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{{Short description|Cricket stadium}}
{{More citations needed|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox cricket ground
| ground_name       = Nahar Singh Stadium
| nickname          = Mayur Stadium 
| image             = Nahar_Singh_Stadium.jpg
| caption           = 
| country           = [[India]]
| location          = [[Faridabad]], [[Haryana]]
| coordinates       = {{coord|28|23|14|N|77|17|45|E|region:IN_type:landmark|display=it}}
| establishment     = 1981
| seating_capacity  = 25,000
| curator           = [[Vijay Yadav]]
| owner             = [[Haryana Cricket Association]]
| operator          = [[Haryana Cricket Association]]
| tenants           = [[Haryana cricket team]]
| end1              = n/a
| end2              = n/a
| international     = true
| firstodidate      = 19 Jan
| firstodiyear      = 1988
| firstodihome      = India
| firstodiaway      = West Indies
| lastodidate       = 31 Mar
| lastodiyear       = 2006
| lastodihome       = India
| lastodiaway       = England
| firstwodidate     = 13 December
| firstwodiyear     = 1997
| firstwodihome     = India
| firstwodiaway     = West Indies
| lastwodidate      = 27 November
| lastwodiyear      = 2005
| lastwodihome      = India
| lastwodiaway      = England
| date              = 9 December
| year              = 2019
| source            = http://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/ground/58081.html Nahar Singh Stadium, ESPNcricinfo
}}

The '''Nahar Singh Stadium''', previously known as Mayur Stadium, is a [[cricket]] stadium in the [[India]]n city of [[Faridabad]].

The last official match played here was an [[One Day International|ODI]] between [[India]] and [[England]] on 31 March 2006.

In 2017, stadium hosted a match between [[India national blind cricket team|Indian Blind cricket team]] and the [[West Indies national blind cricket team|West Indies blind cricket team]] as a part of [[2017 Blind T20 World Cup]] in which the Indian team won by a great margin.

In 2019, renovations started to make the stadium fit for international matches and is expected to be completed by 2022.

The ground has seen cavalier innings by [[Douglas Marillier]] with sweep shots above the keeper's head to deny India a victory, or most recently, a hard-fought steady knock from [[Suresh Raina]] to snatch victory away

Stadium is named after [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]] [[Nahar Singh]]. As of 11 September 2018, it has hosted 8 ODIs.

==History==
The venue hosted first of three ODIs between [[India cricket team|India]] and [[Zimbabwe cricket team|Zimbabwe]] for the Charms Cup 1992/93.

In 1994, the venue hosted first of 5 ODIs between [[India cricket team|India]] and [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]]. Significantly, this match was the last ODI for all rounder [[Kapil Dev]].

In 2003, [[New Zealand cricket team|New Zealand]] were dismissed for 97 against [[Australia cricket team|Australia]] in the [[2003–04 TVS Cup Tri series|TVS Cup]] is the lowest ODI score at this venue.

In 2007, [[Haryana Cricket Association]] took decision to take an international match out of Nahar Singh Stadium to [[Chandigarh]]'s [[Sector 16 Stadium]].<ref>[http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/all-is-not-lost-for-nahar-singh-stadium/160189/ All is not lost for Nahar Singh Stadium<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

As of 11 Sept, 2018 it has hosted 8 ODIs.

==One Day International cricket==

The stadium has hosted following [[One Day International|ODI]] matches till date.
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|-
! Team (A) !! Team (B) !! Winner !! Margin !! Year
|-
| {{cr|IND}}|| {{cr|WIN}} || {{cr|WIN}} ||By 4 Wickets || 1988
|-
| {{cr|IND}}|| {{cr|ZIM}} || {{cr|IND}} ||BY 67 Runs ||  1993
|-
| {{cr|IND}} || {{cr|WIN}} || {{cr|WIN}} ||By 96 Runs || 1994
|-
| {{cr|AUS}}|| {{cr|RSA}} || {{cr|RSA}} || By 2 wickets ||  1996
|-
| {{cr|IND}}|| {{cr|RSA}} || {{cr|RSA}} || By 2 wickets ||  2000
|-
| {{cr|IND}}|| {{cr|ZIM}} || {{cr|ZIM}} || By 1 wickets ||  2002
|-
| {{cr|AUS}}|| {{cr|NZ}} || {{cr|AUS}} || By 8 wickets ||  2003
|-
| {{cr|IND}}|| {{cr|ENG}} || {{cr|IND}} || By 4 wickets ||  2006
|}

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/ground/58081.html ESPNcricinfo profile – Ground Page]
*[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/14/3432.html cricketarchive profile – Ground Page]

{{List of cricket grounds in India}}

[[Category:Cricket grounds in Haryana]]
[[Category:Faridabad]]
[[Category:Sports venues completed in 1981]]
[[Category:1981 establishments in Haryana]]