The stadium was built specifically to host Super Eight matches in the 2007 Cricket World Cup held in March and April 2007.

Built for the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup, the stadium hosted six One Day Internationals as part of that competition, all at the Super Eights stage.

As of June 2016, it has hosted ten more ODI games since the 2007 World Cup including a historic three Day/Night matches during the 2016 Tri Series involving West Indies, Australia and South Africa.

Seating 15,000 people, Providence Stadium is one of the largest sports arenas in Guyana, and now hosts test cricket instead of Bourda.

Providence Stadium is located on the east bank of the Demerara River a few kilometres south of the Guyanese capital, Georgetown.