10 Largest Cricket Stadiums in the World
The grounds stand as a silent witness to the ethereal deeds of the sporting heroes who carve their names in the history books.
1. Narendra Modi stadium
In the first place, we have the newly renovated Sardar Patel stadium. The stadium now has a staggering capacity of 1,32,000. Before the renovation, the capacity of the stadium was 54000. The first-ever international match at this venue took place in the year 1983 between India and the West Indies. The ground has hosted 12 Tests, 23 ODIs, and 1 T20I thus far.
The highest total in Test cricket on this ground is 760/7 by Sri Lanka against India in the year 2009. The highest individual score in Tests in this ground also came in the same game when Mahela Jayawardene scored a splendid 275 against the hosts.
The highest team total in ODI cricket is 365/2 by South Africa against India in the year 2010. The highest individual score in ODI cricket on this ground is by Sourav Ganguly in the year 2000. The left-hander scored as sedate 152-ball 144 to help India beat Zimbabwe by 61 runs.
Note: All stats have been taken from Wikipedia, Howstat cricket and Cricinfo and have been updated as of 27th November 2020
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