Nahar Singh Stadium
Cricket stadium
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The Nahar Singh Stadium, previously known as Mayur Stadium, is a cricket stadium in the Indian city of Faridabad.
| Mayur Stadium | |
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 Interactive map of Nahar Singh Stadium | |
| Ground information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Faridabad, Haryana |
| Country | India |
| Coordinates | 28°23′14″N 77°17′45″E |
| Establishment | 1981 |
| Capacity | 25,000 |
| Owner | Haryana Cricket Association |
| Operator | Haryana Cricket Association |
| Tenants | Haryana cricket team |
| End names | |
| n/a n/a | |
| International information | |
| First men's ODI | 19 Jan 1988: India v  West Indies |
| Last men's ODI | 31 Mar 2006: India v  England |
| First women's ODI | 13 December 1997: India v West Indies |
| Last women's ODI | 27 November 2005: India v England |
| As of 9 December 2019 Source: Nahar Singh Stadium, ESPNcricinfo | |
The last official match played here was an ODI between India and England on 31 March 2006.
In 2017, stadium hosted a match between Indian Blind cricket team and the West Indies blind cricket team as a part of 2017 Blind T20 World Cup in which the Indian team won by a great margin.
In 2019, renovations started to make the stadium fit for international matches and is expected to be completed by 2022.
The ground has seen cavalier innings by Douglas Marillier with sweep shots above the keeper's head to deny India a victory, or most recently, a hard-fought steady knock from Suresh Raina to snatch victory away
Stadium is named after Indian Rebellion of 1857 Nahar Singh. As of 11 September 2018, it has hosted 8 ODIs.
History
The venue hosted first of three ODIs between India and Zimbabwe for the Charms Cup 1992/93.
In 1994, the venue hosted first of 5 ODIs between India and West Indies. Significantly, this match was the last ODI for all rounder Kapil Dev.
In 2003, New Zealand were dismissed for 97 against Australia in the TVS Cup is the lowest ODI score at this venue.
In 2007, Haryana Cricket Association took decision to take an international match out of Nahar Singh Stadium to Chandigarh's Sector 16 Stadium.[1]
As of 11 Sept, 2018 it has hosted 8 ODIs.
One Day International cricket
The stadium has hosted following ODI matches till date.
| Team (A) | Team (B) | Winner | Margin | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | West Indies | West Indies | By 4 Wickets | 1988 |
| India |  Zimbabwe | India | BY 67 Runs | 1993 |
| India | West Indies | West Indies | By 96 Runs | 1994 |
 Australia |  South Africa | South Africa | By 2 wickets | 1996 |
| India | South Africa | South Africa | By 2 wickets | 2000 |
| India | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | By 1 wickets | 2002 |
| Australia |  New Zealand | Australia | By 8 wickets | 2003 |
| India | England | India | By 4 wickets | 2006 |