Sardar Patel Stadium - Venue ICC Cricket World Cup 2011

Sardar Patel Stadium will host 3 WC Matches

One of the venues of ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 is Sardar Patel Stadium. Sardar Patel Stadium is established in 1982 at Motera, Ahmadabad, Gujarat and owned by Gujarat Cricket Association.  This is also commonly known as "Motera Stadium".  Total capacity of Motera is 54000 spectators, which makes him largest stadium in Gujarat,India.  This cricket stadium is earlier knows as Gujarat Stadium and later named on first home minister and deputy prime minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Pate.  It took just 9 months in 1982 to construct this stadium and ever since all international cricket matches being held in here where earlier they were hosted in Muncipal Corporation Stadium,Ahmedabad.

Sardar Patel Stadium has seen many noted event and most favorite of them is 10,000 runs scored by former Indian opener and captain Sunil Gavaskar which was done against Pakistan.  Kapil Dev too become the highest wickets taker in test match when he took 432nd wicket on this very ground.

Rajasthan Royals adopted this stadium as their home venue in IPL and hosted all their 7 home games in 2010 season.

Here are few of Test Match Records witnessed at Sardar Patel Stadium

1. Highest innings total: Sri Lanka 760/7d - India v Sri Lanka, 2nd innings, 16 Nov 2009
2. Lowest innings total: India 76 - India v South Africa, 1 innings, 3 Apr 2008
3. Highest individual score: Mahela Jayawardene 275 (Balls:435 4x27 6x1) - Sri Lanka v India, 16 Nov 2009
4. Best bowling: (in an innings) Kapil Dev 83/9 - India v West Indies, 12 Nov 1983 (in a match) Venkatapathy Raju 125/11 - India v Sri Lanka, 8 Feb 1994
5. Most runs: Rahul Dravid (India) 666 Runs (Mat:6 Inn:12 HS:222 Ave:60.54 SR:50.18 100x2 50x1)
6. Most wickets: Anil Kumble (India) 36 Wickets (Mat:7 Runs:964 BBI:7/115 BBM:10/233 Ave:26.77 Econ:2.29 SR:70.1 5W/I:3 10W/M:1)

One Day International Match Records at Sardar patel Stadium:

Kapil Dev After 432 Test Wicket

1. Highest total: South Africa 365/2 - India v South Africa, 1st innings, 27 Feb 2010
2. Lowest total: Zimbabwe 85 - Zimbabwe v West Indies, 1st innings, 8 Oct 2006
3. Highest individual score: Sourav Ganguly 144 (Balls:152 4x8 6x6) - India v Zimbabwe, 5 Dec 2000
4. Best bowling: Farveez Maharoof 20/4 - Sri Lanka v India, 6 Nov 2005
5. Most runs: Rahul Dravid (India) 342 Runs (Mat:5 Inn:5 HS:109* Ave:114.00 SR:83.00 100x2 50x1)
6. Most wickets: Kapil Dev (India) 10 Wickets (Mat:6 Runs:156 Best:3/26 Ave:15.60 Econ:3.04)

Though Motera has witnessed many of great feats in indian cricket histroy, here are few noted moments:

1. Sunil Gavaskar completed 10,000 runs in Test cricket in 1986-87 against Pakistan.
2. Kapil Dev, who had taken 9 wickets in an innings in the first match on this ground scalped his 432nd wicket in Test cricket to pass Sir Richard Hadlee's record, thus becoming the highest wicket taker in Test cricket at that time.
3. In October 1999, Sachin Tendulkar scored his first Test Match double-hundred in a match against New Zealand.
4. Sachin Tendulkar completed his 20 years of International Cricket here on November 16th, 2009 against Sri Lanka. During the same game, Sachin Tendulkar reached a landmark of 30,000 runs in International cricket which by far no cricketer has achieved.
5. AB de Villiers reached his first double-hundred against India during the second test of South Africa's tour to India in 2008.

3 matches will be host by Sardar Patel Stadium as per  ICC Cricket World Cup Matches Schedule:

1. 4th Match, Group A - Australia v Zimbabwe, 21 February 2011
   
2. 18th Match, Group A - New Zealand v Zimbabwe, 4 March 2011
3. Quarter Final - Group A 3 v Group B 1, 26 March 2011

Complete ICC Cricket World Cup Warm-Up Matches Schedule is also finalized for better preparation of all the teams for world cup. 

During the ICC World Cup 2011, Live Scores will be made available on this blog.