The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 final was held between Gujarat Titans (GT) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. This final match of IPL set a new record attendance for a cricket match, attracting a crowd of 104,859.
World’s Biggest Stadium
Narendra Modi Stadium is the world’s biggest cricket ground which consists of 132,000 seats. All the seats was nearly full for the season finale of the popular Twenty20 tournament.
Previously largest crowd was recorded in Kolkata in 1990s
The largest crowd in one day matches was previously listed as 100,000 in Kolkata in the 1990s and early 2000 but the highest official figure for a limited over match was the 87,812 people at the 1992 50-over
World Cup final between Pakistan and England in Melbourne.
The Narendra Modi stadium at Ahmedabad has been working empty or at half capacity during the coronavirus pandemic after its opening in 2020 to a packed mega rally of former US president Donald Trump.
But the fans poured in for the title clash to back home team Gujarat, led by star India all-rounder Hardik Pandya. India’s cricket board allowed 100 percent seating for the four play-offs this season after stadiums worked at half capacity in the IPL league phase due to Covid restrictions.
