| Guyana National Stadium | |||||
 Providence Stadium | |||||
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| Location | Providence,Guyana | ||||
| Country | Guyana | ||||
| Establishment | 2006 | ||||
| Capacity | 20,000[1] | ||||
| Owner | Government of Guyana | ||||
| Operator | Guyana Cricket Board | ||||
| Tenants | Guyana cricket team Guyana Amazon Warriors | ||||
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| Media Centre End Pavilion End | |||||
| International information | |||||
| First Test | 22–26 March 2008: West Indies v Sri Lanka | ||||
| Last Test | 15–17 August 2024: West Indies v South Africa | ||||
| First ODI | 28 March 2007: South Africa v Sri Lanka | ||||
| Last ODI | 16 July 2022: West Indies v Bangladesh | ||||
| First T20I | 30 April 2010: New Zealand v Sri Lanka | ||||
| Last T20I | 27 June 2024: India v England | ||||
| First WT20I | 10 September 2011: West Indies v Pakistan | ||||
| Last WT20I | 20 November 2019: West Indies v India | ||||
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| As of 7 June 2024 Source:ESPNcricinfo | |||||
TheProvidence Stadium orGuyana National Stadium is a sports stadium inGuyana, replacingBourda as thenational stadium. The stadium was built specifically to host Super Eight matches in the2007 Cricket World Cup held in March and April 2007.
The stadium hosted six World Cup matches between March 28, 2007 and April 9, 2007, most notably the match betweenSri Lanka andSouth Africa in which Sri Lankan fast bowlerLasith Malinga became the first bowler in international cricket history to take four wickets in four consecutive balls.[2][3][4] Built primarily for cricket matches, the stadium can be converted into a multi-use facility.
Built for the2007 ICC Cricket World Cup, the stadium hosted six One Day Internationals as part of that competition, all at the Super Eights stage. As of June 2016, it has hosted ten moreODI games since the 2007 World Cup including a historic three Day/Night matches during the 2016 Tri Series involving West Indies, Australia and South Africa. This series represents the first time that every ODI match is played under floodlights in the Caribbean.
Providence hosted its first Test Match in 2008, with Sri Lanka as the visiting team, but didn't host another Test until May 2011, when the West Indies defeated Pakistan. It was also one of the venues for the2010 ICC World Twenty20, hosting six group stage matches, including 2 matches involving theWest Indies.
It has also hosted other sports other than cricket including football and also hosted therugby sevens competition at the2010 Central American and Caribbean Games. The opening and closing ceremonies as well as the numerous super concerts held forCarifesta10 were also hosted there. With the advent of theCaribbean Premier League the stadium became the home ground for theGuyana Amazon Warriors franchise hosting league matches in each of the first three seasons.[5]
The stadium was built by theGovernment of Guyana with substantial financial assistance from theGovernment of India. It was conceptualised by R. K and Associates Architects Engineers Planners New Delhi, designed by C R Narayana Rao (CRN) Architects and Engineers Chennai and constructed byShapoorji Pallonji Group.[6] Construction, delayed by flooding, started in May 2005.
Seating 15,000 people, Providence Stadium is one of the largest sports arenas in Guyana, and now hosts test cricket instead ofBourda. The complex includes a shopping mall and luxury apartments. Princess International Hotel is located next to the stadium.
Providence Stadium is located on the east bank of theDemerara River a few kilometres south of the Guyanese capital,Georgetown. Located along the East Bank Highway the stadium is a ten-minute drive from Georgetown's city centre and a 30-minute drive fromCheddi Jagan International Airport.
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New Zealand won by 2 wickets Providence Stadium,Providence, Guyana Umpires:Steve Davis (Aus) andRudi Koertzen (SA) Player of the match:Nathan McCullum (NZ) |
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Sri Lanka won by 14 runs (DLS method) Providence Stadium,Providence, Guyana Umpires:Billy Doctrove (WI) andIan Gould (Eng) Player of the match:Mahela Jayawardene (SL) |
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New Zealand won by 7 runs (DLS method) Providence Stadium,Providence, Guyana Umpires:Asad Rauf (Pak) andSteve Davis (Aus) Player of the match:Nathan McCullum (NZ) |
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West Indies won by 70 runs Providence Stadium,Providence, Guyana Umpires:Asad Rauf (Pak) andBilly Bowden (NZ) Player of the match:Darren Sammy (WI) |
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West Indies won by 8 wickets (DLS method) Providence Stadium,Providence, Guyana Umpires:Tony Hill (NZ) andRudi Koertzen (SA) Player of the match:Darren Sammy (WI) |
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West Indies won by 5 wickets Providence Stadium,Georgetown,Guyana Umpires:Adrian Holdstock (SA) andRashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match:Roston Chase (WI) |
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Afghanistan won by 125 runs Providence Stadium,Georgetown,Guyana Umpires:Kumar Dharmasena (SL) andAhsan Raza (Pak) Player of the match:Fazalhaq Farooqi (Afg) |
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Uganda won by 3 wickets Providence Stadium,Georgetown,Guyana Umpires:Adrian Holdstock (SA) andRashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match:Riazat Ali Shah (Uga) |
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Afghanistan won by 84 runs Providence Stadium,Georgetown,Guyana Umpires:Kumar Dharmasena (SL) andAhsan Raza (Pak) Player of the match:Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Afg) |
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West Indies won by 134 runs Providence Stadium,Georgetown,Guyana Umpires:Kumar Dharmasena (SL) andRashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match:Akeal Hosein (WI) |
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India won by 68 runs Providence Stadium,Georgetown Umpires:Chris Gaffaney (NZ) andRod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match:Axar Patel (Ind) |
Providence Stadium has hosted two test matches against Sri Lanka and Pakistan in 2008 and 2011 respectively.[10] The records for batting and bowling after these two matches are:
There has been nineteen (19) ODIs played at the Providence Stadium since it was built. The most recent match was in April 2017 when West Indies played Pakistan in the last of three ODIs at the ground.
The ground has hosted eight (8) Twenty20 Internationals in the 2010 T20 World Cup and five (5) in the 2024 T20 World Cup.
Providence Stadium has seen 14 international five-wicket hauls taken on the ground. Six of these have been taken in Test matches, five inODIs, two in men'sT20I and one in women's T20I.
| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing Team | Inn | O | R | W | Result |
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| 1 | Chaminda Vaas | 22 March 2008 | Sri Lanka | West Indies | 4 | 22.2 | 61 | 5 | Sri Lanka won[21] |
| 2 | Saeed Ajmal[a] | 12 May 2011 | Pakistan | 1 | 33 | 69 | 5 | West Indies won[22] | |
| 3 | Saeed Ajmal[a] | 3 | 23.5 | 42 | 6 | ||||
| 4 | Darren Sammy[a] | West Indies | Pakistan | 4 | 17 | 29 | 5 | ||
| 5 | Shamar Joseph | 15 August 2024 | South Africa | 1 | 14 | 33 | 5 | ||
| 6 | Jayden Seales | 17 August 2024 | 2 | 18.4 | 61 | 6 |
| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing Team | Inn | O | R | W | Result |
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| 1 | Charl Langeveldt | 28 March 2007[b] | South Africa | Sri Lanka | 1 | 10 | 39 | 5 | South Africa won[23] |
| 2 | Andre Nel | 7 April 2007[b] | Bangladesh | 1 | 10 | 45 | 5 | Bangladesh won[24] | |
| 3 | Shahid Afridi | 14 July 2013 | Pakistan | West Indies | 2 | 9 | 12 | 7 | Pakistan won[25] |
| 4 | Sunil Narine | 3 June 2016 | West Indies | South Africa | 1 | 9.5 | 27 | 6 | West Indies won[26] |
| 5 | Hasan Ali | 9 March 2017 | Pakistan | West Indies | 2 | 8.5 | 38 | 5 | Pakistan won[27] |
| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing Team | Inn | O | W | R | Result |
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| 1 | Fazalhaq Farooqi | 3 June 2024 |  Afghanistan |  Uganda | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | Afghanistan won[28] |
| 2 | Akeal Hosein | 8 June 2024 | West Indies | 11 | West Indies won |
| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing Team | Inn | O | R | W | Result |
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| 1 | Deandra Dottin | 9 November 2018[c] | West Indies | Bangladesh | 2 | 3.4 | 5 | 5 | West Indies won[29] |
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