Former international venue · Telangana

Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad

Between Nizam College and the Public Gardens, central Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Telangana. Stadium guide with history, famous matches and records.

Capacity 25,000
Opened 1950
3 Tests
14 ODIs
Floodlit

Photo: Asimali2003, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium: key facts

Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, formerly Fateh Maidan, is a multi-sport ground in central Hyderabad. It hosted three men’s Tests, 14 men’s ODIs and women’s internationals before the newer Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium became Hyderabad’s main international venue. The ground remains associated with domestic cricket and other sports.

Location: Between Nizam College and the Public Gardens, central Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Telangana
Capacity: 25,000Its listed capacity is 25,000; some venue pages list 30,000, so treat this as a reported capacity rather than a certified seating count.
Opened: 1950
First international: 19 November 1955India v New Zealand, 1st Test
Owned or run by: Sports Authority of Telangana State
Home teams: Hyderabad (domestic)
Ends: Pavilion End and Hill Fort End
Floodlights: Yes
Former names: Fateh Maidan
Status: Former international venue

International matches hosted

3Tests
14ODIs
1Women's Tests
7Women's ODIs

Counts up to 6 June 2026; first international 19 November 1955, last 15 November 2003.

Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium pitch report

ESPNcricinfo describes the surface as slow and low, generally helpful to batting but also suited to slow bowling.

Usually slow and low.
Batters can score once established.
Slow bowlers have historically found assistance.

History of Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium

Fateh Maidan began as a large open ground and was used as a polo ground during the Asaf Jahi period. Hyderabad cricket matches moved there because the Gymkhana Ground in Secunderabad did not have stands for the crowds. The venue staged its first Test, India against New Zealand, from 19 November 1955.

The ground took the name Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium in 1967. Floodlights were installed in 1993, when a Hero Cup match between West Indies and Zimbabwe became its first day-night international. It hosted domestic cricket as the home ground of Hyderabad and also staged football and other sporting events.

International cricket ended after Hyderabad gained the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Uppal. The stadium’s last men’s ODI was India against New Zealand on 15 November 2003; women’s internationals also ended there in December 2003. Later, the ground hosted Indian Cricket League matches and continued as a multi-sport venue, but it is no longer a regular international cricket ground.

Milestones

1950
The ground is recorded as established in Hyderabad.
1955
India and New Zealand played the venue’s first men’s Test from 19 November.
1967
Fateh Maidan was renamed Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium.
1978
The ground hosted its first women’s ODI, England against New Zealand, on 8 January.
1983
India beat Pakistan by four wickets in the venue’s first men’s ODI on 10 September.
1993
Floodlights were introduced during the Hero Cup match between West Indies and Zimbabwe.

Famous matches at Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium

19 November 1955
India v New Zealand, 1st Test
The inaugural Test at the ground ended in a draw. Polly Umrigar made a double century for India, while Subhash Gupte took seven wickets in New Zealand’s first innings.
10 October 1987
New Zealand v Zimbabwe, 1987 World Cup
New Zealand won by three runs after Zimbabwe’s David Houghton made 142. The close finish became one of the ground’s notable World Cup matches.
8 November 1999
India v New Zealand, ODI
India won by 174 runs. Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid shared a record 331-run partnership, one of the venue’s defining ODI performances.

Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium records

Researched ground records, checked against at least one published scorecard source.

Ground records at Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium
Record	Figure	Match
Test matches hosted	3	India v New Zealand, 1955–1988
Men’s ODI matches hosted	14	First on 10 September 1983; last on 15 November 2003
Highest ODI team total	376/2	India v New Zealand, 8 November 1999
Largest ODI partnership	331 runs	Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid, India v New Zealand, 8 November 1999

Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium: questions and answers

When was Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium built?

The stadium is recorded as established in 1950. The site was earlier known as Fateh Maidan.

What was Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium called earlier?

It was formerly called Fateh Maidan and was renamed in 1967 in memory of former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri.

What is the capacity of Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium?

Its listed capacity is 25,000. Other venue references give 30,000, so published figures differ.

Why does Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium no longer host international cricket?

Hyderabad’s newer Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium became the city’s main international venue. The last men’s ODI at Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium was played on 15 November 2003.

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