Arun Jaitley Stadium

Arun Jaitley Stadium in numbers

Arun Jaitley Stadium, in Delhi, India, has staged 35 Tests and 31 one-day internationals in CricArcade's archives. The first was a Test between West Indies and India in 1948, and the most recent international here was in 2023. The scorecards know it by 2 names: Feroz Shah Kotla (1948 to 2019) and Arun Jaitley Stadium (2022 to 2023). Its Tests span 70 years and more.

Of the 35 Tests played at Arun Jaitley Stadium, 15 were drawn (43%), 6 won by the side batting first and 14 by the side batting second. Only 30% of decided Tests have gone to the side batting first; chasing has been the stronger hand here. India have played 35 of those Tests and won 14, lost 6 and drawn or tied 15, a win rate of 40%. The most frequent visitors have been Australia (8) and England (7). The average first-innings total was 315 in the 1950s (5 Tests) and 359 in the 2010s (4 Tests), peaking at 377 in the 2000s. Its busiest decade was the 1970s, with 6 Tests, against 5 in the 1950s. Sachin Tendulkar has made more Test runs here than anyone, 759 in 19 innings with 2 hundreds, and Anil Kumble has taken the most wickets, 58 in 7 Tests. The highest total is West Indies' 644 for 8 in 1959; the lowest completed innings India's 75 in 1987; the highest individual score Virat Kohli's 243 against Sri Lanka in 2017; the best bowling Anil Kumble's 10 for 74 in 1999. The heaviest defeat was India's, by an innings and 127 runs against Australia in 1959.

Of the 31 ODIs played at Arun Jaitley Stadium, sides batting first have won 15 and chasing sides 15; 1 produced no result. Decided ODIs have split close to evenly between the side batting first and the side batting second. India have played 22 of those ODIs and won 14, lost 7 and tied or had no result in 1, a win rate of 64%. The most frequent visitors have been Australia (7) and Sri Lanka (7). The average first-innings total was 234 in the 1980s (6 ODIs) and 294 in the 2020s (6 ODIs). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, with 9 ODIs, against 6 in the 1980s. Sachin Tendulkar has made more ODI runs here than anyone, 300 in 8 innings with 1 hundred, and Ravindra Jadeja has taken the most wickets, 9 in 6 ODIs. The highest total is South Africa's 428 for 5 in 2023; the lowest completed innings Netherlands' 90 in 2023; the highest individual score Ricky Ponting's 145 against Zimbabwe in 1998; the best bowling Kemar Roach's 6 for 27 in 2011. The widest margin by runs was Australia's 309-run win over Netherlands in 2023. The closest finish: England won by 2 runs (2002).

Tests at Arun Jaitley Stadium

35 Tests, 1948 to 2023. The first was West Indies v India on 10 November 1948: match drawn.

First-innings totals by decade

ODIs at Arun Jaitley Stadium

31 ODIs, 1982 to 2023. The first was Sri Lanka v India on 15 September 1982: India won by 6 wickets (with 55 balls remaining).

First-innings totals by decade

Closest finishes

• England won by 2 runs (2002)

Most recent matches

• Sri Lanka v Bangladesh (ODI, 6 November 2023): Bangladesh won by 3 wickets (with 53 balls remaining)
• Australia v Netherlands (ODI, 25 October 2023): Australia won by 309 runs
• Afghanistan v England (ODI, 15 October 2023): Afghanistan won by 69 runs
• Afghanistan v India (ODI, 11 October 2023): India won by 8 wickets (with 90 balls remaining)
• South Africa v Sri Lanka (ODI, 7 October 2023): South Africa won by 102 runs
• Australia v India (Test, 17 February 2023): India won by 6 wickets
• South Africa v India (ODI, 11 October 2022): India won by 7 wickets (with 185 balls remaining)
• Australia v India (ODI, 13 March 2019): Australia won by 35 runs
• India v Sri Lanka (Test, 2 December 2017): Match drawn
• New Zealand v India (ODI, 20 October 2016): New Zealand won by 6 runs

Names in the scorecards

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