Nehru Stadium, Indore
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Nehru Stadium located in Indore
, India
is a cricket
stadium with a capacity of 25,000. It is the Home ground for Holkars in Ranji trophy
The Stadium attained infamy when a ODI match between India
and Sri Lanka
on 25 December 1997 was abandoned after the 3rd over of the first innings. The game was abandoned because the captains, umpires felt that the pitch was dangerous for the players to play on. The match referee concurred and a 30 over exhibition match was held to placate the restless crowd.
The stadium was suspended by ICC
from holding matches for 2 years [citation required]. The Stadium returned to host one 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.
Maharani Usharaje Trust Cricket Ground in the same city hosted the last ODI match between India
and England on 15 April 2006. It is unknown if Nehru Stadium will ever host another international match.
On 18 October 1987 : Australia v/s New Zealand
No play on 18 October due to rain. Reserve day on 19 October used, further rain reduced match to 30 overs per side.
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Indore
Indore is one of the major city in India, the largest city and commercial center of the state of Madhya Pradesh in central India. Indore is located 190 km west of the state capital Bhopal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Indore city has a population of 1,960,631...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
is a cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
stadium with a capacity of 25,000. It is the Home ground for Holkars in Ranji trophy
The Stadium attained infamy when a ODI match between India
Indian cricket team
The Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , it is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status....
and Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan cricket team
The Sri Lankan cricket team is the national cricket team of Sri Lanka. The team first played international cricket in 1926–27, and were later awarded Test status in 1981, which made Sri Lanka the eighth Test cricket playing nation...
on 25 December 1997 was abandoned after the 3rd over of the first innings. The game was abandoned because the captains, umpires felt that the pitch was dangerous for the players to play on. The match referee concurred and a 30 over exhibition match was held to placate the restless crowd.
The stadium was suspended by ICC
International Cricket Council
The International Cricket Council is the international governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from England, Australia and South Africa, renamed the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1989.The...
from holding matches for 2 years [citation required]. The Stadium returned to host one last ODI match on 31 March 2001 where Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is an Indian cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. He is the leading run-scorer and century maker in Test and one-day international cricket. He is the only male player to score a double century in the history of ODI cricket...
created history by becoming the first player to reach 10,000 runs in ODI cricket.
Maharani Usharaje Trust Cricket Ground in the same city hosted the last ODI match between India
Indian cricket team
The Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , it is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status....
and England on 15 April 2006. It is unknown if Nehru Stadium will ever host another international match.
Cricket World Cup
This stadium has hosted One Day International (ODI) match when India hosted the 1987 Cricket World CupOn 18 October 1987 : Australia v/s New Zealand
- Aus: 199/4 (30 overs): David Boon 87 (96), Martin Snedden 2/36 (6 overs)
- NZ: 196/9 (30 overs): Martin Crowe 58 (48), Steve Waugh 2/36 (6 overs)
- Result: Australia won by 3 runs
- Umpires: David Archer and Khizer Hayat
- Man of the Match: David Boon
No play on 18 October due to rain. Reserve day on 19 October used, further rain reduced match to 30 overs per side.
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