October 15, 2007

Future Cup India vs Australia 7th ODI Venue Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, India


Brabourne Stadium is situated in the on of the busiest city Mumbai in south India at 1937. Beside their busiest time Mumbai people love cricket very much. Brabourne Stadium has selected as the 7th venue of the Future Cup Series. The 6 matches have over and the result is 4-1, here one match has abandoned for heavy rain.

The stadium was named after the then Governor of Mumbai, Lord Brabourne and located near Churchgate railway station in South Mumbai. The Lord Brabourne stadium is owned by the Cricket Club of India. The capacity of the stadium is 20,000 and floodlight facilities. Brabourne Stadium, Governor of Bombay, presented to the Cricket Club of India after being lured into an offer of immortality in the bargain. Foundation stone of the Brabourne Stadium was laid by Lord Brabourne, the Governor of Bombay, on May 22, 1936. The stadium formally opened on December 7, 1937 by Sir Lawrence Roger Lumley, the Governor of Bombay. The stadium got its name after Brabourne at the suggestion of the Maharaja of Patiala.

According geological view Mumbai is situated in the tropical area and the city is near Arab Sea and classified two main seasons one is dry season and other is humid season. Now it is the time of humid season so the weather will be hot and full of humidity. In this time rain is available there. According to the CNN weather forecast, the temperature would be 33° by day and 24° at night and the sky would be clear. As the match will take place D/N match so the temperature will be suitable of cricket.

The ground has been witness to quite a few memorable matches and innings, including Sachin Tendulkar's first first-class double hundred. The feat came in 1997-'98 against Australia. The Brabourne Stadium was also the venue where Vijay Hazare and Vijay Merchant had their famous scoring rivalries.

Ground’s match history is a short way:

First Test India v West Indies - Dec 9-13, 1948

Last Test India v England - Feb 6-11, 1973

First ODI Australia v Pakistan - Oct 23, 1989

Last ODI Australia v West Indies - Nov 5, 2006

Landmarks at Brabourne Stadium:

The highest Test total at the Brabourne Stadium is 629/6 declared by West Indies against India in the 1948-49.

The lowest Test total at the Brabourne Stadium is 88 by India against New Zealand in 1964-65.

The best bowling figure in a Test is 11-235 by B.S. Chandrasekhar against West Indies in 1966-67.

You can visit the link to know about the math summary very clearly. Although the winning record of the Indian team is 100% but what the result will come on the next match along with Australia. In the ongoing Australia already has won the series and their team performances are outstanding. On the other hands it is a matter of honor for Indian team if lose.