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Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium

Not to be confused with Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground.

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.[4]

Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium
New VCA Stadium
VCA Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur
Ground information
LocationNagpur, Maharashtra
Establishment2008
Capacity45,000[1][2]
OwnerVidarbha Cricket Association
ArchitectShashi Prabhu[3]
OperatorVidarbha Cricket Association
TenantsVidarbha cricket team
End names
Secretary End
Pavilion End
International information
First Test6–10 November 2008:
 India v  Australia
Last Test9–11 February 2023:
 India v  Australia
First ODI28 October 2009:
 India v  Australia
Last ODI5 March 2019:
 India v  Australia
First T20I9 December 2009:
 India v  Sri Lanka
Last T20I23 September 2022:
 India v  Australia
First WODI6 April 2016:
 India v  England
Last WODI12 April 2016:
 India v  England
First WT20I18 March 2016:
 Australia v  South Africa
Last WT20I21 March 2016:
 Australia v  New Zealand
As of 11 February 2023
Source: Cricinfo

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

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Layout of the VCA Stadium

Sachin Tendulkar said "the facilities exceeded all expectations" and Ricky Ponting commented on the comfort in the changing rooms.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]

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.[7] 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.[8] 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

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Test records

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ODI records

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T20I records

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List of five wicket hauls in international cricket

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Tests

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Five-wicket hauls in Men's Test matches at VCA Stadium[10]
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Result
1 Jason Krezja 6 November 2008   Australia   India 1 43.5 215 8 India won[11]
2 Dale Steyn 6 February 2010   South Africa   India 2 16.4 51 7 South Africa won[12]
3 Ravichandran Ashwin 25 November 2015   India   South Africa 2 16.1 32 5 India won[13]
4 Imran Tahir 25 November 2015   South Africa   India 3 11.3 38 5 India won[13]
5 Ravichandran Ashwin 25 November 2015   India   South Africa 4 29.5 66 7 India won[13]
6 Ravindra Jadeja 9 February 2023   India   Australia 1 22 47 5 India won[14]
7 Todd Murphy 9 February 2023   Australia   India 2 47 124 7 India won[14]
8 Ravichandran Ashwin 9 February 2023   India   Australia 3 12 37 5 India won[14]

One Day Internationals

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Five-wicket hauls in Men's ODI matches at VCA Stadium[15]
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Result
1 Dale Steyn 12 March 2011   South Africa   India 1 9.3 50 5 South Africa won[16]

Twenty20 Internationals

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Five-wicket hauls in Men's T20I matches at VCA Stadium[17]
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Result
1 Deepak Chahar 10 November 2019   India   Bangladesh 2 3.2 7 6 India won[18]
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  • Photo Gallery of the VCA Stadium
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    Ground view
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    The on ground scorecard and big screen control room
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    VCA at night
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    The corporate box in north wing
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    The stadium as seen from a train in Nagpur

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Cricket Venues and Grounds". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Vidarbha Cricket Association, Nagpur".
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Nagpur likely to host third India-New Zealand Test – Times Of India. Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com (2010-07-02). Retrieved on 2013-12-23.
  5. ^ "Spectator-friendly minus the spectators". Cricinfo.
  6. ^ Bowlers in with a chance at the VCA stadium in Nagpur – Sport – DNA. Dnaindia.com. Retrieved on 2013-12-23.
  7. ^ a b "Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur | Venues | BCCI". www.bcci.tv. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013.
  8. ^ "International Cricket Council - Cricket World Cup 2011 - Fixtures". Archived from the original on 10 January 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
  9. ^ Big-hitting Dhoni helps level series | India v Australia, 2nd ODI, Nagpur Report | Cricket News. ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2013-12-23.
  10. ^ "Bowling records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  11. ^ "4th Test, Nagpur, November 6-10, 2008, Australia tour of India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  12. ^ "1st Test, Nagpur, February 6-9, 2010, South Africa tour of India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  13. ^ a b c "3rd Test, Nagpur, November 25-27, 2015, South Africa tour of India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  14. ^ a b c "1st Test, Nagpur, February 09-11, 2023, Australia tour of India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  15. ^ "Bowling records | ODI matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  16. ^ "29th Match, Group B (D/N), ICC Cricket World Cup at Nagpur, Mar 12 2011". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  17. ^ "Bowling records | T20I matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  18. ^ "3rd T20I (N), Bangladesh tour of India at Nagpur, Nov 10 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
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