Nehru Stadium, Pune

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Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Pune
Nehru Stadium
Ground information
Location Swargate, Shukrawar Peth, Pune – 411002
Coordinates 18°30′08″N73°51′20″E / 18.50222°N 73.85556°E / 18.50222; 73.85556
Establishment1969
Capacity25,000
End names
Tilak Road End
Laxmi Road End
International information
First ODI5 December 1984:
Flag of India.svg  India v Flag of England.svg  England
Last ODI3 November 2005:
Flag of India.svg  India v Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
First WODI8 February 1984:
Flag of India.svg  India v Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Last WODI24 January 2002:
Flag of India.svg  India v Flag of England.svg  England
Team information
Maharashtra (1969 present)
West Zone (1975–2001)
As of 10 December 2019

Nehru Stadium, formerly known as Club of Maharashtra Ground, is a multi-purpose stadium in Pune, India. It is mainly used for cricket matches. The stadium was built in 1969 and holds a capacity of 25,000.

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The ground is home to Maharashtra Cricket Team who represent the state of Maharashtra in Ranji Trophy.

International cricket

The stadium has hosted 11 One Day International [1] matches including two in the Cricket World Cup (1987 & 1996), 4 WODI till date. The first ever ODI played on this ground was between India and England in 1984. The ground is yet to host a test match.

One of cricket's biggest upsets occurred on this very ground when Kenya beat West Indies in a low scoring encounter in the 1996 Cricket World Cup.

A still from final between Infosys & Cognizant Tech at Nehru Stadium Nehru Stadium, Pune.jpg
A still from final between Infosys & Cognizant Tech at Nehru Stadium

List of ODIs

DateTeam 1Team 2ResultsScorecard
5 December 1984Flag of India.svg  India Flag of England.svg  England England won by 4 wickets Scorecard
22 March 1987Flag of India.svg  India Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Pakistan won by 6 wickets Scorecard
30 October 1987Flag of England.svg  England Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka England won by 8 wickets Scorecard
5 December 1990Flag of India.svg  India Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka India won by 6 wickets Scorecard
25 March 1993Flag of India.svg  India Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe India won by 8 wickets Scorecard
24 November 1995Flag of India.svg  India Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand India won by 5 wickets Scorecard
29 February 1996Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Kenya won by 73 runs Scorecard
30 March 1999Flag of India.svg  India Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka India won by 51 runs Scorecard
28 March 2001Flag of India.svg  India Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Australia won by 8 wickets Scorecard
3 November 2003Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Australia won by 2 wickets Scorecard
3 November 2005Flag of India.svg  India Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka India won by 4 wickets Scorecard

List of WODIs

DateTeam 1Team 2ResultsScorecard
8 February 1984Flag of India.svg  India Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia AUS Women won by 5 wickets (with 4 balls remaining) Scorecard
14 December 1997Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa SA Women won by 9 wickets (with 133 balls remaining) Scorecard
16 December 1997Flag of England.svg  England Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland ENG Women won by 208 runs Scorecard
24 January 2002Flag of India.svg  India Flag of England.svg  England IND Women won by 6 wickets (with 20 balls remaining) Scorecard

Cricket World Cup

This stadium has hosted One Day International (ODI) matches when India hosted the Cricket World Cup.

  1. 1987 Cricket World Cup
  2. 1996 Cricket World Cup
1987 Cricket World Cup
30 October 1987
Scorecard
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
218/7 (50 overs)
v
Flag of England.svg  England
219/2 (41.2 overs)
England won by 8 wickets
Nehru Stadium, Pune, India
1996 Cricket World Cup
29 February
(scorecard)
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg
166 (49.3 overs)
v
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
93 (35.2 overs)
Steve Tikolo 29 (50)
Courtney Walsh 3/46 (9 overs)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul 19 (48)
Maurice Odumbe 3/15 (10 overs)
Kenya won by 73 runs
Nehru Stadium, Pune, India
Umpires: Khizer Hayat & V.K. Ramaswamy
Player of the match: Maurice Odumbe (Kenya)

List of centuries

Key

One Day Internationals

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInns.Opposing teamDateResult
1105 Dilip Vengsarkar Flag of India.svg  India 1241Flag of England.svg  England 5 December 1988Lost [2]
2115* Mike Gatting Flag of England.svg  England 1352Flag of India.svg  India 5 December 1988Won [2]
3103 Chris Cairns Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 871Flag of India.svg  India 24 November 1995Lost [3]
4103* Ajay Jadeja Flag of India.svg  India 1021Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 30 March 1999Won [4]
5100 Hemang Badani Flag of India.svg  India 981Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 28 March 2001Lost [5]
6133* Mark Waugh Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1382Flag of India.svg  India 28 March 2001Won [5]

List of 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
DrawnThe match was drawn.

One Day Internationals

No.BowlerDateTeamOpposing teamInnOversRunsWktsEconBatsmenResult
1 Brad Williams 3 November 2003Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1105355.3Won [6]
2 Ajit Agarkar 5 November 2005Flag of India.svg  India Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 19.54454.47Won [7]

The leading run scorers here have been Mike Gatting- 161 runs, Mark Waugh- 133 runs and Chris Cairns- 130 runs. The leading wicket takers here have been Ajit Agarkar- 8 wickets, Kapil Dev, Javagal Srinath and Brad Williams- 5 wickets.

Notes and references

  1. "Nehru Stadium, Pune – One-Day Internationals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 November 2007.
  2. 1 2 "1st ODI, England tour of India at Pune, Dec 5 1984". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  3. "4th ODI, New Zealand tour of India at Pune, Nov 24 1995". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  4. "5th Match, Pepsi Cup at Pune, Mar 30 1999". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  5. 1 2 "2nd ODI, Australia tour of India at Pune, Mar 28 2001". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  6. "5th Match, TVS Cup (India) at Pune, Nov 3 2003". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  7. "3rd ODI, New Zealand tour of India at Indore, Dec 15 1988". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2019.

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