Sawai Mansingh Stadium

The Sawai Mansingh Stadium of Jaipur, Rajasthan, is a renowned and one of the most prominent cricket stadiums of India. This stadium was built in the time of Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II and was named after him.

Location of Sawai Mansingh Stadium

The stadium is situated in one corner of the Rambagh Circle of the pink city, Jaipur, in the state of Rajasthan.

Infrastructure at Sawai Mansingh Stadium

The Sawai Mansingh Stadium is an International level Stadium with all required facilities of a World class stadium. The total seating capacity of the stadium is 30,000. The stadium holds floodlight facilities, which makes it to host Day/Night matches as well. The dressing rooms for the players are well equipped, helping them to get rid of the stress and strain. Even the spectators are served with all the required facilities. With the data of some previous matches held here, the pitch seems to be more or less favourable for the batsmen.

Outlook of Sawai Mansingh Stadium

This stadium has been the venue for both One-day Internationals and the Test matches. The ground hosted its first Test match on 21st February, 1987, between India and Pakistan and on 2nd October, 1983, it witnessed its first ever ODI match between the same. The above test match was a solitary one in which the President of Pakistan, General Zia-ul-Haq, visited the stadium during the second day’s play to initiate his motive ‘Cricket for Peace’.

It was in this very ground, where the Indian Skipper, Mahendra Singh Dhoni scored his career best score of unbeaten 183 against Sri Lanka on 31st October, 2005.

The Sawai Mansingh stadium will be hosting 6 matches of the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy including a semi-final match as well.

This stadium serves as the home ground for the Rajasthan cricket team, which represent the state of Rajasthan in the Ranji Trophy.

How to Reach Sawai Mansingh Stadium

The Sawai Mansingh stadium of the pink city, Jaipur is among the famous stadiums of the country. Jaipur Airport lies at a distance of just half an hour from the ground, which shows that flights serves as an important mode of transport. The Durgapura railway station of South Jaipur, is the nearest railway station to the stadium, which gives trains a place among the best mode of transportation. Buses also serve fair transport facilities through road ways.

Contact address of Sawai Mansingh Stadium

Sawai Mansingh stadium,
Rambagh Circle,
Jaipur, Rajasthan,
India.