| Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground | |
| Ground information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Nagpur |
| Established | 1975-2008 |
| Seating capacity | 40,000[1] |
| Floodlights | No |
| Curator | Kishore Pradhan |
| Owner | Vidarbha Cricket Association |
| Operator | Vidarbha Cricket Association |
| Home team(s) | Vidarbha |
| End names | Jaika End, Church End |
| Surface | Grass |
| First Test | India v New Zealand - Oct 3-8, 1969 |
| Last Test | India v England - Mar 1-5, 2006 |
| First ODI | India v England - Jan 23, 1985 |
| Last ODI | India v Australia - Oct 14, 2007 |
The Vidharba Cricket Association Ground was a Test cricket ground in the city of Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. The ground is known as the VCA Ground and belongs to the Central Zone. The first match was played here on October 3, 1969.
A new stadium called Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium was built with international standards an opened with India and Australian test match in November, 2008. The new stadium is fully seated and has luxury suites and has a design similar to Australian cricket grounds. This new stadium will also host the 2011 Cricket World Cup matches.[2]
Sunil Gavaskar scored his only one day century here against New Zealand in the 1987 Reliance World Cup.
In 1995, during the 5th ODI between India and New Zealand, a wall in the East Stand collapsed, killing 9 people and injuring 70 others. New Zealand won the match.
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Records
Test
- Highest team total: 609/6 dec, by India against Zimbabwe in 2000/01.
- Lowest team total: 109, by India against New Zealand in 1969/70.
- Highest individual score: 232*, by Andy Flower against India in 2000/01.
- Best bowling in an innings: 7/51, by Maninder Singh against Sri Lanka in 1986/87.
One Day International
- Highest team total: 350, by India against Sri Lanka in 2005/06.
- Lowest team total: 154, by Zimbabwe against Australia in 1995/96.
- Highest individual score: 149, by Shivnarine Chanderpaul against India in 2006/07.
- Best bowling in an innings: 6/29, by Patrick Patterson against India in 1987/88.
Cricket World Cup
This stadium has hosted One Day International (ODI) matches when India hosted the Cricket World Cup.
i. 1987 Cricket World Cup
ii. 1996 Cricket World Cup
i. 1987 Cricket World Cup
1. October 31, 1987 : India v/s New Zealand
NZ: 221/9 (50 overs): Dipak Patel 40 (51), Chetan Sharma 3/51 (10 overs) Ind: 224/1 (32.1 overs): Sunil Gavaskar 103* (88), Willie Watson 1/50 (10 overs) Result: India won by 9 wickets Umpires: Dickie Bird and David Shepherd Man of the Match: Sunil Gavaskar and Chetan Sharma
See also
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Coordinates: 21°09′26.2″N 79°04′35.5″E / 21.157278°N 79.076528°E
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