- Nehru Stadium, Pune
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Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Pune Ground information Location Pune Coordinates 18°30′08″N 73°51′20″E / 18.50222°N 73.85556°ECoordinates: 18°30′08″N 73°51′20″E / 18.50222°N 73.85556°E Establishment 1969 Capacity 25,000 End names Tilak Road End
Laxmi Road EndInternational information First ODI 5 December 1986: India v England Last ODI 3 November 2005: India v Sri Lanka Domestic team information Maharashtra (1969 – present)
Western Zone (1975 – 2001)As of 02 October 2008
Source: []Nehru Stadium, [1] formerly known as Club of Maharahstra 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.
The ground is home to Maharashtra Cricket Team who represent the state of Maharashtra in Ranji Trophy.
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International Cricket
The stadium has hosted 11 One Day International[1] matches till date including two in the Cricket World Cup (1987 & 1996). 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.
Date Team 1 Team 2 Results Scorecard 5 December 1984 India
England
England won by 4 wickets Scorecard 22 March 1987 India
Pakistan
Pakistan won by 6 wickets Scorecard 30 October 1987 England
Sri Lanka
England won by 8 wickets Scorecard 5 December 1990 India
Sri Lanka
India won by 6 wickets Scorecard 25 March 1993 India
Zimbabwe
India won by 8 wickets Scorecard 24 November 1995 India
New Zealand
India won by 5 wickets Scorecard 29 February 1996 Kenya
West Indies
Kenya won by 73 runs Scorecard 30 March 1999 India
Sri Lanka
India won by 51 runs Scorecard 28 May 2001 India
Australia
Australia won by 8 wickets Scorecard 3 November 2003 Australia
New Zealand
Australia won by 2 wickets Scorecard 5 November 2005 India
Sri Lanka
India won by 4 wickets Scorecard Cricket World Cup
This stadium has hosted One Day International (ODI) matches when India hosted the Cricket World Cup.
- 1987 Cricket World Cup
- 1996 Cricket World Cup
- 1987 Cricket World Cup
- Sri Lanka v/s England:
October 30, 1987
ScorecardSri Lanka
218/7 (50 overs)v England
219/2 (41.2 overs)England won by 8 wickets
Nehru Stadium, Poona, India- 1996 Cricket World Cup
- Kenya v/s West Indies:
29 February
(scorecard)Kenya
166 (49.3 overs)v West Indies
93 (35.2 overs)Kenya won by 73 runs
Nehru Stadium, Poona, India
Umpires: Khizer Hayat & V.K. Ramaswamy
Player of the match: Maurice Odumbe (Kenya)Steve Tikolo 29 (50)
Courtney Walsh 3/46 (9 overs)Shivnarine Chanderpaul 19 (48)
Maurice Odumbe 3/15 (10 overs)Notes and references
- ^ "Nehru Stadium, Pune - One-Day Internationals". Cricinfo. http://stats.cricinfo.com/india/engine/records/team/match_results.html?class=2;id=437;type=ground. Retrieved 2007-11-15.
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