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{{Infobox cricket ground<br />
| ground_name = Assam Cricket Association Stadium<br />
| nickname = Barsapara Cricket Stadium<br />
| image = File:Barsapara Cricket Stadium match under floodlights.jpg<br />
| image_size = 350px<br />
| caption = Barsapara Cricket Stadium match under floodlights<br />
| country = India<br />
| location = Barsapara, [[Guwahati]], [[Assam]]<br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|26|8|42|N|91|44|11|E|type:landmark_region:IN|display=it}}<br />
| establishment = 2012<br />
| seating_capacity = 50,000<br />
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| owner = [[Assam Cricket Association]]<br />
| operator = [[Assam Cricket Association]]<br />
|architect = Klorophyll (India) Sports Turf Technology & Construction Pvt. Ltd.<br />
| tenants = {{Bulleted list|[[Assam cricket team]]|[[India national cricket team]] (2017–present)| [[Indian women's national cricket team]] (2019–present)| [[Rajasthan Royals]] (April 2023)}}<br />
| end1 = Media End<br />
| end2 = Pavilion End<br />
| international = yes<br />
| firstodidate = 21 October<br />
| firstodiyear = 2018<br />
| firstodihome = India<br />
| firstodiaway = West Indies <br />
| lastodidate = 10 January <br />
| lastodiyear = 2023<br />
| lastodihome = India<br />
| lastodiaway = Sri Lanka <br />
| firsttestdate = <br />
| firsttestyear = <br />
| firsttesthome = <br />
| firsttestaway = <br />
| lasttestdate = <br />
| lasttestyear = <br />
| lasttesthome = <br />
| lasttestaway = <br />
| firstt20idate = 10 October<br />
| firstt20iyear = 2017<br />
| firstt20ihome = India<br />
| firstt20iaway = Australia<br />
| lastt20idate = 28 November <br />
| lastt20iyear = 2023<br />
| lastt20ihome = India<br />
| lastt20iaway = Australia<br />
| firstwt20idate = 4 March<br />
| firstwt20iyear = 2019<br />
| firstwt20ihome = India<br />
| firstwt20iaway = England<br />
| lastwt20idate = 9 March<br />
| lastwt20iyear = 2019<br />
| lastwt20ihome = India<br />
| lastwt20iaway = England<br />
| year1 = 2013 – present<br />
| club1 = [[Assam cricket team]]<br />
| year2 = 2017 – present<br />
| club2 = [[Indian national cricket team]]<br />
| year3 = 2023 - present<br />
| club3 = [[Rajasthan Royals]]<br />
| date = 28 November <br />
| year = 2023<br />
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/ground/680295.html ESPNcricinfo<br />
}}<br />
'''Assam Cricket Association Stadium''' ({{lang-as|অসম ক্ৰিকেট সন্থা ষ্টেডিয়াম}}) also known as '''ACA Stadium''' or '''Barsapara Cricket Stadium''' is a cricket stadium in Barsapara, [[Guwahati]], [[Assam]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/australia-in-india/india-australia-teams-arrive-in-guwahati-for-second-t20/articleshow/60995892.cms|title=New guwahati station|website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref> It is the home ground of the [[Assam cricket team]] and is owned and operated by the [[Assam Cricket Association]]. The stadium has a maximum capacity of around 50,000 spectators.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.assamcricket.com/about|title= About ACA|publisher=assamcricket.com |access-date=23 March 2023}}</ref><br />
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Former Assam chief minister [[Sarbananda Sonowal]] inaugurated the stadium on 10 October 2017. It is India's [[List of international cricket grounds in India|49th international cricket venue]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/international-cricket-venues-in-india/article19834348.ece|title=International cricket venues in India|website=[[The Hindu]] }}</ref> The first international cricket match played here was a T20I between India and Australia in 2017, which was won by Australia. The arena hosts domestic and international cricket matches.<ref>{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/14/9779.html |title=Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati |publisher=cricketarchive.com |access-date=2013-02-03}}</ref> It is the largest sports stadium in north-eastern India.<br />
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It hosted the [[Indian Premier League]]'s matches for the first time in April 2023, with the [[Rajasthan Royals]] playing some of their home games in the stadium as its second home. This initiative was put forth by [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]] to have a cricketing impact in [[Northeast India]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=IPL 2023: Indian Premier League 2023 schedule announced there will be a ... |url=https://www.loksatta.com/krida/ipl-schedule-2023-first-match-to-be-held-on-march-31-dhoni-to-face-hardik-final-to-be-played-on-may-28-avw-92-3469138/lite/&ved=2ahUKEwiJwb63rvf9AhUs-zgGHc_nAakQFnoECA8QAQ&usg=AOvVaw2yJkY4d2e3rbwRKRDD7mrc |website=[[Loksatta]] }}{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
The foundation stone of the stadium was laid by then-Chief Minister [[Tarun Gogoi]] in June 2004, and he again laid the foundation stone of the club house and stand of the stadium in July 2007 in the presence of then [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]] secretary [[Niranjan Shah]].<br />
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[[File:Barsapara Cricket Stadium during construction.jpg|thumb|Barsapara Cricket Stadium during construction]]<br />
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An area of 59 bighas of land was allotted to the [[Assam Cricket Association]] by the state government after clearing a portion from encroachers. The Assam Cricket Association started construction in 2006. The Assam Cricket Association (ACA) has hosted a few local matches here, which was initially a dumping ground before the ground became ready for domestic first-class matches. <br />
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On 4 November 2012, the East Zone Senior Women's Inter-State One-Day Championship match between Assam and Odisha became the first match to be played at the ground.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=nov0512/sports07 |title=Barsapara stadium ground inaugurated |publisher=assamtribune.com |access-date=2013-02-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826114709/http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=nov0512%2Fsports07 |archive-date=2014-08-26 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sentinelassam.com/localsports/story.php?sec=2&subsec=11&id=137205&dtP=2012-10-31&ppr=1 |title=Barsapara Stadium ready for Cricket |publisher=sentinelassam.com |access-date=2013-02-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924100827/http://www.sentinelassam.com/localsports/story.php?sec=2&subsec=11&id=137205&dtP=2012-10-31&ppr=1 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> In the 2013–14 [[Ranji Trophy]] season, the ground hosted four matches. Assam against Kerala was the first [[first-class cricket|first-class]] match.<br />
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On 10 October 2017, the stadium hosted its first T20I. The match was played between [[Australian national cricket team|Australia]] and hosts [[Indian national cricket team|India]]; Australia won the game by eight wickets. In this match, the newly inaugurated stadium recorded an attendance of 38,132.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/97672/india-out-to-clinch-series-on-guwahatis-t20i-debut|title= India out to clinch series on Guwahati's T20I debut|date=9 October 2017|publisher=Cricbuzz|access-date=10 October 2017}}</ref><br />
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The stadium hosted its first ODI on 21 October 2018. The match was played between hosts [[Indian national cricket team|India]] and the [[West Indies cricket team]]. [[Indian national cricket team|India]] won the game by eight wickets.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/guwahati-odi-rohit-kohli-architect-india-s-8-wicket-win-118102100635_1.html|title=Guwahati ODI Rohit, Kohli architect India's 8 wicket win|date=21 October 2019|publisher=Business Standard|access-date=29 May 2019}}</ref><br />
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From 4 March 2019 to 9 March 2019, the ground hosted Women's International Cricket for the first time. Three [[Women's Twenty20 International]] matches were played between the [[England women's cricket team]] and the hosts [[Indian women's cricket team]]. The [[England women's cricket team]] won the WT20I series 3–0.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/smriti-mandhana-mithali-raj-india-vs-england-women-s-3rd-t20i-1474041-2019-03-09|title=3rd T20 Smriti Mandana fifty in vain as England whitewash India|date=9 March 2019|publisher=India Today|access-date=21 May 2019}}</ref><br />
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==List of centuries==<br />
===Key===<br />
* '''*''' denotes that the batsman was [[not out]].<br />
* '''Inns.''' denotes the number of innings in the match.<br />
* '''Balls''' denotes the number of [[Delivery (cricket)|balls]] faced in an inning.<br />
* '''NR''' denotes that the number of balls was not recorded.<br />
* Parentheses next to the player's score denote his century number at Edgbaston.<br />
* '''Date''' refers to the date the match started.<br />
* '''Result''' refers to the player's team result.<br />
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===One day internationals===<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%"<br />
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! No. !! Score !! Player !! Team !! Balls !! Inns. !! Opposing team !! Date !! Result<br />
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| 1 || 106 || [[Shimron Hetmyer]]|| {{cr|WIN}} || 78 || 1 || {{cr|IND}} || 21 October 2018 || Lost<ref name=odi4056>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/18902/scorecard/1157754/india-vs-west-indies-1st-odi-west-indies-in-india-2018-19 |title=1st ODI (D/N), West Indies tour of India at Guwahati, Oct 21 2018|work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=2018-10-21}}</ref><br />
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| 2 || 140 || [[Virat Kohli]]|| {{cr|IND}} || 107 || 2 || {{cr|WIN}} || 21 October 2018 || Won<ref name=odi4056 /><br />
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| 3 || 152* || [[Rohit Sharma]] || {{cr|IND}} || 117 || 2 || {{cr|WIN}} || 21 October 2018 || Won<ref name=odi4056 /><br />
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| 4 || 113 || [[Virat Kohli]] || {{cr|IND}} || 87 || 1 || {{cr|SL}} || 10 January 2023 || Won<ref name=odi4501>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/sri-lanka-in-india-2022-23-1348629/india-vs-sri-lanka-1st-odi-1348643/full-scorecard |title=1st ODI (D/N), Sri Lanka tour of India at Guwahati, Jan 10 2023|work=ESPNcricinfo| access-date=15 January 2023}}</ref><br />
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| 5 || 108* || [[Dasun Shanaka]] || {{cr|SL}} || 88 || 2 || {{cr|IND}} || 10 January 2013 || Lost<ref name=odi4501/><br />
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===T20 internationals===<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%"<br />
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! No. !! Score !! Player !! Team !! Balls !! Inns. !! Opposing team !! Date !! Result<br />
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| 1 || 106* || [[David Miller (South African cricketer)|David Miller]]|| {{cr|SA}} || 47 || 2 || {{cr|IND}} || 02 October 2022 || Lost<ref name=t20i1803>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/south-africa-in-india-2022-23-1327499/india-vs-south-africa-2nd-t20i-1327507/live-cricket-score |title=2nd T20I (D/N), South Africa tour of India at Guwahati, Oct 02 2022|work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=2022-10-02}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Nehru Stadium, Guwahati|Nehru Stadium]]<br />
* [[Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium]]<br />
* [[Northeast Frontier Railway Stadium]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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*[https://www.crik10.com Crik10 – Ground page] <br />
*[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/14/9779.html Cricketarchive – Ground Page]<br />
*[http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/ground/680295.html Cricinfo – Ground Page]<br />
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{{List of cricket grounds in India}}<br />
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