Cricket World Cup
This stadium has hosted One Day International (ODI) matches when India hosted the Cricket World Cup.
i. The First match was hosted in Jaipur was India vs srilanka
ii. 1996 Cricket World Cup
i. 1987 Cricket World Cup
1. 26 October 1987 : England v/s West Indies
Eng: 269/5 (50 overs): Graham Gooch 92 (137), Patrick Patterson 3/56 (9 overs) WI: 235 (48.1 overs): Richie Richardson 93 (130), Phillip DeFreitas 3/28 (9.1 overs) Result: England won by 34 runs Umpires: Mahboob Shah and PW Vidanagamage Man of the Match: Graham Gooch
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