Nehru Stadium, Guwahati
26°10′50″N 91°45′28.8″E / 26.18056°N 91.758000°E / 26.18056; 91.758000
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  Nehru Stadium Location in Guwahati  Nehru Stadium Location in Assam | |
| Address | India |
|---|---|
| Location | R.G. Baruah Sports Complex, Guwahati, Assam, India |
| Coordinates | 26°10′50″N 91°45′28.8″E / 26.18056°N 91.758000°E / 26.18056; 91.758000 |
| Owner | Radha Govinda Baruah (1962) Board of Sports of Assam (since 1962) |
| Operator | Board of Sports of Assam, Government of Assam |
| Capacity | 15,000[1] |
| Surface | Grass |
| Opened | 1962 |
| Tenants | |
| Assam cricket team Assam football team Assam women's football team Assam State Premier League GSA Football leagues | |
| Ground information | |
| End names | |
| Pavilion End Railway End | |
| First ODI | 17 December 1983: India v  West Indies |
| Last ODI | 28 November 2010: India v  New Zealand |
| First WODI | 14 November 1995: India v  England |
| Last WODI | 4 December 2005: India v England |
| As of 9 December 2019 Source: ESPNcricinfo | |
Nehru Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Guwahati, Assam, India. It was built in 1962 and holds the capacity of 15,000 spectators. Radha Govinda Baruah supervised, constructed and named it as Nehru Stadium.[2] The stadium is operated by the Board of Sports of Assam, Government of Assam. It has been mainly used for football and cricket.
Nehru Stadium has hosted 13 One Day Internationals matches and many matches of domestic cricket tournaments including Ranji Trophy, Duleep Trophy and Deodhar Trophy. In football, it hosts the prestigious Bordoloi Trophy and all three divisions of GSA Football League regularly. The stadium has also hosted the Santosh Trophy and Federation Cup,[3] two top level domestic football tournaments of India.
All records and statistics
| Type | Team 1 | Opposition team | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| First ODI | India |
West Indies |
17 Dec 1983 |
| Last ODI | India |
New Zealand |
28 Nov 2010 |
| Highest totals[4] | ||||
| Team 1 | Opposition team | Date | Score | Overs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India |
 Zimbabwe |
19 March 2002 | 333/6 | 50 |
| West Indies |
New Zealand |
1 Nov 1994 | 306/6 | 50 |
| Lowest totals[5] | ||||
| Team 1 | Opposition team | Date | Score | Overs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
List of centuries
Key
- * denotes that the batsman was not out.
- Inns. denotes the number of the innings in the match.
- Balls denotes the number of balls faced in an innings.
- NR denotes that the number of balls was not recorded.
- Parentheses next to the player's score denotes his century number at Edgbaston.
- The column title Date refers to the date the match started.
- The column title Result refers to the player's team result
Centuries in One Day Internationals
| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 111 | Carl Hooper | West Indies |
114 | 1 | New Zealand |
1 November 1994 | Won[6] |
| 2 | 159* | Dinesh Mongia | India |
147 | 1 | Zimbabwe |
19 March 2002 | Won[7] |
| 3 | 105 | Virat Kohli | India |
104 | 1 | New Zealand |
28 November 2010 | Won[8] |
List of five wicket hauls
Key
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| † | The bowler was man of the match |
| ‡ | 10 or more wickets taken in the match |
| § | One of two five-wicket hauls by the bowler in the match |
| Date | Day the Test started or ODI was held |
| Inn | Innings in which five-wicket haul was taken |
| Overs | Number of overs bowled. |
| Runs | Number of runs conceded |
| Wkts | Number of wickets taken |
| Econ | Runs conceded per over |
| Batsmen | Batsmen whose wickets were taken |
| Drawn | The match was drawn. |
Five Wicket Hauls
| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing team | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Batsmen | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robin Singh (cricketer) | 22 December 1997 | India |
Sri Lanka |
1 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 4.4 | Won [9] | |
| 2 | Doug Bollinger | 8 November 2009 |  Australia |
India |
1 | 10 | 35 | 5 | 3.5 | Won [10] |
See also
External links
- Info on venue.
References
- ^ "Football Stadiums in India".
- ^ "Nehru Stadium completes glorious 50 years". The Assam Tribune. 16 December 2023.
- ^ "The resurrection of East Bengal". sportstarlive.com. Sportstar. 21 January 2010. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "Nehru Stadium, Guwahati Cricket Team Records & Stats".
- ^ "Nehru Stadium, Guwahati Cricket Team Records & Stats".
- ^ "5th Match, Wills World Series at Guwahati, Nov 1 1994". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "5th ODI, Zimbabwe tour of India at Guwahati, Mar 19 2002". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "1st ODI, New Zealand tour of India [Nov 2010] at Guwahati, Nov 28 2010". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "1st ODI, Sri Lanka tour of India at Guwahati, Dec 22 1997". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "3rd ODI, New Zealand tour of India at Indore, Dec 15 1988". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2019.