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LA 2028 Olympics Cricket Venue: Cricket is returning after a long wait of 128 years in the Olympics 2028 to be held in Los Angeles. Fans seem very excited about Cricut. These days, through the Women’s T20 World Cup being played, some women’s teams have qualified for the Olympics. Fans seemed very curious to know on which ground the cricket matches will be held in the Maha Kumbh of the Games. The matches will be held at Shahrukh Khan’s stadium.
You heard it right, the Olympic matches will be held in the stadium built by Shahrukh Khan’s franchise Kolkata Knight Riders Family (Los Angeles Knight Riders). This stadium is built in Pomona city of California, whose name is Knight Riders Cricket Ground. The first match of the 2026 Major League Cricket being played these days was played on the ground. This match took place between Los Angeles Knight Riders and Washington Freedom.
The cricket venue for @LA28 Olympics in Pomona County, Los Angeles is ready to host its FIRST-EVER competitive match today!
The Knight Riders Cricket Ground hosts the first home game for Los Angeles Knight Riders in the @MLCricket.
All the best to both teams and watch out for… pic.twitter.com/xe1p4WVexz
— ICC (@ICC) July 1, 2026
Pooja performed in the stadium before the match
A pre-match puja took place in the stadium, the video of which was shared by Los Angeles Knight Riders. It can be seen in the video that the puja ritual was completed. After this the first match was played on the field. Before the Olympics, 7 matches of Major League Cricket will be played here.
An auspicious beginning to the Knight Riders Cricket Ground journey in LA, USA 💜🙏#WeAreLAKR | #LAKnightRiders |#MLC26 pic.twitter.com/4q3fazz4Zk
— Los Angeles Knight Riders (@LA_KnightRiders) July 1, 2026
features of the field
There are 8 wickets in the main square of the ground. The dimensions are as per ICC standards. Apart from this, there are 6 floodlight towers 120 feet tall. More than 32,000 metric tons of soil was removed to create the field.
cricket program in olympics
Cricket will be played in T20 format in the Olympics. 6-6 teams of men and women will participate. All matches will be held at the Knight Riders Cricket Ground in Pomona. This stadium is about 50 kilometers away from Los Angeles city center. Cricket matches will be held from July 12 to 29, 2028.
The women’s teams of Australia, Great Britain (through England), India and South Africa have secured Olympic quotas through the 2026 T20 World Cup.
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