Nehru Stadium, Guwahati
Nehru Stadium | |
Ground information | |
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Location | Guwahati, Assam, India |
Coordinates | 26°10′50″N 91°45′28.8″E / 26.18056°N 91.758000°E |
Establishment | 1962 |
Capacity | 15,000[1] |
Owner | Radha Govinda Baruah (1962) Board of Sports of Assam (since 1962) |
Operator | Board of Sports, Government of Assam |
Tenants | Assam cricket team FC Green Valley (2010 - Present) Guwahati F.C. (2015 - Present) |
End names | |
Pavilion End Railway End | |
International information | |
First ODI | 17 December 1983: India v West Indies |
Last ODI | 28 November 2010: India v New Zealand |
As of 28 September 2012 Source: ESPNCricinfo |
26°10′50″N 91°45′28.8″E / 26.18056°N 91.758000°E
Nehru Stadium (Assamese: নেহৰু ষ্টেডিয়াম), is a multi-purpose stadium in Guwahati, Assam, India and managed by the Board of Sports, Government of Assam. Radha Govinda Baruah supervised, constructed and named the stadium as Nehru Stadium. It is used both for football and cricket matches. The stadium holds 15,000 people at most and was built in 1962. So far it hosted 14 One Day Internationals matches and many matches of top domestic cricket tournaments like Ranji Trophy, Duleep Trophy and Deodhar Trophy. In football it regularly hosts prestigious Bordoloi Trophy. The stadium also hosted Santosh Trophy and Federation Cup tournaments.
All Records and Statistics
Type | Team 1 | Opposition Team | Date |
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First ODI | India | West Indies | Dec 17, 1983 |
Last ODI | India | New Zealand | Nov 28, 2010 |
Highest Totals [2] | ||||
Team 1 | Opposition Team | Date | Score | Overs |
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India | Zimbabwe | 19 March 2002 | 333/6 | 50 |
West Indies | New Zealand | 1 Nov, 1994 | 306/6 | 50 |
Lowest Totals [3] | ||||
Team 1 | Opposition Team | Date | Score | Overs |
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India | West Indies | 23 Dec, 1987 | 135 | 41.3 |
Sri Lanka | South Africa | 19 Nov, 1993 | 136 | 40.1 |
Leading run scorers are Yuvraj Singh- 181 runs, Michael Bevan- 163 runs and Dinesh Mongia- 159 runs. Leading wicket takers are Ravi Shastri and Harbhajan Singh- 7 wickets.