NFRS | |
Full name | North-East Frontier Railway Stadium |
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Location | Maligaon, Guwahati, Assam |
Coordinates | 26°09′15″N 91°41′50″E / 26.15417°N 91.69722°E |
Owner | Northeast Frontier Railway |
Capacity | 10,000 |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1976 |
Opened | 1976 |
Tenants | |
Assam cricket team |
North-East Frontier Railway Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium at Maligaon in Guwahati, Assam. It is mainly used for organizing matches of football and cricket. The stadium has hosted 33 first-class matches [1] in 1976 when Assam cricket team played against Orissa cricket team.[2] The ground hosted 32 more first-class matches from 1978 to 2009. The stadium also hosted 18 List A matches when Central Zone cricket team played against North Zone cricket team[3] but since then the stadium has hosted non-first-class matches.[4]