Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun

Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium

Aerial view of the stadium
Ground information
Location	Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
Coordinates	30°18′05″N 78°06′09″E / 30.30139°N 78.10250°E / 30.30139; 78.10250
Establishment	16 December 2016
Capacity	25,000
Owner	Government of Uttarakhand
Contractor	Shapoorji Pallonji Group[1]
Operator	Cricket Association of Uttarakhand
Tenants	Uttarakhand cricket team Afghanistan cricket team
End names
Pavilion End Southern End
International information
Only Test	15–18 March 2019:  Afghanistan v  Ireland
First ODI	28 February 2019:  Afghanistan v  Ireland
Last ODI	10 March 2019:  Afghanistan v  Ireland
First T20I	3 June 2018:  Afghanistan v  Bangladesh
Last T20I	24 February 2019:  Afghanistan v  Ireland
As of 18 March 2019 Source: ESPNcricinfo

Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in the Raipur area of Dehradun, Uttarakhand.^[2] It is the first international standard stadium in the state and was constructed by Shapoorji Pallonji Engineering and Construction.^[1] The cost of constructing the stadium was 237 crore. In May 2018, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) confirmed that Afghanistan would host Bangladesh in June 2018; this was the first international fixture at the stadium.^[3] Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium is India's 21st venue to host T20 internationals, and the 51st Indian international cricket venue.^[4][5]

History[]

Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Harish Rawat with Sports Minsiter of Uttarakhand Dinesh Agrawal (left) and IPL Chairman Rajeev Shukla (right) at the inauguration of Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Dehradun.

With the formation of the state in the year 2000, the state suffered a blow to its sport facilities as Uttar Pradesh had the entire infrastructure for sports and Uttarakhand had hosted very few Ranji Trophy matches. Due to the lack of infrastructure, players started moving to different states.^{[citation needed]}

Due to lack of infrastructure facilities, state was not given affiliation by the Board of Control for Cricket in India to make its team to complete in Ranji Trophy and other domestic tournaments. This was a major drawback for the young cricketers in Uttarakhand who started seeking cricketing opportunities from other states.

In November 2012, the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Vijay Bahuguna, laid the foundation of the stadium. On 16 December 2016, Chief Minister Harish Rawat inaugurated the stadium along with Rajeev Shukla, Chairperson of the Indian Premier League. The total cost of stadium was ₹237.20 crore. The stadium is located in picturesque surroundings in the Raipur area of Dehradun and has a seating capacity of 25,000 people, along with floodlights facility for conducting day-night matches. The seats inside the stadium have been arranged in a manner that it gives a look of Aipan, a traditional Kumaoni art. The stadium is the first in the state to meet international standards, and is built on a 23-acre site.^[6] The stadium was selected as the second home ground for the Afghanistan cricket team in India.^[7]

The venue hosted its inaugural ODI and Test match during Ireland against Afghanistan in India series.^[8]

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

ODIs[]

No.	Score	Player	Team	Balls	Inns.	Opposing team	Date	Winning team
1	104	Najibullah Zadran	Afghanistan	98	1	Ireland	5 March 2019	Lost[9]
2	145*	Andrew Balbirnie	Ireland	136	2	Afghanistan	5 March 2019	Won[9]

T20s[]

No.	Score	Player	Team	Balls	Inns.	Opposing team	Date	Winning team
1	162*	Hazratullah Zazai	Afghanistan	62	1	Ireland	23 February 2019	Won[10]

List of Five Wicket Hauls[]

Key[]

Symbol	Meaning
	The bowler was man 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 the Test started or ODI was held
Inn	Innings in which five-wicket haul was taken
Overs	Number of overs bowled.
Runs	Number of runs conceded
Wkts	Number of wickets taken
Econ	Runs conceded per over
Batsmen	Batsmen whose wickets were taken
Drawn	The match was drawn.

Tests[]

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing team	Inn	Overs	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Batsmen	Result
1	Rashid Khan	15 March 2019	Afghanistan	Ireland	3	34	82	5	2.41	James McCollum Stuart Thompson George Dockrell Kevin O'Brien Andy McBrine	Won[11]

T20Is[]

Five-wicket hauls in T20Is at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Dehradun

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing Team	Inn	Overs	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Batsmen	Result
1	Rashid Khan	24 February 2019	Afghanistan	Ireland	2	4	27	5	6.75	Kevin O'Brien George Dockrell Shane Getkate Simi Singh Joshua Little	Won[12]

See also[]

• West Indian cricket team against Afghanistan in India in 2019–20
• Abhimanyu Cricket Academy
• Doon School Ground
• Indira Gandhi International Sports Stadium
• Maharana Pratap Sports College

References[]

External links[]

• Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium at ESPNcricinfo
• Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium at cricbuzz
• Stadium design

Coordinates: 30°18′05″N 78°06′09″E / 30.30139°N 78.10250°E / 30.30139; 78.10250