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Providence Stadium in Guyana
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| Location | Providence, Guyana | ||||
| Establishment | 2006 | ||||
| Capacity | 20,000[1] | ||||
| Owner | Government of Guyana | ||||
| Operator | Guyana Cricket Board | ||||
| Tenants | Guyana cricket team Guyana Amazon Warriors | ||||
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| First Test | 22–26 March 2008: West Indiesv Sri Lanka | ||||
| Last Test | 12–15 May 2011: West Indiesv Pakistan | ||||
| First ODI | 28 March 2007: South Africav Sri Lanka | ||||
| Last ODI | 16 July 2022: West Indiesv Bangladesh | ||||
| First T20I | 30 April 2010: New Zealandv Sri Lanka | ||||
| Last T20I | 8 June 2024: West Indiesv Uganda | ||||
| First WT20I | 10 September 2011: West Indiesv Pakistan | ||||
| Last WT20I | 20 November 2019: West Indiesv India | ||||
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| As of 7 June 2024 Source: ESPNcricinfo | |||||
The Providence StadiumorGuyana National Stadium is a sports stadium in Guyana, replacing Bourda as the national stadium. The stadium was built specifically to host Super Eight matches in the 2007 Cricket World Cup held in March and April 2007.
The stadium hosted six World Cup matches between March 28, 2007 and April 9, 2007, most notably the match between Sri Lanka and South Africa in which Sri Lankan fast bowler Lasith Malinga became the first bowler in international cricket history to take four wickets in four consecutive balls.[2][3][4] Built primarily for cricket matches, the stadium can be converted into a multi-use facility.
Built for the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup, the stadium hosted six One Day Internationals as part of that competition, all at the Super Eights stage. As of June 2016, it has hosted ten more ODI games since the 2007 World Cup including a historic three Day/Night matches during the 2016 Tri Series involving West Indies, Australia and South Africa. This series represents the first time that every ODI match is played under floodlights in the Caribbean.
Providence hosted its first Test Match in 2008, with Sri Lanka as the visiting team, but didn't host another Test until May 2011, when the West Indies defeated Pakistan. It was also one of the venues for the 2010 ICC World Twenty20, hosting six group stage matches, including 2 matches involving the West Indies.
It has also hosted other sports other than cricket including football and also hosted the rugby sevens competition at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games. The opening and closing ceremonies as well as the numerous super concerts held for Carifesta10 were also hosted there. With the advent of the Caribbean Premier League the stadium became the home ground for the Guyana Amazon Warriors franchise hosting league matches in each of the first three seasons.[5]
The stadium was built by the Government of Guyana with substantial financial assistance from the Government of India. It was designed by C R Narayana Rao (CRN) Architects and Engineers Chennai and constructed by Shapoorji Pallonji Group.[6] Flooding in 2005 slowed site preparation, and delayed the start of construction, which began in May 2005. Construction costs are estimated at $25,000,000 US.
Seating 15,000 people, Providence Stadium is one of the largest sports arenas in Guyana, and now hosts test cricket instead of Bourda. The complex includes a shopping mall and luxury apartments. Princess International Hotel is located next to the stadium.
Providence Stadium is located on the east bank of the Demerara River a few kilometres south of the Guyanese capital, Georgetown. Located along the East Bank Highway the stadium is a ten-minute drive from Georgetown's city centre and a 30-minute drive from Cheddi Jagan International Airport.
28 March 2007 |
Sri Lanka |
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South Africa won by 1 wicket |
30 March 2007 |
England |
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England won by 48 runs |
1 April 2007 |
Sri Lanka |
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Sri Lanka won by 113 runs |
3 April 2007 |
Ireland |
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South Africa won by 7 wickets (DLS method) |
7 April 2007 |
Bangladesh |
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Bangladesh won by 67 runs |
9 April 2007 |
New Zealand |
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New Zealand won by 129 runs |
30 April |
Sri Lanka |
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Mahela Jayawardene 81 (51) |
Jesse Ryder 42 (27) |
New Zealand won by 2 wickets |
3 May |
Sri Lanka |
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Mahela Jayawardene 100 (64) |
Tatenda Taibu12* (13) |
Sri Lanka won by 14 runs (DLS method) |
4 May |
Zimbabwe |
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Tatenda Taibu 21 (14) |
Brendon McCullum22* (26) |
New Zealand won by 7 runs (DLS method) |
West Indies |
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Darren Sammy 30 (17) |
Gary Wilson 17 (34) |
West Indies won by 70 runs |
3 May |
England |
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Eoin Morgan 55 (35) |
Chris Gayle 25 (12) |
West Indies won by 8 wickets (DLS method) |
4 May |
England |
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Eoin Morgan 45 (37) |
Niall O'Brien9* (5) |
No result |
Papua New Guinea |
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Sese Bau 50 (43) |
Roston Chase42* (27) |
West Indies won by 5 wickets |
Afghanistan |
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Rahmanullah Gurbaz 76 (45) |
Robinson Obuya 14 (25) |
Afghanistan won by 125 runs |
Papua New Guinea |
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Hiri Hiri 15 (19) |
Riazat Ali Shah 33 (56) |
Uganda won by 3 wickets |
Afghanistan |
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Rahmanullah Gurbaz 80 (56) |
Glenn Phillips 18 (18) |
Afghanistan won by 84 runs |
West Indies |
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Johnson Charles 44 (42) |
Juma Miyagi13" (20) |
West Indies won by 134 runs |
27 June 2024 |
Winner of Group 2 |
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Providence Stadium, Georgetown, Guyana |
Providence Stadium has hosted two test matches against Sri Lanka and Pakistan in 2008 and 2011 respectively.[10] The records for batting and bowling after these two matches are:
There has been nineteen (19) ODIs played at the Providence Stadium since it was built. The most recent match was in April 2017 when West Indies played Pakistan in the last of three ODIs at the ground.
The ground has hosted eight (8) Twenty20 Internationals in the 2010 T20 World Cup and five (5) in the 2024 T20 World Cup.
Providence Stadium has seen 12 international five-wicket hauls taken on the ground. Four of these have been taken in Test matches, five in ODIs, two in men's T20I and one in women's T20I.
| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing Team | Inn | O | R | W | Result |
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| 1 | Chaminda Vaas | 22 March 2008 | Sri Lanka |
West Indies |
4 | 22.2 | 61 | 5 | Sri Lanka won[21] |
| 2 | Saeed Ajmal[a] | 12 May 2011 | Pakistan |
West Indies |
1 | 33 | 69 | 5 | West Indies won[22] |
| 3 | Saeed Ajmal[a] | 12 May 2011 | Pakistan |
West Indies |
3 | 23.5 | 42 | 6 | West Indies won[22] |
| 4 | Darren Sammy[a] | 12 May 2011 | West Indies |
Pakistan |
4 | 17 | 29 | 5 | West Indies won[22] |
| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing Team | Inn | O | R | W | Result |
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| 1 | Charl Langeveldt | 28 March 2007[b] | South Africa |
Sri Lanka |
1 | 10 | 39 | 5 | South Africa won[23] |
| 2 | Andre Nel | 7 April 2007[b] | South Africa |
Bangladesh |
1 | 10 | 45 | 5 | Bangladesh won[24] |
| 3 | Shahid Afridi | 14 July 2013 | Pakistan |
West Indies |
2 | 9 | 12 | 7 | Pakistan won[25] |
| 4 | Sunil Narine | 3 June 2016 | West Indies |
South Africa |
1 | 9.5 | 27 | 6 | West Indies won[26] |
| 5 | Hasan Ali | 9 March 2017 | Pakistan |
West Indies |
2 | 8.5 | 38 | 5 | Pakistan won[27] |
| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing Team | Inn | O | W | R | Result |
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| 1 | Fazalhaq Farooqi | 3 June 2024 |  Afghanistan |
Uganda |
2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | Afghanistan won[28] |
| 2 | Akeal Hosein | 8 June 2024 | West Indies |
11 | West Indies won |
| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing Team | Inn | O | R | W | Result |
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| 1 | Deandra Dottin | 9 November 2018[c] | West Indies |
Bangladesh |
2 | 3.4 | 5 | 5 | West Indies won[29] |
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