Five matches including the semi-finals of the World Cup are to be played in Eden Garden. Ahead of the first match, Netherlands vs Bangladesh, on Saturday. A section of the stadium’s outer wall collapsed after being hit by a machine.

The part of the wall that collapsed on the exterior of the Eden Garden stadium is between Gates 3 and 4, and close to one of the floodlight towers at the stadium.

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A portion of the wall collapsed after being hit by an earth-moving machine.

Quoting Cricket Association of Bengal officials, Times of India in its report wrote that the accident occurred during repair work and efforts are being made to repair the damaged part as soon as possible. According to reports, a part of the wall collapsed after being hit by an earth-moving machine.

Five World Cup matches are scheduled at Eden Garden Stadium

Five World Cup matches are scheduled at Eden Garden Stadium. After the first match on 28th October, there will be a match between Pakistan and Bangladesh here on 31st October. On November 5, the Indian cricket team will face South Africa here. England vs Pakistan on 11 November and the second World Cup semi-final on 16 November will be played at Eden Garden.

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One of the historical grounds of India

Talking about Eden Garden Stadium, it is a historical ground. There is a seating arrangement for 66 thousand spectators. So far 31 ODI matches have been played on this ground. Of these matches, the team batting first has won 18 matches and the team batting later has won 12 matches. At the same time, the result of 1 match has not been released.