Nehru Stadium, Indore

Nehru Stadium located in Indore, India, is a cricket, football, Kho Kho and basketball stadium with a capacity for 26,000 people.

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Nehru Stadium
Ground information
LocationIndore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Establishment1964
Capacity25,000
OwnerIndore Municipal Corporation
OperatorIndore Municipal Corporation
Tenantsn/a
Last used2001
End names
n/a
International information
First ODI1 December, 1983:
 India v  West Indies
Last ODI31 March, 2001:
 India v  Australia
First WODI21 February 1985:
 India v  New Zealand
Last WODI17 December 1997:
 India v  New Zealand
As of 9 December 2019
Source: Nehru Stadium, Cricinfo

However, all the international as well as national cricket matches take place at the "Holkar Stadium which is situated at Race Course Road, Indore and a plethora of different sports activities take place at the Nehru Stadium which also partly serves as the Headquarters of the Air-Force wing of the Western Command of the National Cadet Corps (India).

Nehru Stadium sports a statue of Col. C.K. Nayudu, Indore's favourite son of that era, outside its main entrance as a concession to tradition.

The Vijay Balla ("Victory Bat") made out of concrete with names of the players of the Indian team who won the test series in England (1971) and West Indies (1972)[1] [2] [3]

As of 19 August 2017, it has hosted 9 One Day Internationals (ODIs).

History

The Stadium attained infamy when an ODI match between India and Sri Lanka on 25 December 1997 was abandoned after the third over of the first innings [4] due to the captains and umpires agreeing that the pitch was too dangerous, to which the match referee concurred. A 25-over exhibition match was held on an adjoining pitch to placate the sell-out crowd of 25,000.

The stadium was subsequently suspended by the ICC from holding matches for two years.[5]

The Stadium hosted its last ODI match on 31 March 2001, where Sachin Tendulkar created history by becoming the first player to reach 10,000 runs in ODI cricket.[6][7]

Holkar Stadium in the same city hosted the last ODI match between India and Australia in September 2017. As of 2020, it is unknown if Nehru Stadium will host another international match.

One Day International cricket

The stadium has hosted following ODI matches till date.

Team (A)Team (B) WinnerMarginYear
 India West Indies West IndiesBy 8 wickets1983
 India Australia AustraliaBy 6 wickets1984
 India Pakistan PakistanBy 3 wickets1987
 Australia New Zealand AustraliaBy 6 wickets1987
 India New Zealand IndiaBy 53 Runs1988
 India Zimbabwe Tied1993
 Australia South Africa South AfricaBy 7 wickets1996
 India Sri Lanka No result1997
 India Australia IndiaBy 118 runs2001

Records

The highest score by a team is Indian national cricket team against Australia national cricket team- 299/8 on 31 Mar 2001. The lowest team score is by Sri Lanka national cricket team against Indian national cricket team- 17/1. The leading run scorers in the stadium were Ravi Shastri - 193 runs, Sachin Tendulkar- 163 runs and Gary Kirsten- 105 runs. The leading wicket takers here is K Srikanth- 5 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

One Day Internationals
No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInns.Opposing teamDateResult
1102Ravi Shastri India1411 Australia6 October 1984Lost[8]
2105*Gary Kirsten South Africa1342 Australia19 October 1996Won[9]
3139Sachin Tendulkar India1251 Australia31 March 2001Won[10]

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.

One Day Internationals
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing team Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1Krishnamachari Srikkanth15 December 1988 India New Zealand263255.33 Won [11]

References
  1. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-vs-australia-2017/indore-s-unique-tribute-to-indian-cricket-team-s-achievements-a-massive-bat/story-llhIgFyQXh8t9mPB1BSUpK.html
  2. https://www.crictracker.com/throwback-indores-memorial-vijay-balla-erected-honour-indian-cricket-teams-success/
  3. https://hindi.news18.com/madhya-pradesh/indore-news-cricket-victory-bat-at-indore-dedicated-to-first-ever-series-wins-in-the-west-indies-and-england-965252.html
  4. India v Sri Lanka
  5. Madugalle more or less satisfied with Indore's Nehru stadium
  6. A special ton because it helped India win
  7. Tendulkar's brilliance sinks the Australians
  8. "5th ODI, Australia tour of India at Indore, Oct 6 1984". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  9. "2nd Match, Titan Cup at Indore, Oct 19 1996". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  10. "3rd ODI, Australia tour of India at Indore, Mar 31 2001". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  11. "3rd ODI, New Zealand tour of India at Indore, Dec 15 1988". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2019.

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