Nehru Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Guwahati, Assam, India, managed by the Board of Sports, Government of Assam. Radha Govinda Baruah supervised, constructed and named it as Nehru Stadium. It is used both for football and cricket matches. The stadium was built in 1962 and holds the capacity of 15,000 spectators.
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Address | India |
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Location | R.G. Baruah Sports Complex, Guwahati, Assam, India |
Coordinates | 26°10′50″N 91°45′28.8″E |
Owner | Radha Govinda Baruah (1962) Board of Sports of Assam (since 1962) |
Operator | Board of Sports, Government of Assam |
Capacity | 15,000[1] |
Surface | Grass |
Opened | 1962; 60 years ago (1962) |
Tenants | |
Assam cricket team Assam football team Assam State Premier League GSA Super Division Football League | |
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Pavilion End Railway End | |
First ODI | 17 December 1983:![]() ![]() |
Last ODI | 28 November 2010:![]() ![]() |
First WODI | 14 November 1995:![]() ![]() |
Last WODI | 4 December 2005:![]() ![]() |
As of 9 December 2019 Source: ESPNCricinfo |
It has hosted 13 One Day Internationals matches and many matches of domestic cricket tournaments like Ranji Trophy, Duleep Trophy and Deodhar Trophy. In football, it regularly hosts prestigious Bordoloi Trophy and GSA Super Division Football League. The stadium has also hosted Santosh Trophy and Federation Cup,[2] two top level domestic football tournaments of India.
Type | Team 1 | Opposition team | Date |
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First ODI | ![]() | ![]() | 17 Dec 1983 |
Last ODI | ![]() | ![]() | 28 Nov 2010 |
Highest totals[3] | ||||
Team 1 | Opposition team | Date | Score | Overs |
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![]() | ![]() | 19 March 2002 | 333/6 | 50 |
![]() | ![]() | 1 Nov 1994 | 306/6 | 50 |
Lowest totals[4] | ||||
Team 1 | Opposition team | Date | Score | Overs |
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![]() | ![]() | 23 Dec 1987 | 135 | 41.3 |
![]() | ![]() | 19 Nov 1993 | 136 | 40.1 |
Leading run scorers are Yuvraj Singh- 181 runs, Michael Bevan- 163 runs and Dinesh Mongia- 159 runs. Leading wicket takers are Ravi Shastri and Harbhajan Singh- 7 wickets.
No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
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1 | 111 | Carl Hooper | ![]() | 114 | 1 | ![]() | 1 November 1994 | Won[5] |
2 | 159* | Dinesh Mongia | ![]() | 147 | 1 | ![]() | 19 March 2002 | Won[6] |
3 | 105 | Virat Kohli | ![]() | 104 | 1 | ![]() | 28 November 2010 | Won[7] |
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The bowler was man of the match |
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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. |
No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing team | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Batsmen | Result |
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1 | Robin Singh (cricketer) | 22 December 1997 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 4.4 | Won [8] | |
2 | Doug Bollinger | 8 November 2009 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 10 | 35 | 5 | 3.5 | Won [9] |
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