Moti Bagh Stadium

Moti Baug Stadium

Ground information
Location	Vadodara, Gujarat, India
Establishment	1956
Capacity	18,000
Owner	Baroda Cricket Association
Operator	Baroda Cricket Association
Tenants	Baroda cricket team
End names
n/a
International information
First ODI	November 7, 1983: India v West Indies
Last ODI	December 17, 1988: India v New Zealand
As of June 2014 Source: Moti Bagh Stadium, Cricinfo

Moti Bagh Stadium is a cricket stadium located in Vadodara, Gujarat.

The ground form part of the Lakshmi Vilas Palace building complex - a spawling 700-acre (2.8 km²) complex in the heart of the city. The palace and the stadium, earlied belonged to the former rulers of Baroda and the patrons of cricket in Baroda - the Gaekwad.

The stadium has a seating capacity of 18,000 people. The use of the stadium for International cricket has been discontinued in favour of IPCL Sports Complex Ground.

One Day International cricket

The stadium has hosted following ODI matches till date.

Team (A)	Team (B)	Winner	Margin	Year
India	West Indies	West Indies	By 4 Wickets	1983
India	Sri Lanka	India	BY 94 Runs	1987
India	New Zealand	India	By 2 Wickets	1988

Game Statistics

Category	Information
Highest Team Score	India (282/8 in 47.1 Overs against New Zealand)
Lowest Team Score	Sri Lanka (141 All Out in 50 Overs against India)
Best Batting Performance	Mohammad Azharuddin (108* Runs against New Zealand)
Best Bowling Performance	Graeme Labrooy (5/57 against India)

Trivia

• During his innings of 108*, Mohammad Azharuddin's established the then new world record for the fastest century in ODI match by scoring 100 runs in 62 balls, thereby erasing the previous record of Zaheer Abbas' 100 runs off 72 balls in Multan. As of March 7, 2007, this is the fastest ODI century for an Indian (Virender Sehwag is #2 requiring 69 balls against the same opponents in Colombo) and the 6th fastest ODI century ever.

External links

• Motibaug Cricket Ground History
• Cricinfo Website - Ground Page
• Baroda Information Hub