Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground

Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground
Ground information
Location Rajkot, Saurashtra, India
Establishment 1935
Capacity 15,000
Owner Rajkot Municipal Corporation
Architect Vinod Makesana
Operator Saurashtra Cricket Association
Tenants Indian Cricket Team
Saurashtra cricket team
End names
Pavilion End
Airport End
International information
First ODI 7 October, 1989: India v Australia
Last ODI 15 December 2009: India v England
As of 21 June 2014
Source: Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Cricinfo

Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground also known as Municipal Ground or Racecourse Ground Corporation Ground is located in Rajkot, Gujarat.

The stadium is used exclusively for staging cricket matches and has staged 10 ODI matches since 1986.

History

Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground is also used for staging first class cricket. It has hosted 86 first class cricket match.[1]

The ground dimensions being comparatively small and the pitch usually batsman-friendly contributed to some enormous scores in the past. New Zealand scored 349/5 in 2001, India scored 387/5 in 2008 but the best ever was in the Game between India and Sri Lanka on 15 Dec 2009 when India scored 414 runs (then highest ever in Indian history) but Sri Lanka almost won the contest and ended up with 411/8, just 3 runs short. Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground will have new sister ground. The Saurashtra Cricket Association is working on a world-class sports complex which has been planned on the outskirts at Khanderi village on Jamnagar highway, spread over 40 acres (160,000 m2), some 10 km from Rajkot, Gujarat.

This stadium will have a spectator capacity of 40,000 and should be commissioned around in 2008. This stadium will host tests and day-and-night ODI matches. The newest feature on offer is a VVIP suite with balconies facing the ground from where a spectator can watch the match from the comfort of his room.

The complex will also have cricket ground & stadium, basketball, tennis, volleyball, badminton and squash courts, a swimming pool and an indoor stadium.[2][3]

Ground Facts

One Day International cricket

The stadium has hosted following ODI matches till date.

Team (A) Team (B) Winner Margin Year
 India  Australia  Australia By 7 Wickets 1985
 India  West Indies  West Indies By 6 Wickets 1988
 Sri Lanka  West Indies  Sri Lanka By 4 Wickets 1989
 India  Sri Lanka  India By 8 Runs 1994
 India  South Africa  South Africa By 5 Wickets 1996
 India  New Zealand  New Zealand By 43 Runs 1999
 India  Zimbabwe  India By 39 Runs 2000
 India  West Indies  India By 81 Runs 2002
 India  Sri Lanka  India By 5 Wickets 2005
 India  Sri Lanka  Sri Lanka By 5 Runs 2007
 India  England  India By 158 Runs 2008
 India  Sri Lanka  India By 3 Runs 2009

References

  1. "Cricket Archive: First class matches played", Retrieved on 24 December 2007
  2. "From an article of TOI", Retrieved on 24 December 2007
  3. "A article from Projects Monitor", Retrieved on 24 December 2007
  4. "Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot Ground Records", Retrieved on 13 November 2008

External links

Coordinates: 22°18′07.24″N 70°47′20.53″E / 22.3020111°N 70.7890361°E / 22.3020111; 70.7890361

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