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Guru Nanak College Ground, Chennai

Velachery, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Stadium guide with history, famous matches and records.

  • Capacity 3,000
  • Opened 1971

Guru Nanak College Ground: key facts

Guru Nanak College Ground is a small cricket venue inside the Guru Nanak College campus at Velachery in south Chennai. It has hosted Tamil Nadu domestic cricket and one women's ODI, India v England on 6 January 2002, but is no longer an international venue.

Location
Velachery, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Capacity
3,000Its listed capacity is 3,000.
Opened
1971
First international
6 January 2002India Women v England Women, 1st ODI
Owned or run by
Guru Nanak College, Chennai
Home teams
Tamil Nadu
Floodlights
No
Former names
Guru Nanak College Ground, Madras; India Cement Limited Guru Nanak College Ground
Status
Former international venue

International matches hosted

  • 1Women's ODIs

Counts up to 6 June 2026; first international 6 January 2002, last 6 January 2002.

History of Guru Nanak College Ground

The ground was established in 1971, the same year Guru Nanak College was founded to mark the 500th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak. The college campus is on Guru Nanak Salai in Velachery, between Raj Bhavan and the IIT Madras campus. The ground is part of that educational campus and is owned by the college.

CricketArchive records the venue's first database match in the 1978–79 season and its last listed match in 2022–23. It entered the Tamil Nadu domestic circuit under the India Cement Limited name from 1996–97, after earlier listings as Guru Nanak College Ground, Madras. Its only women's ODI was played on 6 January 2002.

Milestones

  1. 1971

    Guru Nanak College and its cricket ground were established in Velachery, Chennai.

  2. 1978–79

    CricketArchive records the first match in its venue database.

  3. 1996–97

    The ground began appearing under the India Cement Limited Guru Nanak College Ground name.

  4. 6 January 2002

    India Women defeated England Women by eight wickets in the ground's only women's ODI.

  5. 2022–23

    CricketArchive lists the last match in its venue database in this season.

Famous matches at Guru Nanak College Ground

  • 6 January 2002

    India Women v England Women, 1st ODI

    India Women won by eight wickets, with 134 balls remaining, after England were dismissed for 106. The match remains the ground's only recorded women's ODI.

How to reach Guru Nanak College Ground

By road
The college campus faces Guru Nanak Salai in Velachery, south Chennai.
Address
Guru Nanak Salai, Velachery, Chennai – 600042

Guru Nanak College Ground: questions and answers

Where is Guru Nanak College Ground?

It is on the Guru Nanak College campus at Guru Nanak Salai, Velachery, Chennai – 600042.

When was Guru Nanak College Ground established?

The ground is listed as established in 1971, the year Guru Nanak College was founded.

What is the capacity of Guru Nanak College Ground?

ESPNcricinfo lists the capacity as 3,000.

Which international match was played at Guru Nanak College Ground?

India Women played England Women in the first women's ODI at the venue on 6 January 2002. India won by eight wickets.

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