University Stadium (Thiruvananthapuram)

University Stadium
University Stadium
	A view of University Stadium Trivandrum (Right)and CSN stadium (left)
Ground information
Location	Kerala University, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Establishment	1940;84 years ago
Capacity	20,000
Owner	University of Kerala, Trivandrum
	End names
	Church End; Hotel End
International information
First ODI	1 October 1984;40 years ago:; India v Australia
Last ODI	25 January 1988;36 years ago:; India v West Indies
	As of 18 January 2019;5 years ago; Source: University Stadium, Cricinfo

Last updated April 30, 2024

University Stadium or Kerala University Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in the city of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The stadium is used predominantly for football and athletics. University stadium had hosted the first one-day international cricket match in kerala.^[2]

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

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

Key

* 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

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]

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References

↑ 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
1 2 "7th ODI, West Indies tour of India at Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 25 1988". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2019.

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[1] ttp://www.worldstadiums.com/asia/countries/india.shtml ^{[ dead link ]}

[2] Rayan, Stan (8 July 2016). "Thiruvananthapuram's 28-year wait for an ODI could end next year". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 October 2018.

[3] Chirag United - I-League

[odi502-4] 1 2 "7th ODI, West Indies tour of India at Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 25 1988". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2019.

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