University Stadium (Thiruvananthapuram)

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

University Stadium
University Stadium
A view of University Stadium Trivandrum (Right)and CSN stadium (left)
Ground information
LocationKerala University, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Establishment1940 (1940)
Capacity20,000[1]
OwnerUniversity of Kerala, Trivandrum
End names
Church End
Hotel End
International information
First ODI1 October 1984 (1984):
 India v  Australia
Last ODI25 January 1988 (1988):
 India v  West Indies
As of 18 January 2019 (2019)
Source: University Stadium, Cricinfo

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)WinnerMarginYearScorecard
 India AustraliaNo result19842nd ODI, Australia tour of India
 India West Indies West Indies9 wickets19887th 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.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInns.Opposing teamDateResult
1101Krishnamachari Srikkanth India1061 West Indies25 January 1988Lost[4]
2104*Phil Simmons West Indies1292 India25 January 1988Won[4]

References
  1. http://www.worldstadiums.com/asia/countries/india.shtml
  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
  4. "7th ODI, West Indies tour of India at Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 25 1988". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2019.


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