SMS | |
![]() Sawai Mansingh Stadium during IPL 2013 | |
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Address | Janpath, Lalkothi, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India |
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Location | Jaipur, Rajasthan |
Owner | Government of Rajasthan |
Operator | Rajasthan Cricket Association |
Seating type | Stadium seating |
Capacity | 30,000 |
Surface | Grass |
Ground information | |
Establishment | 1969 |
Tenants | Indian Cricket Team Rajasthan cricket team Rajasthan Royals (2008-15 & 2018–present) |
End names | |
Van Vihar Colony End Garh Ganesh Temple End | |
International information | |
Only Test | 21 February 1987:![]() ![]() |
First ODI | 2 October 1983:![]() ![]() |
Last ODI | 16 October 2013:![]() ![]() |
Only T20I | 17 November 2021:![]() ![]() |
First WODI | 25 January 1984:![]() ![]() |
Last WODI | 21 December 2006:![]() ![]() |
As of 17 November 2021 Source: ESPNcricinfo |
The Sawai Mansingh Stadium, popularly known as SMS Stadium,[1] is a cricket stadium in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. It was built during the reign of Sawai Man Singh II,[2][1] the former Maharaja of the state of Jaipur. The stadium owned by the Government of Rajasthan and operated by RCA, having a seating capacity of about 30,000 spectators[2][3].The stadium is the home ground of Rajasthan Royals, a team in the Indian Premier League.
Having a seating capacity of about 30,000 spectators, this stadium came to fame when it played host to the former Pakistan President General Zia-ul-Haq,