IndiaTest and ODI ground1969 to 2007
Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground
Nagpur, India
Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground records at a glance
At Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, the highest Test team total is 609/6 by India in 2000; the highest individual score is 232* by Andy Flower in 2000.
At Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, the highest ODI team total is 350/6 by India in 2005; the highest individual score is 149* by Shivnarine Chanderpaul in 2007; the highest successful chase is 280/3 by West Indies in 2002.
| Record | Test | ODI |
|---|---|---|
| Highest team total | 609/6 (India, 2000) | 350/6 (India, 2005) |
| Lowest completed total | 109 (India, 1969) | 154 (Zimbabwe, 1996) |
| Highest successful chase | – | 280/3 (West Indies, 2002) |
| Highest individual score | Andy Flower 232* (2000) | Shivnarine Chanderpaul 149* (2007) |
| Best bowling | Maninder Singh 7/51 (1986) | Patrick Patterson 6/29 (1987) |
| Most runs at the ground | Sachin Tendulkar 679 | Sourav Ganguly 398 |
| Most wickets at the ground | Anil Kumble 20 | Ravi Shastri 8 |
| Average first-innings total | 387 | 270 |
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.
In Tests
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.
- Highest total: India's 609 for 6 (2000)
- Lowest completed innings: India's 109 (1969)
- Highest individual score: Andy Flower, 232 not out against India (2000)
- Best bowling: Maninder Singh, 7 for 51 (1986)
- Heaviest defeat: Sri Lanka, by an innings and 106 runs against India (1986)
In one-day internationals
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.
- Highest total: India's 350 for 6 (2005)
- Lowest completed innings: Zimbabwe's 154 (1996)
- Highest individual score: Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 149 not out against India (2007)
- Best bowling: Patrick Patterson, 6 for 29 (1987)
- Widest win by runs: India, by 152 runs over Sri Lanka (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.
- Won batting first
- Won batting second
- Drawn / tied
First-innings totals by decade
| Decade | Tests | Average first-innings total |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 | 319 |
| 1980s | 2 | 225 |
| 1990s | 2 | 516 |
| 2000s | 4 | 422 |
Most runs
| Batter | Team | Inns | Runs | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | India | 9 | 679 | 3 |
| Rahul Dravid | India | 7 | 453 | 1 |
| Andy Flower | Zimbabwe | 4 | 298 | 1 |
| Navjot Sidhu | India | 3 | 262 | 1 |
| Shiv Sunder Das | India | 2 | 215 | 2 |
Most wickets
| Bowler | Team | Tests | Wkts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anil Kumble | India | 4 | 20 |
| Zaheer Khan | India | 3 | 12 |
| Maninder Singh | India | 1 | 10 |
| Srinivas Venkataraghavan | India | 1 | 9 |
| Hedley Howarth | New Zealand | 1 | 9 |
Test records
- Highest total
- 609/6
- Lowest completed total
- 109
- Highest score
- 232* · Andy Flower
- Best bowling
- 7/51 · Maninder Singh
- Biggest innings win
- Inns & 106
- Biggest win by runs
- 342 runs
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).
- Won batting first
- Won batting second
- Tied / NR
First-innings totals by decade
| Decade | ODIs | Average first-innings total |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5 | 229 |
| 1990s | 4 | 259 |
| 2000s | 5 | 321 |
Most runs
| Batter | Team | Inns | Runs | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sourav Ganguly | India | 5 | 398 | 1 |
| Rahul Dravid | India | 6 | 392 | 1 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | India | 6 | 390 | 0 |
| Sunil Gavaskar | India | 3 | 225 | 1 |
| Ravi Shastri | India | 4 | 197 | 1 |
Most wickets
| Bowler | Team | ODIs | Wkts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ravi Shastri | India | 5 | 8 |
| Maninder Singh | India | 3 | 6 |
| Abdul Qadir | Pakistan | 2 | 6 |
| Patrick Patterson | West Indies | 1 | 6 |
| Harbhajan Singh | India | 4 | 6 |
ODI records
- Highest total
- 350/6
- Lowest completed total
- 154
- Highest score
- 149* · Shivnarine Chanderpaul
- Best bowling
- 6/29 · Patrick Patterson
- Biggest win by runs
- 152 runs
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
Sources
- CricArcade Test archive: 9 scorecards at this ground
- CricArcade ODI archive: 14 scorecards at this ground
- Figures compiled from the official match scorecards in CricArcade's archive