Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground

Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground in numbers

Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, in Nagpur, India, has staged 9 Tests and 14 one-day internationals in CricArcade's archives. The first was a Test between New Zealand and India in 1969, and the most recent international here was in 2007.

Of the 9 Tests played at Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, 5 were drawn (56%), 2 won by the side batting first and 2 by the side batting second. India have played 9 of those Tests and won 2, lost 2 and drawn or tied 5, a win rate of 22%. Its busiest decade was the 2000s, with 4 Tests, against 2 in the 1980s. Sachin Tendulkar has made more Test runs here than anyone, 679 in 9 innings with 3 hundreds, and Anil Kumble has taken the most wickets, 20 in 4 Tests. The highest total is India's 609 for 6 in 2000; the lowest completed innings India's 109 in 1969; the highest individual score Andy Flower's 232 not out against India in 2000; the best bowling Maninder Singh's 7 for 51 in 1986. The heaviest defeat was Sri Lanka's, by an innings and 106 runs against India in 1986.

Of the 14 ODIs played at Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, sides batting first have won 9 and chasing sides 5. That is 64% of decided ODIs to the side batting first, a ground where setting the pace has paid. India have played 12 of those ODIs and won 6, lost 6, a win rate of 50%. The most frequent visitors have been Sri Lanka (3) and West Indies (3). The average first-innings total was 229 in the 1980s (5 ODIs) and 321 in the 2000s (5 ODIs). Its busiest decade was the 1980s, with 5 ODIs, against 5 in the 2000s. Sourav Ganguly has made more ODI runs here than anyone, 398 in 5 innings with 1 hundred, and Ravi Shastri has taken the most wickets, 8 in 5 ODIs. The highest total is India's 350 for 6 in 2005; the lowest completed innings Zimbabwe's 154 in 1996; the highest individual score Shivnarine Chanderpaul's 149 not out against India in 2007; the best bowling Patrick Patterson's 6 for 29 in 1987. The widest margin by runs was India's 152-run win over Sri Lanka in 2005.

Tests at Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground

9 Tests, 1969 to 2006. The first was New Zealand v India on 3 October 1969: New Zealand won by 167 runs.

First-innings totals by decade

ODIs at Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground

14 ODIs, 1985 to 2007. The first was England v India on 23 January 1985: India won by 3 wickets (with 14 balls remaining).

First-innings totals by decade

Most recent matches

• Australia v India (ODI, 14 October 2007): Australia won by 18 runs
• India v West Indies (ODI, 21 January 2007): India won by 14 runs
• England v India (Test, 1 March 2006): Match drawn
• India v Sri Lanka (ODI, 25 October 2005): India won by 152 runs
• Australia v India (Test, 26 October 2004): Australia won by 342 runs
• India v West Indies (ODI, 9 November 2002): West Indies won by 7 wickets (with 4 balls remaining) (D/L method)
• Zimbabwe v India (Test, 21 February 2002): India won by an innings and 101 runs
• India v Zimbabwe (Test, 25 November 2000): Match drawn
• South Africa v India (ODI, 19 March 2000): South Africa won by 10 runs
• India v Sri Lanka (ODI, 22 March 1999): India won by 80 runs