Gandhi Sports Complex Ground

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Gandhi Sports Complex Ground
Ground information
Location Amritsar, Punjab, India
Establishment1933
Capacity16,000 (Gandhi Stadium)
Owner Punjab Government
Operator Punjab Cricket Association
Tenants Indian Cricket Team
Punjab cricket team
International information
First ODI12 September 1982:
Flag of India.svg  India v Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Last ODI18 November 1995:
Flag of India.svg  India v Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
As of 31 March 2014
Source: Gandhi Sports Complex Ground, ESPNcricinfo

The Gandhi Stadium at the Gandhi Sports Complex Ground is located in the city of Amritsar, Punjab, India.

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It is currently used for Cricket matches. The stadium was built in 1933, when it was known as the Alexandra Ground. [1] It is currently used as the home ground for two Indian domestic cricket team, Punjab and North Zone. The stadium has hosted 2 ODI matches with the host team - India winning both of these matches. [2]

One Day International cricket

The stadium has hosted following ODI matches till date.

Team (A)Team (B)WinnerMarginYear
Flag of India.svg  India Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Flag of India.svg  India By 78 runs1982
Flag of India.svg  India Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of India.svg  India By 6 wickets1995

Game Statistics:

CategoryInformation
Highest Team Score India (269/7 in 50 Overs against Sri Lanka)
Lowest Team Score New Zealand (145 All-out in 44.1 Overs against India)
Best Batting Performance Nathan Astle (59 Runs against India)
Best Bowling Performance Manoj Prabhakar (5/33 against New Zealand)

International cricket five-wicket hauls

Key

SymbolMeaning
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
DateDay the Test started or ODI was held
Inn Innings in which five-wicket haul was taken
OversNumber of overs bowled
RunsNumber of runs conceded
WktsNumber of wickets taken
Econ Runs conceded per over
Batsmen Batsmen whose wickets were taken
Result Result of the match

ODIs

Five-wicket hauls in ODI matches at Gandhi Sports Complex Ground
No.BowlerDateTeamOpposing teamInnOversRunsWktsEconBatsmenResult
1 Manoj Prabhakar 18 November 1995Flag of India.svg  India Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1103353.30India won [3]

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References

  1. "Gandhi Sports Complex Ground, Amritsar". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  2. No plan to develop Gandhi Ground �as world-class cricket stadium: RTI
  3. "New Zealand in India ODI Series, 1995/96 - 2nd ODI". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2016.

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