Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium

Cricket stadium

Not to be confused with Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground.

Vidarbha Cricket Association StadiumNew VCA Stadium

VCA Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur

Ground information
Location| Nagpur, Maharashtra
Establishment| 2008
Capacity| 44,904[1]
Owner| Vidarbha Cricket Association
Architect| Shashi Prabhu[2]
Operator| Vidarbha Cricket Association
Tenants| Vidarbha cricket team
End names
Secretary End
Pavilion End
International information
First Test| 6–10 November 2008:
India v  Australia
Last Test| 9–11 February 2023:
India v  Australia
First ODI| 28 October 2009:
India v  Australia
Last ODI| 5 March 2019:
India v  Australia
First T20I| 9 December 2009:
India v  Sri Lanka
Last T20I| 23 September 2022:
India v  Australia
First WODI| 6 April 2016:
India v  England
Last WODI| 12 April 2016:
India v  England
First WT20I| 18 March 2016:
Australia v  South Africa
Last WT20I| 21 March 2016:
Australia v  New Zealand
As of 11 February 2023
Source: Cricinfo

The Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, also known as New VCA Stadium, is a cricket stadium in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. It is the second largest cricket stadium in India in terms of field area after the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium , and the qualities of the stadium have been praised by the International Cricket Council.[3]

The stadium is located at Jamtha on the southern outskirts of Nagpur and was inaugurated in 2008, replacing the old Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground as the city's main stadium. The VCA Stadium is the home ground for the Vidarbha and Central Zone cricket teams for the domestic Ranji Trophy and Duleep Trophy tournaments respectively. As of January 2020 it has hosted more T20I matches (12) than any other stadium in India. As of 10 November 2019 it has hosted 6 Tests, 9 ODIs and 12 T20Is.

## Overview[edit]

Layout of the VCA Stadium

Sachin Tendulkar said "the facilities exceeded all expectations" and Ricky Ponting commented on the comfort in the changing rooms.[4] Rajasthan Royals skipper Shane Warne was extremely pleased with the "largeness of the ground" after his team's two-run win over Deccan Chargers. "Michael Lumb's slog to deep mid-wicket found a fielder. Now, if this was M. A. Chidambaram Stadium or M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, then that ball would have landed in a taxi going to the team hotel. We need big grounds like these," Warne said.[5] It has 80-yard straight boundaries and 85-yard square boundaries, which makes it one of the largest grounds (in terms of playing area) in the world.[6]

Lalit Modi said the VCA was "by far the best stadium in India". The stadium has been praised not only by the players but also by commentators and journalists because of the facilities.[6] Alan Wilkins said, "It is a fabulous stadium, a Colosseum here in Nagpur. It has the most impressive Press box for the travelling media. It really is a wonderful venue."

The first international match at this venue was the Fourth Test between India and Australia in November 2008, which India won by 172 runs. The Australian spinner Jason Krejza finished with 12 wickets, while Harbhajan Singh claimed seven for India.

Four matches were played at the stadium during the 2011 Cricket World Cup.[7] The highest Test scores are by India: 566/8, 558/6 and 441. The leading run scorers in Tests are Virendar Sehwag (357), Virat Kohli (354) and MS Dhoni (339). The leading wicket takers in a Test are R Ashwin (23 wickets), Ishant Sharma (19) and Harbhajan Singh (13 wickets). The highest ODI scores are by India 354/7, India 351/4, Australia 350/6, New Zealand 302/7 and Sri Lanka 302/7. The leading scorers in ODIs are Virat Kohli (325), Mahendra Singh Dhoni (268) and Rohit Sharma (204). The leading wicket takers in ODIs are Mitchell Johnson (9 wickets), Ravindra Jadeja (6 wickets) and Dale Steyn (5) and Harbhajan Singh (5).

Panoramic view of VCA Stadium, Nagpur

## Various format record[edit]

### Test records[edit]

* Highest team total: 610/6d, by India against Sri Lanka in 2017/18.
* Lowest team total: 79, by South Africa against India in 2015/16.
* Highest individual score: 253*, by Hashim Amla (South Africa) against India in 2010/11.
* Best bowling in an innings: 8/215, by Jason Krejza (Australia) against India in 2008/09.
* Most runs scored by a player: Virendar Sehwag 357.
* Most wickets taken: Ravichandran Ashwin 27.

### ODI records[edit]

* Highest team total: 354/7, by India against Australia in 2009/10[8]
* Lowest team total: 123, by Canada against Zimbabwe on 28 February 2011.
* Highest individual score: 156, by George Bailey against India in 2013/14.
* Most runs scored by a player: Virat Kohli\- 325 runs, followed by MS Dhoni\- 268 runs and Rohit Sharma\- 204 runs.
* Best bowling in an innings: 4/33, by Mitchell Johnson against New Zealand in February 2011.
* Most wickets taken: Mitchell Johnson\- 9 wickets and Ravindra Jadeja \- 6 wickets.

### T20I records[edit]

* Highest team total: 219/5, by Sri Lanka against India in 2009/10.
* Lowest team total: 79/10, by India against New Zealand in 2016/17.
* Highest individual score: 81, by Mohammad Naim against India in 2019/20.
* Best bowling in an innings: 6/7 by Deepak Chahar against Bangladesh in 2019/20.

## List of five wicket hauls in international cricket[edit]

### Tests[edit]

Five-wicket hauls in Men's Test matches at VCA Stadium[9] No.  | Bowler  | Date  | Team  | Opposing Team  | Inn  | O  | R  | W  | Result

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1  | Jason Krezja | 6 November 2008 |  Australia |  India | 1 | 43.5 | 215 | 8 | India won[10]
2  | Dale Steyn | 6 February 2010 |  South Africa |  India | 2 | 16.4 | 51 | 7 | South Africa won[11]
3  | Ravichandran Ashwin | 25 November 2015 |  India |  South Africa | 2 | 16.1 | 32 | 5 | India won[12]
4  | Imran Tahir | 25 November 2015 |  South Africa |  India | 3 | 11.3 | 38 | 5 | India won[12]
5  | Ravichandran Ashwin | 25 November 2015 |  India |  South Africa | 4 | 29.5 | 66 | 7 | India won[12]
6  | Ravindra Jadeja | 9 February 2023 |  India |  Australia | 1 | 22 | 47 | 5 | India won[13]
7  | Todd Murphy | 9 February 2023 |  Australia |  India | 2 | 47 | 124 | 7 | India won[13]
8  | Ravichandran Ashwin | 9 February 2023 |  India |  Australia | 3 | 12 | 37 | 5 | India won[13]

### One Day Internationals[edit]

Five-wicket hauls in Men's ODI matches at VCA Stadium[14] No.  | Bowler  | Date  | Team  | Opposing Team  | Inn  | O  | R  | W  | Result

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1  | Dale Steyn | 12 March 2011 |  South Africa |  India | 1 | 9.3 | 50 | 5 | South Africa won[15]

### Twenty20 Internationals[edit]

Five-wicket hauls in Men's T20I matches at VCA Stadium[16] No.  | Bowler  | Date  | Team  | Opposing Team  | Inn  | O  | R  | W  | Result

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1  | Deepak Chahar | 10 November 2019 |  India |  Bangladesh | 2 | 3.2 | 7 | 6 | India won[17]

## Gallery[edit]

* Photo Gallery of the VCA Stadium
* Ground view

* The on ground scorecard and big screen control room

* VCA at night

* The corporate box in north wing

* The stadium as seen from a train in Nagpur

## See also[edit]

* Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground
* List of Test cricket grounds
* List of stadiums by capacity
* List of cricket grounds by capacity
* List of cricket grounds in India
* List of stadiums in India
* List of international cricket grounds in India
* Lists of stadiums

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Vidarbha Cricket Association, Nagpur".
2. ^ Rajaram, Sowmya (27 March 2011). "Going for WC finals? You've bought backache and discomfort for Rs 12,500". Mid-day.com. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
3. ^ Nagpur likely to host third India-New Zealand Test – Times Of India. Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com (2010-07-02). Retrieved on 2013-12-23.
4. ^ "Spectator-friendly minus the spectators". Cricinfo.
5. ^ Bowlers in with a chance at the VCA stadium in Nagpur – Sport – DNA. Dnaindia.com. Retrieved on 2013-12-23.
6. ^ a b "Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur | Venues | BCCI". www.bcci.tv. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013.
7. ^ "International Cricket Council - Cricket World Cup 2011 - Fixtures". Archived from the original on 10 January 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
8. ^ Big-hitting Dhoni helps level series | India v Australia, 2nd ODI, Nagpur Report | Cricket News. ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2013-12-23.
9. ^ "Bowling records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
10. ^ "4th Test, Nagpur, November 6-10, 2008, Australia tour of India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
11. ^ "1st Test, Nagpur, February 6-9, 2010, South Africa tour of India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
12. ^ a b c "3rd Test, Nagpur, November 25-27, 2015, South Africa tour of India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
13. ^ a b c "1st Test, Nagpur, February 09-11, 2023, Australia tour of India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
14. ^ "Bowling records | ODI matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
15. ^ "29th Match, Group B (D/N), ICC Cricket World Cup at Nagpur, Mar 12 2011". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
16. ^ "Bowling records | T20I matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
17. ^ "3rd T20I (N), Bangladesh tour of India at Nagpur, Nov 10 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2023.

## External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground.

* Official Vidarbha Cricket Association Website
* VCA Stadium
* Inaugural match photos
* Stadium's Statistics
* Nagpur Photos: Jamtha Cricket Stadium

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Nagpur topics

History|

| Ideology|

* Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
* Dalit Buddhist movement
* B. R. Ambedkar

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Vidarbha|

* Vidarbha movement
* Vidarbha State
* Varhadi dialect

Nagpur|

* Gond
* Bhonsle
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* Nagpur Province
* Central Provinces
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* Sitabuldi Fort
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* 1927 riots
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Civic|

* Nagpur Municipal Corporation
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* Nagpur Police
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Landmarks|

| Buildings|

* Vasantrao Deshpande Hall
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Forts|

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Religious
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Parks
and zoos|

* Gorewada Zoo
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Smart zoos|

* Gorewada Zoo

Squares|

* Zero Mile
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Museums|

* Narrow-gauge rail museum
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Wildlife|

* Gorewada Zoo
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Geography|

* Godavari basin
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Culture|

* Varhadi cuisine
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City areas|

* Nagpur metropolitan area
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Media|

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Education|

* Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University
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Transport|

* Nagpur Bus Stand
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* Baidyanath Group
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Sports|

* Vidarbha Cricket Association
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Stadiums|

* Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground
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International cricket grounds in India

Test|

| Central|

* Ekana Cricket Stadium (Lucknow)
* Green Park Stadium (Kanpur)
* K.D. Singh Babu Stadium (Lucknow)
* University Ground (Lucknow)
* Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground (Nagpur)
* Sawai Mansingh Stadium (Jaipur)
* Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium (Nagpur)
* Holkar Stadium (Indore)

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East|

* Barabati Stadium (Cuttack)
* Eden Gardens (Kolkata)
* JSCA International Stadium Complex (Ranchi)

North|

* Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium (Dharamshala)
* Arun Jaitley Stadium (New Delhi)
* Gandhi Stadium (Jalandhar)
* Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium (Mullanpur)
* Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium (Mohali)
* Sector 16 Stadium (Chandigarh)

South|

* Dr. Y. S. Rajashekar Reddy ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium (Visakhapatnam)
* Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)
* Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium (Hyderabad)
* M. A. Chidambaram Stadium (Chennai)
* M. Chinnaswamy Stadium (Bangalore)
* Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium (Hyderabad)

West|

* Bombay Gymkhana (Mumbai)
* Brabourne Stadium (Mumbai)
* Narendra Modi Stadium (Ahmedabad)
* Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium (Rajkot)
* Wankhede Stadium (Mumbai)
* Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium (Pune)

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ODI|

| Central|

* Ekana Cricket Stadium (Lucknow)
* Green Park Stadium (Kanpur)
* K.D. Singh Babu Stadium (Lucknow)
* Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Indore)
* Captain Roop Singh Stadium (Gwalior)
* Sawai Mansingh Stadium (Jaipur)
* Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground (Nagpur)
* Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium (Nagpur)
* Barkatullah Khan Stadium (Jodhpur)
* Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex (Greater Noida)

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East|

* Barabati Stadium (Cuttack)
* ACA Stadium (Guwahati)
* Eden Gardens (Kolkata)
* JSCA International Stadium Complex (Ranchi)
* Keenan Stadium (Jamshedpur)
* Moin-ul-Haq Stadium (Patna)
* Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Guwahati)

North|

* Arun Jaitley Stadium (New Delhi)
* Gandhi Stadium (Jalandhar)
* Gandhi Sports Complex Ground (Amritsar)
* Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium (Dharamshala)
* Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (New Delhi)
* Nahar Singh Stadium (Faridabad)
* Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium (Mohali)
* Sector 16 Stadium (Chandigarh)
* Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium (Srinagar)

South|

* Dr. Y. S. Rajashekar Reddy ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium (Visakhapatnam)
* Indira Gandhi Stadium (Vijayawada)
* Indira Priyadarshini Stadium (Visakhapatnam)
* Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium (Hyderabad)
* M. A. Chidambaram Stadium (Chennai)
* M. Chinnaswamy Stadium (Bangalore)
* Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi)
* Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium (Hyderabad)
* University Stadium (Thiruvananthapuram)
* Greenfield International Stadium (Thiruvananthapuram)

West|

* Fatorda Stadium (Goa)
* Brabourne Stadium (Mumbai)
* IPCL Sports Complex Ground (Vadodara)
* Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground (Rajkot)
* Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium (Pune)
* Moti Bagh Stadium (Vadodara)
* Nehru Stadium (Pune)
* Narendra Modi Stadium (Ahmedabad)
* Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium (Ahmedabad)
* Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium (Rajkot)
* Wankhede Stadium (Mumbai)

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Test cricket grounds in India

* Arun Jaitley Stadium
* Ekana Cricket Stadium
* Narendra Modi Stadium
* Wankhede Stadium
* Eden Gardens
* M. Chinnaswamy Stadium
* Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium
* M. A. Chidambaram Stadium
* Sawai Mansingh Stadium
* Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium
* Green Park Stadium
* University Ground (Lucknow)
* Bombay Gymkhana (Mumbai)
* K.D. Singh Babu Stadium (Lucknow)
* Brabourne Stadium (Mumbai)
* Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)
* Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium
* Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium (Hyderabad)
* Dr. Y. S. Rajashekar Reddy ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium
* Barabati Stadium
* Gandhi Stadium
* Sector 16 Stadium

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