Stadium facts

City/Town: Jamtha, Nagpur
Capacity: 45,000
Established: 1969
End names: Secretary End, Pavilon End
Home Team: Not recorded
Local time: June 19, 2013, 8:08 pm IST

Stadium records and statistics

Test Matches
First Test: India v Australia - Nov 6-10, 2008
Last Test:
India v New Zealand - Nov 20-23, 2010
Highest total: India (566/8) declared vs New Zealand, Nov 20, 2010
Most runs: 357- V Sehwag, India (2008-2010)
Most wickets: 13 wickets - Harbhajan Singh, India (2008-2010)
ODI Matches
First ODI: India v Australia - Oct 28, 2009
Last ODI: England v Netherlands - Feb 22, 2011
Highest total: Sri Lanka (215/5) vs India, Dec 9, 2009
Most runs: 231- MS Dhoni, India
Most wickets: 3 wickets - S Randiv, Sri Lanka

Stadium profile

The Vidharba Cricket Association Ground was a Test cricket ground in the city of Nagpur. The ground is known as the VCA Ground and belongs to the Central Zone. The first match was played here on October 3, 1969. It as been replaced by a this new stadium called Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium as an international cricket stadium.

The stadium in the Jamtha locality, situated about 15 km from the main city, replaced the old Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground. The first international match hosted at this venue was the 4th Test between India and Australia (Nov, 2008), which India won by 172 runs. The Aussie spinner Jason Krejza finished with 12 wickets and Harbhajan Singh with seven. Spread over 33 acres (130,000 m2), it has modern amenities, including wi-fi and a capacity of 45,000. The venue also boasts of world class training and practice facilities along with an all seater arrangement.

Four matches will be played here during the 2011 Cricket World Cup. For domestic Ranji Trophy and Duleep Trophy matches, the ground will play host to the Vidharba and Central Zone cricket team respectively. The stadium has four stands. The East and West stands are open to air stands with two tiers. The North stand houses the commercial box and has three tiers. The South stand houses the players pavilion. It also has three tiers.
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