Providence Stadium
Providence Stadium in Guyana
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| Location | Providence, Guyana | ||||
| Establishment | 2006 | ||||
| Capacity | 15,000 | ||||
| Owner | Government of Guyana | ||||
| Operator | Guyana Cricket Board | ||||
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Guyana cricket team Guyana Amazon Warriors |
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| Media Centre End Pavilion End |
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| First Test | 22–26 March 2008: West Indies v  Sri Lanka |
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| Last Test | 12–15 May 2011: West Indies v  Pakistan |
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| First ODI | 28 March 2007: South Africa v Sri Lanka |
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| Last ODI | 11 April 2017: West Indies v Pakistan |
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| First T20I | 30 April 2010: New Zealand v Sri Lanka |
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| Last T20I | 4 May 2010: England v  Ireland |
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| As of 11 April 2017 Source: ESPNcricinfo |
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The Providence Stadium or Guyana National Stadium is a sports stadium in Guyana, replacing Bourda as the national stadium. The stadium was built specifically to host Super Eight matches in the 2007 Cricket World Cup held in March and April 2007.
The stadium hosted six World Cup matches between March 28, 2007 and April 9, 2007, most notably the match between Sri Lanka and South Africa in which Sri Lankan fast bowler Lasith Malinga became the first bowler in international cricket history to take four wickets in four consecutive balls. Built primarily for cricket matches, the stadium can be converted into a multi-use facility.
Built for the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup, the stadium hosted six One Day Internationals as part of that competition, all at the Super Eights stage. As of June 2016, it has hosted ten more ODI games since the 2007 World Cup including a historic three Day/Night matches during the 2016 Tri Series involving West Indies, Australia and South Africa. This series represents the first time that every ODI match is played under floodlights in the Caribbean.
Providence hosted its first Test Match in 2008, with Sri Lanka as the visiting team, but didn't host another Test until May 2011, when the West Indies defeated Pakistan.It was also one of the venues for the 2010 ICC World Twenty20, hosting six group stage matches, including 2 matches involving the West Indies.
It has also hosted other sports other than cricket including football and also hosted the rugby sevens competition at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games. The opening and closing ceremonies as well as the numerous super concerts held for Carifesta10 were also hosted there. With the advent of the Caribbean Premier League the stadium became the home ground for the Guyana Amazon Warriors franchise hosting league matches in each of the first three seasons.
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