By Rajesh Kumar, IANS
New Delhi : The major trade centre of the north-eastern part of India, Guwahati is also the spots hub of the region mainly because it is the best connected with the rest of the country.
The sprawling Nehru Stadium here is easily the biggest sports stadium in the country, if not the world. The ground can easily accommodate two full size football pitches while for cricket matches there is at least 30-40 yards to spare beyond the boundary ropes.
Guwahati has had to wait its turn for international cricket, fighting with Jamshedpur’s Keenan Stadium and Cuttack Barabati Stadium, for its turn as the East Zone centre – Kolkata’s Eden Gardens is in a separate class altogether.
Here’s a lowdown on how the Indian cricket has performed in Guwahati whenever it has had to travel to eastern-most venue in the country:
India’s One-Day Internationals (ODIs) at Nehru Stadium, Guwahati:
Date Toss Result Man of the Match
Dec 17, 1983 West Indies WI won by 6 wickets Ghulam Parkar (I)
Jan 11, 1987 India India bt Sri Lanka by 8 wkts SunilGavaskar (I)
Dec 23, 1987 India WI won by 52 runs Viv Richards (WI)
March 22, 1993 India India bt Zimbabwe by 7 wkts Grant Flower (Z)
Dec 22, 1997 India India bt Sri Lanka by 7 wkts Robin Singh (I)
Nov 14, 1999 India New Zealand won by 48 runs Chris Cairns (NZ)
March 19, 2002 India India bt Zimbabw by 101 runs Dinesh Mongia (I)
The top performers for India:
Runs Balls Batsman Opponents Date
159* 147 Dinesh Mongia Zimbabwe March 19, 2002
82* 86 Sachin Tendulkar Sri Lanka Dec 22, 1997
75 52 Yuvraj Singh Zimbabwe March 19, 2002
Best Bowling in an innings:
5-22 Robin Singh Sri Lanka Dec 22, 1997
4-33 Harbhajan Singh Zimbabwe March 19, 2002
Best all-round performance:
33 & 2/21 Mohinder Amarnath West Indies Dec 23, 1987
Most dismissals in an innings:
3 (1 ct.+ 2 st.) Kiran More West Indies Dec 23, 1987
Best Partnership:
158 (5th wkt) Dinesh Mongia and Yuvraj Singh v Zimbabwe
March 19, 2002
Highest Innings Total:
333-6 v Zimbabwe March 19, 2002
Lowest Innings Total:
135 v West Indies Dec 23, 1987