Providence Stadium
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| Providence Stadium | ||||
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| Location | Providence, Guyana | |||
| Seating capacity | 15,000 | |||
| End names | Media Centre End Pavilion End |
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| First Test | 22 March 2008: West Indies v Sri Lanka | |||
| First ODI | 28 March 2007: South Africa v Sri Lanka | |||
| Last ODI | 9 April 2007: Ireland v New Zealand | |||
| As of 10 February 2009 Source: cricinfo |
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The Providence Stadium is a sports stadium in Guyana, replacing Bourda as the national stadium. The stadium was built specifically to host Super Eight matches in the 2007 Cricket World Cup, held in March and April 2007. The stadium hosted six World Cup matches between 28 March 2007 and 9 April 2007, most notably the match between Sri Lanka and South Africa in which Sri Lankan fast bowler Lasith Malinga became the first bowler in international cricket history to take four wickets in four consecutive balls. Built primarily for cricket matches, the stadium can be converted into a multi-use facility.
The stadium was built by the Government of Guyana with substantial financial assistance from the Government of India. It was designed by C.R. Narayana Rao (CRN Architects & Engineers), supervised by Walter Willis (famous Guyanese civil engineer) and constructed by Shapoorji Pallonji & Co. Limited. Flooding in 2005 slowed site preparation, and delayed the start of construction, which began in May 2005. Construction costs are estimated at $25,000,000 US.
Seating 15,000 people, Providence Stadium is one of the largest sports arenas in Guyana, and now hosts test cricket instead of Bourda. The complex includes a shopping mall and luxury apartments. Princess International Hotel is located next to the stadium, and has numerous luxury guest rooms.
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[edit] Events
[edit] Cricket
During 2008 Providence Stadium hosted a solitary test match and throughout the 2007 Cricket World Cup it hosted six One Day Internationals.
Since then it has hosted many other events including local and international.
It has also hosted other sports other than cricket including football.
The opening and closing ceremonies as well as the numerous super concerts held for Carifesta 10 were also hosted there.
[edit] Transport
Providence Stadium is located on the east bank of the Demerara River a few kilometres south of the capital, Georgetown. Located along the East Bank Highway the stadium is a ten minute drive from Georgetown's city centre and a 30 minute drive from Cheddi Jagan International Airport.
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Coordinates: 6°45′27.96″N 58°10′40.77″W / 6.7577667°N 58.1779917°W
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