page_title: Sardar Patel Stadium
section_title: Notable events
hierarchical_section_title: Sardar Patel Stadium / Notable events
caption_attribution_description: Sachin Tendulkar waiting at the crease
context_page_description: The Motera Stadium, is a cricket stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. As of 2020, it is the largest cricket stadium in the world and the second-largest stadium overall, with a seating capacity of 110,000 spectators. It is owned by the Gujarat Cricket Association and is a venue for Test, ODI, and T20I cricket matches.
  The stadium was constructed in 1983 and was first renovated in 2006. It became the regular venue for international matches in the city. In 2015 the stadium was closed and demolished before being completely rebuilt by February 2020, with an estimated cost of ₹800 crore and an increase in capacity to 110,000.
  Apart from cricket, the stadium has hosted several programs arranged by the Government of Gujarat. It has hosted matches during the 1987, 1996, and 2011 Cricket World Cups. The pitch used to favour bowlers previously but has recently hosted competitive games. As of 2020, the stadium has hosted 12 Tests, 23 ODIs, and 1 T20Is matches.
  The stadium hosted the opening of "Namaste Trump", the inaugural visit of US President Donald Trump on 24 February 2020.
context_section_description: Sardar Patel Stadium was where some notable events occurred:
  Sunil Gavaskar completed 10,000 runs in Test cricket in 1986–87 against Pakistan.
  Kapil Dev, who had taken 9 wickets in an innings in the first match on this ground, scalped his 432nd wicket in Test cricket to pass Sir Richard Hadlee's record in 1995.
  In October 1999, Sachin Tendulkar scored his first Test Match double-hundred in a match against New Zealand.
  Sachin Tendulkar completed his 20 years of International Cricket in the stadium on 16 November 2009 against Sri Lanka. During the same game, Sachin Tendulkar reached a landmark of 30,000 runs in International cricket.
  Sachin Tendulkar became the first-ever cricketer to score 18,000 runs in One day cricket in a match against Australia during 2011 Cricket World Cup.
  AB de Villiers reached his first double-hundred against India during the second test of South Africa's tour to India in 2008.
caption: Sachin scored 18000 ODI runs, first and only cricketer to achieve this feat
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