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Sardar Patel Stadium - Ahmedabad

Sardar Patel Stadium - Ahmedabad
Location	Ahmedabad
Establishment	1982
Capacity	54,000
Owner	Gujarat CA
Operator	Cricket Association of Bengal
Tenants	Indian Cricket Team, Rajasthan Royals
First Test	12 Nov-16 Nov 1983, IND v WI
Last Test	16 Nov-20 Nov 2009, IND v SL
First ODI	5 Oct 1984, IND v AUS
Last ODI	27 Feb 2010, IND v SA

        Also known as Motera, the stadium was established in 1982 and is built on the banks of the Sabarmati River on the outskirts of Ahmedabad. Located on a 50-acre site, it took only nine months to construct the 48,000-seater stadium.

        The first match played here was the third Test between India and West Indies in November 1983. The venue also hosted the first match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 1996 between India and Zimbabwe in October 1987.

        The venue has witnessed some memorable Indian feats including Sunil Gavaskar achieving 10,000 Test runs against Pakistan in 1986-87, and Kapil Dev claiming his 432nd victim to break Richard Hadlee's record as leading Test wicket-taker.