The Assam Cricket Association Stadium, also known as Barsapara Cricket Stadium and officially named Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Cricket Stadium, is a cricket stadium in Barsapara, Guwahati, Assam, India. It is the home ground of the Assam cricket team and is owned and operated by the Assam Cricket Association. The stadium has a capacity of 46,000 spectators which is extendable to 55,000, making it the 7th largest cricket stadium in India.
Former Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated the stadium on 10 October 2017. The arena hosts domestic and international cricket matches. It became India's 49th international cricket venue. The first international cricket match played here was a T20I between India and Australia in 2017, which was won by Australia. It is the largest sports stadium in north-eastern India.
It hosted the Indian Premier League's matches for the first time in April 2023, with the Rajasthan Royals playing two home games in the stadium as its second home venue. This initiative was put forth by the BCCI to have a cricketing impact in Northeast India.
History On 4 November 2012, the East Zone Senior Women's Inter-State One-Day Championship match between Assam women's cricket team and Odisha women's cricket team became the first match to be played at the ground. In the 2013-14 Ranji Trophy season, the ground hosted four matches. Assam against Kerala was the first first-class match.
On 10 October 2017, the stadium hosted its first T20I. The match was played between Australia and hosts India, Australia won the game by eight wickets. In this match, the newly inaugurated stadium recorded an attendance of 38,132.
The stadium hosted its first ODI on 21 October 2018. The match was played between hosts India and the West Indies cricket team. India won the match by eight wickets.
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.
On 30 September 2025 the stadium hosted its first Women's ODI. The match was played between hosts India and Sri Lanka women's cricket team which was the opening match of ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025.
On 22 November 2025, the ground hosted its first ever Test match between India and South Africa.
List of centuries Key * Denotes that the batsman was not out. Inns. denotes the number of innings in the match. Balls denote the number of balls faced in an inning. NR denotes that the number of balls was not recorded. Parentheses next to the player's score denote his century number at Guwahati. Date refers to the date the match started. Result refers to the player's team result.
Tests
No. Score Player Team Balls Inns. Opposing team Date Result 1 109 Senuran Muthusamy 206 1 22 November 2025 Won
One Day Internationals No. Score Player Team Balls Inns. Opposing team Date Result 1 106 Shimron Hetmyer 78 1 21 October 2018 Lost 2 140 Virat Kohli 107 2 Won 3 152* Rohit Sharma 117 2 Won 4 113 Virat Kohli 87 1 10 January 2023 Won 5 108* Dasun Shanaka 88 2 Lost6101John Campbell68130 September 2026Lost7104Shai Hope941Lost8114Amir Jangoo771Lost9223Shubman Gill1332Won10101Rohit Sharma752Won
Twenty20 Internationals No. Score Player Team Balls Inns. Opposing team Date Result 1 106* David Miller 47 2 2 October 2022 Lost 2 123* Ruturaj Gaikwad 57 1 28 November 2023 Lost 3 104* Glenn Maxwell 48 2 Won Women's One Day Internationals No. Score Player Team Balls Inns. Opposing Team Date Result 1 169 Laura Wolvaardt 143 1 29 October 2025 Won
See also
Nehru Stadium Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium Northeast Frontier Railway Stadium List of cricket grounds by capacity
References
External links Crik10 – Ground page CricketArchive – Ground Page ESPNcricinfo – Ground Page