The Assam Cricket Association Stadium, also known as Barsapara Cricket Stadium) and officially named Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Cricket Stadium,[4] is a cricket stadium in Barsapara, Guwahati, Assam, India.[5] It is the home ground of the Assam cricket team and is owned and operated by the Assam Cricket Association. The stadium has a maximum capacity extendable to 55,000 spectators.[1][2][3]
| Barsapara Cricket Stadium | |||||||
 The Barsapara Cricket Stadium under floodlights | |||||||
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| Location | Barsapara, Guwahati, Assam | ||||||
| Coordinates | 26°8′42″N 91°44′11″E / 26.14500°N 91.73639°E | ||||||
| Establishment | 2012 | ||||||
| Capacity | 46,000[1][2][3] | ||||||
| Owner | Assam Cricket Association | ||||||
| Architect | Klorophyll (India) Sports Turf Technology & Construction Pvt. Ltd. | ||||||
| Operator | Assam Cricket Association | ||||||
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| Media End Pavilion End | |||||||
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| First ODI | 21 October 2018: India v  West Indies | ||||||
| Last ODI | 10 January 2023: India v  Sri Lanka | ||||||
| First T20I | 10 October 2017: India v  Australia | ||||||
| Last T20I | 28 November 2023: India v Australia | ||||||
| First WT20I | 4 March 2019: India v  England | ||||||
| Last WT20I | 9 March 2019: India v England | ||||||
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| As of 28 November 2023 Source: ESPNcricinfo | |||||||
Former Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated the stadium on 10 October 2017. The arena hosts domestic and international cricket matches. It became India's 49th international cricket venue.[6] The first international cricket match played here was a T20I between India and Australia in 2017, which was won by Australia. [7] It is the largest sports stadium in north-eastern India.
It hosted the Indian Premier League's matches for the first time in April 2023, with the Rajasthan Royals playing two home games in the stadium as its second home venue.[2] This initiative was put forth by the BCCI to have a cricketing impact in Northeast India.[8]
History
editThe foundation stone of the stadium was laid by then Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi in June 2004, and he again laid the foundation stone of the club house stand of the stadium in July 2007, in the presence of then BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah.
An area of 59 bighas of land was allotted to the Assam Cricket Association by the state government after clearing a portion from encroachers. The Assam Cricket Association started construction in 2006. The Assam Cricket Association (ACA) has hosted a few local matches here, which was initially a dumping ground before the ground became ready for domestic first-class matches.
In 2010, the Assam Cricket Association changed the name of the Barsapara Cricket Stadium's in memory of the late Dr. Bhupen Hazarika. At that time the president of Assam Cricket Association was Mr.Gautam Roy and the Secretary was Bikash Baruah.
On 4 November 2012, the East Zone Senior Women's Inter-State One-Day Championship match between Assam women's cricket team and Odisha women's cricket team became the first match to be played at the ground.[9][10] In the 2013-14 Ranji Trophy season, the ground hosted four matches. Assam against Kerala was the first first-class match.
On 10 October 2017, the stadium hosted its first T20I. The match was played between Australia and hosts India, Australia won the game by eight wickets. In this match, the newly inaugurated stadium recorded an attendance of 38,132.[11]
The stadium hosted its first ODI on 21 October 2018. The match was played between hosts India and the West Indies cricket team. India won the match by eight wickets.[12]
From 4 March 2019 to 9 March 2019, the ground hosted Women's International Cricket for the first time. Three Women's Twenty20 International matches were played between the England women's cricket team and the hosts Indian women's cricket team. The England women's cricket team won the WT20I series 3–0.[13]
List of centuries
editKey
edit- * denotes that the batsman was not out.
- Inns. denotes the number of innings in the match.
- Balls denotes the number of balls faced in an inning.
- NR denotes that the number of balls was not recorded.
- Parentheses next to the player's score denote his century number at Guwahati.
- Date refers to the date the match started.
- Result refers to the player's team result.
One Day Internationals
edit| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 106 | Shimron Hetmyer | West Indies |
78 | 1 | India |
21 October 2018 | Lost[14] |
| 2 | 140 | Virat Kohli | India |
107 | 2 | West Indies |
21 October 2018 | Won[14] |
| 3 | 152* | Rohit Sharma | India |
117 | 2 | West Indies |
21 October 2018 | Won[14] |
| 4 | 113 | Virat Kohli | India |
87 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
10 January 2023 | Won[15] |
| 5 | 108* | Dasun Shanaka | Sri Lanka |
88 | 2 | India |
10 January 2023 | Lost[15] |
Twenty20 Internationals
edit| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 106* | David Miller |  South Africa |
47 | 2 | India |
2 October 2022 | Lost[16] |
| 2 | 123* | Ruturaj Gaikwad | India |
57 | 1 | Australia |
28 November 2023 | Lost[17] |
| 3 | 104* | Glenn Maxwell | Australia |
48 | 2 | India |
28 November 2023 | Won[18] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Cricket Venues and Grounds". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ a b c "ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 - Media Guide" (PDF). ICC. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ a b "About ACA". assamcricket.com. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ "Sports Venues | Assam State Portal".
- ^ "New guwahati station". The Times of India. 8 October 2017.
- ^ "International cricket venues in India". The Hindu. 10 October 2017.
- ^ "Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ "IPL 2023: Indian Premier League 2023 schedule announced there will be a ..." Loksatta.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Barsapara stadium ground inaugurated". assamtribune.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ "Barsapara Stadium ready for Cricket". sentinelassam.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ "India out to clinch series on Guwahati's T20I debut". Cricbuzz. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ "Guwahati ODI Rohit, Kohli architect India's 8 wicket win". Business Standard. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "3rd T20 Smriti Mandana fifty in vain as England whitewash India". India Today. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ a b c "1st ODI (D/N), West Indies tour of India at Guwahati, Oct 21 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- ^ a b "1st ODI (D/N), Sri Lanka tour of India at Guwahati, Jan 10 2023". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ "2nd T20I (D/N), South Africa tour of India at Guwahati, Oct 02 2022". ESPNcricinfo. 2 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "3rd T20I (N), Guwahati, November 28, 2023, Australia tour of India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Australia beat India, Australia won by 5 wickets (With 0 balls remaining)". 28 November 2023.