Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium

Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium
SCA Khandheri Stadium
Ground information
Location Rajkot, Gujarat, India
Establishment 2008y
Capacity 28,000
Owner Saurashtra Cricket Association
Operator Saurashtra Cricket Association
Tenants Indian cricket team
Saurashtra cricket team
Gujarat Lions
End names
Pavilion End
END
International information
First Test 9–13 November 2016:
 India v  England
Last Test 4–6 October 2018:
 India v  West Indies
First ODI 11 January 2013:
 India v  England
Last ODI 18 October 2015:
 India v  South Africa
First T20I 10 October 2013:
 India v  Australia
Last T20I 4 November 2017:
 India v  New Zealand
As of 4 October 2018
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, also known as the Khandheri Cricket Stadium, is a cricket stadium in Rajkot, India. It is Gujarat's first solar powered stadium.

History

View of Khandheri Cricket Stadium

Initially, the stadium was being used for Ranji Trophy matches, when the spectator stands were still being constructed.[1] With the stands completed, the ground can hold 28,000 fans. The stadium is a part of a larger sports complex that will include venues for other sports such as badminton, basketball, and volleyball. It will host Saurashtra Cricket Association matches along with Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground.

It is a state of the art cricket stadium. The media box here is similar in design to the one at Lord's Cricket Ground, London. To facilitate spectator movement, there are several aisles between seat columns and lots of entrances/exits for the three stands. There is also a spacious passage running around the stadium, between the stands and the outer wall, to enable easy movement.

A 30-acre portion of agricultural land next to the Jamnagar highway was acquired around 2004. Construction began in 2006 and the total cost, including land, is said to be around Rs 75 crore (around US$14 million). The SCA shifted its offices from the cramped seventh floor of a commercial building in the city to the stadium which has been hosting first-class matches since late 2008.

The complex has two playing fields: the main one inside the stadium, with a 90-yard outfield, and a smaller one outside, with a 70-yard outfield. The latter is used for outdoor nets, and also for district-level matches. The dressing rooms are big and lined with large, luxurious, cushioned seats.

There are more than 60 hospitality boxes dotting the West Stand and the Pavilion Stand but the SCA has decided against selling them permanently to corporates and will only hire them out for international matches. There are even plans to have an academy in the future.

The stadium was in the cricket news when its Saurashtra run machines Cheteshwar Pujara and Ravindra Jadeja make their latest double or triple-hundred.

It also hosted its first T20 International match on 10 October 2013 between India and Australia during the Australia Tour of India Oct-Nov 2013. The match first saw Aaron Finch make 89 and then the return of Yuvraj Singh to international cricket in which he scored an unbeaten 77 as India chased down 201 runs.

Stats & Records

Matches Hosted

(as on 4 October 2018)

Test

In November 2015, the stadium was selected as one of the six new Test venues along with Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, JSCA International Stadium Complex, Holkar Stadium, Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium and Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in India.[2] The stadium was the home ground of the Gujarat Lions in IPL 2016. It hosted 5 matches in the season.[3]

On 9 November 2016, the stadium hosted its first ever Test match, which was played between England and India.[4]

Test

ODI

T20I

  • 2 T20Is played.
  • Only 1 century scored by Colin Munro(NZ)

List A

The ground hosted 2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy Group D matches.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/domesticcricket/Antigua-fever-pitch-reaches-Rajkot/Article1-379759.aspx
  2. ↑ BCCI revamps selection committee, announces new Test centres
  3. ↑ IPL-T20 Schedule
  4. ↑ "England tour of India, 1st Test: India v England at Rajkot, Nov 9-13, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 November 2016.

Coordinates: 22°21′47″N 70°42′36″E / 22.363°N 70.710°E / 22.363; 70.710

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