Sector 16 Stadium
| Ground information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Chandigarh, India |
| Establishment | 1966 |
| Capacity | 30,000[1] |
| Owner | Chandigarh Cricket Association |
| Operator | Chandigarh Cricket Association |
| Tenants |
CCL Punjab De Sher[2][3] Punjab cricket Team Haryana cricket team |
| End names | |
| n/a | |
| International information | |
| First Test |
23 November, 1990: India v  Sri Lanka |
| First ODI |
27 January 1985: India v  England |
| Last ODI |
8 October 2007: India v  Australia |
|
As of 2 March 2013 Source: Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Cricinfo | |
The Sector 16 Stadium (Punjabi: ਸੇਕ੍ਟਰ ੧੬ ਸਟੇਡਿਯਮ, Hindi: सेक्टर १६ स्तादियम) is a cricket stadium in Chandigarh, India.
It hosted its first ODI match in January 1985 and its only Test match in 1990.
It has hosted only four matches. The likes of Kapil Dev, Chetan Sharma and Yograj Singh started playing cricket at the Sector 16 Stadium. It fell out of favour to the nearby Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, (Mohali) cricket ground.
After the stadium in Mohali was built, there was no first-class cricket at the Sector 16 Stadium for 10 years before Haryana ended the barren spell by playing the Ranji Trophy Plate League semi-final in 2004/05. But after 14 years, India and Australia played a match in October 2007.
Test cricket
The stadium has hosted following Test matches till date.
| Team (A) | Team (B) | Winner | Margin | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | Sri Lanka | India | By innings & 8 runs | 1990 |
One Day International cricket
The stadium has hosted following ODI matches till date.
| Team (A) | Team (B) | Winner | Margin | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | England | England | By 7 runs | 1985 |
| Australia |  New Zealand | Australia | By 17 Runs | 1987 |
| India |  Bangladesh | India | By 9 wickets | 1990 |
| India | England | India | By 5 wickets | 1993 |
| India | Australia | India | By 7 runs | 2007 |
Records
Batting In ODIs
- Most runs - Navjot Sidhu (India) - 180 runs in two matches
- Highest score in an innings - Geoff Marsh (Australia) - 126*
Bowling in ODIs
- Most wickets - Kapil Dev (India) - 4 wickets in three matches
- Best bowling in an innings - Thirumalai Sekhar (India) - 3 wickets for 23 runs
Batting in Test
- Most runs - Ravi Shastri (India) - 88 Runs in one match
- Highest score in an innings - Ravi Shastri (India) - 88
Bowling in Test
- Most wickets - Venkatapathy Raju (India) - 8 wickets in one match
- Best bowling in an innings - Venkatapathy Raju (India) - 6 wickets for 12 runs
See also
- List of Test cricket grounds
- One-Test wonder
- Punjab Cricket Association Stadium
- Mullanpur International Cricket Stadium
References
External links
Coordinates: 30°44′29.85″N 76°46′29.12″E / 30.7416250°N 76.7747556°E