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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.

Providence Stadium

Guyana National Stadium
Providence Stadium in Guyana
Ground information
Location	Providence, Guyana
Establishment	2006
Capacity	20,000[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 Test	22–26 March 2008:  West Indies v  Sri Lanka
Last Test	12–15 May 2011:  West Indies v  Pakistan
First ODI	28 March 2007:  South Africa v  Sri Lanka
Last ODI	16 July 2022:  West Indies v  Bangladesh
First T20I	30 April 2010:  New Zealand v  Sri Lanka
Last T20I	7 July 2022:  West Indies v  Bangladesh
First WT20I	10 September 2011:  West Indies v  Pakistan
Last WT20I	20 November 2019:  West Indies v  India
Team information
Guyana cricket team (2007 – present) Guyana Amazon Warriors (2013 – present)
As of 16 July 2022 Source: ESPNcricinfo

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.

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.

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:

• Highest Team Score - 476/8 dec. Sri Lanka vs West Indies
• Highest Individual Score - 136 by Mahela Jayawardene
• Lowest Team Score - 152 all out West Indies vs Pakistan
• Best Bowling in an Innings - 6/42 by Saeed Ajmal Pakistan vs West Indies
• Best Bowling in a Match - 11/111 by Saeed Ajmal Pakistan vs West Indies

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.

• Highest Team Score - 309/6 West Indies vs Pakistan[8]
• Highest Individual Score - 130* by Tamim Iqbal Bangladesh vs West Indies[9]
• Lowest Team Score - 98 West Indies vs Pakistan
• Most Runs - 314 (5 Innings) Shivnarine Chanderpaul[10]
• Best Bowling in an Innings - 7/12 by Shahid Afridi Pakistan vs West Indies[11]
• Most Wickets - 12 (4 Matches) Sunil Narine[12]

T20Is

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

• Highest Team Score - 191/5 England vs West Indies[13]
• Highest Individual Score - 100 by Mahela Jayawardene Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe[14]
• Most Runs - 181 (2 Innings) Mahela Jayawardene[15]
• Best Bowling in an Innings - 3/5 Scott Styris New Zealand vs Zimbabwe[16]
• Most Wickets - 5 (2 Matches) Darren Sammy[17]

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.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing Team	Inn	O	R	W	Result
1	Chaminda Vaas	22 March 2008	Sri Lanka	West Indies	4	22.2	61	5	Sri Lanka won[18]
2	Saeed Ajmal[lower-alpha 1]	12 May 2011	Pakistan	West Indies	1	33	69	5	West Indies won[19]
3	Saeed Ajmal[lower-alpha 1]	12 May 2011	Pakistan	West Indies	3	23.5	42	6	West Indies won[19]
4	Darren Sammy[lower-alpha 1]	12 May 2011	West Indies	Pakistan	4	17	29	5	West Indies won[19]

One Day Internationals

Five-wicket hauls in Men's One Day Internationals at Providence Stadium

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing Team	Inn	O	R	W	Result
1	Charl Langeveldt	28 March 2007[lower-alpha 2]	South Africa	Sri Lanka	1	10	39	5	South Africa won[20]
2	Andre Nel	7 April 2007[lower-alpha 2]	South Africa	Bangladesh	1	10	45	5	Bangladesh won[21]
3	Shahid Afridi	14 July 2013	Pakistan	West Indies	2	9	12	7	Pakistan won[22]
4	Sunil Narine	3 June 2016	West Indies	South Africa	1	9.5	27	6	West Indies won[23]
5	Hasan Ali	9 March 2017	Pakistan	West Indies	2	8.5	38	5	Pakistan won[24]

Twenty20 Internationals

Five-wicket hauls in Women's Twenty20 Internationals at Providence Stadium

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing Team	Inn	O	R	W	Result
1	Deandra Dottin	9 November 2018[lower-alpha 3]	West Indies	Bangladesh	2	3.4	5	5	West Indies won[25]

See also

• List of Test cricket grounds

Notes

References

External links

• Providence Stadium at ESPNcricinfo
• Providence Stadium at CricketArchive

На других языках

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- [en] Providence Stadium

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[es] Estadio Providence

El Estadio Providence (en inglés Providence Stadium) es un estadio multipropósito ubicado en el pueblo de Providence, Guyana, substituyendo al de Bourda como el estadio nacional de este país. Fue terminado de construir en 2007, es el estadio más grande de Guyana. Fue construido específicamente para recibir juegos del mundial de críquet de 2007. El estadio recibió seis juegos entre el 28 de marzo de 2007 y el 9 de abril de 2007, Construido especialmente para albergar partidos de críquet el estadio se puede convertir en uno multiuso con facilidad.

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[fr] Providence Stadium

Le Providence Stadium, également connu sous le nom de Guyana National Stadium[2], est un stade omnisports guyanien (servant principalement pour le cricket et le football) situé à Providence[3], banlieue sud de Georgetown, la capitale du pays.

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