Eden Gardens

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{{short description|Cricket stadium in Kolkata, India}}
{{distinguish|Eden Gardens State Park|Eden Garden|Garden of Eden}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2025}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox venue
| name = Eden Gardens
| image = The Eden Gardens panoramic view.jpg
| image_upright = 1.3
| caption = Eden Gardens during a T20 World Cup match 2026 between [[Scotland]] and [[England]]
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = bn
| nickname = "Lord's of the East"
| former_names =
| address = Gostho Paul Sarani, [[Maidan (Kolkata)|Maidan]], [[B. B. D. Bagh]]
| city = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]]
| country = India
| location = Near Maidan, B.B.D. Bagh, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
| public_transit = {{rint|kolkata|s}} [[Eden Gardens railway station|Eden Gardens]] {{ric|Kolkata Metro|purple}} [[Eden Gardens metro station|Eden Gardens]] {{rint|Bus}} Eden Gardens
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| seating_type = [[Stadium seating]]
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| capacity = 68,000 (Current) 100,000 (Planned Expansion)<ref>{{cite news |title=Rajrahat New Town Cricket Stadium: ২০২৫ সালেই নিউটাউনে শহরের দ্বিতীয় আন্তর্জাতিক ক্রিকেট স্টেডিয়াম, জানালেন সৌরভ |url=https://bangla.latestly.com/sports/sourav-ganguly-has-confirmed-that-kolkatas-2nd-international-cricket-stadium-is-coming-up-in-rajarhat-new-town-177553.html |access-date=16 July 2023 |work=LatestLY |date=13 February 2023 |language=bn-IN}}</ref> 100,000 (1987–2010) 40,000 (before 1987)
| record_attendance = 110,564 ({{cr|IND}} v. {{Cr|SL}} in [[1996 Cricket World Cup#Semi-finals|1996 Cricket World Cup Semi-Final]])
| dimensions = *66–68 meters ({{small|Square Boundaries}})
*76–78 meters ({{small|Straight Boundaries}})
*boundary length is 66 meters on the square side and 76 meters on the straight side
*20.11 meters ({{small|Long Pitch}})
| field_shape = Circular
| acreage = {{convert|50|acre|km2}}
| surface = Grass
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| renovated = 2010–11<ref>{{cite news |title=Eden's exile from the action |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/world-cup-2011-eden-s-exile-from-the-action-500060 |access-date=29 September 2023 |work=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>
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| years_active = 1864–present
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| establishment = {{start date and age|1864}}
| home club = {{ubl
| [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] (2008–present)
|[[Bengal cricket team|Bengal men's team]] (1889–present)
|[[Bengal women's cricket team|Bengal women's team]]
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| owner = [[Eastern Command (India)|Eastern Command of the Indian Army]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/sports/softspot/historic-eden-garden-is-meant-for-bcci-cab-chief_4792.html|title=Historic Eden Garden is meant for BCCI: CAB chief|date=24 August 2007|work=india.com|access-date=25 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011033147/http://zeenews.india.com/sports/softspot/historic-eden-garden-is-meant-for-bcci-cab-chief_4792.html|archive-date=11 October 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
| operator = [[Cricket Association of Bengal]]
| end1 = High Court End [[Image:EdenGardensCricketGroundPitchDimensions.svg|250px]]
| end2 = Pavilion End
| tenants = [[India national cricket team|India men's]] (1934-present) [[India women's national cricket team|India women's]] (1978-present) [[India national football team|India men's football]] (1982–1984)
| firsttestdate = 5–8 January
| firsttestyear = 1934
| firsttesthome = India
| firsttestaway = England
| lasttestdate = 14–18 November
| lasttestyear = 2025
| lasttesthome = India
| lasttestaway = South Africa
| firstodidate = 18 February
| firstodiyear = 1987
| firstodihome = India
| firstodiaway = Pakistan
| lastodidate = 16 November
| lastodiyear = 2023
| lastodihome = Australia
| lastodiaway = South Africa
| firstt20idate = 29 October
| firstt20iyear = 2011
| firstt20ihome = India
| firstt20iaway = England
| lastt20idate = 4 March
| lastt20iyear = 2026
| lastt20ihome = South Africa
| lastt20iaway = New Zealand
| firstwodidate = 1 January
| firstwodiyear = 1978
| firstwodihome = India
| firstwodiaway = England
| lastwodidate = 9 December
| lastwodiyear = 2005
| lastwodihome = India
| lastwodiaway = England
| onlywt20idate = 3 April
| onlywt20iyear = 2016
| onlywt20ihome = Australia
| onlywt20iaway = West Indies
| date = 16 November
| year = 2023
| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/ground/57980.html ESPNcricinfo
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'''Eden Gardens''' is an international [[List of Test cricket grounds|cricket stadium]] in [[Kolkata]], [[India]]. Established in 1864, it is the oldest<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Eden Gardens, Kolkata|url=http://www.bcci.tv/venues/2/eden-gardens|access-date=16 April 2020|website=The Board of Control for Cricket in India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cricketassociationofbengal.com/index.php|title=The CAB|website=www.cricketassociationofbengal.com|access-date=16 April 2020}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web|title=Eden Gardens. India. Cricket Grounds |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/ground/57980.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708034244/http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/ground/57980.html|archive-date=8 July 2017|access-date=19 November 2019|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> and [[List of stadiums in India|second-largest cricket stadium in India]] and [[List of cricket grounds by capacity|third-largest in the world]]. The stadium currently has a capacity of 68,000.<ref>{{cite news |title=Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India. Eden Gardens Cricket Grounds, Match Schedule |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/grounds/28-eden-gardens-groundprofile |work=NDTVSports.com |access-date=6 August 2022 }}</ref> It is operated by [[Cricket Association of Bengal]] and is the home ground of the [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]. It houses the headquarters of Cricket Association of Bengal.

Eden Gardens is often referred to as home of Indian cricket and has also been described as "cricket's answer to the [[Colosseum]]" <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/sport/national-sport/84817197/Cricketing-Colosseum-abuzz-as-New-Zealand-arrive-in-search-of-series-levelling-win|title=Colosseum and Eden Gardens|date=30 September 2016|access-date=14 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718120008/http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/sport/national-sport/84817197/Cricketing-Colosseum-abuzz-as-New-Zealand-arrive-in-search-of-series-levelling-win|archive-date=18 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> and called the "[[Mecca]] of [[Cricket in India|Indian cricket]]", due to it being the first purpose-built ground for the sport.<ref>{{Cite web|date=8 November 2017|title=Eden Gardens aka the 'Mecca of Indian cricket' gets wall art of almost four-storeys — See Photos|url=https://www.inuth.com/sports/cricket/eden-gardens-aka-the-mecca-of-indian-cricket-gets-wall-art-of-almost-four-storeys-see-photos/|access-date=3 July 2020|website=InUth|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Biswas |first1=Soutik |date=16 December 2011 |title=Rahul Dravid's recipe for reforming cricket |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-16212952 |work=[[BBC News]] |access-date=19 March 2020}}</ref> Eden Gardens has hosted matches in major international competitions including the [[Cricket World Cup|World Cup]], [[Men's T20 World Cup|World Twenty20]] and [[Asia Cup]]. In 1987, Eden Gardens became the second stadium to host a [[1987 Cricket World Cup final|World Cup final]]. The [[2016 World Twenty20|2016 ICC World Twenty20]] final was held at the stadium, with the [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] beating [[England cricket team|England]] in a closely fought encounter. Eden Gardens witnessed a record crowd of 110,564 in the 1996 India Vs Sri Lanka [[1996 Cricket World Cup|Cricket World Cup]] Semi Final.

==Stadium history==
[[File:Ground of Calcutta Cricket Club, 15th Jan'y 1861 - Percy Carpenter.png|thumb|left|''Ground of the Calcutta Cricket Club, 15 Jan'y. 1861 H.M. 68th L.I. from Rangoon, versus the Calcutta Cricket Club'', a [[lithograph]] after a [[Watercolor painting|watercolour]] by [[Percy Carpenter]], depicting a [[Calcutta Cricket and Football Club|Calcutta Cricket Club]] match played at Eden Gardens.]]
The stadium was established in 1864.{{cn|date=April 2025}} The origins of its name are uncertain. According to some, the stadium is named after the Eden Gardens park where it is located, itself named after the Eden sisters, [[Emily Eden|Emily]] and Fanny, of [[George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland|Lord Auckland]], the [[Governor-General of India]] (1836–1842).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bag |first1=Shamik |date=January 2000 |title=In the shadow of Eden |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/a-walk-in-and-around-eden-gardens-in-kolkata-495627 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619204248/http://www.espncricinfo.com/travel/content/current/story/495627.html |archive-date=19 June 2015 |access-date=19 June 2015 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> Initially named the 'Auckland Circus Gardens',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wbsportsandyouth.gov.in/chronology|title=Chronology of Important Sports Events — West Bengal|website=wbsportsandyouth.gov.in|publisher=Government of West Bengal – Department of youth services and sports|date=2017|access-date=25 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013092944/https://wbsportsandyouth.gov.in/chronology|archive-date=13 October 2022|location=Kolkata}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=অযান্ত্রিক|date=18 June 2014|title=Calcutta Armenians, Calcutta, c. 1660|url=https://puronokolkata.com/2015/07/07/calcutta-armenians-calcutta-c1660/|access-date=21 April 2021|website=puronokolkata.com|publisher=Purono Kolkata|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128061318/https://puronokolkata.com/2015/07/07/calcutta-armenians-calcutta-c1660/|archive-date=28 January 2023}}</ref> the park was renamed to the 'Eden Gardens' in 1841.<ref>{{cite web|title=Eden Gardens|url=http://kolkatacitytours.com/eden-gardens-stadium-kolkata/|publisher=Kolkata City Tours|access-date=11 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426154752/http://kolkatacitytours.com/eden-gardens-stadium-kolkata/|archive-date=26 April 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

However, according to popular culture, [[Rajchandra Das|Babu Rajchandra Das]], the [[Zamindars of Bengal|zamindar]] of [[Janbazar|Janbazar, Kolkata]] and husband of [[Rani Rashmoni]], gifted one of his biggest gardens, Marh Bagan, besides the river [[Hooghly River|Hooghly]], to Lord Auckland and his sister [[Emily Eden]] in gratitude for their help in saving his third daughter from a fatal disease. The garden was then renamed to the Eden Gardens.

The cricket grounds were built between [[Babu Ghat|Babughat]] and [[Fort William, West Bengal|Fort William]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketassociationofbengal.com/history.php|title=Early History of Bengal Cricket leading to the formation of the Cricket Association of Bengal in 1928|website=CAB|access-date=22 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223102855/http://www.cricketassociationofbengal.com/history.php|archive-date=23 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The stadium is in the [[B. B. D. Bagh]] area of the city, near the [[Writers' Building|State Secretariat]] and across from the [[Calcutta High Court]].

The [[English cricket team in India in 1933–34|first Test]] match at the venue was held in 1934 between [[England cricket team|England]] and [[India national cricket team|India]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Wisden Almanack Test Report |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/151798.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223103602/http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/151798.html |archive-date=23 December 2017 |access-date=22 December 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> its first One Day International in 1987 between India and [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Wisden Almanack ODI Match Report |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/150679.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223103933/http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/150679.html |archive-date=23 December 2017 |access-date=22 December 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> and its first T20 international in 2011 between India and England.<ref>{{cite web |date=14 September 2012 |title=Eden Gardens T20I Results |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/582163.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223160533/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/582163.html |archive-date=23 December 2017 |access-date=22 December 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> The [[1993 Hero Cup]] semi-final featuring India and [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]] was the first [[Day/night cricket|day/night match]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Hero Cup 1993-94 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/151069.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223103528/http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/151069.html |archive-date=23 December 2017 |access-date=22 December 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

The stadium also hosted matches of the [[1982 Nehru Cup|inaugural edition]] of [[Nehru Cup]] in 1982.<ref>{{cite web|first=Abhishek|last=Roy|url=https://twocircles.net/2007aug14/revisiting_some_memorable_moments_nehru_cup.html|title=Revisiting some of the memorable moments of the Nehru Cup|website=TwoCircles.net|publisher=IANS|date=14 August 2007|access-date=22 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220303093040/https://twocircles.net/2007aug14/revisiting_some_memorable_moments_nehru_cup.html|archive-date=3 March 2022}}</ref> [[File:India v argentina 1984.jpg |thumb|[[India national football team|India]] versus [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]] match at Eden Gardens in [[Nehru Cup]] on 14 January 1984]] The Eden Gardens also hosted the India versus Uruguay football match in [[1984 Nehru Cup]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20220322074730/https://syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/251858-nehru-cup-victory-moment-to-cherish-for-indian-football-fans.amp.html|url=https://www.syndication.eacherreport.com|title=Neharu Cup victory moment to cherish for Indian football fans.</ref>

=== 1980 Stampede ===
16 people were killed in a stampede and riot inside Eden Gardens during a [[Kolkata Derby|Mohun Bagan-East Bengal]] [[Calcutta Football League]] (CFL) match on 16 August 1980.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chakrabarty |first1=Shamik |title=When a derby turned deadly in Eden Gardens in 1980 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/when-kolkata-derby-turned-deadly-mohun-bagan-east-bengal-tragedy-6556256/ |access-date=29 September 2023 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=16 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

== Stadium ==
The stadium is the headquarters of the [[Cricket Association of Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 December 2023 |title=Biggest Stadium In Kolkata - India 2023 |url=https://biet.ac.in/images/events/womensday/cricket/biggest-stadium-in-kolkata/ |access-date=21 April 2025 |website=Betting Exchange India |language=en-US}}</ref> Apart from international matches, the stadium hosts the [[Bengal cricket team]] and the [[Kolkata Knight Riders]], an [[Indian Premier League]] franchise. The stadium's Club House is named after former [[Chief Minister of West Bengal]] [[Bidhan Chandra Roy|Dr. B. C. Roy]].

=== 1987 renovation ===
The stadium's capacity was expanded to 100,000 from 40,000 for the 1987 World Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hcp.co.in/project/eden-gardens-stadium|title=Eden Gardens Stadium, Kolkata 1986 -1987|access-date=22 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223160441/https://www.hcp.co.in/project/eden-gardens-stadium|archive-date=23 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The expansion also included renovations to the press area. 42 columns were added to provide the support for large roofs and multi-tiered covered stands. Even after the renovation, not all seats were covered, and many sections lacked individual seats.

However, match day attendance of more than 100,000 spectators<ref name="cric">{{cite web|url=http://content.cricinfo.com/india/content/ground/57980.html|title=Eden Gardens|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=12 April 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090509201052/http://content.cricinfo.com/india/content/ground/57980.html|archive-date=9 May 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> has been recorded on at least 6 occasions until the early 2000s.

===2011 renovation===
Eden Gardens underwent renovation for the [[2011 Cricket World Cup]].<ref>[http://www.worldinteriordesignnetwork.com/news/kolkatas_eden_gardens_stadium_gets_a_new_look_for_cricket_world_cup_2011_090616 Kolkata's Eden Gardens stadium gets a new look for Cricket World Cup 2011] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616165005/http://www.worldinteriordesignnetwork.com/news/kolkatas_eden_gardens_stadium_gets_a_new_look_for_cricket_world_cup_2011_090616/ |date=16 June 2010 }}. World Interior Design Network. Retrieved on 10 June 2010</ref> Renovation had been undertaken to meet the standards set by the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) for the 2011 World Cup. The [[Cricket Association of Bengal]] hired a consortium of Philadelphia-based [[Burt Hill Architects]](now INI Design Studio) and Ahmedabad-based VMS architecture firms for a two-year project to renovate the stadium. The plans for the renovated stadium included a new clubhouse and players' facilities, upgrades of the exterior walls to give the stadium a new look, cladding the existing roof structure with a new metal skin, new/upgraded patron amenities & signage and general infrastructure improvements. The upgrade also meant reduction of the seating capacity to about 68,000 from around 94,000 before the upgrade.<ref>[https://www.designcurial.com/news/kolkata-s-eden-gardens-stadium-gets-a-new-look-for-cricket-world-cup-2011/ Kolkata's Eden Gardens stadium gets a new look for Cricket World Cup 2011] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616165005/http://www.worldinteriordesignnetwork.com/news/kolkatas_eden_gardens_stadium_gets_a_new_look_for_cricket_world_cup_2011_090616/ |date=16 June 2010 }}. World Interior Design Network. Retrieved on 16 November 2022</ref>

Due to unsafe conditions arising from the incomplete renovations, the ICC withdrew the India vs. England match from the Eden Gardens. This match, scheduled on 27 February 2011,<ref name="India News">{{cite web |url=http://news.indiavoice.info/cricket/eden-gardens-loses-world-cup-match-2011012808510/ |title=Eden Gardens loses World Cup match |publisher=IndiaVoice |date=28 January 2011 |access-date=30 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316162859/http://news.indiavoice.info/cricket/eden-gardens-loses-world-cup-match-2011012808510/ |archive-date=16 March 2012 |url-status=usurped }}</ref> was played in [[Bengaluru]] at [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium|M.Chinnaswamy Stadium]].

The stadium hosted the remaining three scheduled World Cup 2011 Matches on 15, 18 and 20 March 2011. In the last of these three matches (Kenya vs Zimbabwe), the stadium had the lowest ticket-purchasing crowd in its recorded history with 15 spectators having bought tickets.<ref name=Roar>{{cite news |last=Basu |first=Rith |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110322/jsp/calcutta/story_13747391.jsp |title=Empty end to Eden's Cup – And the roar died: just 15 match-day tickets sold for Zimbabwe-Kenya tie |publisher=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)]] |date=22 March 2011 |access-date=12 October 2011 |location=Calcutta, India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110410041411/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110322/jsp/calcutta/story_13747391.jsp |archive-date=10 April 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Stands===
Eden Gardens stands have been named after prominent local cricketers and soldiers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eden Gardens stands have been named after prominent local cricketers and soldiers. |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/four-stands-named-after-army-men-unveiled-at-eden-117042801099_1.html}}</ref>On 22 January 2017, two stands were named after Indian cricketers - [[Sourav Ganguly]] and [[Pankaj Roy]] while two more were named after cricket administrators - BN Dutt ([[List of presidents of the Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI President]] 1988 to 1990) and [[Jagmohan Dalmiya]] (BCCI President 2001–04, 2013 - interim, 2015).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/cricket/2017/jan/23/eden-gardens-stands-named-after-ganguly-and-dalmiya-1562505.html|title=Eden Gardens stands named after Ganguly and Dalmiya|website=The New Indian Express|date=23 January 2017 |access-date=22 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223102503/http://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/cricket/2017/jan/23/eden-gardens-stands-named-after-ganguly-and-dalmiya-1562505.html|archive-date=23 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Dalmiya served as [[List of presidents of the International Cricket Council|ICC President]] from 1997 to 2000.

On 27 April 2017, 4 stands were named after Indian soldiers<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/ipl-2017/ipl-2017-eden-gardens-stands-immortalise-indian-army-bravehearts/story-odGrHuBlhA93tW0N91KQfL.html|title=Eden Garden now has a stand in memory of Indian Army bravehearts|website=Hindustan Times|access-date=22 December 2017|date=28 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222124615/http://www.hindustantimes.com/ipl-2017/ipl-2017-eden-gardens-stands-immortalise-indian-army-bravehearts/story-odGrHuBlhA93tW0N91KQfL.html|archive-date=22 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> - Colonel [[Neelakantan Jayachandran Nair]], Havildar [[Hangpan Dada]], Lieutenant Colonel [[Dhan Singh Thapa]] and Subedar [[Joginder Singh (soldier)|Joginder Singh Sahnan]]. Lt Col Thapa and Subedar Singh are [[Param Vir Chakra]] awardees - the highest wartime military decoration in India while Col Nair and Havildar Dada are [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)|Ashok Chakra]] - the highest peacetime military decoration.

In 2024, a stand was decided to be dedicated to star Indian pacer and the highest ODI wicket taker among women, [[Jhulan Goswami]]. It was unveiled on 22 January 2025.<ref>{{cite web |last=Basu |first=Ritayan |date=22 January 2025 |title= 'Every Girl Who Dreams': Jhulan Goswami Honoured With Stand Named After Her At Eden Gardens |url= https://www.news18.com/cricket/every-girl-who-dreams-jhulan-goswami-honoured-with-stand-named-after-her-at-eden-gardens-9197921.html |website=News18 |location= NA|publisher=Trending Desk |access-date=22 January 2025}}</ref>

==Experience==

Eden Gardens is renowned for its large and passionate crowds.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-blog/time-to-get-the-eden-roar-going-across-india/213111|last1=Premachandran|first1=Dileep|website=Wisden India|title=Time to get the Eden roar going across India|access-date=22 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223102924/http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-blog/time-to-get-the-eden-roar-going-across-india/213111|archive-date=23 December 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Former [[Australia national cricket team|Aussie captain]] [[Steve Waugh]] considers the Eden Gardens as '[[Lord's]] of the subcontinent'.<ref>{{cite web|title=Eden Gardens is the 'Lord's' of sub-continent: Steve Waugh|url=http://www.cricketcountry.com/news/eden-gardens-is-the-lords-of-sub-continent-steve-waugh-200714|website=Cricket Country|date=19 October 2014|access-date=22 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223160540/http://www.cricketcountry.com/news/eden-gardens-is-the-lords-of-sub-continent-steve-waugh-200714|archive-date=23 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Former Indian Captain and Kolkata-native [[Sourav Ganguly]] confessed once in an interview that the roar of crowd at the stadium he heard when India defeated Australia in the [[Second Test, 2000–01 Border–Gavaskar Trophy|Second Test of 2000–01 Border–Gavaskar Trophy]] was the loudest he had ever heard.

In 2016, a bell was added to the stadium to ring in the start of day's play for test cricket and start of match for ODI & T20I matches. [[Kapil Dev]] was the first person to ring the bell to start the test match between India and [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]] in September 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/india-vs-new-zealand-kapil-dev-inaugurates-bell-ringing-ritual-at-eden-gardens-3027820.html|title=India vs New Zealand: Kapil Dev inaugurates bell ringing ritual at Eden Gardens|website=Firstpost|date=30 September 2016|access-date=22 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223110529/http://www.firstpost.com/sports/india-vs-new-zealand-kapil-dev-inaugurates-bell-ringing-ritual-at-eden-gardens-3027820.html|archive-date=23 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

<gallery mode="packed" heights="150">
File:Eden Gardens View.jpg|Eden Gardens Aerial view
File:Eden Gardens front.jpg|Eden Gardens front facade
File:Eden Gardens during IPL 2017.jpg|Massive crowd during [[Kolkata Knight Riders|KKR]] Vs [[Royal Challengers Bangalore|RCB]] [[2017 Indian Premier League|2017 IPL]] match.
File:Eden Gardens, Kolkata (05).jpg|The ground during a Test match
File:Eden Gardens.jpg|The ground before [[2011 Cricket World Cup|Cricket World Cup 2011]] renovation.
File:Eden Gardens after renovations.jpg|Eden Gardens after renovations.
File:Tata IPL EDEN 47th Match KKR vs SRH 02.png|Night view of Eden Gardens
</gallery>

==Recent tournament results==
===[[Cricket World Cup]]===
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|rowspan=2|[[1987 Cricket World Cup]]
|23 October 1987
|{{cr|Zimbabwe}}
|{{cr|New Zealand}}
|Group Stage
|{{cr|New Zealand}} won by 4 wickets
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|8 November 1987
|{{cr|Australia}}
|{{cr|England}}
|[[1987 Cricket World Cup Final|Final]]
|{{cr|Australia}} won by 7 runs
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|[[1996 Cricket World Cup]]
|bgcolor=silver|13 March 1996
|bgcolor=silver|{{cr|Sri Lanka}}
|bgcolor=silver|{{cr|India}}
|bgcolor=silver|Semi-final
|bgcolor=silver|{{cr|Sri Lanka}} won by default
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|rowspan=3|[[2011 Cricket World Cup]]
|15 March 2011
|{{cr|South Africa}}
|{{cr|Ireland}}
|Group Stage
|{{cr|South Africa}} won by 131 runs
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|18 March 2011
|{{cr|Netherlands}}
|{{cr|Ireland}}
|Group Stage
|{{cr|Ireland}} won by 6 wickets
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|20 March 2011
|{{cr|Zimbabwe}}
|{{cr|Kenya}}
|Group Stage
|{{cr|Zimbabwe}} won by 161 runs
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|rowspan=5|[[2023 Cricket World Cup]]
|28 October 2023
|{{cr|Netherlands}}
|{{cr|Bangladesh}}
|Group Stage
|{{cr|Netherlands}} won by 87 runs
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|31 October 2023
|{{cr|Bangladesh}}
|{{cr|Pakistan}}
|Group Stage
|{{cr|Pakistan}} won by 7 wickets
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|5 November 2023
|{{cr|India}}
|{{cr|South Africa}}
|Group Stage
|{{cr|India}} won by 243 runs
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|11 November 2023
|{{cr|England}}
|{{cr|Pakistan}}
|Group Stage
|{{cr|England}} won by 93 runs
|-bgcolor=silver
|16 November 2023
|{{cr|South Africa}}
|{{cr|Australia}}
|Semi-Final
|{{cr|Australia}} won by 3 wickets
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===[[ICC Men's T20 World Cup]]===
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|rowspan=5|[[2016 ICC World Twenty20]]
|17 March 2016
|{{cr|Afghanistan}}
|{{cr|Sri Lanka}}
|Super 10
|{{cr|Sri Lanka}} won by 6 wickets
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|16 March 2016
|{{cr|Pakistan}}
|{{cr|Bangladesh}}
|Super 10
|{{cr|Pakistan}} won by 55 runs
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|19 March 2016
|{{cr|Pakistan}}
|{{cr|India}}
|Super 10
|{{cr|India}} won by 6 wickets
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|26 March 2016
|{{cr|New Zealand}}
|{{cr|Bangladesh}}
|Super 10
|{{cr|New Zealand}} won by 75 runs
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|3 April 2016
|{{cr|England}}
|{{cr|West Indies}}
|[[2016 ICC World Twenty20 Final|Final]]
|{{cr|West Indies}} won by 4 wickets
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|7 February
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|West Indies
|Scotland
|Round 1
|West Indies won by 35 runs
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===[[Asia Cup]]===
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|rowspan=2|[[1990–91 Asia Cup]]
|31 December 1990
|{{cr|Sri Lanka}}
|{{cr|Bangladesh}}
|Group Stage
|{{cr|Sri Lanka}} won by 71 runs
|-bgcolor=gold
|4 January 1991
|{{cr|Sri Lanka}}
|{{cr|India}}
|Final
|{{cr|India}} won by 7 wickets
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==Cricket World Cup matches==
[[File:Bell at eden gardens.jpg|thumb|right|The Bell at the Eden Gardens]]
Eden Gardens has hosted 15 '''Cricket World Cup''' matches hosted in India across formats and men's and women's cricket. Eden Gardens has hosted 11 [[Cricket World Cup]] matches in [[1987 Cricket World Cup|1987]] (2), [[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]] (1), [[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011]] (3) and [[2023 Cricket World Cup|2023]] (5, including a semi-final). The stadium hosted 5 T20I matches each during [[2016 ICC World Twenty20|2016 ICC World Twenty20 (including Finals) and]] [[2026 Men's T20 World Cup|2026 Men's T20 World Cup (including Semi Finals)]]. The stadium hosted 2 [[Women's Cricket World Cup]] matches - one each in [[1978 Women's Cricket World Cup|1978]] and [[1997 Women's Cricket World Cup|1997]] and one match of Women T20I match during the [[2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20]] tournament.

Eden Gardens has hosted 4 finals (1987 ODI CWC, 2016 T20I, 1997 Women's CWC and 2016 Women's T20I) and 2 semi-finals (1996 ODI CWC, 2023 ODI CWC).
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=== 1987 ICC Cricket World Cup ===
{{Main|1987 Cricket World Cup}}

{{Limited overs matches
| date =23 October 1987
| | team1 ={{cr-rt|ZIM}}
| runs1 = [[Kevin Arnott (cricketer)|Kevin Arnott]] 51 (83)
| score1 = 227/4 (50 overs)
| wickets1 = [[Stephen Boock]] 2/43 (10 overs)
| score2 = 229/6 (47.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Jeff Crowe]] 88[[not out|*]] (105)
| wickets2 = [[Ali Shah (cricketer)|Ali Shah]] 2/34 (10 overs)
| team2 ={{cr|NZL}}
| result ={{cr|NZL}} won by 4 wickets
| motm = [[Jeff Crowe]] (NZ)
| report = [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65106.html Scorecard]
}}

==== Finals====
{{main|1987 Cricket World Cup Final}}

{{Limited overs matches
| date =8 November 1987
| | team1 ={{cr-rt|AUS}}
| score1 = 253/5 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[David Boon]] 75 (125)
| wickets1 = [[Eddie Hemmings (cricketer)|Eddie Hemmings]] 2/48 (10 overs)
| score2 = 246/8 (50 overs)
| runs2 = [[Bill Athey]] 58 (103)
| wickets2 = [[Allan Border]] 2/38 (7 overs)
| team2 ={{cr|ENG}}
| motm = [[David Boon]] (Aus)
| result ={{crw|AUS}} won by 7 runs
| report =[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/65117.html Scorecard]
}}
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=== 1996 ICC Cricket World Cup ===
{{Main|1996 Cricket World Cup}}

{{Limited overs matches
| date = 13 March 1996|
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| score1 = 251/8 (50 overs)
| score2 = 120/8 (34.1 overs)
| runs1 =
| wickets1 =
| runs2 =
| wickets2 =
| result = {{cr|SRI}} won by default
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65190.html Scorecard]
| umpires =
| motm =

| rain = The match was awarded to [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] by match referee [[Clive Lloyd]] when play could not continue due to the rioting crowd.
}}
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=== 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup ===
{{Main|2011 Cricket World Cup}}

Eden Gardens was meant to host a Group B Match between India and England on 27 February 2011. The ICC, however, stripped the stadium of the match after deciding that the renovation of the grounds would not be completed in time.
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 15 March 2011
| daynight = yes
| time = 14:30
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SA}}
| score1 = 272/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 141 (33.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|IRE}}
| runs1 = [[JP Duminy]] 99 (103)
| wickets1 = [[John Mooney (cricketer)|John Mooney]] 1/36 (8 overs)
| runs2 = [[Gary Wilson (cricketer)|Gary Wilson]] 31 (48)
| wickets2 = [[Robin Peterson]] 3/32 (8 overs)
| result = {{cr|SA}} won by 131 runs
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup201/engine/match/433591.html Scorecard]
| umpires = [[Kumar Dharmasena]] (SL) and [[Billy Doctrove]] (WI)
| motm = [[JP Duminy]] (SA)
| toss = Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
}}
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 18 March 2011
| daynight =
| time = 09:30
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NED}}
| score1 = 306 (50 overs)
| score2 = 307/4 (47.4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|IRE}}
| runs1 = [[Ryan ten Doeschate]] 106 (108)
| wickets1 = [[Paul Stirling]] 2/51 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Paul Stirling]] 101 (72)
| wickets2 = [[Tom Cooper (cricketer)|Tom Cooper]] 2/31 (7 overs)
| result = {{cr|IRE}} won by 6 wickets
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup201/engine/match/433595.html Scorecard]
| umpires = [[Billy Doctrove]] (WI) and [[Ian Gould]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Paul Stirling]] (Ire)
| toss = Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
}}
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 20 March 2011
| daynight =
| time = 09:30
| team1 ={{cr-rt|ZIM}}
| score1 = 308/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 147 (36 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|KEN}}
| runs1 = [[Craig Ervine]] 66 (54)
| wickets1 = [[Elijah Otieno]] 2/61 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Nehemiah Odhiambo]] 44[[not out|*]] (47)
| wickets2 = [[Ray Price (cricketer)|Ray Price]] 2/20 (7 overs)
| result = {{cr|ZIM}} won by 161 runs
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/current/match/433598.html Scorecard]
| umpires = [[Asoka de Silva (cricketer)|Asoka de Silva]] (SL) and [[Kumar Dharmasena]] (SL)
| motm = [[Craig Ervine]] (Zim)
| toss = Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
}}
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===2023 ICC Cricket World Cup===
{{Main|2023 Cricket World Cup}}

{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 28 October 2023
| time = 14:00
| daynight = y
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NED}}
| team2 = {{cr|BAN}}
| score1 = 229 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Scott Edwards (cricketer)|Scott Edwards]] 68 (89)
| wickets1 = [[Mustafizur Rahman]] 2/36 (10 overs)
| score2 = 142 (42.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Mehidy Hasan]] 35 (40)
| wickets2 = [[Paul van Meekeren]] 4/23 (7.2 overs)
| result = Netherlands won by 87 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1384419.html Scorecard]
| venue =
| umpires = [[Joel Wilson (umpire)|Joel Wilson]] (WI) and [[Paul Wilson (cricketer)|Paul Wilson]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Paul van Meekeren]] (Ned)
| toss = Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat.
| round =
| rain =
| notes =
}}
----{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 31 October 2023
| time = 14:00
| daynight = y
| team1 = {{cr-rt|BAN}}
| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
| score1 = 204 (45.1 overs)
| runs1 = [[Mahmudullah]] 56 (70)
| wickets1 = [[Shaheen Afridi]] 3/23 (9 overs)
| score2 = 205/3 (32.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Fakhar Zaman (cricketer)|Fakhar Zaman]] 81 (74)
| wickets2 = [[Mehidy Hasan]] 3/60 (9 overs)
| result = Pakistan won by 7 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1384422.html Scorecard]
| venue =
| umpires = [[Richard Kettleborough]] (Eng) and [[Nitin Menon]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Fakhar Zaman (cricketer)|Fakhar Zaman]] (Pak)
| toss = Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
| round =
| rain =
| notes = [[Shaheen Afridi]] (Pak) and [[Mehidy Hasan]] (Ban) both took their 100th wicket in ODIs.<ref>{{cite web|title=PAK vs BAN: Shaheen Afridi becomes fastest Pakistan bowler to 100 ODI wickets|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/shaheen-afridi-fastest-pakistan-bowler-100-odi-wickets-fast-bowler-record/article67479892.ece|work=Spotstar|date=31 October 2023 |access-date=31 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Semifinal hopes finally over for Tigers with Pakistan loss|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/cricket/news/semifinal-hopes-finally-over-tigers-pakistan-loss-3457901|work=The Daily Star|date=31 October 2023 |access-date=31 October 2023}}</ref>
*Bangladesh were eliminated as a result of this match.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-cricket-world-cup-2023-24-1367856/bangladesh-vs-pakistan-31st-match-1384422/match-report |title=Bangladesh knocked out after Afridi and Fakhar fashion big Pakistan win |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=31 October 2023 |access-date=2 November 2023}}</ref>
}}
----{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 5 November 2023
| time = 14:00
| daynight = y
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|SA}}
| score1 = 326/5 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Virat Kohli]] 101[[not out|*]] (121)
| wickets1 = [[Keshav Maharaj]] 1/30 (10 overs)
| score2 = 83 (27.1 overs)
| runs2 = [[Marco Jansen]] 14 (30)
| wickets2 = [[Ravindra Jadeja]] 5/33 (9 overs)
| result = India won by 243 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1384428.html Scorecard]
| venue =
| umpires = [[Kumar Dharmasena]] (SL) and [[Paul Reiffel]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Virat Kohli]] (Ind)
| toss = India won the toss and elected to bat.
| round =
| rain =
| notes = [[Virat Kohli]] (Ind) equalled [[Sachin Tendulkar]]'s record for the [[List of One Day International cricket records#Most centuries|most centuries in ODIs]] (49).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/virat-kohli-equals-sachin-tendulkar-on-49-odi-hundreds-1406699 |title=Kohli on equalling Tendulkar's record of 49 ODI hundreds: "It's stuff of dreams" |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=5 November 2023 |access-date=5 November 2023}}</ref>
* India confirmed their top position in league table with this win.
* South Africa's 83 was their lowest innings total in World Cups, lower than their [[2007 Cricket World Cup#Semi-finals|149 against Australia in 2007]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Virat Kohli's zenith, South Africa's nadir |url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/128384/virat-kohlis-zenith-south-africas-nadir-cricbuzzcom |website=Cricbuzz |access-date=6 November 2023 |language=en |date=5 November 2023}}</ref>
* South Africa's 243-run loss was [[List of South Africa One Day International cricket records#Greatest loss margins (by runs)|their heaviest in ODIs]], in terms of runs, surpassing [[Pakistani cricket team in South Africa in 2002–03#2nd ODI|their 182-run loss to Pakistan in 2002]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Kohli equals Tendulkar milestone with World Cup ton, India crush South Africa |url=https://supersport.com/cricket/icc-mens-world-cup-2023/news/22805c2d-ee2d-4930-b497-f96e4b83101d/kohli-equals-tendulkar-milestone-with-world-cup-ton-india-crush-south-africa |website=SuperSport |access-date=6 November 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
}}
----{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 11 November 2023
| time = 14:00
| daynight = y
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
| score1 = 337/9 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Ben Stokes]] 84 (76)
| wickets1 = [[Haris Rauf]] 3/64 (10 overs)
| score2 = 244 (43.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Salman Ali Agha]] 51 (45)
| wickets2 = [[David Willey (cricketer)|David Willey]] 3/56 (10 overs)
| result = England won by 93 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1384435.html Scorecard]
| venue =
| umpires = [[Rod Tucker]] (Aus) and [[Paul Wilson (cricketer)|Paul Wilson]] (Aus)
| motm = [[David Willey (cricketer)|David Willey]] (Eng)
| toss = England won the toss and elected to bat.
| round =
| rain =
| notes = As a result of this match, New Zealand qualified for the semi-finals and Pakistan were eliminated.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketworldcup.com/news/3777995 |title=Semi-finalists confirmed for knockout stage of Cricket World Cup |work=ICC |date=11 November 2023 |access-date=11 November 2023}}</ref>
}}

====Semi-Final====
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 16 November 2023 | time = 14:00
| daynight = y
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SA}}
| score1 = 212 (49.4 overs)
| runs1 = [[David Miller (South African cricketer)|David Miller]] 101 (116)
| wickets1 = [[Mitchell Starc]] 3/34 (10 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| score2 = 215/7 (47.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Travis Head]] 62 (48)
| wickets2 = [[Tabraiz Shamsi]] 2/42 (10 overs)
| result = Australia won by 3 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1384438.html Scorecard]
| venue =
| umpires = [[Richard Kettleborough]] (Eng) and [[Nitin Menon]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Travis Head]] (Aus)
| toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
| round =
| rain =
| notes = [[David Miller (South African cricketer)|David Miller]] (SA) became the first South African to score a [[Century (cricket)|century]] in a World Cup knockout match.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=AUS vs SA: Miller becomes first South African to score hundred in ODI World Cup knockout match |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/icc-cricket-world-cup/aus-vs-sa-david-miller-hundred-odi-world-cup-record-first-south-african-to-score-century-in-knockout-match-stats-list/article67540258.ece |magazine=Sportstar |date=16 November 2023 |access-date=17 November 2023}}</ref>
* As a result, Australia qualified for the finals of the World Cup for the eighth time after 1975, 1987, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2015.
* [[Quinton de Kock]] (SA) played in his last ODI.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Moonda |first1=Firdose |date=5 September 2023 |title=De Kock to retire from ODIs after World Cup in India |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/quinton-de-kock-to-retire-from-odis-after-world-cup-in-india-1396382 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=17 November 2023}}</ref>
}}
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=== 2016 ICC World Twenty20 ===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = {{anchor|match16}} 17 March
| time = 19:30
| daynight = Yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AFG|2013}}
| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}
| score1 = 153/7 (20 overs)
| score2 = 155/4 (18.5 overs)
| runs1 = [[Asghar Stanikzai]] 62 (47)
| wickets1 = [[Thisara Perera]] 3/33 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Tillakaratne Dilshan]] 83[[not out|*]] (56)
| wickets2 = [[Mohammad Nabi]] 1/25 (4 overs)
| toss = Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
| motm = [[Tillakaratne Dilshan]] (SL)
| umpires = [[Bruce Oxenford]] (Aus) and [[Joel Wilson (umpire)|Joel Wilson]] (WI)
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/951335.html Scorecard]
| result = {{cr|SL}} won by 6 wickets
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = {{anchor|match15}} 16 March
| time = 15:00
| daynight = Yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| team2 = {{cr|BAN}}
| score1 = 201/5 (20 overs)
| score2 = 146/6 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Mohammad Hafeez]] 64 (42)
| wickets1 = [[Taskin Ahmed]] 2/32 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Shakib Al Hasan]] 50[[not out|*]] (40)
| wickets2 = [[Shahid Afridi]] 2/27 (4 overs)
| toss = Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
| motm = [[Shahid Afridi]] (Pak)
| umpires = [[Ian Gould]] (Eng) and [[Richard Kettleborough]] (Eng)
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/951333.html Scorecard]
| result = {{cr|Pakistan}} won by 55 runs
| notes = [[Shakib Al Hasan]] became the second player for Bangladesh to pass 1,000 runs in T20Is.<ref name="Shakib">{{cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2016/content/story/983737.html|title=Explosive Afridi collects another T20 crown|access-date=16 March 2016|work=ESPNcricinfo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319101418/http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2016/content/story/983737.html|archive-date=19 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
*Shakib Al Hasan also became the second all-rounder to score 1,000 runs and take 50 wickets in T20Is.<ref name="Shakib" />
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = {{anchor|match19}} 19 March
| time = 19:30
| daynight = Yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| score1 = 118/5 (18 overs)
| score2 = 119/4 (15.5 overs)
| runs1 = [[Shoaib Malik]] 26 (16)
| wickets1 = [[Suresh Raina]] 1/4 (1 over)
| runs2 = [[Virat Kohli]] 55[[not out|*]] (37)
| wickets2 = [[Mohammad Sami]] 2/17 (2 overs)
| toss = India won the toss and elected to field.
| motm = [[Virat Kohli]] (Ind)
| umpires = [[Ian Gould]] (Eng) and [[Richard Kettleborough]] (Eng)
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/951341.html Scorecard]
| result = {{cr|India}} won by 6 wickets
| rain = The start of the match was delayed by a wet outfield and the game was reduced to 18 overs per side.
| notes = This was India's eleventh victory against Pakistan in ICC World Cup matches across both ODI and T20I formats.<ref name="Ind-Pak">{{cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2016/content/story/985651.html|title=Kohli special steers India home on a turner|access-date=20 March 2016|work=ESPNcricinfo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320190308/http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2016/content/story/985651.html|archive-date=20 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Ahmed Shehzad]] became the fifth player for Pakistan to pass 1,000 runs in T20Is.<ref name="Shehzad">{{cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2016/content/story/985861.html|title=The king of the run chase|access-date=20 March 2016|work=ESPNcricinfo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321103136/http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2016/content/story/985861.html|archive-date=21 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}
----

{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = {{anchor|match28}} 26 March
| time = 15:00
| daynight = Yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZ}}
| team2 = {{cr|BAN}}
| score1 = 145/8 (20 overs)
| score2 = 70 (15.4 overs)
| runs1 = [[Kane Williamson]] 42 (32)
| wickets1 = [[Mustafizur Rahman]] 5/22 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Shuvagata Hom]] 16[[not out|*]] (17)
| wickets2 = [[Grant Elliott]] 3/12 (4 overs)
| toss = New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
| motm = [[Kane Williamson]] (NZ)
| umpires = [[Johan Cloete]] (SA) and [[Michael Gough (cricketer)|Michael Gough]] (Eng)
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/951359.html Scorecard]
| result = {{cr|New Zealand}} won by 75 runs
| notes = [[Henry Nicholls (cricketer)|Henry Nicholls]] (NZ) made his T20I debut.
*[[Mustafizur Rahman]] became the second bowler for Bangladesh and 16th player overall to take a [[List of five-wicket hauls in Twenty20 International cricket|five-wicket haul in a T20I match]].<ref name="Rahman">{{cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2016/content/story/990755.html|title=Most batsmen bowled in a T20I|access-date=26 March 2016|work=ESPNcricinfo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329000318/http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2016/content/story/990755.html|archive-date=29 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
*Bangladesh's total is their lowest total in a T20I match.<ref name="Ban70">{{cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2016/content/story/990493.html|title=NZ read conditions and rout Bangladesh|access-date=26 March 2016|work=ESPNcricinfo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329000303/http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2016/content/story/990493.html|archive-date=29 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
*Ten dismissals in this match were [[bowled]], the most in a T20I match.<ref name="10bowled">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/35903938|title=World Twenty20: New Zealand beat Bangladesh for fourth win|access-date=26 March 2016|work=BBC Sport|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326150304/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/35903938|archive-date=26 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}

----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = {{anchor|match35}} 3 April
| time = 19:00
| daynight = Yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| score1 = 155/9 (20 overs)
| score2 = 161/6 (19.4 overs)
| runs1 = [[Joe Root]] 54 (36)
| wickets1 = [[Carlos Brathwaite]] 3/23 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Marlon Samuels]] 85[[not out|*]] (66)
| wickets2 = [[David Willey (cricketer)|David Willey]] 3/20 (4 overs)
| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
| motm = [[Marlon Samuels]] (WI)
| umpires = [[Kumar Dharmasena]] (SL) and [[Rod Tucker]] (Aus)
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/951373.html Scorecard]
| result = {{cr|West Indies}} won by 4 wickets
| notes = [[Marlon Samuels]] (WI) scored the highest total in a World T20 final.<ref name="Samuels85">{{cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2016/content/story/994909.html|title=Last-over heroics, and Samuels' finale|access-date=4 April 2016|work=ESPNcricinfo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404072454/http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2016/content/story/994909.html|archive-date=4 April 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
* West Indies became the first team to win both the men's and [[2016 ICC Womens World Twenty20 Final|women's World Twenty20s]] on the same day, with the women defeating Australia by 8 wickets.
}}

=== 1978 ICC Women's Cricket World Cup ===
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{{Limited overs international
| date = 1 January 1978
| team1 = {{crw-rt|IND}}
| score1 = 63 (39.3 overs)
| score2 = 65/1 (30.2 overs)
| team2 = {{crw|ENG}}
| runs1 =
| wickets1 =
| runs2 =
| wickets2 =
| result = {{crw|ENG}} won by 9 wickets
| report = [http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/WWC78/ENG-WOMEN_IND-WOMEN_WWC78_WODI2_01JAN1978.html (scorecard)]
| umpires =
| motm =
}}

=== 1997 ICC Women's Cricket World Cup ===
----
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 29 December 1997
| team1 = {{crw-rt|NZL}}
| score1 = 164 (49.3 overs)
| score2 = 165/5 (47.4 overs)
| team2 = {{crw|AUS}}
| runs1 =
| wickets1 =
| runs2 =
| wickets2 =
| result ={{crw|AUS}} won by 5 wickets
| report = [http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66905.html Scorecard]
| umpires =
| motm =
| toss =
| rain =
}}

=== 2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20 ===
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 3 April
| time = 14:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{crw-rt|AUS}}
| team2 = {{crw|WIN}}
| score1 = 148/5 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Elyse Villani]] 52 (37)
| wickets1 = [[Deandra Dottin]] 2/33 (4 overs)
| score2 = 149/2 (19.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Hayley Matthews]] 66 (45)
| wickets2 = [[Kristen Beams]] 1/27 (4 overs)
| result = {{crw|West Indies}} won by 8 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/951419.html Scorecard]
| umpires = [[Aleem Dar]] (Pak) and [[Richard Illingworth]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Hayley Matthews]] (WI)
| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
| round =
| rain =
| notes =
}}

----

===First day/night test===
{{main|Bangladeshi cricket team in India in 2019–20}}

{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 22–26 November 2019
| daynight = Yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|BAN}}
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}

| score-team1-inns1 = 106 (30.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Shadman Islam]] 29 (52)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Ishant Sharma]] 5/22 (12 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 347/9[[Declaration and forfeiture#Declaration|d]] (89.4 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Virat Kohli]] 136 (194)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Al-Amin Hossain]] 3/85 (22.4 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 195 (41.1 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = [[Mushfiqur Rahim]] 74 (96)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Umesh Yadav]] 5/53 (14.1 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 =
| runs-team2-inns2 =
| wickets-team2-inns2 =

| result = India won by an innings and 46 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1187017.html Scorecard]
| umpires = [[Marais Erasmus]] (SA) and [[Joel Wilson (umpire)|Joel Wilson]] (WI)
| motm = [[Ishant Sharma]] (Ind)
| toss = Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}

==Notable events==
[[File:Day night test at Eden gardens.jpeg|thumb|India's first ever day/night test match, held at Eden Garden on 22 November 2019]]
[[File:Eden gardens manual scoreboard.jpg|thumb|Eden Gardens Manual Scoreboard]]
[[File:Eden Gardens Block Map.jpg|thumb|Eden Gardens Block Map]]
* In 1946, an in-form [[Syed Mushtaq Ali]] was dropped from the Indian team selected to play an unofficial test against [[Australian Services XI]]. Following crowd protests (with slogans like "No Mushtaq, No Test"), the selectors brought him back to play.<ref name=Mushtaq_Ali>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2001/dec/17mush.htm |title=Unfortunately, they don't look for talent today: The Rediff Interview with Mushtaq Ali |work=Rediff.com |date=17 December 2001 |access-date=12 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111201100352/http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2001/dec/17mush.htm |archive-date=1 December 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Rioting occurred at the ground during the 1966/67 West Indies and 1969/70 Australian tours.<ref name="cric" />
* In 1977, [[New York Cosmos (1970–85)|New York Cosmos]] played a Football match against [[Mohun Bagan]] at the stadium. [[Pelé]] played in that match for the Cosmos. The match was drawn at 2–2.
* 16 football fans died in a stampede after a derby league game between East Bengal and Mohun Bagan on 16 August 1980.
* Hosted [[Nehru Cup]] in [[1984 Nehru Cup|1984]], where [[India national football team]] played against [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]], [[Poland national football team|Poland]], [[China national football team|China PR]], [[Romania national under-21 football team|Romania U-21]] and [[Vasas Budapest]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Nehru Cup 1984 - Match Details |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nehru84det.html |website=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=16 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190116143112/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nehru84det.html |archive-date=16 January 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Eden Gardens hosted the [[1987 Cricket World Cup Final]] which was first ever [[Cricket World Cup]] final hosted outside England. The match ended with Australia defeating England by 7 runs. This was the first time Australia won the [[List of Cricket World Cup finals|Cricket World Cup Final]].
* The 1996 World Cup semi-final was called off and Sri Lanka awarded the match after crowd disturbances following an Indian batting collapse.<ref name="cric" />
* During the second final of the [[1997 Pepsi Independence Cup]], the Test and ODI captains of the Indian cricket team of all time (with a few notable exceptions) were given a lap of honour around the stadium.
* In 1999, leading Indian batsman [[Sachin Tendulkar]] was [[run out]] after colliding with Pakistan's [[Shoaib Akhtar]]. Akhtar had impeded Tendulkar and the crowd rioted, forcing the police to evict the spectators. The match continued in front of an empty stadium.
* [[Kapil Dev]] took an ODI hat-trick against the Sri Lankans in 1991 at the ground.
* [[Harbhajan Singh]] took a hat-trick against [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] in 2000/01 at the ground. He became the first Indian to take a hat-trick in Test cricket.
*In 2000/01, [[V.V.S. Laxman]] scored 281 against [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] in the [[Second Test, 2000–01 Border–Gavaskar Trophy]]. This remains the highest score at the ground. He was involved in a memorable 376 runs partnership with [[Rahul Dravid]] who scored 180. They batted through the whole day 4 of the test match without losing their wickets. Australia were defeated despite enforcing the follow-on. It was only the third time in Test history that a team had won after being forced to [[follow on]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63920.html |title=Border-Gavaskar Trophy – 2nd Test |work=Cricinfo |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=19 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120623123925/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63920.html |archive-date=23 June 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> It is widely considered to be one of the greatest Test matches in cricket history.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/sports_talk/1224298.stm | work=BBC News | title=The greatest Test ever? | date=16 March 2001 | access-date=6 October 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121117005702/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/sports_talk/1224298.stm | archive-date=17 November 2012 | url-status=live }}</ref>
*In 2005, in an ODI against [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]], the Eden Gardens crowd booed the [[India national cricket team|Indian team]] and [[Greg Chappell]] because of [[Sourav Ganguly]]'s dropping from the team. Chappell was alleged to have made an obscene gesture towards the crowd from the team bus prior to the match.<ref>{{Cite web|date=25 November 2005|title=Chappell points a finger|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/chappell-points-a-finger-227286|access-date=13 February 2022|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=28 November 2005|title=Chappell to be censured over finger gesture|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/chappell-to-be-censured-over-finger-gesture-227506|access-date=13 February 2022|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
*In 2005, [[Sachin Tendulkar]] scored his 10,000th run in Test Cricket against [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] on this ground making him the second Indian batsman and fifth overall to achieve this feat. Tendulkar Would Later go on to become the highest run scorer in Test Cricket.
* Eden Gardens hosted the historic 199th (penultimate) Test match of [[Sachin Tendulkar]]'s career against West Indies from 6-10 Nov 2013. India defeated West Indies by an innings and 51 runs in 3 days.
* On its 150th anniversary, on 13 November 2014, Eden Gardens witnessed the highest ever score by a batsman in One Day Internationals, a 264 off 173 balls scored by [[Rohit Sharma]] during the fourth One Day International of Sri Lanka vs India at the venue.
*On 3 April 2016, in this venue, within a span of hours, the finals of the ICC world cup Twenty20 tournaments for the [[2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Final|women]] and for the [[2016 ICC World Twenty20 Final|men]] were won by the respective [[West Indies women's cricket team|women's]] and [[West Indies cricket team|men's]] teams of the West Indies.
*The stadium hosted the 200th and 250th home tests for India in 2005 and 2016 respectively.
* On 22 January 2017, [[Ravindra Jadeja]] became the first Indian left arm spinner to take 150 One Day International wickets, when he dismissed [[Sam Billings]].
*On 21 September 2017, [[Kuldeep Yadav]] became the third bowler for India to take a hat-trick in an ODI after [[Chetan Sharma]] and [[Kapil Dev]]. When he took a hat-trick against Australia.
*On 22 November 2019, India's first ever [[Day/night cricket|day/night test match]] [[Bangladeshi cricket team in India in 2019–20#2nd Test|between India and Bangladesh]] was hosted at Eden Gardens and the game was inaugurated jointly by the Chief Minister of West Bengal, [[Mamata Banerjee]] and the [[Prime Minister of Bangladesh]], [[Sheikh Hasina]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1498140 |title=Bangladesh brace for another historic first against India |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=22 November 2019}}</ref>
*On 5 November 2023, during the [[2023 Cricket World Cup|Men's Cricket World Cup 2023]] group stage match between India and South Africa, [[Virat Kohli]] scored his [[List of international cricket centuries by Virat Kohli|49th ODI century]] equalling [[Sachin Tendulkar]]'s record for the most number of centuries scored by an individual in ODI cricket.
*On 9th February 2026, Italy made their T20 World Cup debut against Scotland.
*On 4th March 2026, New Zealand Opener [[Finn Allen]] scored 100* off 33 balls against South Africa to take New Zealand to the [[2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup]] Finals. This is the fastest Men's T20 World Cup century till date by any player and also the highest individual score in a T20 World Cup knockout match. He became the first player ever to score a century in a T20 World Cup knockout match (semi-final or final).

==Stats and records==
{{wide image|Eden Gardens Kolkata.jpg|1050px|Panoramic View of the Eden Gardens Stadium during [[IPL 2008]]. Note that it was pre-renovation and had benches rather than individual seats. In this configuration, the stadium could seat over 98,000 fans on game day}}

===Matches hosted===
({{small| as on 08 February 2026}})
* [[Test cricket|Test]] — 43
* [[One Day International|ODI]] — 36
* [[Twenty20 International|T20I]] — 13

===Records===
* The most runs in Test Matches played here are scored by [[V.V.S. Laxman]] (1217 runs),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/|title=Live cricket scores, commentary, match coverage - Cricket news, statistics - ESPNcricinfo|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=11 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110113014130/http://www.espncricinfo.com/|archive-date=13 January 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> followed by [[Rahul Dravid]] (962 runs) and [[Sachin Tendulkar]] (872 runs). The most wickets taken here was by [[Harbhajan Singh]] (46 wickets) followed by [[Anil Kumble]] (40 wickets) and [[Bishen Singh Bedi]] (29 wickets).
* The most runs in ODIs scored here by a batsman is by [[Sachin Tendulkar]] (496 runs), followed by [[Virat Kohli]] (431 runs) and [[Mohammed Azharuddin]] (332 runs). The most wickets taken here is by [[Anil Kumble]], [[Ravindra Jadeja]] and [[Kapil Dev]] (14 wickets each).
* [[VVS Laxman]] and [[Mohammed Azharuddin]] have scored 5 centuries each at this venue.
* The highest ever ODI individual score of 264 is made by [[Rohit Sharma]] on this ground against Sri Lanka in 2014.
*On 21 September 2017, [[Kuldeep Yadav]] became the third bowler for India to take a hat-trick in an ODI after [[Chetan Sharma]] and [[Kapil Dev]]. When he took a hat trick against Australia.
*The highest runs ever scored in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]] at Eden Gardens<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 March 2023 |title=IPL Records Eden Gardens |url=https://t20-head-to-head.com/ipl-records-eden-gardens/ |access-date=20 March 2023 |website=T20 Head to Head |language=en-GB}}</ref> were scored on 23 April 2023. This was achieved by [[Chennai Super Kings]] against [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]. The score was 235/4, letting CSK win by 49 runs. Ajinkya Rahane hit a knock of 71 off of just 29 balls, handing CSK the win against KKR's 186/8, in spite of Jason Roy's 61 off 26 and Rinku Singh's 53 off 33.
*The lowest total in the history of IPL - [[Royal Challengers Bangalore|RCB]] (49/10)
*[[Rajat Patidar]] hit the highest ever individual score in an IPL match at Eden Gardens with 112 (54 balls) during [[Royal Challengers Bangalore|RCB]] v [[Lucknow Super Giants|LSG]] in 2022
*[[Sunil Narine]]'s 5/19 is the best bowling figures in the IPL at Eden Gardens.
*On 1st March 2026, during the Super 8 match of the [[2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup]] between India and West Indies, India chased down 196, surpassing their previous best successful chase of 173 against South Africa in 2014 in a T20 World Cup. This was also the highest successful chase ever recorded at this venue in the tournament's history.
*In the same match, [[Sanju Samson]] scored an unbeaten 97 and he broke [[Virat Kohli]]'s record of 82* (set against Australia in 2016 and Pakistan in 2022) for the highest score by an Indian in a successful T20 World Cup chase.
*[[Finn Allen]]'s 100* off 33 balls in the semi-finals of the [[2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup]] against South Africa on 04 March 2026 is the fastest century in Men's T20 World Cup by any player. It is also the highest individual score in a T20 World Cup knockout match. He became the first player ever to score a century in a T20 World Cup knockout match (semi-final or final).
*On 4th March 2026, New Zealand scored 84/0 in the first six overs in the [[2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup]] against South Africa, the highest ever powerplay score in a T20 World Cup knockout game. New Zealand won with 43 balls remaining, the second-largest margin (by balls left) in a T20 World Cup knockout, trailing only South Africa's win over Afghanistan in 2024 (67 balls).

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
|+ class="nowrap" !colspan=4|Eden Gardens Records
|-
! style="width:200px;"| Category !! style="width:400px;"|Test Matches !! style="width:400px;"|ODI Matches !! style="width:400px;"|T20I Matches
|-
! scope=row| Highest Inning Score
|| '''657/d''' - {{cr|IND}} vs {{cr|AUS}} (2001)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/ground/57980.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=team_score;template=results;type=aggregate;view=innings|title=Eden Gardens Test Records|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=22 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223103947/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/ground/57980.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=team_score;template=results;type=aggregate;view=innings|archive-date=23 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
|| '''404/5''' - {{cr|IND}} vs {{cr|SRI}} (2014)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=2;filter=advanced;ground=292;orderby=team_score;template=results;type=team;view=innings|title=Eden Gardens ODI Records|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=22 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223104017/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=2;filter=advanced;ground=292;orderby=team_score;template=results;type=team;view=innings|archive-date=23 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
|| '''201/5''' - {{cr|PAK}} vs {{cr|BAN}} (2016)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/ground/57980.html?class=3;filter=advanced;orderby=team_score;template=results;type=aggregate;view=innings|title=Eden Gardens T20I Records|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=22 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171225040530/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/ground/57980.html?class=3;filter=advanced;orderby=team_score;template=results;type=aggregate;view=innings|archive-date=25 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope=row| Lowest Inning Score
|| '''90''' - {{cr|IND}} vs {{cr|WIN}} (1983)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;ground=292;orderby=team_score;orderbyad=reverse;template=results;type=team;view=innings;wicketsmin1=10;wicketsval1=wickets|title=Eden Gardens Test Records|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=22 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223103135/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;ground=292;orderby=team_score;orderbyad=reverse;template=results;type=team;view=innings;wicketsmin1=10;wicketsval1=wickets|archive-date=23 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
|| '''120/8''' - {{cr|IND}} vs {{cr|SRI}} (1996)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=2;filter=advanced;ground=292;orderby=team_score;orderbyad=reverse;template=results;type=team;view=innings;wicketsmin1=10;wicketsval1=wickets|title=Statistics / / ODI matches / Team records / Eden Gardens / Team score|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=22 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223103501/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=2;filter=advanced;ground=292;orderby=team_score;orderbyad=reverse;template=results;type=team;view=innings;wicketsmin1=10;wicketsval1=wickets|archive-date=23 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
|| '''70''' - {{cr|BAN}} vs {{cr|NZL}} (2016)<ref name="T20i large victory"/>
|-
! scope=row| Largest Victory - by Innings
|| '''Innings & 336 runs''' - {{cr|WIN}} vs {{cr|IND}} (1958)<ref name="test large victory">{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/largest_margins.html?class=1;id=292;type=ground|title=Eden Gardens Test Records|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=22 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171225035855/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/largest_margins.html?class=1;id=292;type=ground|archive-date=25 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}}
|-
! scope=row| Largest Victory - by Runs
|| '''329 runs''' - {{cr|SA}} vs {{cr|IND}} (1996)<ref name="test large victory" />
|| '''161 runs''' - {{cr|ZIM}} vs {{cr|KEN}} (2011)<ref name="ODI large victory">{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/largest_margins.html?class=2;id=292;type=ground|title=Eden Gardens ODI Record|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=22 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171225035536/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/largest_margins.html?class=2;id=292;type=ground|archive-date=25 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
|| '''75 runs''' - {{cr|NZ}} vs {{cr|BAN}} (2016)<ref name="T20i large victory">{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=3;filter=advanced;ground=292;orderby=team_score;orderbyad=reverse;template=results;type=team;view=innings|title=Eden Gardens T20I Records|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=22 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171225035637/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=3;filter=advanced;ground=292;orderby=team_score;orderbyad=reverse;template=results;type=team;view=innings|archive-date=25 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope=row| Largest Victory - By Wickets
|| '''10 Wickets''' - {{cr|AUS}} vs {{cr|IND}} (1969)<ref name="test large victory" />
|| '''10 Wickets''' - {{cr|SA}} vs {{cr|IND}} (2005)<ref name="ODI large victory" />
|| '''6 Wickets''' - {{cr|ENG}} vs {{cr|IND}} (2011) and {{cr|SRI}} vs {{cr|AFG|2013}} (2016)<ref name = "T20i large victory" />
|-
! scope=row| Largest Victory - by Balls Remaining
| {{n/a}}
|| '''90 balls''' - {{cr|IND}} vs {{cr|KEN}} (1998)<ref name="ODI large victory" />
|| '''13 balls''' - {{cr|IND}} vs {{cr|PAK}} (2016)<ref name ="T20i large victory" />
|-
! scope=row| '''Narrowest Victory - by Runs'''
|| '''28 runs''' - {{cr|IND}} vs {{cr|ENG}} (1972)<ref name="test narrow victory">{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/smallest_margins.html?class=1;id=292;type=ground|title=Eden Gardens ODI Record|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=22 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171225035544/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/smallest_margins.html?class=1;id=292;type=ground|archive-date=25 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
|| '''2 runs''' - {{cr|IND}} vs {{cr|RSA}} (1993)<ref name="ODI narrow victory">{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/smallest_margins.html?class=2;id=292;type=ground|title=Eden Gardens ODI Record|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=22 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171225035902/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/smallest_margins.html?class=2;id=292;type=ground|archive-date=25 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
|| '''55 runs''' - {{cr|PAK}} vs {{cr|BAN}} (2016)<ref name="T20i narrow victory">{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/smallest_margins.html?class=3;id=292;type=ground|title=Eden Gardens T20I Records|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=22 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171225040628/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/smallest_margins.html?class=3;id=292;type=ground|archive-date=25 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope=row| '''Narrowest Victory - by Wickets'''
|| '''7 Wickets''' - {{cr|ENG}} vs {{cr|IND}} (2012)<ref name="test narrow victory" />
|| '''2 Wickets''' - {{cr|PAK}} vs {{cr|IND}} (1987)<ref name="ODI narrow victory" />
|| '''4 Wickets''' - {{cr|WIN}} vs {{cr|ENG}} (2016)<ref name = "T20i narrow victory" />
|-
! scope=row| '''Narrowest Victory - by Balls Remaining'''
| {{n/a}}
|| '''1 ball''' - {{cr|PAK}} vs {{cr|WIN}} (1989)<ref name="ODI narrow victory" />
|| '''2 ball''' - {{cr|WIN}} vs {{cr|ENG}} (2016)<ref name ="T20i narrow victory" />
|}

==See also==
* [[List of international cricket centuries at Eden Gardens]]
* [[List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at Eden Gardens]]
*[[List of international cricket grounds in India]]
* [[List of cricket grounds by capacity]]
* [[List of stadiums in India]]
* [[Lists of stadiums]]

==References==
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==Further reading==
*{{cite book |last=Mukherji|first=Raju|date=2015|title=Eden Gardens Legend & Romance |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dqPDBgAAQBAJ|location= |publisher=Brandnext|page=106|isbn=|archive-date=11 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230611065408/https://books.google.com/books?id=dqPDBgAAQBAJ}}

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