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Middle Income Group Ground, Mumbai

Bandra East, Mumbai, Maharashtra. Stadium guide with history, famous matches and records.

  • Opened 1996

Middle Income Group Ground: key facts

Middle Income Group Ground is a cricket venue at the MIG Cricket Club in Bandra East, Mumbai. It staged four women's ODIs, including matches at the 1997 and 2013 Women's World Cups, but is no longer listed as an international venue. The ground remains part of the club's cricket facilities.

Location
Bandra East, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Opened
1996
First international
16 December 1997Australia Women v Denmark Women, 18th match, 1997 Women's World Cup
Owned or run by
MIG Cricket Club
Home teams
Mumbai, MIG Cricket Club
Ends
Club End and Samaj Mandir End
Floodlights
No
Status
Former international venue

International matches hosted

  • 4Women's ODIs

Counts up to 6 June 2026; first international 16 December 1997, last 13 February 2013.

Middle Income Group Ground pitch report

ESPNcricinfo lists the surface as turf. The available venue sources do not provide a dependable technical description of its soil, pace, spin response or dew behaviour.

  • The surface is turf.

History of Middle Income Group Ground

The ground is associated with the Middle Income Group Cricket Club in Bandra East. The club says it was established in 1968, while the ground's Wikipedia infobox gives 1996 as its establishment year. Its international record is entirely in women's one-day cricket: four matches between 16 December 1997 and 13 February 2013.

Its first international fixture was Australia Women against Denmark Women in the 1997 Women's World Cup. The venue returned to the tournament programme in 2013, hosting two matches, and also staged a 2002 India–England women's ODI. It has not hosted an international match since 2013; the available sources do not state a specific reason for the change in venue status. The club continues to describe cricket as a core activity and fields teams in Mumbai competitions.

Milestones

  1. 1968

    MIG Cricket Club dates its institutional origin to 1968.

  2. 1996

    The ground's Wikipedia infobox gives 1996 as its establishment year.

  3. 1997

    The venue hosted its first women's ODI, Australia Women against Denmark Women, at the 1997 Women's World Cup.

  4. 2002

    India Women played England Women in a women's ODI at the ground on 21 January.

  5. 2013

    The ground hosted two matches at the 2013 Women's World Cup, its last international fixtures.

Famous matches at Middle Income Group Ground

  • 16 December 1997

    Australia Women v Denmark Women, 18th match, 1997 Women's World Cup

    Australia made 412/3, with Belinda Clark scoring an unbeaten 229. Australia won by 369 runs, and the innings became the first women's ODI double century.

  • 21 January 2002

    India Women v England Women, 4th ODI

    India chased 143 after England made 142, winning by five wickets. It is the ground's only recorded women's ODI involving India before the 2013 World Cup.

  • 13 February 2013

    West Indies Women v Australia Women, 19th match, 2013 Women's World Cup Super Six

    West Indies made 164 and defeated Australia, who were dismissed for 156. This was the ground's most recent international match.

Middle Income Group Ground records

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

Ground records at Middle Income Group Ground
RecordFigureMatch
Highest women's ODI total412/3Australia Women v Denmark Women, 16 December 1997
Highest individual women's ODI score229 not outBelinda Clark, Australia Women v Denmark Women, 16 December 1997
Lowest women's ODI total49Denmark Women v Australia Women, 16 December 1997

How to reach Middle Income Group Ground

Nearest airport
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport is the nearest major airport serving Mumbai; allow for traffic and check the route before travelling.
By train
The club's address is in Bandra East; Bandra railway station is the principal suburban rail reference for the area, but the sources opened do not publish a venue-specific walking route.
By road
The club gives its address as M. I. G. Colony, Ramakrishna Paramahans Marg, Bandra (East), Mumbai 400 051. Use local navigation for current access conditions.
Address
M. I. G. Colony, Ramakrishna Paramahans Marg, Bandra (East), Mumbai 400 051

Middle Income Group Ground: questions and answers

Where is Middle Income Group Ground?

It is at MIG Colony on Ramakrishna Paramahans Marg in Bandra East, Mumbai, Maharashtra.

When was the ground established?

The ground's Wikipedia infobox gives 1996. The associated MIG Cricket Club says the club dates to 1968, so the two dates refer to different institutional milestones.

What international matches were played at Middle Income Group Ground?

The venue hosted four women's ODIs: one in 1997, one in 2002 and two at the 2013 Women's World Cup. Its last was West Indies Women v Australia Women on 13 February 2013.

Who uses Middle Income Group Ground today?

MIG Cricket Club remains the associated cricket organisation and says its teams play Mumbai Cricket Association tournaments. The ground is not currently an international venue.

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