The Sawai Mansingh Stadium is a cricket stadium in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. It was built in the reign of Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II whom was also known as SMS hence the name of the SMS Stadium in short. It is situated at one corner of the Rambagh Circle. The stadium seats 30,000.

The Sawai Mansingh Stadium has hosted a solitary Test match, between India and Pakistan, starting on February 21, 1987, when Pakistan President General Zia-ul-Haq crossed the border to watch the second day's play as part of his "Cricket for Peace" initiative. The Test was notable for Younis Ahmed's return to the Test fray after an absence of over 17 years and also for Sunil Gavaskar's dismissal to the first ball of the Test match, for the third time in an otherwise illustrious career. The game sputtered to a draw after the third day's play was abandoned following heavy rain and a controversy over the alleged deposition of sawdust on the wicket which Pakistan objected to.

The stadium's ODI debut had kicked off with a contest between the same two sides on October 2, 1983. Fresh from their World Cup triumph, the Indians comfortably won by four wickets, sporting the same XI that won the World Cup final. The ground has also hosted two World Cup matches in 1987 and 1996 respectively, the West Indians losing to England in the former and beating Australia in the latter. The last ODI played on the ground is between India and Pakistan on 17 December 2007.

he Sawai Man Singh Stadium is not exclusively a cricket stadium, though it has gained fame because of the sport.

The stadium, designed like the forts that surround the historic city of Jaipur, the stadium has witnessed one Test patch, against Pakistan in 1987. The match was made famous by the arrival of the then Pakistan President, Gen. Zia-ul Haq.

SMS Stadium saw the first one-day international in the 1983-84 season, when again Pakistan was the side to play here. The Champions Trophy in 2006-07 was the last major event in Jaipur.

The stadium is getting a major facelift and a state-of-the-art academy is adding to the stadium's attractions.

The highest score posted at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, which first hosted a one-day international in 1983, was the 303-4 India scored to defeat Sri Lanka in the seven-match series played in October and November 2005.

In this year's Champions Trophy, India struggled to overhaul England's paltry 125 last weekend, while Pakistan just reached the 254 needed to beat Sri Lanka in the other match played at the ground thus far.

"One of the strengths of this team is that we've had a lot of success in varying conditions around the world," Ponting said.

"We would like to think it would be a pretty good one-day wicket. Nothing should catch us off guard in terms of the conditions here."

Events

Global Walk Organised by Helpage India &World Health Organization 8th Oct. 1999 Book Fair : From 30 November, 2002 to 8 Dec, 2002 . Orgenised by Rajasthan Patrika Group.