Nehru Stadium, Guwahati
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| Address | India |
|---|---|
| Location | R.G. Baruah Sports Complex, Guwahati, Assam, India |
| Coordinates | 26°10′50″N 91°45′28.8″E / 26.18056°N 91.758000°ECategory:Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas |
| Owner | Radha Govinda Baruah (1962) Board of Sports of Assam (since 1962) |
| Operator | Board of Sports of Assam, Government of Assam |
| Capacity | 25,000[1] |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1962 |
| Tenants | |
| Assam cricket team Assam football team Assam women's football team Assam State Premier League GSA Football leagues | |
| Ground information | |
| End names | |
| Pavilion End Railway End | |
| First ODI | 17 December 1983: India v  West Indies |
| Last ODI | 28 November 2010: India v  New Zealand |
| First WODI | 14 November 1995: India v  England |
| Last WODI | 4 December 2005: India v England |
| As of 9 December 2019 Source: ESPNcricinfo | |
Nehru Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Guwahati, Assam, India. In 1962, Radha Govinda Baruah supervised and built the stadium.[2] He named it after the first prime minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru. It can host 25,000 spectators. The stadium is operated by the Board of Sports of Assam, Government of Assam. It has been mainly used for football and cricket.
Nehru Stadium has hosted 13 One Day Internationals matches and many matches of domestic cricket tournaments including Ranji Trophy, Duleep Trophy and Deodhar Trophy. In football, it hosts the prestigious Bordoloi Trophy and all three divisions of GSA Football League regularly. The stadium has also hosted the Santosh Trophy and Federation Cup,[3] two top level domestic football tournaments of India.
Redevelopment
On 13 November 2025, Assam Cabinet approved ₹765 crore redevelopment of Nehru Stadium. The redevelopment will transform the existing facility into a world-class football stadium with a seating capacity of 25,000, making it into a FIFA Category 2 stadium. The tender to build the new stadium was won by Larsen & Tourbo. The new stadium will also have state-of-the-art training and competition facilities for football, swimming, badminton, table tennis and various other indoor and outdoor sports.[4][5][6]
All records and statistics
| Type | Team 1 | Opposition team | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| First ODI | India | West Indies | 17 Dec 1983 |
| Last ODI | India | New Zealand | 28 Nov 2010 |
| Highest totals[7] | ||||
| Team 1 | Opposition team | Date | Score | Overs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India |  Zimbabwe | 19 March 2002 | 333/6 | 50 |
| West Indies | New Zealand | 1 Nov 1994 | 306/6 | 50 |
| Lowest totals[8] | ||||
| Team 1 | Opposition team | Date | Score | Overs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | West Indies | 23 Dec 1987 | 135 | 41.3 |
 Sri Lanka |  South Africa | 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.
List of centuries
Key
- * denotes that the batsman was not out.
- Inns. denotes the number of the innings in the match.
- Balls denotes the number of balls faced in an innings.
- NR denotes that the number of balls was not recorded.
- Parentheses next to the player's score denotes his century number at Edgbaston.
- The column title Date refers to the date the match started.
- The column title Result refers to the player's team result
Centuries in One Day Internationals
| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 111 | Carl Hooper | West Indies | 114 | 1 | New Zealand | 1 November 1994 | Won[9] |
| 2 | 159* | Dinesh Mongia | India | 147 | 1 | Zimbabwe | 19 March 2002 | Won[10] |
| 3 | 105 | Virat Kohli | India | 104 | 1 | New Zealand | 28 November 2010 | Won[11] |
List of five wicket hauls
Key
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| † | The bowler was man of the match |
| ‡ | 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. |
Five Wicket Hauls
| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing team | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Batsmen | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robin Singh (cricketer)Category:Articles with hCards | 22 December 1997 | India | Sri Lanka | 1 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 4.4 | Won [12] | |
| 2 | Doug BollingerCategory:Articles with hCards | 8 November 2009 |  Australia | India | 1 | 10 | 35 | 5 | 3.5 | Won [13] |
See also
References
- ↑ "Board of Sports of Assam". Archived from the original on 13 October 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ↑ "Nehru Stadium completes glorious 50 years". The Assam Tribune. 16 December 2023.
- ↑ "The resurrection of East Bengal". sportstarlive.com. Sportstar. 21 January 2010. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ↑ EastMojo, Team (14 November 2025). "Assam approves ₹765-crore Nehru Stadium redevelopment". EastMojo. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
- ↑ "Press Trust Of India". www.ptinews.com. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
- ↑ "Rs 748 cr to redevelop a sports complex by L&T in Assam". 30 April 2025. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
- ↑ "Nehru Stadium, Guwahati Cricket Team Records & Stats".
- ↑ "Nehru Stadium, Guwahati Cricket Team Records & Stats".
- ↑ "5th Match, Wills World Series at Guwahati, Nov 1 1994". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ↑ "5th ODI, Zimbabwe tour of India at Guwahati, Mar 19 2002". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ↑ "1st ODI, New Zealand tour of India [Nov 2010] at Guwahati, Nov 28 2010". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ↑ "1st ODI, Sri Lanka tour of India at Guwahati, Dec 22 1997". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ↑ "3rd ODI, New Zealand tour of India at Indore, Dec 15 1988". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2019.