Pithwala Stadium

Pithawala Stadium
Ground information
LocationSurat, Gujarat
Capacityn/a
OwnerSurat District Cricket Association
OperatorSurat District Cricket Association
TenantsGujarat cricket team
International information
Only WODI22 December 2004:
 India v  Australia
As of 8 December 2019
Source: Ground info

Pithawala Stadium is a cricket stadium in Surat, Gujarat, India. The stadium has two Ranji Trophy matches in 1989 and 1992.[1] The stadium hosted its first first-class match when Gujarat cricket team played against Baroda cricket team as match was drawn. Again in 1992 when Gujarat cricket team played against Baroda cricket team as match was won by Baroda by 195 runs.[2]

In 2004, the stadium hosted a Women's One Day International when touring Australia women's national cricket team played against India women's national cricket team as Australia won by 32 runs.[3][4]

Currently, The 2020–21 Vijay Hazare Trophy is the 19th season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, a List A cricket tournament in India.[5] It is being contested by 38 teams, divided into six groups, with six teams in Group A.[6] Baroda, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Hyderabad and Tripura were placed in Group A, with all the matches taking place in Surat and Pithwala Stadium is one of the host of this tournament for Group A.[7]

See also

List of tourist attractions in Surat

References

  1. ^ First-class matches
  2. ^ "The Home of CricketArchive".
  3. ^ scorecard
  4. ^ "Must-win situation for India". The Hindu. 22 December 2004. Retrieved 19 February 2019.[dead link‍]
  5. ^ "Vijay Hazare Trophy 2020-21 to take place between February 20 and March 14". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Indian cricket: Vijay Hazare Trophy to begin from February 20, to be held in six cities". Scroll India. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Vijay Hazare Trophy to begin on February 20". SportStar. Retrieved 6 February 2021.