Nehru Stadium, Pune

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Pune

Ground information
Location	Pune
Coordinates	18°30′08″N 73°51′20″E / 18.50222°N 73.85556°E / 18.50222; 73.85556Coordinates: 18°30′08″N 73°51′20″E / 18.50222°N 73.85556°E / 18.50222; 73.85556
Establishment	1969
Capacity	25,000
End names
Tilak Road End Laxmi Road End
International 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.

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.

1. 1987 Cricket World Cup
2. 1996 Cricket World Cup

1987 Cricket World Cup

• Sri Lanka v/s England:

October 30, 1987 Scorecard

Sri 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

1. ^ "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. 

External links

• Info on venue.
• More info on Nehru statium at Doors2India