Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad

LB Stadium

Fateh Maidan
View of Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium
Ground information
Location	Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Establishment	1950;74 years ago (1950)
Capacity	30,000
Owner	Sports Authority of Telangana State
Operator	Sports Authority of Telangana State
Tenants	Fateh Hyderabad F.C.
End names
Pavilion End Hill Fort End
International information
First Test	19 November, 1955:   India v   New Zealand
Last Test	2 December, 1988:   India v   New Zealand
First ODI	10 September, 1983:   India v   Pakistan
Last ODI	19 November, 2003:   India v   New Zealand
Only women's Test	10–13 December 1995:   India v   England
First WODI	8 January 1978:   England v   New Zealand
Last WODI	13 December 2003:   India v   New Zealand
As of 10 December 2019 Source: Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, ESPNcricinfo

The Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, formerly known as Fateh Maidan, is a multi-purpose sports stadium in Hyderabad, Telangana. ^[1] The stadium is primarily used for cricket and association football.

The stadium was renamed in 1967 in memory of Lal Bahadur Shastri, India's former Prime Minister. As of 19 August 2017, it has hosted 3 cricket Tests and 14 ODIs.

History

Jawaharlal Nehru addressing crowd at Fateh Maidan after integration of Hyderabad in 1948

During the eight-month siege of Golconda in 1687 the Mughal soldiers were camped on a vast open ground. After their victory, this ground was named as Fateh Maidan (Victory Square). ^[2] During Asaf Jahi period, Fateh Maidan was used as Polo Grounds. ^{[3] [4]} Gymkhana ground in Secunderabad, which was the home of Hyderabad Cricket Association, did not have stands to accommodate the large number of spectators that used to watch the cricket matches. ^[5] The matches were therefore held at Fateh Maidan even though the grounds were not owned by Hyderabad Cricket Association but by Andhra Pradesh Sports Council. The first test match was hosted in November 1955 against New Zealand. ^[6] The stadium was renamed as Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium in 1967. Floodlights were introduced in 1993 during the Hero Cup match between the West Indies and Zimbabwe. The Stadium was the home ground for the Hyderabad cricket team.

Petroglyph of the Fateh Maidan Stadium Foundation

In 2005, the use of Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium for International cricket was discontinued when Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium built across town hosted an ODI Match between India and South Africa. The stadium is now hosting Indian Cricket League matches and is the home ground for the 2008 Edelweiss 20's Challenge winners Hyderabad Heroes.

Lal Bahadur Stadium is situated behind the police control room, between the Nizam College and Public Gardens in Hyderabad. It is the venue for many national and international sporting events, especially football and cricket. The stadium was previously known as Fateh Maidan.

It has the capacity to seat around 25,000 people. The swimming pool, shopping complex and the indoor stadium are the important aspects of this stadium. The ground has a flood light facility and now is used by Sports Authority of Telangana State (SATS).

Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium has hosted only three Test matches ^[7] – all against New Zealand. Polly Umrigar's double century and Subhash Gupte's 7 wickets in NZ's first innings were the most notable performances of the inaugural Test between these two teams and ended in a draw. ^[8] In 1988/89, local players Arshad Ayub with seven wickets in the match and Mohammad Azharuddin, who top scored with 81 runs led India to a 10 wicket victory ^[9] and a 2–1 Series victory.

ODI Cricket

The first ODI Match was played in the stadium during the 1983/84 season when India hosted Pakistan and won the match by four wickets. ^[10] The match between India and Pakistan on 20 March 1987 was a thriller which ended with the scores tied at 212 in 44 overs. India were declared the victors because they lost fewer wickets (six to Pakistan's seven). ^[11]

In one of the great matches played during the 1987 Cricket World Cup, David Houghton's 142 fell just short of lifting Zimbabwe to an epic victory. Apart from Houghton and Iain Butchart's 54, all other Zimbabwean batsmen scored single figures as New Zealand won by 3 runs. ^[12] The Hero Cup encounter (1992) between West Indies and Zimbabwe saw the first day/night match in the stadium. The match was easily won by West Indies. In all, the stadium has hosted seven day/night matches. In the 1996 Cricket World Cup, the West Indies overhauled Zimbabwe's 151 in just 29.3 overs on their way to a semi-final appearance in the tournament. ^[13]

In the 1999/00 season, the stadium hosted the 2nd match in the 5-match ODI Series between India and New Zealand. Having suffered a defeat in Rajkot, India lost Sourav Ganguly in the second over (run-out) as a straight drive from Sachin Richoched off Shayne O'Connor's fingers into the non-striker's stumps. Rahul Dravid and Tendulkar then put on a world-record 331-run partnership off 46.2 overs as India amassed on 376 runs and easily won the match by 174 runs.

In the final match played at Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium (2003), India played against New Zealand in the TVS Cup encounter that decided the second finalist (Australia already booked its spot). Tendulkar's century and Virender Sehwag's 130 created a platform for Dravid to equal the second fastest fifty by an Indian – 50 off 22 balls as India scored 353 runs and won the match comfortably by 145 runs.

Venue statistics

Match Information

Game Type	No. of Games
Test Matches	3 [14]
ODI	14 [15]
Twenty20	0

Test Match statistics

Category	Information
Highest Team Score	India (498/4 – Decl. against New Zealand)
Lowest Team Score	India (89 All-Out against New Zealand)
Best Batting Performance	Polly Umrigar (223 Runs against New Zealand)
Best Bowling Performance	Subhash Gupte (7/128 against New Zealand)

The highest scores were made by the West Indies, scoring 498–4 in 1959 and 358 all out in 1948. The next highest score was made by New Zealand scoring 326 all out in Test cricket. The most runs scored here was by Polly Umrigar (223 runs), followed by Bert Sutcliffe (154 runs) and John Guy (123 runs). The most wickets taken here were by Erapalli Prasana (8 wickets) by Subhash Gupte (8 wickets) and Dayle Hadlee (7 wickets).

ODI Match statistics

Category	Information
Highest Team Score	India (376/2 in 50 Overs against New Zealand)
Lowest Team Score	Zimbabwe (99 All Out in 36.3 Overs against West Indies)
Best Batting Performance	Sachin Tendulkar (186* Runs against New Zealand)
Best Bowling Performance	Manoj Prabhakar (5/35 against Sri Lanka)

The highest scores were made by India, scoring 376–2 in ODIs. The next highest scores were also made by India who scored 353-5 and South Africa who scored 261–7.

The most runs scored here was by Sachin Tendulkar (310 runs), followed by Rahul Dravid (297 runs) and Dave Houghton (164 runs). Anil Kumble (7 wickets), Ajit Agarkar (6 wickets) and Manoj Prabhakar (5 wickets) are the leading wicket-takers on this ground in ODIs.

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 denote 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

Test Centuries

No.	Score	Player	Team	Balls	Inns.	Opposing team	Date	Result
1	223	Polly Umrigar	India	-	1	New Zealand	19 November 1955	Draw [16]
2	118	Vijay Manjrekar	India	-	1	New Zealand	19 November 1955	Draw [16]
3	100*	A. G. Kripal Singh	India	-	1	New Zealand	19 November 1955	Draw [16]
4	102	John Guy	New Zealand	-	2	India	19 November 1955	Draw [16]
5	137*	Bert Sutcliffe	New Zealand	-	3	India	19 November 1955	Draw [16]

One Day Internationals

No.	Score	Player	Team	Balls	Inns.	Opposing team	Date	Result
1	142	Dave Houghton	Zimbabwe	137	2	New Zealand	10 October 1987	Lost [17]
2	124	Wayne Larkins	England	126	2	Australia	19 October 1989	Win [18]
3	186*	Sachin Tendulkar	India	150	1	New Zealand	8 November 1999	Win [19]
4	153	Rahul Dravid	India	153	1	New Zealand	8 November 1999	Win [19]
5	130	Virender Sehwag	India	134	1	New Zealand	15 November 2003	Win [20]
6	102	Sachin Tendulkar	India	91	1	New Zealand	15 November 2003	Win [20]

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.

Tests

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing team	Inn	Overs	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Batsmen	Result
1	Subhash Gupte	19 November 1955	India	New Zealand	2	76.4	128	7	1.66	Bert Sutcliffe Eric Petrie Noel McGregor Noel Harford Matt Poore Harry Cave Jack Alabaster	Drawn [16]
2	E. A. S. Prasanna	15 October 1969	India	New Zealand	1	29	51	5	1.75	Bruce Murray Bevan Congdon Brian Hastings Dayle Hadlee Bruce Taylor	Drawn [21]

One DAY Internationals

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing team	Inn	Overs	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Batsmen	Result
1	Manoj Prabhakar	18 February 1994	India	Sri Lanka	1	10	35	5	3.50	Aruna Gunawardene Hashan Tillakaratne Aravinda de Silva Roshan Mahanama Arjuna Ranatunga	India won [22]

See also

• Hyderabad portal

• List of Test cricket grounds
• Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium

References

1. "Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium Ground Profile" . Retrieved 8 April 2006.
2. Imam, Syeda (1974). The Untold Charminar. Penguin Books. ISBN   978-81-8475-971-6.
3. "Polo in its Heyday". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
4. Raya, Lallana (2002). Legacy of the Nizam's. Vani Prakashan. p. 148. ISBN   9788170551645.
5. Ramnarayan V. "Memories of Fateh Maidan".
6. "Lal Bahadur Stadium".
7. "Fateh Maidan: Test Matches". ESPNcricinfo. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
8. "Scorecard – India v/s New Zealand 1st Test Match – 1955/56 Season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2007.
9. "Scorecard – India v/s New Zealand 3rd Test Match – 1988/89 Season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2007.
10. "Scorecard – India v/s Pakistan 1st ODI Match- 1983/84 Season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2007.{{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
11. "Scorecard – India v/s Pakistan 3rd ODI Match- 1986/87 Season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2007.
12. "Scorecard – New Zealand v/s Zimbabwe 4th ODI Match – 1987 Cricket World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2007.
13. "27 yrs on, Hyd all set for WC action".
14. "Match result information of Test Matches played in Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2007.{{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
15. "Match result information of ODI Matches played in Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2007.{{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
16. "1st Test, New Zealand tour of India at Hyderabad (Deccan), Nov 19-24 1955". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
17. "4th Match, Reliance World Cup at Hyderabad (Deccan), Oct 10 1987". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
18. "2nd Match, MRF World Series (Nehru Cup) at Hyderabad (Deccan), Oct 19 1989". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
19. "2nd ODI, New Zealand tour of India at Hyderabad (Deccan), Nov 8 1999". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
20. "9th Match (D/N), TVS Cup (India) at Hyderabad (Deccan), Nov 15 2003". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
21. "3rd Test, New Zealand tour of India at Hyderabad (Deccan), Oct 15-20 1969". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
22. "2nd ODI, Sri Lanka tour of India at Hyderabad (Deccan), Feb 18 1994". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2019.

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External links

• ESPNcricinfo Website - Ground Page
• Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium
• cricketarchive Website - Ground Page