University Stadium (Thiruvananthapuram)
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Ground information | |
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Location | Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India |
Establishment | 1940 |
Capacity | 20,000[1] |
Owner | University of Kerala, Trivandrum |
End names | |
Church End Hotel End | |
International information | |
First ODI | 1 October 1984 India v Australia | :
Last ODI | 25 January 1988 India v West Indies | :
As of 18 January 2019 Source: University Stadium, Cricinfo |
University Stadium or Kerala University Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in the city of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The stadium is used predominantly for football and athletics. It also hosted cricket matches.[2]
The stadium is owned by the University of Kerala and was opened in 1940. The stadium has a capacity of 20,000. It was used as the home ground of Kerala cricket team till the late 1980s. The stadium has hosted 2 ODI matches with the host India losing one match, and the other yielded no result.
The stadium was the home ground of Chirag United Club for their I-League season.[3]
One Day International cricket
[edit]The stadium has hosted following ODI matches till date.
Team (A) | Team (B) | Winner | Margin | Year | Scorecard |
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India | Australia | No result | 1984 | 2nd ODI, Australia tour of India | |
India | West Indies | West Indies | 9 wickets | 1988 | 7th ODI, West Indies tour of India |
List of centuries
[edit]Key
[edit]- * 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
One Day Internationals
[edit]No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
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1 | 101 | Krishnamachari Srikkanth | India | 106 | 1 | West Indies | 25 January 1988 | Lost[4] |
2 | 104* | Phil Simmons | West Indies | 129 | 2 | India | 25 January 1988 | Won[4] |
References
[edit]- ^ http://www.worldstadiums.com/asia/countries/india.shtml [dead link]
- ^ Rayan, Stan (8 July 2016). "Thiruvananthapuram's 28-year wait for an ODI could end next year". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ Chirag United - I-League
- ^ a b "7th ODI, West Indies tour of India at Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 25 1988". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2019.