The Providence Stadium, also known as the Guyana National Stadium, replaced Bourda as Guyana’s national stadium. It opened in 2006, seats 20,000 and was built specifically to host Super Eight matches at the 2007 World Cup. At that tournament, Lasith Malinga became the first bowler in international cricket to take four wickets in four balls, against South Africa.
The ground’s first T20Is were played on 30 April 2010 at the ICC World T20. It has since staged 19 men’s T20Is: six at the 2010 World T20, seven bilateral games against India, Pakistan and Bangladesh between 2019 and 2023, and six at the 2024 T20 World Cup. The last of those was the semi-final on 27 June 2024, which India won by 68 runs against England. West Indies have played 11 T20Is at the ground, winning six, losing three, with two no results.
Here are the Providence Stadium T20I records, complete to that semi-final.
Providence Stadium T20I records at a glance
| Record | Holder | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Highest total | England 191/5 | v West Indies, 2010 World T20 |
| Lowest total | Uganda 39 | v West Indies, 2024 T20 World Cup |
| Highest individual score | Mahela Jayawardene 100 | Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe, 2010 World T20 |
| Best bowling | Fazalhaq Farooqi 5/9 | Afghanistan v Uganda, 2024 T20 World Cup |
| Most runs | Nicholas Pooran 289 | West Indies, 9 matches |
| Most wickets | Fazalhaq Farooqi 9 | Afghanistan, 2 matches |
| Highest partnership | Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran 154 | Afghanistan v Uganda, 2024 T20 World Cup |
Highest team total
England hold the record with 191/5 against West Indies in a Group D match at the 2010 World T20. Eoin Morgan made 55 and Luke Wright 45 not out, and the two added 95 for the fifth wicket. West Indies still won by eight wickets on the D/L method, reaching 60/2 in 5.5 overs after rain cut their chase short.
| Total | Team | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 191/5 | England | West Indies | 3 May 2010 |
| 183/5 | Afghanistan | Uganda | 3 Jun 2024 |
| 173/7 | Sri Lanka | Zimbabwe | 3 May 2010 |
| 173/5 | West Indies | Uganda | 8 Jun 2024 |
| 171/7 | India | England | 27 Jun 2024 |
Lowest team total
Uganda’s 39 against West Indies at the 2024 T20 World Cup is the lowest total at the ground. Chasing 174, Uganda were bowled out in 12 overs, with Juma Miyagi (13 not out) their only batter to reach double figures. Akeal Hosein took 5/11. Earlier, Johnson Charles (44), Andre Russell (30*), Rovman Powell (23), Sherfane Rutherford (22) and Nicholas Pooran (22) had taken West Indies to 173/5, and they won by 134 runs.
| Total | Team | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Uganda | West Indies | 8 Jun 2024 |
| 58 | Uganda | Afghanistan | 3 Jun 2024 |
| 68 | Ireland | West Indies | 30 Apr 2010 |
| 75 | New Zealand | Afghanistan | 7 Jun 2024 |
| 77 | Papua New Guinea | Uganda | 5 Jun 2024 |
Completed innings only; rain-shortened innings that were not all out are left out.
Most runs
Nicholas Pooran has scored the most T20I runs at the Providence Stadium: 289 in nine matches at an average of 57.80 and a strike rate of 151.30, with three half-centuries. Mahela Jayawardene is second with 181 from just two innings at the 2010 World T20.
| Player | Team | Innings | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Pooran | West Indies | 7 | 289 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | Sri Lanka | 2 | 181 |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | Afghanistan | 2 | 156 |
| Rovman Powell | West Indies | 6 | 136 |
| Suryakumar Yadav | India | 3 | 131 |
Most wickets
Afghanistan’s Fazalhaq Farooqi has the most T20I wickets at the ground: nine in two matches in 2024, at an average of 2.88 and an economy rate of 3.54. West Indies’ Akeal Hosein and Alzarri Joseph share second place with eight each.
| Player | Team | Matches | Wickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | Afghanistan | 2 | 9 |
| Akeal Hosein | West Indies | 8 | 8 |
| Alzarri Joseph | West Indies | 4 | 8 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | India | 2 | 6 |
| Rashid Khan | Afghanistan | 2 | 6 |
Highest individual score
Mahela Jayawardene’s 100 off 64 balls against Zimbabwe at the 2010 World T20 is still the only T20I hundred at the ground. Opening for Sri Lanka, he took them to 173/7, and Sri Lanka won by 14 runs on the D/L method. He had made 81 against New Zealand three days earlier.
| Score | Batter | Match | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 (64) | Mahela Jayawardene | Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe | 3 May 2010 |
| 83 (44) | Suryakumar Yadav | India v West Indies | 8 Aug 2023 |
| 81 (51) | Mahela Jayawardene | Sri Lanka v New Zealand | 30 Apr 2010 |
| 80 (56) | Rahmanullah Gurbaz | Afghanistan v New Zealand | 7 Jun 2024 |
| 76 (45) | Rahmanullah Gurbaz | Afghanistan v Uganda | 3 Jun 2024 |
Best bowling figures
Fazalhaq Farooqi’s 5/9 against Uganda at the 2024 T20 World Cup is the best return at the ground. Defending 183, the left-arm seamer helped bowl Uganda out for 58 in 16 overs, and Afghanistan won by 125 runs. Akeal Hosein’s 5/11 against Uganda five days later is the only other five-wicket haul there.
| Figures | Bowler | Match | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5/9 | Fazalhaq Farooqi | Afghanistan v Uganda | 3 Jun 2024 |
| 5/11 | Akeal Hosein | West Indies v Uganda | 8 Jun 2024 |
| 4/17 | Fazalhaq Farooqi | Afghanistan v New Zealand | 7 Jun 2024 |
| 4/17 | Rashid Khan | Afghanistan v New Zealand | 7 Jun 2024 |
| 4/26 | Jason Holder | West Indies v Pakistan | 31 Jul 2021 |
Highest partnership
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (76) and Ibrahim Zadran (70) put on 154 for the first wicket against Uganda at the 2024 T20 World Cup, taking Afghanistan to 183/5. The same pair added 103 against New Zealand four days later. Between those two stands is the 106 that Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant added for the third wicket against West Indies in August 2019.
The 2024 semi-final: India v England
The biggest match at the ground came on 27 June 2024. India made 171/7, with Rohit Sharma scoring 57 off 39 balls and adding 73 for the third wicket with Suryakumar Yadav (47). Kuldeep Yadav (3/19) and Axar Patel (3/23) then bowled England out for 103 in 16.4 overs, and India won by 68 runs. Two days later they beat South Africa in Barbados to win the title. For the full head-to-head, see our India vs England records.
For another Caribbean venue, see the Arnos Vale Stadium T20I records.
Records: ESPNcricinfo Statsguru, men’s T20Is at Providence Stadium, Guyana, to 27 June 2024 (no T20Is at the ground since, as of 9 October 2026).
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