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Keenan Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Jamshedpur, India. It is currently used mostly for cricket and football matches. It is also known as a venue for archery. The stadium is named after John Lawrence Keenan a former general manager of the Tata Steel. The stadium is situated in Northern Town area of Bistupur & is owned by Tata Steel. It has a capacity of 19,000 people. Since being built in 1939 the ground has hosted Ranji Trophy matches for the Bihar now Jharkhand cricket team. The venue staged its first international match in December 1983 when West Indies beat India in a One Day International. The ground has staged a further 9 One Day Internationals out of which India has won only 1, the most recent in April 2006 when England beat India by five wickets.This stadium became infamous, for crowd turning violent and throwing crackers on field during India against West Indies match in 2002/03. Sourav Ganguly scored a 100 to help India win its only match here. ==One Day International cricket== The stadium has hosted following ODI matches till date. == References == 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Keenan Stadium」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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