Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground

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Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground
Racecourse Ground
India
Ground information
Location	Rajkot, India
Establishment	1986
Seating capacity	15000
Owner	Rajkot Municipal Corporation
Operator	Saurashtra Cricket Association
Tenants	RMC, SCA
End names	Pavilion End Airport End
International information
First ODI	7 October 1986: India v Australia
Last ODI	11 February 2007: India v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1935 – 1950	Kathiawar
1950 – present	Saurashtra
As of 24 December 2007 Source: CricketArchive

Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground is located in Rajkot, Gujarat. The stadium is used exclusively for staging cricket matches and has staged 10 ODI matches since 1986. Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground is also used for staging first class cricket. It has hosted 86 first class cricket match. ^[1]
Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground will have new sister ground. The Saurashtra Cricket Association is working on a world-class sports complex, which has been planned on the outskirts at Khanderi village on Jamnagar highway, spread over 40 acres, some 10 km from Rajkot, Gujarat. This stadium will have a spectator capacity of 40,000 and should be commissioned around in 2008. This stadium will host tests and day-and-night ODI matches. The newest feature on offer is a VVIP suite with balconies facing the ground from where a spectator can watch the match from the comfort of his room. The complex will also have cricket ground & stadium, basketball, tennis, volleyball, badminton and squash courts, a swimming pool and an indoor stadium. ^{[2] [3]}

[edit] Ground Facts and Figures

• Floodlights: No
• Curator: Unknow
• The highest partnership at the Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground is 196 by SC Ganguly & V Sehwag for India against West Indies in the 2003/2004 season.
• The highest run scored at the Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground is 120 NJ Astle for New Zealand against India 1999/2000.
• The highest ODI total at the Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground is 349/9 by New Zealand against India in the 1999/2000 season.
• The lowest ODI total at the Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground is 252/9 by India against Sri Lanka in the 1998 season.
• Architect - Unknow
• Contractor - Unknow

[edit] References

Coordinates: 22°18′07.24″N, 70°47′20.53″E