| Nehru Stadium | |
 Interactive map of Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | |
| Ground information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Indore,Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Country | India |
| Establishment | 1964 |
| Capacity | 25,000 |
| Owner | Indore Municipal Corporation |
| Operator | Indore Municipal Corporation |
| Tenants | n/a |
| Last used | 2001 |
| End names | |
| n/a | |
| International information | |
| First ODI | 1 December, 1983: India v West Indies |
| Last ODI | 31 March, 2001: India v Australia |
| First WODI | 21 February 1985: India v New Zealand |
| Last WODI | 17 December 1997: India v New Zealand |
| As of 9 December 2019 Source:Nehru Stadium, ESPNcricinfo | |
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium located inIndore,India, is a multi-purpose stadium used forcricket,football,Kho Kho, andbasketball with a capacity for 25,000 people.
However, all the international as well as national cricket matches take place at the "Holkar Stadium which is situated at Race Course Road, Indore and a plethora of different sports activities take place at the Nehru Stadium which also partly serves as the Headquarters of the Air-Force wing of the Western Command of theNational Cadet Corps (India).
Nehru Stadium sports a statue of Col.C.K. Nayudu, Indore's favourite son of that era, outside its main entrance as a concession to tradition.
As of 19 August 2017, it has hosted 9 One Day Internationals (ODIs).
The Stadium attained infamy when anODI match betweenIndia andSri Lanka on 25 December 1997 was abandoned after the thirdover of the first innings[4] due to the captains and umpires agreeing that the pitch was too dangerous, to which the match referee concurred. A 25-over exhibition match was held on an adjoining pitch to placate the sell-out crowd of 25,000.
The stadium was subsequently suspended by theICC from holding matches for two years.[5]
The Stadium hosted its last ODI match on 31 March 2001, whereSachin Tendulkar created history by becoming the first player to reach 10,000 runs inODI cricket.[6][7]
Holkar Stadium in the same city hosted the last ODI match betweenIndia andAustralia in September 2017. As of 2020, it is unknown if Nehru Stadium will host another international match.
In July 2023, it was announced that a modern sports complex would replace the stadium. The new complex, costing around INR 300 crore, will offer a comprehensive range of outdoor and indoor sports facilities. The decision to replace the stadium comes due to its deteriorating condition.[8][9]
The stadium has hosted followingODI matches till date.
| Team (A) | Team (B) | Winner | Margin | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | West Indies | West Indies | By 8 wickets | 1983 |
| India | Australia | Australia | By 6 wickets | 1984 |
| India |  Pakistan | Pakistan | By 3 wickets | 1987 |
| Australia | New Zealand | Australia | By 6 wickets | 1987 |
| India | New Zealand | India | By 53 Runs | 1988 |
| India |  Zimbabwe | Tied | 1993 | |
| Australia |  South Africa | South Africa | By 7 wickets | 1996 |
| India |  Sri Lanka | No result | 1997 | |
| India | Australia | India | By 118 runs | 2001 |
The highest score by a team isIndian national cricket team againstAustralia national cricket team- 299/8 on 31 Mar 2001. The lowest team score is bySri Lanka national cricket team againstIndian national cricket team- 17/1. The leading run scorers in the stadium wereRavi Shastri - 193 runs,Sachin Tendulkar- 163 runs andGary Kirsten- 105 runs. The leading wicket takers here isSrikanth- 5 wickets.
| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 102 | Ravi Shastri | India | 141 | 1 | Australia | 6 October 1984 | Lost[10] |
| 2 | 105* | Gary Kirsten | South Africa | 134 | 2 | Australia | 19 October 1996 | Won[11] |
| 3 | 139 | Sachin Tendulkar | India | 125 | 1 | Australia | 31 March 2001 | Won[12] |
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| † | The bowler wasman 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 theTest started orODI was held |
| Inn | Innings in which five-wicket haul was taken |
| Overs | Number ofovers bowled. |
| Runs | Number ofruns conceded |
| Wkts | Number ofwickets taken |
| Econ | Runs conceded per over |
| Batsmen | Batsmen whose wickets were taken |
| Drawn | The match wasdrawn. |
| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing team | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Batsmen | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Krishnamachari Srikkanth | 15 December 1988 | India | New Zealand | 2 | 6 | 32 | 5 | 5.33 | Won[13] |
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