Motera Stadium: A look at matches played here before reconstruction

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The Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium, popularly known as Motera Stadium, in Ahmedabad will soon emerge as the largest stadium in the world following its inauguration. 

With a seating capacity of 49,000, the Motera Stadium was initially built in 1982 and had hosted its first match between India and West Indies in the same year. 

However, the Motera Stadium has been rebuilt completely in the last two years at an estimated cost of ₹700 crore following the demolishing of the old one.

The redeveloped stadium complex is spread across over 64 acres and has a capacity to accommodate 1.10 lakh spectators.

Before being revamped, the Sardar Patel Stadium had hosted 23 ODIs, 1 T20I and 12 Tests. It saw some of the most historic moments in the cricket history such as former Indian skipper amassing 10,000 runs in Tests and legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar score his first double ton in Tests against New Zealand. 

Take a look at the complete list of matches played here before reconstruction:

Test 

Team 1	Team 2	Winner	Margin	Match Date
India	West Indies	West Indies	138 runs	Nov 12-16, 1983
India	Pakistan	drawn		Mar 4-9, 1987
India	Sri Lanka	India	inns & 17 runs	Feb 8-12, 1994
India	South Africa	India	64 runs	Nov 20-23, 1996
India	New Zealand	drawn		Oct 29-Nov 2, 1999
India	England	drawn		Dec 11-15, 2001
India	New Zealand	drawn		Oct 8-12, 2003
India	Sri Lanka	India	259 runs	Dec 18-22, 2005
India	South Africa	South Africa	inns & 90 runs	Apr 3-5, 2008
India	Sri Lanka	drawn		Nov 16-20, 2009
India	New Zealand	drawn		Nov 4-8, 2010
India	England	India	9 wickets	Nov 15-19, 2012

ODI

Team 1	Team 2	Winner	Margin	Match Date
India	Australia	Australia	7 wickets	Oct 5, 1984
India	Australia	India	52 runs	Oct 5, 1986
India	Zimbabwe	India	7 wickets	Oct 26, 1987
India	West Indies	West Indies	2 runs	Jan 7, 1988
India	Sri Lanka	India	6 runs	Oct 22, 1989
India	England	cancelled		Jan 16, 1993
India	West Indies	West Indies	69 runs	Nov 16, 1993
England	New Zealand	New Zealand	11 runs	Feb 14, 1996
Australia	Zimbabwe	Australia	13 runs	Apr 3, 1998
India	Zimbabwe	India	61 runs	Dec 5, 2000
India	West Indies	India	5 wickets	Nov 15, 2002
India	Pakistan	Pakistan	3 wickets	Apr 12, 2005
India	Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka	5 wickets	Nov 6, 2005
West Indies	Zimbabwe	West Indies	9 wickets	Oct 8, 2006
Sri Lanka	Zimbabwe	Sri Lanka	144 runs	Oct 10, 2006
South Africa	Sri Lanka	South Africa	78 runs	Oct 24, 2006
India	West Indies	West Indies	3 wickets	Oct 26, 2006
England	West Indies	England	3 wickets	Oct 28, 2006
India	South Africa	South Africa	90 runs	Feb 27, 2010
Australia	Zimbabwe	Australia	91 runs	Feb 21, 2011
New Zealand	Zimbabwe	New Zealand	10 wickets	Mar 4, 2011
India	Australia	India	5 wickets	Mar 24, 2011
India	West Indies	West Indies	16 runs	Dec 5, 2011
India	Sri Lanka	India	6 wickets	Nov 6, 2014

T20I

Team 1	Team 2	Winner	Margin	Match Date
India	Pakistan	India	11 runs	Dec 28, 2012

The new stadium consists of two large seating tiers, each having an approximate general admission seat capacity of 50,000 and a huge single patron concourse with 360-degree views of the field.

The redeveloped stadium comprises of 76 corporate boxes, four dressing rooms, an Olympic size swimming pool, three practice grounds, an indoor cricket academy, and a parking area. The parking lot is expected to have the capacity to accommodate up to 3,000 cars and about 10,000 two-wheelers.