Nehru Stadium, Guwahati

Nehru Stadium,Guwahati
Nehru Stadium
Ground information
Location Guwahati, Assam, India
Coordinates 26°10′50″N 91°45′28.8″E / 26.18056°N 91.758000°E / 26.18056; 91.758000
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

Coordinates: 26°10′50″N 91°45′28.8″E / 26.18056°N 91.758000°E / 26.18056; 91.758000

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.

Nehru Stadium, Guwahati in the evening

All Records and Statistics

TypeTeam 1Opposition TeamDate
First ODI India West Indies17 Dec 1983
Last ODI India New Zealand28 Nov 2010
Highest Totals [2]
Team 1Opposition TeamDateScoreOvers
 India Zimbabwe19 March 2002333/650
 West Indies New Zealand1 Nov 1994306/650
Lowest Totals [3]
Team 1Opposition TeamDateScoreOvers
 India West Indies23 Dec 198713541.3
 Sri Lanka South Africa19 Nov 199313640.1

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.

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