Ground information | |||
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Location | Velachery, Chennai, India | ||
Coordinates | 12°59′31″N 80°13′16″E / 12.992032°N 80.2210677°E | ||
Establishment | 1971 | ||
Capacity | 3000 | ||
Owner | Guru Nanak College, Chennai | ||
International information | |||
Only WODI | 6 January 2002: India v England | ||
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As of 9 September 2020 Source: CricketArchive |
Guru Nanak College Ground is a cricket ground located in the Guru Nanak College premises in Velachery, Chennai. [1] [2] It is named after the Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism when the college was established in 1971 on the 500th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak. [3] [4]
The ground has been used for first class cricket since 1978. [2] It has hosted Ranji Trophy matches since 1996 for Tamil Nadu and a Women's One Day International in 2002. [5] [6] It is one of the venues for hosting warm-up matches for the 2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20. [7]