The Barabati Stadium is an Indian sports stadium used mostly for cricket and association football, and also sometimes for concerts and field hockey, located in Cuttack, Odisha. It is a regular venue for international cricket and is the home ground of Odisha cricket team. The stadium is owned and operated by the Odisha Olympic Association. It is also used for association football. It hosts Santosh Trophy national football tournament and the state's Odisha First Division League football matches.[2] The Barabati Stadium is one of the older grounds in India, having hosted several touring sides – including the MCC, the West Indies team and the Australians – before it hosted its first international cricket match. It hosted only the third one-day international in this country, in January 1982, when India put it across England by five wickets to lift the series 2–1. It hosted its first ever Test match five years later where India played hosts to Sri Lanka. Though it is not a regular Test venue, it continues to host One-Day Internationals regularly. It also hosted the 2013 Women's Cricket World Cup.[3] This ground is also known for its good playing conditions and smooth experiences.

Barabati Stadium
The Barabati Stadium in Cuttack
Map
AddressStadium Road,
Cuttack,
India
LocationStadium Road, Cuttack, Odisha
Coordinates20°28′52″N 85°52′7″E / 20.48111°N 85.86861°E / 20.48111; 85.86861
OwnerGovernment of Odisha
Odisha Olympic Association
OperatorOdisha Cricket Association
Football Association of Odisha
Capacity45,000[1]
Opened1958
Tenants
India national cricket team
India women's national cricket team
Odisha cricket team (1958–present)
Odisha women's cricket team (1958–present)
Hyderabad Deccan Chargers (2010–2012)
Kings XI Punjab (2014)
Kolkata Knight Riders (2014)
Odisha football team (1958–present)
Odisha women's football team (1958–present)
Ground information
LocationStadium Road, Cuttack, Odisha, India
Establishment1958
End names
Mahanadi River End
Pavilion End
International information
First Test4–7 January 1987:
 India v  Sri Lanka
Last Test8–12 November 1995:
 India v  New Zealand
First ODI27 January 1982:
 India v  England
Last ODI22 December 2019:
 India v  West Indies
First T20I5 October 2015:
 India v  South Africa
Last T20I12 June 2022:
 India v  South Africa
Only women's Test7–11 March 1985:
 India v  New Zealand
First WODI1 February 2013:
 Australia v  Pakistan
Last WODI15 February 2013:
 South Africa v  Sri Lanka
As of 12 June 2022
Source: ESPNcricinfo

The cricket and football venue is equipped with floodlights for day-and-night games and is a regular venue for ODI matches. It was an adopted home venue for former Indian Premier League franchise Deccan Chargers. Barabati Stadium has successfully served as the venue for both Indian Premier League and the now defunct Odisha Premier League. It has also hosted Senior Women's T20 Challenger Trophy 2020 from 4–11 January 2020.[4]

History and development

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The Barabati Stadium in Cuttack hosted only the third One Day International in the country, in January 1982, when India beat England by five wickets to win the series 2–1. In the first Test match here, five seasons later, the Sri Lankans were greeted with an underprepared wicket affording vastly unpredictable bounce. Dilip Vengsarkar, then at the most dizzying heights of his career, made his highest Test score of 166, his fourth century in eight Tests, when no other batsman on either side crossed 60. The Lankans were rolled over twice as India seized an innings and 67-run victory. Kapil Dev bagged his 300th Test victim, bowling Rumesh Ratnayake with a ball that failed to sit up.

The only other Test match here, against New Zealand in 1995–96, was badly affected by rain, affording less than 180 overs of playing time. Narendra Hirwani, on a comeback trail, took 6 for 59 in New Zealand's only innings, the best bowling figures here.

Though it is not one of the regular Test venues anymore, it continues to enjoy the status of international venue and hosts One-Day Internationals regularly. India have won one of the two Test matches played here, and have an 11–4 win–loss record in ODIs.

Indoor Hall

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In 2012, OCA named the indoor cricket hall at Barabati Stadium after Sachin Tendulkar.

International cricket centuries

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  • * 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 the Feroz Shah Kotla.
  • The column title Date refers to the date the match started.
  • The column title Result refers to match result

Test centuries

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The following table summarises the Test centuries scored at the Barabati Stadium.

No. Score Player Team Balls Inns. Opposing team Date Result
1 166 Dilip Vengsarkar   India 279 1   Sri Lanka 4 January 1987 Won

One Day Centuries

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The following table summarises the One Day centuries scored at the Barabati Stadium.

No. Score Player Team Balls Inns. Opposing team Date Result
1 102 Ravi Shastri   India 142 1   England 27 December 1984 Lost
2 104 Ajay Jadeja   India 126 2   West Indies 9 November 1994 Won
3 127* Sachin Tendulkar   India 138 2   Kenya 18 February 1996 Won
4 153* Mohammad Azharuddin   India 150 1   Zimbabwe 9 April 1998 Won
5 116* Ajay Jadeja   India 121 1   Zimbabwe 9 April 1998 Won
6 102 Grant Flower   Zimbabwe 118 2   India 9 April 1998 Lost
7 111* Kevin Pietersen   England 128 1   India 26 November 2008 Lost
8 111 Ajinkya Rahane   India 108 1   Sri Lanka 2 November 2014 Won
9 113 Shikhar Dhawan   India 107 1   Sri Lanka 2 November 2014 Won
10 150 Yuvraj Singh   India 127 1   England 19 January 2017 Won
11 134 MS Dhoni   India 122 1   England 19 January 2017 Won
12 102 Eoin Morgan   England 81 2   India 19 January 2017 Lost

International cricket five-wicket hauls

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Symbol Meaning
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
Date Day the Test started or ODI was held
Inn Innings in which five-wicket haul was taken
Overs Number of overs bowled
Runs Number of runs conceded
Wkts Number of wickets taken
Econ Runs conceded per over
Batsmen Batsmen whose wickets were taken
Result Result of the match

Tests

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Five-wicket hauls in ODI matches at Barabati Stadium
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing team Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 Ravi Ratnayeke 4 January 1987   Sri Lanka   India 1 27.3 85 5 3.09 India won[5]
2 Narendra Hirwani 8 November 1995   India   New Zealand 2 31 59 6 1.90 Drawn[6]

Records

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Horse Gate Entrance to the Barabati Stadium

Match Information:

Game Type No. of Games
Test Matches 2
ODI 19
T20I 2

Test Match Statistics:

Category Information
Highest Team Score India (400 All Out against Sri Lanka)
Lowest Team Score Sri Lanka (142 All Out against India)
Best Batting Performance Dilip Vengsarkar (166 Runs against Sri Lanka)
Best Bowling Performance Narendra Hirwani (6/59 against New Zealand)

ODI Match Statistics:

Category Information
Highest Team Score India (381/6 in 50 Overs against England)
Lowest Team Score West Indies (113 All Out in 34.2 Overs against Australia)
Best Batting Performance Mohammad Azharuddin (153* Runs against Zimbabwe)
Best Bowling Performance Daren Powell (4/27 against India)

Notable events

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Barabati stadium
  • Kapil Dev bagged his 300th test wicket when he bowled Rumesh Ratnayake of Sri Lanka in January 1987
  • The Stadium hosted matches in two World Cups hosted in the subcontinent – 1987 Cricket World Cup (Australia beat Zimbabwe by 70 runs)and 1996 Cricket World Cup (India beat Kenya by 7 Wickets)
  • Mohammad Azharuddin and Ajay Jadeja put on an unbroken 275 run partnership against Zimbabwe which was the then highest ODI partnership
  • The above partnership is the current world record for the 4th Wicket in ODI Cricket.[7]
  • The partnership is the current world record for any unbroken partnership.[8]
  • The most runs scored here in Test cricket was by India who were all out for 400 in 1987 and 298–8 in 1995. The third highest score was by Sri Lanka who were dismassed for 191 runs in 1987.
  • In Test cricket, the most runs scored here was by Dilip Vengsarkar(166 runs) followed by Kapil Dev(60 runs) and Sri Lankan Roy Dias(58 runs).
  • The most wickets were taken by Narendra Hirwani and Maninder Singh(6 wickets each) followed by Sri Lankan Ravi Ratnayeke and Kapil Dev (5 wickets each).
  • In ODIs, the highest score was made by India who scored 381–6 in 2017.
  • In ODIs, highest individual score at the venue is 152* by Mohammad Azharuddin against Zimbabwe.
  • The most runs scored here was by Sachin Tendulkar with 469 runs, followed by Ajay Jadeja with 273 runs and M Azharuddin with 242 runs.
  • The most wickets taken here was by Anil Kumble, Ishant Sharma and Ajit Agarkar all with 7 wickets each
  • On 19 January 2017, in the 2nd ODI match between India vs England Yuvraj Singh 150(127) and Mahendra Singh Dhoni 134(122), both Scored their last century in this Stadium that helped India to reach 381/6 (50 Overs). It was the second highest 4th Wicket partnership of 256 runs at this venue. England scored 366/8 (50 overs) with the help of Eoin Morgan 102(81) runs. As a result, India won the match by 15 runs.

Santosh Trophy 2012

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This stadium was the main venue of the 2012 Santosh Trophy football tournament which was won by Services.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Cricket Venues and Grounds". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Shedule".
  3. ^ "About **Barabati Stadium**". BCCI.
  4. ^ "Harmanpreet, Mandhana and Veda to lead in T20 Challengers". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  5. ^ "3rd Test: India v Sri Lanka at Cuttack, Jan 4–7, 1987 | Cricket Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  6. ^ "3rd Test: India v New Zealand at Cuttack, Nov 8–12, 1995 | Cricket Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  7. ^ "ODI Partnership Records". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 28 May 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2007.
  8. ^ "ODI Partnership Records". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 28 May 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2007.