Providence Stadium

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Providence Stadium
Guyana National Stadium
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Providence Stadium in Guyana
Ground information
Location Providence, Guyana
Establishment2006
Capacity20,000 [1]
Owner Government of Guyana
Operator Guyana Cricket Board
Tenants Guyana cricket team
Guyana Amazon Warriors
End names
Media Centre End
Pavilion End
International information
First Test22–26 March 2008:
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies v Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Last Test12–15 May 2011:
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies v Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
First ODI28 March 2007:
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa v Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Last ODI16 July 2022:
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies v Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
First T20I30 April 2010:
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand v Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Last T20I8 August 2023:
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First WT20I10 September 2011:
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies v Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Last WT20I20 November 2019:
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies v Flag of India.svg  India
Team information
Guyana cricket team (2007 – present)
Guyana Amazon Warriors (2013 – present)
As of 8 August 2023
Source: ESPNcricinfo

The Providence Stadium or Guyana National Stadium is a sports stadium in Guyana, replacing Bourda as the national stadium. The stadium was built specifically to host Super Eight matches in the 2007 Cricket World Cup held in March and April 2007.

Contents

The stadium hosted six World Cup matches between March 28, 2007 and April 9, 2007, most notably the match between Sri Lanka and South Africa in which Sri Lankan fast bowler Lasith Malinga became the first bowler in international cricket history to take four wickets in four consecutive balls. [2] [3] [4] Built primarily for cricket matches, the stadium can be converted into a multi-use facility.

Ground level looking out over the Pitch Smaller Providence Stadium inside.jpg
Ground level looking out over the Pitch

History

Built for the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup, the stadium hosted six One Day Internationals as part of that competition, all at the Super Eights stage. As of June 2016, it has hosted ten more ODI games since the 2007 World Cup including a historic three Day/Night matches during the 2016 Tri Series involving West Indies, Australia and South Africa. This series represents the first time that every ODI match is played under floodlights in the Caribbean.

Providence hosted its first Test Match in 2008, with Sri Lanka as the visiting team, but didn't host another Test until May 2011, when the West Indies defeated Pakistan. It was also one of the venues for the 2010 ICC World Twenty20, hosting six group stage matches, including 2 matches involving the West Indies.

It has also hosted other sports other than cricket including football and also hosted the rugby sevens competition at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games. The opening and closing ceremonies as well as the numerous super concerts held for Carifesta10 were also hosted there. With the advent of the Caribbean Premier League the stadium became the home ground for the Guyana Amazon Warriors franchise hosting league matches in each of the first three seasons. [5]

The stadium was built by the Government of Guyana with substantial financial assistance from the Government of India. It was designed by R.K. & Associates (Ram Kishan and Associates - Architects, Engineers, Planners) and constructed by Shapoorji Pallonji Group. [6] Flooding in 2005 slowed site preparation, and delayed the start of construction, which began in May 2005. Construction costs are estimated at $25,000,000 US.

Seating 15,000 people, Providence Stadium is one of the largest sports arenas in Guyana, and now hosts test cricket instead of Bourda. The complex includes a shopping mall and luxury apartments. Princess International Hotel is located next to the stadium.

Transport

Providence Stadium is located on the east bank of the Demerara River a few kilometres south of the Guyanese capital, Georgetown. Located along the East Bank Highway the stadium is a ten-minute drive from Georgetown's city centre and a 30-minute drive from Cheddi Jagan International Airport.

Amazon Warriors vs TKR; CPL 2018 Qualifiers Providence Stadium, CPL 2018.jpg
Amazon Warriors vs TKR; CPL 2018 Qualifiers

2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup matches

2 June 2024
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3 June 2024
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5 June 2024
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7 June 2024
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8 June 2024
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Semi-final 2

27 June 2024
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Records

Tests

Providence Stadium has hosted two test matches against Sri Lanka and Pakistan in 2008 and 2011 respectively. [7] The records for batting and bowling after these two matches are:

ODIs

There has been nineteen (19) ODIs played at the Providence Stadium since it was built. The most recent match was in April 2017 when West Indies played Pakistan in the last of three ODIs at the ground.

T20Is

The ground has hosted six (6) Twenty20 Internationals all in the 2010 T20 World Cup.

List of five-wicket hauls

As of 7 January 2020

Providence Stadium has seen 10 international five-wicket hauls taken on the ground. Four of these have been taken in Test matches, five in ODIs and one in a women's T20I match.

Test matches

Five-wicket hauls in Men's Test matches at Providence Stadium
No.BowlerDateTeamOpposing TeamInnORWResult
1 Chaminda Vaas 22 March 2008Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 422.2615Sri Lanka won [18]
2 Saeed Ajmal [lower-alpha 1] 12 May 2011Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 133695West Indies won [19]
3 Saeed Ajmal [lower-alpha 1] 12 May 2011Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 323.5426West Indies won [19]
4 Darren Sammy [lower-alpha 1] 12 May 2011WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 417295West Indies won [19]

One Day Internationals

Five-wicket hauls in Men's One Day Internationals at Providence Stadium
No.BowlerDateTeamOpposing TeamInnORWResult
1 Charl Langeveldt 28 March 2007 [lower-alpha 2] Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 110395South Africa won [20]
2 Andre Nel 7 April 2007 [lower-alpha 2] Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 110455Bangladesh won [21]
3 Shahid Afridi 14 July 2013Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 29127Pakistan won [22]
4 Sunil Narine 3 June 2016WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 19.5276West Indies won [23]
5 Hasan Ali 9 March 2017Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 28.5385Pakistan won [24]

Twenty20 Internationals

Five-wicket hauls in Women's Twenty20 Internationals at Providence Stadium
No.BowlerDateTeamOpposing TeamInnORWResult
1 Deandra Dottin 9 November 2018 [lower-alpha 3] WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 23.455West Indies won [25]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Saeed Ajmal and Sammy took their five wicket hauls during the same match. Saeed's two five-wicket hauls during the same match are the only time this has occurred on the ground.
  2. 1 2 This match took place during the 2007 Cricket World Cup.
  3. This match took place during the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20.

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