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Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground |
| Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground | |
| Ground information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Nagpur |
| Established | 1975 |
| Seating capacity | 40,000 |
| 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 is a Test cricket ground in the city of Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. The ground is known as the VCA Ground. The first match was played here on October 3, 1969. The ground has been selected to host 2011 Cricket World Cup matches.
It is one of the two grounds where play was called off due to dangerous pitch conditions.
The ground belongs to the Central Zone.
Sunil Gavaskar scored his only one day century here against New Zealand in the 1987 Reliance World Cup.
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 2005/06.
- Best bowling in an innings: 6/29, by Patrick Patterson against India in 1987/88.
Pics
 England's tour of India (Mar 2006) |
External links
| 1987 Cricket World Cup Stadiums | |
|---|---|
| India | Barabati Stadium · Eden Gardens (Finals) · Feroz Shah Kotla · Green Park · Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium · MA Chidambaram Stadium · Chinnaswamy Stadium · Nehru Stadium (Pune) · Nehru Stadium (Indore) · Gujarat Stadium · Sawai Mansingh Stadium · Sector 16 Stadium · VCA Ground · Wankhede Stadium (Semi-Finals) |
| Pakistan | Arbab Niaz Stadium · Gaddafi Stadium (Semi-Finals) · Iqbal Stadium · Municipal Stadium · National Stadium · Niaz Stadium · Pindi Club Ground |
| 1996 Cricket World Cup Stadiums | |
|---|---|
| India | Barabati
Stadium · Chinnaswamy
Stadium · Eden Gardens
(Semi-Finals) · Feroz Shah
Kotla · Green Park · Indira Priyadarshini Stadium IPCL Ground · Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium · MA Chidambaram Stadium · Moin-ul-Haq Stadium · Nehru Stadium (Pune) PCA Stadium (Semi-Finals) · Roop Singh Stadium · Sardar Patel Stadium · Sawai Mansingh Stadium · VCA Ground · Wankhede Stadium |
| Pakistan | Arbab Niaz Stadium · Gaddafi Stadium (Finals) · Iqbal Stadium · Municipal Stadium · National Stadium · Niaz Stadium · Pindi Club Ground |
| Sri-Lanka | Asgiriya Stadium · Premadasa Stadium · SSC Ground |
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