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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Sawai Mansingh Stadium
The Sawai Mansingh Stadium, popularly known as SMS Stadium, is a cricket stadium in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. It was built during the reign of Sawai Man Singh II, the former Maharaja of the state of Jaipur. The stadium owned by the Government of Rajasthan and operated by RCA, having a seating capacity of about 30,000 spectators.The stadium is the home ground of Rajasthan Royals, a team in the Indian Premier League.

History

The Sawai Mansingh Stadium has hosted a solitary Test match, between India and Pakistan, starting in February 1987, when Pakistan President General Zia-ul-Haq crossed the border to watch the second day's play as part of his "Cricket for Peace" initiative.

The Test was notable for Younis Ahmed's return to the Test fray after an absence of over 17 years and also for Sunil Gavaskar's dismissal to the first ball of the Test match, for the third time in an otherwise illustrious career.

The game sputtered to a draw after the third day's play was abandoned following heavy rain and a controversy over the alleged deposition of sawdust on the wicket which Pakistan objected to.

The stadium's ODI debut had kicked off with a contest between the same two sides on 2 October 1983. Fresh from their World Cup triumph, the Indians comfortably won by four wickets, sporting the same XI that won the World Cup final.

The ground has also hosted two World Cup matches in 1987 and 1996 respectively, the West Indians losing to England in the former and beating Australia in the latter. The last ODI played on the ground is between India and Australia in October 2013 which they won comfortably by just losing one wicket chasing 362 in just 43.3 overs.

The highest individual score by any batsman on this ground in ODIs is 183 (not out) by Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

This is also the venue in which Virat Kohli made the fastest 100 for India in ODIs as India chase total of 359 against Australia which was second highest successful chase in ODIs, after the Johannesburg epic between Australia and South Africa.

Re-development

In 2006, the stadium underwent a major renovation at a cost of ₹400 crore. A world-class cricket academy was built for ₹7 crore, which has 28 appointed rooms, a gym, a restaurant, 2 conference halls and a swimming pool.

New facilities:

  • Media rooms
  • Galleries
  • 2 new blocks
  • Capacity

Matches

The first ODI, played at Sawai Mansingh stadium, kicked off with a contest between India and Pakistan in 1983, in which, India won by four wickets. The 1987 Test between India and Pakistan proved to be an instrument of peace, when Pakistan President General Zia-ul-Haq came over to witness the second day's play as part of his "Cricket for Peace" initiative.

The game, which saw Sunil Gavaskar being dismissed to the first ball of a Test match for the third time in his career, ended in a draw amid a controversy over the alleged deposition of sawdust on the wicket that Pakistan objected.

Sawai Mansingh Stadium has hosted IPL matches for Rajasthan Royals its local team and who won first season.

In a match at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in 2008, Sohail Tanvir became the first player in IPL history to take a 6 wicket haul while playing for Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings.

Royals have been deprived of their home advantage because of the inability of the Rajasthan Cricket Association to acquire requisite state government clearances.

Ground records

  • The highest ODI total at this ground is 362-1 by India against Australia in 2013–14.
  • The lowest ODI total at this ground is 125 by England against India.
  • The highest individual score by any batsman on this ground in ODI is 183 not out by Mahendra Singh Dhoni on 31 October 2005.
  • The Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur is situated in the picturesque state of Rajasthan, India. The stadium has hosted only one Test between India and Pakistan and it has hosted a number of ODIs.
  • This is also the ground where Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar most successful opening pair for India in ODIs opened the innings for the first time.

Latest progress

After announcement of shifting of some Indian Premier League matches in Maharashtra due to a severe drought situation in 2016, the IPL franchise Mumbai Indians opted for this stadium as its home ground as a substitution for Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Major tournaments

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

Test Centuries

No. Score Player Team Balls Inns. Opposing team Date Result
1 110 Mohammad Azharuddin  India 211 1  Pakistan 21 February 1987 Draw
2 125 Ravi Shastri  India - 1  Pakistan 21 February 1987 Draw
3 114 Rameez Raja  Pakistan 279 2  India 21 February 1987 Draw

One Day Internationals

No. Score Player Team Balls Inns. Opposing team Date Result
1 104 Geoff Marsh  Australia 139 1  India 7 September 1986 Lost
2 111 David Boon  Australia 118 1  India 7 September 1986 Lost
3 102 Krishnamachari Srikkanth  India 104 2  Australia 7 September 1986 Won
4 100* Vinod Kambli  India 149 1  England 18 January 1993 Lost
5 105 Sachin Tendulkar  India 134 1  West Indies 11 November 1994 Won
6 102 Ricky Ponting  Australia 112 1  West Indies 4 March 1996 Lost
7 106 Daryll Cullinan  South Africa 130 1  India 23 October 1996 Won
8 138* Kumar Sangakkara  Sri Lanka 147 1  India 31 October 2005 Lost
9 183* MS Dhoni  India 145 2  Sri Lanka 31 October 2005 Won
10 104* Chris Gayle  West Indies 118 2  Bangladesh 11 October 2006 Won
11 123* Shahriar Nafees  Bangladesh 161 1 Won
12 133* Chris Gayle  West Indies 135 2  South Africa 2 November 2006 Won
13 138* Gautam Gambhir  India 116 2  New Zealand 1 December 2010 Won
14 141* Rohit Sharma  India 123 2  Australia 16 October 2013 Won
15 100* Virat Kohli  India 52 2  Australia 16 October 2013 Won

See also