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Mayur Stadium | |
Ground information | |
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Location | Faridabad, Haryana |
Coordinates | 28°23′14″N 77°17′45″E / 28.38722°N 77.29583°E |
Establishment | 1981 |
Capacity | 25,000 |
Owner | Haryana Cricket Association |
Operator | Haryana Cricket Association |
Tenants | Haryana cricket team |
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n/a n/a | |
International information | |
First ODI | 19 Jan 1988: India v West Indies |
Last ODI | 31 Mar 2006: India v England |
First WODI | 13 December 1997: India v West Indies |
Last WODI | 27 November 2005: India v England |
As of 9 December 2019 Source: Nahar Singh Stadium, ESPNcricinfo |
The Nahar Singh Stadium, previously known as Mayur Stadium, is a cricket stadium in the Indian city of Faridabad.
The last official match played here was an ODI between India and England on 31 March 2006.
In 2017, stadium hosted a match between Indian Blind cricket team and the West Indies blind cricket team as a part of 2017 Blind T20 World Cup in which the Indian team won by a great margin.
In 2019, renovations started to make the stadium fit for international matches and is expected to be completed by 2022.
The ground has seen cavalier innings by Douglas Marillier with sweep shots above the keeper's head to deny India a victory, or most recently, a hard-fought steady knock from Suresh Raina to snatch victory away
Stadium is named after Indian Rebellion of 1857 Nahar Singh. As of 11 September 2018, it has hosted 8 ODIs.