South Coast Railway Stadium is a multi purpose stadium in
Visakhapatnam
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Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...
. The ground is mainly used for organizing matches of football, cricket and other sports. The stadium has hosted a
first-class matches in 1964 when
Andhra cricket team played against
Hyderabad cricket team
The Hyderabad cricket team is a domestic cricket team based in the city of Hyderabad, Telangana, run by the Hyderabad Cricket Association. It is part of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group and has seen scattered success over its many years in the Ran ...
. The ground has held seven further first-class matches, the last of which came in the 1997/98
Ranji Trophy when
Andhra cricket team and the
Goa cricket team
The Goa cricket team is first-class cricket team based in Goa, India, has competed in the Ranji Trophy since the 1985–86 season.
Playing history
Goa lost all five matches in their first season, and did not win until 1996–97, in their 56th ...
.
The ground has also hosted six
List A matches from 1997 to 2002; since then stadium has hosted non-first-class matches.
Other matches
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References
External links
SERA
Sports venues in Visakhapatnam
Cricket grounds in Andhra Pradesh
Sports venues completed in 1964
1964 establishments in Andhra Pradesh
20th-century architecture in India
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