Sardar Patel Stadium

Sardar Patel Stadium
The Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad
India
Ground information
Location	Ahmedabad
Establishment	1982
Seating capacity	48,000
Operator	Cricket Association of Bengal
Tenants	Gujarat
End names	Adani Pavilion End GMDC End
International information
First Test	12 Nov - 16 Nov 1983: India v West Indies
Last Test	16 NOV TO 21 NOV 2008: India v SRI LANKA
First ODI	5 Oct 1984: India v Australia
Last ODI	28 Oct 2006: India v West Indies
As of 16 NOVEMBER 2009 Source: Sardar Patel Stadium, Cricinfo

Sardar Patel Stadium (Gujarat) (Formerly known as Gujarat Stadium) is a Cricket stadium located in Ahmedabad,Gandhinagar, India. The Sardar Patel Stadium is the Test cricket venue of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. Built in 1982 on the banks of the Sabarmati River, the first international Test match here was played on November 12, 1983 between India and the West Indies. The stadium comes under the aegis of the West Zone and is commonly known as Motera. It has an official capacity of 48,000 spectators and is equipped with floodlights for day-and-night games.

Motera has witnessed some great feats of Indian cricket history:

• Sunil Gavaskar completed 10,000 runs in Test cricket in 1986-87 against Pakistan.
• Kapil Dev, who had taken 9 wickets in an innings in the first match on this ground scalped his 432nd wicket in Test cricket to pass Sir Richard Hadlee's record, thus becoming the highest wicket taker in Test cricket at the time.
• In 1983, this stadium became the place to host the first ODI India v/s Australia that was played in India.
• It was the venue where the first match of the 1996 Cricket World Cup was played.

The pitch once favored the bowlers, but has lately been host to drawn games. It is named after Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, India's first Home Minister.

The GMDC Pavilion

The adani pavilion from the 30 yard circle.

See also

• List of Test cricket grounds

Cricket World Cup

This stadium has hosted One Day International (ODI) match when india hosted the Cricket World Cup and they are

i. 1987 Cricket World Cup

ii. 1996 Cricket World Cup

iii. 2011 Cricket World Cup

i. 1987 Cricket World Cup

1. October 26, 1987 : India v/s Zimbabwe

  Zim: 191/7 (50 overs): Kevin Arnott 60 (126), Chetan Sharma 2/41 (10 overs)
  Ind: 194/3 (42 overs): Navjot Sidhu 55 (61), Peter Rawson 2/46 (8 overs) 
  Result: India won by 7 wickets
  Umpires: David Archer and Dickie Bird
  Man of the Match: Kapil Dev 

References

External links

• Cricinfo Website - Ground Profile

Coordinates: 23°5′30″N 72°35′51″E / 23.09167°N 72.5975°E / 23.09167; 72.5975

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