Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad Explained

Ground Name:LB Stadium
Nickname:Fateh Maidan
Country:India
Location:Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Seating Capacity:30,000
Owner:Sports Authority of Telangana State
Operator:Sports Authority of Telangana State
Tenants:Fateh Hyderabad F.C.
End1:Pavilion End
End2:Hill Fort End
International:true
Firstodidate:10 September,
Firstodiyear:1983
Firstodihome:India
Firstodiaway:Pakistan
Lastodidate:19 November,
Lastodiyear:2003
Lastodihome:India
Lastodiaway:New Zealand
Firsttestdate:19 November,
Firsttestyear:1955
Firsttesthome:India
Firsttestaway:New Zealand
Lasttestdate:2 December,
Lasttestyear:1988
Lasttesthome:India
Lasttestaway:New Zealand
Onlywtestdate:10–13 December
Onlywtestyear:1995
Onlywtesthome:India
Onlywtestaway:England
Firstwodidate:8 January
Firstwodiyear:1978
Firstwodihome:England
Firstwodiaway:New Zealand
Lastwodidate:13 December
Lastwodiyear:2003
Lastwodihome:India
Lastwodiaway:New Zealand
Date:10 December
Year:2019
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/ground/58136.html Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, ESPNcricinfo

The Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, formerly known as Fateh Maidan, is a multi-purpose sports stadium in Hyderabad, Telangana.[1] The stadium is primarily used for cricket and association football.

The stadium was renamed in 1967 in memory of Lal Bahadur Shastri, India's former Prime Minister. As of 19 August 2017, it has hosted 3 cricket Tests and 14 ODIs.

History

During the eight-month siege of Golconda in 1687 the Mughal soldiers were camped on a vast open ground. After their victory, this ground was named as Fateh Maidan (Victory Square).[2] During Asaf Jahi period, Fateh Maidan was used as Polo Grounds.[3] [4] Gymkhana ground in Secunderabad, which was the home of Hyderabad Cricket Association, did not have stands to accommodate the large number of spectators that used to watch the cricket matches.[5] The matches were therefore held at Fateh Maidan even though the grounds were not owned by Hyderabad Cricket Association but by Andhra Pradesh Sports Council. The first test match was hosted in November 1955 against New Zealand.[6] The stadium was renamed as Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium in 1967. Floodlights were introduced in 1993 during the Hero Cup match between the West Indies and Zimbabwe. The Stadium was the home ground for the Hyderabad cricket team.In 2005, the use of Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium for International cricket was discontinued when Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium built across town hosted an ODI Match between India and South Africa. The stadium is now hosting Indian Cricket League matches and is the home ground for the 2008 Edelweiss 20's Challenge winners Hyderabad Heroes.

Lal Bahadur Stadium is situated behind the police control room, between the Nizam College and Public Gardens in Hyderabad. It is the venue for many national and international sporting events, especially football and cricket. The stadium was previously known as Fateh Maidan.

It has the capacity to seat around 25,000 people. The swimming pool, shopping complex and the indoor stadium are the important aspects of this stadium. The ground has a flood light facility and now is used by Sports Authority of Telangana State (SATS).

Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium has hosted only three Test matches[7] – all against New Zealand. Polly Umrigar's double century and Subhash Gupte's 7 wickets in NZ's first innings were the most notable performances of the inaugural Test between these two teams and ended in a draw.[8] In 1988/89, local players Arshad Ayub with seven wickets in the match and Mohammad Azharuddin, who top scored with 81 runs led India to a 10 wicket victory[9] and a 2–1 Series victory.

ODI Cricket

The first ODI Match was played in the stadium during the 1983/84 season when India hosted Pakistan and won the match by four wickets.[10] The match between India and Pakistan on 20 March 1987 was a thriller which ended with the scores tied at 212 in 44 overs. India were declared the victors because they lost fewer wickets (six to Pakistan's seven).[11]

In one of the great matches played during the 1987 Cricket World Cup, David Houghton's 142 fell just short of lifting Zimbabwe to an epic victory. Apart from Houghton and Iain Butchart's 54, all other Zimbabwean batsmen scored single figures as New Zealand won by 3 runs.[12] The Hero Cup encounter (1992) between West Indies and Zimbabwe saw the first day/night match in the stadium. The match was easily won by West Indies. In all, the stadium has hosted seven day/night matches. In the 1996 Cricket World Cup, the West Indies overhauled Zimbabwe's 151 in just 29.3 overs on their way to a semi-final appearance in the tournament.[13]

In the 1999/00 season, the stadium hosted the 2nd match in the 5-match ODI Series between India and New Zealand. Having suffered a defeat in Rajkot, India lost Sourav Ganguly in the second over (run-out) as a straight drive from Sachin Richoched off Shayne O'Connor's fingers into the non-striker's stumps. Rahul Dravid and Tendulkar then put on a world-record 331-run partnership off 46.2 overs as India amassed on 376 runs and easily won the match by 174 runs.

In the final match played at Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium (2003), India played against New Zealand in the TVS Cup encounter that decided the second finalist (Australia already booked its spot). Tendulkar's century and Virender Sehwag's 130 created a platform for Dravid to equal the second fastest fifty by an Indian – 50 off 22 balls as India scored 353 runs and won the match comfortably by 145 runs.

Venue statistics

Match Information

Game TypeNo. of Games
Test Matches3[14]
ODI14[15]
Twenty200

Test Match statistics

CategoryInformation
Highest Team ScoreIndia (498/4 – Decl. against New Zealand)
Lowest Team ScoreIndia (89 All-Out against New Zealand)
Best Batting PerformancePolly Umrigar (223 Runs against New Zealand)
Best Bowling PerformanceSubhash Gupte (7/128 against New Zealand)
The highest scores were made by the West Indies, scoring 498–4 in 1959 and 358 all out in 1948. The next highest score was made by New Zealand scoring 326 all out in Test cricket. The most runs scored here was by Polly Umrigar (223 runs), followed by Bert Sutcliffe (154 runs) and John Guy (123 runs). The most wickets taken here were by Erapalli Prasana (8 wickets) by Subhash Gupte (8 wickets) and Dayle Hadlee (7 wickets).

ODI Match statistics

CategoryInformation
Highest Team ScoreIndia (376/2 in 50 Overs against New Zealand)
Lowest Team ScoreZimbabwe (99 All Out in 36.3 Overs against West Indies)
Best Batting PerformanceSachin Tendulkar (186* Runs against New Zealand)
Best Bowling PerformanceManoj Prabhakar (5/35 against Sri Lanka)
The highest scores were made by India, scoring 376–2 in ODIs. The next highest scores were also made by India who scored 353-5 and South Africa who scored 261–7.

The most runs scored here was by Sachin Tendulkar (310 runs), followed by Rahul Dravid (297 runs) and Dave Houghton (164 runs). Anil Kumble (7 wickets), Ajit Agarkar (6 wickets) and Manoj Prabhakar (5 wickets) are the leading wicket-takers on this ground in ODIs.

List of Centuries

Key

Test Centuries

No. Score Player Team Balls Inns. Opposing team Date Result
1 223 - 1 19 November 1955 Draw
2 118 - 1 19 November 1955 Draw
3 100* - 1 19 November 1955 Draw
4 102 - 2 19 November 1955 Draw
5 137* - 3 19 November 1955 Draw

One Day Internationals

No. Score Player Team Balls Inns. Opposing team Date Result
1 142 137 2 10 October 1987 Lost[16]
2 124 126 2 19 October 1989 Win[17]
3 186* 150 1 8 November 1999 Win[18]
4 153 153 1 8 November 1999 Win
5 130 134 1 15 November 2003 Win[19]
6 102 91 1 15 November 2003 Win

List of Five Wicket Hauls

Key

SymbolMeaning
The bowler was man of the match
10 or more wickets taken in the match
§One of two five-wicket hauls by the bowler in the match
DateDay the Test started or ODI was held
InnInnings in which five-wicket haul was taken
OversNumber of overs bowled.
RunsNumber of runs conceded
WktsNumber of wickets taken
EconRuns conceded per over
BatsmenBatsmen whose wickets were taken
DrawnThe match was drawn.

Tests

No.BowlerDateTeamOpposing teamInnOversRunsWktsEconBatsmenResult
1 align=left Drawn[20]
2 align=left Drawn[21]

One DAY Internationals

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium Ground Profile . 8 April 2006.
  2. Book: Imam, Syeda . 1974 . The Untold Charminar. Penguin Books . 978-81-8475-971-6.
  3. Web site: Polo in its Heyday. 14 December 2015. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084015/http://www.channel6.in/polo-in-its-heyday/2011/12/05/. dead.
  4. Book: Raya, Lallana . Legacy of the Nizam's . 2002 . 148 . Vani Prakashan . 9788170551645 .
  5. Web site: Memories of Fateh Maidan. Ramnarayan V..
  6. Web site: Lal Bahadur Stadium.
  7. Web site: Fateh Maidan: Test Matches . ESPNcricinfo . 17 June 2011 . 17 June 2011 .
  8. Web site: Scorecard – India v/s New Zealand 1st Test Match – 1955/56 Season . ESPNcricinfo . 7 April 2007.
  9. Web site: Scorecard – India v/s New Zealand 3rd Test Match – 1988/89 Season . ESPNcricinfo . 7 April 2007.
  10. Web site: Scorecard – India v/s Pakistan 1st ODI Match- 1983/84 Season . ESPNcricinfo . 7 April 2007.
  11. Web site: Scorecard – India v/s Pakistan 3rd ODI Match- 1986/87 Season . ESPNcricinfo . 7 April 2007.
  12. Web site: Scorecard – New Zealand v/s Zimbabwe 4th ODI Match – 1987 Cricket World Cup . ESPNcricinfo . 7 April 2007.
  13. Web site: 27 yrs on, Hyd all set for WC action.
  14. Web site: Match result information of Test Matches played in Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium. ESPNcricinfo. 7 April 2007.
  15. Web site: Match result information of ODI Matches played in Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium. ESPNcricinfo. 7 April 2007.
  16. Web site: 4th Match, Reliance World Cup at Hyderabad (Deccan), Oct 10 1987 . ESPNcricinfo. 24 August 2019.
  17. Web site: 2nd Match, MRF World Series (Nehru Cup) at Hyderabad (Deccan), Oct 19 1989 . ESPNcricinfo. 24 August 2019.
  18. Web site: 2nd ODI, New Zealand tour of India at Hyderabad (Deccan), Nov 8 1999 . ESPNcricinfo. 24 August 2019.
  19. Web site: 9th Match (D/N), TVS Cup (India) at Hyderabad (Deccan), Nov 15 2003 . ESPNcricinfo. 24 August 2019.
  20. Web site: 1st Test, New Zealand tour of India at Hyderabad (Deccan), Nov 19-24 1955. ESPNcricinfo. 24 August 2019.
  21. Web site: 3rd Test, New Zealand tour of India at Hyderabad (Deccan), Oct 15-20 1969. ESPNcricinfo. 24 August 2019.
  22. Web site: 2nd ODI, Sri Lanka tour of India at Hyderabad (Deccan), Feb 18 1994. ESPNcricinfo. 24 August 2019.