 A view of University Stadium (right) and CSN Stadium (left) | |
| Ground information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India |
| Establishment | 1940; 85 years ago (1940) |
| Capacity | 20,000 |
| Owner | University of Kerala, Trivandrum |
| End names | |
| Church End Hotel End | |
| International information | |
| First ODI | 1 October 1984; 41 years ago (1984): India v  Australia |
| Last ODI | 25 January 1988; 37 years ago (1988): India v  West Indies |
| As of 18 January 2019; 6 years ago (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.
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.
One Day International cricket
The stadium has hosted following ODI matches till date.
| Team (A) | Team (B) | Winner | Margin | Year | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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
One Day Internationals
| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 101 | Krishnamachari Srikkanth | India |
106 | 1 | West Indies |
25 January 1988 | Lost |
| 2 | 104* | Phil Simmons | West Indies |
129 | 2 | India |
25 January 1988 | Won |
References
- http://www.worldstadiums.com/asia/countries/india.shtml
- 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
- ^ "7th ODI, West Indies tour of India at Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 25 1988". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
External links
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