Facts
Opened 1864
Capacity 63000
Ends High Court End, Pavilion End
Location Kolkata, India
Time Zone UTC +05:30
Home to Bengal, Kolkata Knight Riders
Floodlights Yes
Venue Description:
One of the biggest sporting centres, Kolkata's Eden Garden holds a special place of interest in the history of Indian cricket. Capable of holding more than one lakh people at one stage, the capacity has now been reduced to a little more than 66,000 after the stadium underwent renovation before the 2011 World Cup.
The stadium hosted its first Test in 1934, with India hosting England. While the Test match came early, it had to wait until 1987 to host its first ODI, against Pakistan.
The 376-run stand between VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid during the famous 2001 Test series against Australia, which inspired a famous Indian victory, came here. Anil Kumble's 6/12 against West Indies in the final of the 1993 Hero Cup was on this hallowed turf.
How does the pitch play?
The Eden Gardens track is considered as one of the better batting surfaces although spinners tend to come into action as the match wears on. Spinners have enjoyed bowling here in IPL games as well.
Trivia
The highest ODI score by any batsman was made on this ground. Rohit Sharma smashed 264 against Sri Lanka in November, 2014.
STATS - ODI
Total matches 30
Matches won batting first 18
Matches won bowling first 11
Average 1st Inns scores 251
Average 2nd Inns scores 211
Highest total recorded
404/5 (50 Ov) by IND vs SL
Lowest total recorded
123/10 (40.1 Ov) by WI vs IND
Highest score chased
317/3 (48.1 Ov) by IND vs SL
Lowest score defended
195/10 (50 Ov) by IND vs RSA
STATS - TEST
Total matches 41
Matches won batting first 12
Matches won bowling first 9
Average 1st Inns scores 328
Average 2nd Inns scores 313
Average 3rd Inns scores 256
Average 4th Inns scores 143
Highest total recorded
657/7 (178 Ov) by IND vs AUS
Lowest total recorded
90/10 (30 Ov) by IND vs WI
STATS - T20I
Total matches 6
Matches won batting first 2
Matches won bowling first 4
Average 1st Inns scores 148
Average 2nd Inns scores 128
Highest total recorded
201/5 (20 Ov) by PAK vs BAN
Lowest total recorded
70/10 (15.4 Ov) by BAN vs NZ
Highest score chased
161/6 (19.4 Ov) by WI vs Eng
Lowest score defended
145/8 (20 Ov) by NZ vs BAN
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