IndiaTest and ODI ground2013 to 2026
Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium
Rajkot, India
Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in numbers
Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, in Rajkot, India, has staged 3 Tests and 5 one-day internationals in CricArcade's archives. The first was an ODI between England and India in 2013, and the most recent international here was in 2026. The scorecards know it by 2 names: Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium (2013 to 2024) and Niranjan Shah Stadium (2026).
Of the 3 Tests played at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, 1 was drawn (33%), 2 won by the side batting first and 0 by the side batting second. India have played 3 of those Tests and won 2, lost 0 and drawn or tied 1, a win rate of 67%. Ravindra Jadeja has made more Test runs here than anyone, 256 in 4 innings with 2 hundreds, and Ravindra Jadeja has taken the most wickets, 14 in 3 Tests. The highest total is India's 649 for 9 in 2018; the highest individual score Yashasvi Jaiswal's 214 not out against England in 2024; the best bowling Ravindra Jadeja's 5 for 41 in 2024. The heaviest defeat was West Indies', by an innings and 272 runs against India in 2018.
Of the 5 ODIs played at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, sides batting first have won 4 and chasing sides 1. India have played 5 of those ODIs and won 1, lost 4, a win rate of 20%. Virat Kohli has made more ODI runs here than anyone, 249 in 5 innings, and Kuldeep Yadav has taken the most wickets, 5 in 3 ODIs. The highest total is Australia's 352 for 7 in 2023; the lowest completed innings India's 286 in 2023; the highest individual score Daryl Mitchell's 131 not out against India in 2026; the best bowling Morne Morkel's 4 for 39 in 2015.
Tests at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium
3 Tests, 2016 to 2024. The first was England v India on 9 November 2016: match drawn.
- Won batting first
- Won batting second
- Drawn / tied
First-innings totals by decade
| Decade | Tests | Average first-innings total |
|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2 | 593 |
| 2020s | 1 | 445 |
Most runs
| Batter | Team | Inns | Runs | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravindra Jadeja | India | 4 | 256 | 2 |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | India | 3 | 228 | 1 |
| Virat Kohli | India | 3 | 228 | 1 |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | India | 2 | 224 | 1 |
| Ben Stokes | England | 4 | 213 | 1 |
Most wickets
| Bowler | Team | Tests | Wkts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ravindra Jadeja | India | 3 | 14 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | India | 3 | 11 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | India | 2 | 10 |
| Adil Rashid | England | 1 | 7 |
| Mohammed Shami | India | 2 | 4 |
Test records
- Highest total
- 649/9
- Lowest completed total
- 122
- Highest score
- 214* · Yashasvi Jaiswal
- Best bowling
- 5/41 · Ravindra Jadeja
- Biggest innings win
- Inns & 272
- Biggest win by runs
- 434 runs
ODIs at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium
5 ODIs, 2013 to 2026. The first was England v India on 11 January 2013: England won by 9 runs.
- Won batting first
- Won batting second
- Tied / NR
First-innings totals by decade
| Decade | ODIs | Average first-innings total |
|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2 | 298 |
| 2020s | 3 | 325 |
Most runs
| Batter | Team | Inns | Runs | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virat Kohli | India | 5 | 249 | 0 |
| KL Rahul | India | 3 | 218 | 1 |
| Rohit Sharma | India | 4 | 212 | 0 |
| Steven Smith | Australia | 2 | 172 | 0 |
| Daryl Mitchell | New Zealand | 1 | 131 | 1 |
Most wickets
| Bowler | Team | ODIs | Wkts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuldeep Yadav | India | 3 | 5 |
| James Tredwell | England | 1 | 4 |
| Morne Morkel | South Africa | 1 | 4 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | India | 2 | 4 |
| Glenn Maxwell | Australia | 1 | 4 |
ODI records
- Highest total
- 352/7
- Lowest completed total
- 286
- Highest score
- 131* · Daryl Mitchell
- Best bowling
- 4/39 · Morne Morkel
- Biggest win by runs
- 66 runs
Most recent matches
- India v New Zealand (ODI, 14 January 2026): New Zealand won by 7 wickets
- India v England (Test, 15 February 2024): India won by 434 runs
- Australia v India (ODI, 27 September 2023): Australia won by 66 runs
- India v Australia (ODI, 17 January 2020): India won by 36 runs
- India v West Indies (Test, 4 October 2018): India won by an innings and 272 runs
- England v India (Test, 9 November 2016): Match drawn
- South Africa v India (ODI, 18 October 2015): South Africa won by 18 runs
- England v India (ODI, 11 January 2013): England won by 9 runs
Names in the scorecards
Grounds are renamed and sponsors change; the archive keeps the name each scorecard used. This page brings them together as one ground.
| Name | Used |
|---|---|
| Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium | 2013 to 2024 |
| Niranjan Shah Stadium | 2026 |
Sources
- CricArcade Test archive: 3 scorecards at this ground
- CricArcade ODI archive: 5 scorecards at this ground
- Figures computed with scripts/build-archive-derived.ts over the scorecards