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Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium
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The Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, also known as the Nava Raipur International Cricket Stadium, is a 65,000-seater venue in the city of Nava Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India. It became the country's 50th international cricket venue in 2023.[2] It is one of the largest cricket stadiums in India in terms of boundary dimensions.[3]
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Location | Sector-3 Nava Raipur, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India | ||||
Coordinates | 21°12′15″N 81°49′24″E | ||||
Establishment | 11 September 2008 | ||||
Capacity | 65,000 [1] | ||||
Owner | Government of Chhattisgarh | ||||
Operator | Chhattisgarh State Cricket Sangh | ||||
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Only ODI | 21 January 2023:![]() ![]() | ||||
Only T20I | 1 December 2023:![]() ![]() | ||||
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As of 1 December 2023 Source: ESPNcricinfo |
Inaugurated in 2008, this ground hosted its first ever match in 2010, when the Canada national cricket team arrived in India and played a practice match against the Chhattisgarh state team. In 2013, the stadium was declared as a second home venue for the Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and has since hosted many of the team's matches.[4][5][6][7] The first International cricket match played here was an ODI between India and New Zealand in 2023, which was won by India.[3]
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The stadium is named after Veer Narayan Singh Binjhwar, a landlord from Sonakhan who spearheaded the 1857 war Indian independence in Chhattisgarh.[8]