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Arnos Vale Stadium

Ground information
Location	Arnos Vale, St. Vincent
Capacity	18,000
Owner	Windward Islands Cricket Board
End names
Airport End Bequia End
International information
First Test	20–24 June 1997:  West Indies v  Sri Lanka
Last Test	5–9 September 2014:  West Indies v  Bangladesh
First ODI	4 February 1981:  West Indies v  England
Last ODI	20 March 2012:  West Indies v  Australia
First T20I	27 July 2013:  West Indies v  Pakistan
Last T20I	24 June 2024:  Afghanistan v  Bangladesh
First WODI	13 March 2003:  West Indies v  Sri Lanka
Last WODI	3 September 2011:  West Indies v  Pakistan
First WT20I	27 July 2013:  West Indies v  Pakistan
Last WT20I	28 July 2013:  West Indies v  Pakistan
Team information
Windward Islands (1972–present)
As of 1 September 2020 Source: Arnos Vale Ground at ESPNcricinfo

The Arnos Vale Stadium is a cricket ground in Arnos Vale, near Kingstown, St. Vincent. The multi-use ground – part of Arnos Vale Sports Complex – is situated next to and to the west of the Arnos Vale Playing Field.

The stadium holds the capacity to accommodate 18,000 people and is mostly used for football and cricket matches.

History

The stadium hosted its first ever international game on 4 February 1981. The match was an ODI between West Indies and England and was a close encounter which the hosts won by two runs.

The ground's maiden Test match came in 1997, when the West Indies played Sri Lanka to a draw, with Sri Lanka finishing on 233–8 chasing a target of 269 runs. The second Test held at the ground, in 2009, saw Bangladesh record their maiden Test victory over the West Indies by 95 runs. At the time the West Indies were without many of their leading players due to a dispute with the West Indies Cricket Board, so seven Test debutantes featured in the West Indian team.

Ahead of the 2007 Cricket World Cup, hosted by the West Indies, Arnos Vale Sports Complex was renovated over a period of 18 months. The ground's playing area was enlarged, and on the eastern side of the ground a new stand, media centre, operations centre, and pavilion were constructed.

International centuries

There have been four Test and two ODI centuries scored at the venue.

Test centuries

No.	Score	Player	Team	Balls	Opposing team	Date	Result
1	115	Brian Lara	West Indies	207	Sri Lanka	20 June 1997	Drawn
2	128	Tamim Iqbal	Bangladesh	243	West Indies	9 July 2009	Won
3	212	Kraigg Brathwaite	West Indies	447	Bangladesh	5 September 2014
4	116	Mushfiqur Rahim	Bangladesh	243	West Indies		Lost

ODI centuries

No.	Score	Player	Team	Balls	Opposing team	Date	Result
1	104	Brian Lara	West Indies	103	New Zealand	6 April 1996	Won
2	103*	Phil Simmons		124

2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup matches

Bangladesh  159/5 (20 overs)	v	Netherlands 134/8 (20 overs)
Shakib Al Hasan 64* (46) Paul van Meekeren 2/15 (4 overs)		Sybrand Engelbrecht 33 (22) Rishad Hossain 3/33 (4 overs)

• Netherlands won the toss and elected to field.
• Sri Lanka were eliminated as a result of this match.

South Africa  115/7 (20 overs)	v	Nepal 114/7 (20 overs)
Reeza Hendricks 43 (49) Kushal Bhurtel 4/19 (4 overs)		Aasif Sheikh 42 (49) Tabraiz Shamsi 4/19 (4 overs)

• Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
• Nepal were eliminated as a result of this match.

Bangladesh  106 (19.3 overs)	v	Nepal 85 (19.2 overs)
Shakib Al Hasan 17 (22) Sompal Kami 2/10 (3 overs)		Kushal Malla 27 (40) Tanzim Hasan Sakib 4/7 (4 overs)

• Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
• Sandeep Lamichhane (Nep) took his 100th wicket in T20Is.
• Bangladesh qualified for the Super 8 while Netherlands were eliminated as a result of this match.

Super 8s

Afghanistan  148/6 (20 overs)	v	Australia 127 (19.2 overs)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 60 (49) Pat Cummins 3/28 (4 overs)		Glenn Maxwell 59 (41) Gulbadin Naib 4/20 (4 overs)

• Australia won the toss and elected to field.
• Pat Cummins (Aus) took his second consecutive hat-trick in T20Is and became the only player to take more than one hat-tricks in T20 World Cup. This was the second hat-trick of the tournament overall and the eighth in the history of the T20 World Cup.
• This was Afganistan's first win against Australia in T20Is.

Afghanistan  115/5 (20 overs)	v	Bangladesh 105 (17.5 overs)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 43 (55) Rishad Hossain 3/26 (4 overs)		Liton Das 54* (49) Rashid Khan 4/23 (4 overs)

• Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
• Bangladesh were set a revised target of 114 runs off 19 overs due to rain.
• Rashid Khan (Afg) took his 150th wicket in T20Is.
• Afghanistan qualified for the semi-finals while Australia and Bangladesh were eliminated as a result of this match.
• This was Afghanistan's first win against Bangladesh in T20 World Cup.
• Afghanistan qualified for the semi-finals of any major ICC Tournament for the first time in their cricketing history.

List of five-wicket hauls

There have been 12 five-wicket hauls in international cricket on the ground.

Test matches

Five-wicket hauls in Men's Test matches at Arnos Vale

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing Team	Inn	O	R	W	Result
1	Ravindra Pushpakumara	20 June 1997	Sri Lanka	West Indies	1	12.4	41	5	Drawn
2	Carl Hooper		West Indies	Sri Lanka	2	13.4	26
3	Muttiah Muralitharan		Sri Lanka	West Indies	3	41	113
4	Darren Sammy	9 July 2009	West Indies	Bangladesh	3	30.1	70		Bangladesh won
5	Mahmudullah		Bangladesh	West Indies	4	15	51
6	Taijul Islam	5 September 2014			1	47	135		West Indies won
7	Sulieman Benn		West Indies	Bangladesh	2	24.4	39

One Day Internationals

Five-wicket hauls in Men's ODI matches at Arnos Vale

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing Team	Inn	O	R	W	Result
1	Colin Croft	4 February 1981	West Indies	England	2	9	15	6	West Indies won
2	Franklyn Rose	12 April 2000		Pakistan	2	10	23	5

Five-wicket hauls in Women's ODI matches at Arnos Vale

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing Team	Inn	O	R	W	Result
1	Sandamali Dolawatte	22 March 2003	Sri Lanka	West Indies	1	8	16	5	Sri Lanka won
2	Anisa Mohammed	28 August 2011	West Indies	Pakistan	1	10	5		West Indies won
3		30 August 2011			2	10	7

See also

• List of Test cricket grounds

Notes

1. The sports complex itself is located just south of the site of the former E. T. Joshua Airport.
2. ^ Pushpakumara, Hooper and Muralitharan took their five-wicket hauls in the same match.
3. ^ Sammy and Mahmudullah took their five-wicket hauls in the same match.
4. ^ Taijul Islam and Benn took their five-wicket hauls in the same match.

References

1. "West Indies v Bangladesh 2009". ESPNcricinfo. 18 August 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
2. "1st Test, Bangladesh tour of West Indies at Kingstown, Jul 9-13 2009". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
3. Gill, Haydn (15 February 2007). "Arnos Vale cutting it close". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
4. "Statistics / Statsguru / Test matches / Batting records". Retrieved 1 January 2017.
5. "Statistics / Statsguru / One-Day Internationals / Batting records". Retrieved 1 January 2017.
6. "South Africa vs Nepal Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: Nepal falls metres (and one run) short of making history". The Indian Express. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
7. "Sandeep Lamichhane becomes second fastest bowler to pick 100 T20I wickets". SportStar. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
8. 2nd Test, Sri Lanka tour of West Indies at Kingstown, Jun 20-24 1997, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
9. 1st Test, Bangladesh tour of West Indies at Kingstown, Jul 9-13 2009, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
10. 1st Test, Bangladesh tour of West Indies at Kingstown, Sep 5-9 2014, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
11. 1st ODI, England tour of West Indies at Kingstown, Feb 4 1981, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
12. 4th Match, Cable & Wireless One Day International Series at Kingstown, Apr 12 2000, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
13. 5th ODI, Sri Lanka Women tour of West Indies at Kingstown, Mar 22 2003, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
14. 1st ODI, Pakistan Women tour of West Indies at Kingstown, Aug 28 2011, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
15. 2nd ODI, Pakistan Women tour of West Indies at Kingstown, Aug 28 2011, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-01-08.

External links

• Arnos Vale Ground at ESPNcricinfo

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