Assam Cricket Association Stadium, also known as ACA Stadium or Barsapara Cricket Stadium, is a cricket stadium in Barsapara,
Guwahati, Assam
Guwahati (, ; formerly rendered Gauhati, ) is the biggest city of the Indian state of Assam and also the largest metropolis in northeastern India. Dispur, the capital of Assam, is in the circuit city region located within Guwahati and is the ...
, India. The entire stadium project's cost over Rs 2300 crore. It was inaugurated by Assam CM
Sarbananda Sonowal
Sarbananda Sonowal ( Assamese: সৰ্বানন্দ সোণোৱাল / IPA: xɔɹbanɔndɔ xʊnʊwal; born 31 October 1962) is an Indian politician from Assam who is the current Cabinet Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways and ...
on 10 October 2017. The Cricket Stadium is India's
49th international cricket venue. First International cricket match played here was a T20I between India and Australia in 2017, which was won by Australia. This state-of-the-art cricket stadium hosts domestic and international cricket matches.
It is the largest sports stadium in Northeast India.
History
The foundation stone of the stadium was laid by then Chief Minister
Tarun Gogoi
Tarun Gogoi (11 October 1936 – 23 November 2020) was an Indian politician who served as the Chief Minister of Assam from 2001 to 2016. He was a member of the Indian National Congress and led the party to a record three consecutive electoral vi ...
in June 2004 and he again laid the foundation stone of the club house and stand of the stadium in July 2007 in the presence of then
BCCI
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secretary Niranjan Shah.
![Barsapara Cricket Stadium during construction](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dd/Barsapara_Cricket_Stadium_during_construction.jpg)
An area of 59 bighas of land was allotted to the
Assam Cricket Association
Assam Cricket Association (ACA) is the governing body of the Cricket activities in the Assam state of India and the Assam cricket team. It is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India. The headquarters of ACA is at the Assam Crick ...
by the State Government and after clearing a portion from encroachers, Assam Cricket Association started construction in the year 2006. The Assam Cricket Association (ACA) has hosted an unofficial match in the stadium which was initially a dumping ground. In 2009, Assam Cricket Association officials hoped that within one year they will be able to complete the remaining work of the stadium which will be of an international standard.
On 4 November 2012, the East Zone Senior Women's Interstate One-day Championship match between Assam and Odisha became the first match to be played at the ground. In the 2013–14
Ranji Trophy
The Ranji Trophy (also known as Mastercard Ranji Trophy for sponsorship reasons) is a domestic first-class cricket championship played in India between multiple teams representing regional and state cricket associations. Board of Control for Cr ...
season, the ground hosted four matches. Assam against Kerala was the first
first-class match.
On 10 October 2017, the stadium hosted its first T20 international. The match was played between
Australia
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and hosts
India
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, Australia won the game by 8 wickets. In this match, the newly inaugurated stadium recorded an attendance of 38,132.
On 21 October 2018, the stadium hosted its first ODI international. The match was played between hosts
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
and
West Indies cricket team
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,
India
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won the game by 8 wickets.
On 4 March 2019 until 9 March 2019, the ground hosted Women's International Cricket for the first time. Three
Women's Twenty20 International
Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) is the shortest form of women's international cricket. A women's Twenty20 International is a 20 overs-per-side cricket match between two of the International Cricket Council (ICC) members. The first Twent ...
matches were played between
England women's cricket team
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and hosts
Indian women's cricket team
The India women's national cricket team, also known as Team India or Women in Blue, represents India in women's international cricket. It is governed by Board of Control for Cricket in India
India made its Test debut in 1976, against the West ...
.
England women's cricket team
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won the WT20I series 3–0.
List of centuries
Key
* * denotes that the batsman was
not out
In cricket, a batter is not out if they come out to bat in an innings and have not been dismissed by the end of an innings. The batter is also ''not out'' while their innings is still in progress.
Occurrence
At least one batter is not out at t ...
.
* 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
See also
*
Nehru Stadium
*
Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, also known as Sarusajai Stadium, is a football stadium in Guwahati, Assam, India. It is the current home ground of NorthEast United FC. Besides hosting football matches, the stadium is also used for athletics. It ...
*
Northeast Frontier Railway Stadium
North-East Frontier Railway Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium at Maligaon in Guwahati, Assam. It is mainly used for organizing matches of football and cricket. The stadium has hosted 33 first-class matches in 1976 when Assam cricket team pla ...
References
''External Linke''
Crik10 – Ground page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Doctor Bhupen Hazarika Cricket Stadium, Barsapara
Cricket grounds in Assam
Sports venues in Guwahati
Memorials to Bhupen Hazarika
Sports venues completed in 2012
2012 establishments in Assam