Nehru Stadium, Guwahati

A football match of Guwahati Sports Association underway at the Nehru Stadium.

26°10′50″N 91°45′28.8″E

Nehru Stadium

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Address	India
Location	R.G. Baruah Sports Complex, Guwahati, Assam, India
Coordinates	26°10′50″N 91°45′28.8″E
Owner	Radha Govinda Baruah (1962) Board of Sports of Assam (since 1962)
Operator	Board of Sports of Assam, Government of Assam
Capacity	25,000[1]
Surface	Grass
Opened	1962; 62 years ago (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. In 1962, Radha Govinda Baruah supervised and built the stadium.^[2] He named it after the first prime minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru. It can host 25,000 spectators. 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.

Nehru Stadium, Guwahati in the evening

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	Romesh Kaluwitharana Kumar Dharmasena Roshan Mahanama Upul Chandana Muttiah Muralitharan	Won [9]
2	Doug Bollinger	8 November 2009	Australia	India	1	10	35	5	3.5	Sachin Tendulkar Yuvraj Singh MS Dhoni Harbhajan Singh Ravindra Jadeja	Won [10]

See also

• Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati
• Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium

External links

• Info on venue.

References

1. "Board of Sports of Assam". Retrieved 2 November 2024.
2. "Nehru Stadium completes glorious 50 years". The Assam Tribune. 16 December 2023.
3. "The resurrection of East Bengal". sportstarlive.com. Sportstar. 21 January 2010. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
4. "Nehru Stadium, Guwahati Cricket Team Records & Stats".
5. "Nehru Stadium, Guwahati Cricket Team Records & Stats".
6. "5th Match, Wills World Series at Guwahati, Nov 1 1994". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
7. "5th ODI, Zimbabwe tour of India at Guwahati, Mar 19 2002". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
8. "1st ODI, New Zealand tour of India [Nov 2010] at Guwahati, Nov 28 2010". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
9. "1st ODI, Sri Lanka tour of India at Guwahati, Dec 22 1997". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
10. "3rd ODI, New Zealand tour of India at Indore, Dec 15 1988". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2019.

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