Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium

Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in numbers

Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, in Chandigarh, India, has staged 14 Tests and 26 one-day internationals in CricArcade's archives. The first was an ODI between India and South Africa in 1993, and the most recent international here was in 2023. The scorecards know it by 2 names: Punjab Cricket Association Stadium (1993 to 2016) and Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium (2016 to 2023).

Of the 14 Tests played at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, 5 were drawn (36%), 4 won by the side batting first and 5 by the side batting second. India have played 14 of those Tests and won 8, lost 1 and drawn or tied 5, a win rate of 57%. The most frequent visitors have been England (4) and Australia (3). The average first-innings total was 298 in the 1990s (3 Tests) and 330 in the 2010s (4 Tests), peaking at 400 in the 2000s. Its busiest decade was the 2000s, with 6 Tests, against 4 in the 2010s. Sachin Tendulkar has made more Test runs here than anyone, 767 in 18 innings with 1 hundred, and Anil Kumble has taken the most wickets, 36 in 7 Tests. The highest total is New Zealand's 630 for 6 in 2003; the lowest completed innings India's 83 in 1999; the highest individual score Shikhar Dhawan's 187 against Australia in 2013; the best bowling Dion Nash's 6 for 27 in 1999. The heaviest defeat was Sri Lanka's, by an innings and 222 runs against India in 2022. The closest finish: India won by 1 wicket (2010).

Of the 26 ODIs played at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, sides batting first have won 15 and chasing sides 11. That is 58% of decided ODIs to the side batting first, a ground where setting the pace has paid. India have played 17 of those ODIs and won 11, lost 6, a win rate of 65%. The most frequent visitors have been Australia (8) and Pakistan (7). The average first-innings total was 246 in the 1990s (7 ODIs) and 309 in the 2010s (9 ODIs). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, with 9 ODIs, against 9 in the 2010s. Rohit Sharma has made more ODI runs here than anyone, 410 in 5 innings with 1 hundred, and Harbhajan Singh has taken the most wickets, 11 in 6 ODIs. The highest total is India's 392 for 4 in 2017; the lowest completed innings Pakistan's 89 in 2006; the highest individual score Rohit Sharma's 208 not out against Sri Lanka in 2017; the best bowling Makhaya Ntini's 5 for 21 in 2006. The widest margin by runs was South Africa's 231-run win over Netherlands in 2011.

Tests at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium

14 Tests, 1994 to 2022. The first was West Indies v India on 10 December 1994: West Indies won by 243 runs.

First-innings totals by decade

Closest finishes

• India won by 1 wicket (2010)

ODIs at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium

26 ODIs, 1993 to 2023. The first was India v South Africa on 22 November 1993: India won by 43 runs.

First-innings totals by decade

Most recent matches

• Australia v India (ODI, 22 September 2023): India won by 5 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
• India v Sri Lanka (Test, 4 March 2022): India won by an innings and 222 runs
• India v Australia (ODI, 10 March 2019): Australia won by 4 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)
• India v Sri Lanka (ODI, 13 December 2017): India won by 141 runs
• England v India (Test, 26 November 2016): India won by 8 wickets
• New Zealand v India (ODI, 23 October 2016): India won by 7 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)
• India v South Africa (Test, 5 November 2015): India won by 108 runs
• India v Australia (ODI, 19 October 2013): Australia won by 4 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
• Australia v India (Test, 14 March 2013): India won by 6 wickets
• England v India (ODI, 23 January 2013): India won by 5 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)

Names in the scorecards

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