Green Park

Green Park in numbers

Green Park, in Kanpur, India, has staged 23 Tests and 15 one-day internationals in CricArcade's archives. The first was a Test between India and England in 1952, and the most recent international here was in 2021. Its Tests span 60 years and more.

Of the 23 Tests played at Green Park, 13 were drawn (57%), 7 won by the side batting first and 3 by the side batting second. That is 70% of decided Tests to the side batting first, a ground where setting the pace has paid. India have played 23 of those Tests and won 7, lost 3 and drawn or tied 13, a win rate of 30%. The most frequent visitors have been England (6) and New Zealand (4). The average first-innings total was 165 in the 1950s (3 Tests) and 472 in the 2000s (3 Tests). Its busiest decade was the 1970s, with 5 Tests, against 4 in the 1960s. Gundappa Viswanath has made more Test runs here than anyone, 776 in 12 innings with 3 hundreds, and Kapil Dev has taken the most wickets, 25 in 7 Tests. The highest total is India's 676 for 7 in 1986; the lowest completed innings India's 121 in 1952; the highest individual score Faoud Bacchus's 250 against India in 1979; the best bowling Jasubhai Patel's 9 for 69 in 1959. The heaviest defeat was Sri Lanka's, by an innings and 144 runs against India in 2009.

Of the 15 ODIs played at Green Park, sides batting first have won 7 and chasing sides 8. Decided ODIs have split close to evenly between the side batting first and the side batting second. India have played 14 of those ODIs and won 10, lost 4, a win rate of 71%. The most frequent visitors have been England (3) and Sri Lanka (3). The average first-innings total was 229 in the 1980s (3 ODIs) and 301 in the 2010s (3 ODIs). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, with 5 ODIs, against 4 in the 1990s. Sachin Tendulkar has made more ODI runs here than anyone, 342 in 8 innings with 1 hundred, and Javagal Srinath has taken the most wickets, 9 in 4 ODIs. The highest total is India's 337 for 6 in 2017; the lowest completed innings India's 78 in 1986; the highest individual score Rohit Sharma's 150 against South Africa in 2015; the best bowling Javagal Srinath's 5 for 24 in 1993. The widest margin by runs was Sri Lanka's 117-run win over India in 1986.

Tests at Green Park

23 Tests, 1952 to 2021. The first was India v England on 12 January 1952: England won by 8 wickets.

First-innings totals by decade

ODIs at Green Park

15 ODIs, 1986 to 2017. The first was Sri Lanka v India on 24 December 1986: Sri Lanka won by 117 runs.

First-innings totals by decade

Most recent matches

• India v New Zealand (Test, 25 November 2021): Match drawn
• India v New Zealand (ODI, 29 October 2017): India won by 6 runs
• India v New Zealand (Test, 22 September 2016): India won by 197 runs
• South Africa v India (ODI, 11 October 2015): South Africa won by 5 runs
• West Indies v India (ODI, 27 November 2013): India won by 5 wickets (with 23 balls remaining)
• India v Sri Lanka (Test, 24 November 2009): India won by an innings and 144 runs
• England v India (ODI, 20 November 2008): India won by 16 runs (D/L method)
• South Africa v India (Test, 11 April 2008): India won by 8 wickets
• India v Pakistan (ODI, 11 November 2007): India won by 46 runs
• India v Pakistan (ODI, 15 April 2005): Pakistan won by 5 wickets (with 47 balls remaining)