pakistan on 2 October 2022 and New Zealand 94 all out against Pakistan on 14 April 2023. These examples remain separated by format and are not an ODI forecast. (ESPNcricinfo)
Does Gaddafi Stadium favour chasing?
The available bounded recent ODI ledger does not establish an automatic chasing advantage. Its selected six entries contain five completed matches and one no-result, with both successful chases and successful first-innings defences. That is too small and too specific a sample for a universal venue rule, and dew is not proven merely because the match is scheduled under lights. (ESPNcricinfo)
What is known about the 25 October Pakistan–England strip?
No reliable match-specific selected-strip report was verified by the 23 October 20:40 cutoff. The safe approach is to inspect the pitch at the ground and update the assessment after the toss. Do not label it dry, flat, slow, green or spin-friendly in advance, and do not assume dew will help the chasing side. (ESPNcricinfo; PCB; ESPN match centre)