University Stadium or Kerala University Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in the city of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala and is used for predominantly football and also for athletics. University stadium had hosted the first one-day international cricket match in kerala.[2]
| University Stadium | |
 A view of University Stadium Trivandrum (Right)and CSN stadium (left) | |
| Ground information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Kerala University, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India |
| Establishment | 1940 |
| Capacity | 20,000[1] |
| Owner | University of Kerala, Trivandrum |
| End names | |
| Church End Hotel End | |
| International information | |
| First ODI | 1 October 1984: India v  Australia |
| Last ODI | 25 January 1988: India v  West Indies |
| As of 18 January 2019 Source: University Stadium, Cricinfo | |
The stadium is owned by the University of Kerala and was opened by Sir Mirza the Diwan of the erstwhile princely state of Hyderabad in 1940. The stadium has a capacity of 20,000. The G. V. Raja Pavilion is in the stadium. The stadium was used as the home ground for the Indian domestic cricket team Kerala till the late 1980s. The stadium has hosted 2 ODI matches with the host team India losing one match and the other match yielded no result.
The stadium was the home ground of Chirag United Club, for the 2011-2012 I-League season.[3]
One Day International cricket edit
The stadium has hosted following ODI matches till date.
| Team (A) | Team (B) | Winner | Margin | Year | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India |
Australia |
No result | 1984 | 2nd ODI, Australia tour of India | |
| India |
West Indies |
West Indies |
9 wickets | 1988 | 7th ODI, West Indies tour of India |
List of Centuries edit
Key edit
- * 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
One Day Internationals edit
| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 101 | Krishnamachari Srikkanth | India |
106 | 1 | West Indies |
25 January 1988 | Lost[4] |
| 2 | 104* | Phil Simmons | West Indies |
129 | 2 | India |
25 January 1988 | Won[4] |
References edit
- ^ http://www.worldstadiums.com/asia/countries/india.shtml [dead link]
- ^ Rayan, Stan (8 July 2016). "Thiruvananthapuram's 28-year wait for an ODI could end next year". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ Chirag United - I-League
- ^ a b "7th ODI, West Indies tour of India at Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 25 1988". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2019.