VRA Ground

VRA Ground in numbers

VRA Ground, in Amstelveen, Netherlands, has staged 31 one-day internationals in CricArcade's archives. The first was an ODI between Kenya and South Africa in 1999, and the most recent international here was in 2025.

Of the 31 ODIs played at VRA Ground, sides batting first have won 17 and chasing sides 12, with 1 tie; 1 produced no result. That is 59% of decided ODIs to the side batting first, a ground where setting the pace has paid. Netherlands have played 21 of those ODIs and won 6, lost 14 and tied or had no result in 1, a win rate of 29%. The most frequent visitors have been Scotland (6) and Ireland (5). The average first-innings total was 237 in the 2000s (9 ODIs) and 281 in the 2020s (10 ODIs). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, with 11 ODIs, against 10 in the 2020s. Scott Edwards has made more ODI runs here than anyone, 484 in 10 innings, and Mudassar Bukhari has taken the most wickets, 16 in 9 ODIs. The highest total is England's 498 for 4 in 2022; the lowest completed innings India's 127 in 2004; the highest individual score Jos Buttler's 162 not out against Netherlands in 2022; the best bowling Lance Klusener's 5 for 21 in 1999. The widest margin by runs was England's 232-run win over Netherlands in 2022. The closest finishes: Nepal won by 1 run (2018) and Match tied (2013).

ODIs at VRA Ground

31 ODIs, 1999 to 2025. The first was Kenya v South Africa on 26 May 1999: South Africa won by 7 wickets (with 54 balls remaining).

First-innings totals by decade

Closest finishes

• Nepal won by 1 run (2018)
• Match tied (2013)
• Afghanistan won by 1 wicket (with 0 balls remaining) (2010)
• Scotland won by 1 wicket (with 1 ball remaining) (2010)

Most recent matches

• Netherlands v Scotland (ODI, 10 May 2025): Netherlands won by 19 runs
• United Arab Emirates v Scotland (ODI, 8 May 2025): United Arab Emirates won by 97 runs
• Netherlands v United Arab Emirates (ODI, 6 May 2025): Netherlands won by 113 runs
• United Arab Emirates v Scotland (ODI, 4 May 2025): Scotland won by 3 wickets
• Netherlands v England (ODI, 22 June 2022): England won by 8 wickets (with 119 balls remaining)
• Netherlands v England (ODI, 19 June 2022): England won by 6 wickets (with 29 balls remaining)
• England v Netherlands (ODI, 17 June 2022): England won by 232 runs
• West Indies v Netherlands (ODI, 4 June 2022): West Indies won by 20 runs
• Netherlands v West Indies (ODI, 2 June 2022): West Indies won by 5 wickets (with 27 balls remaining)
• Netherlands v West Indies (ODI, 31 May 2022): West Indies won by 7 wickets (with 11 balls remaining) (D/L method)