List of international cricket centuries at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium

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Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium is a sports ground in Uppal, Hyderabad, India. It has a capacity of 55,000. The ground hosted Test cricket for the first time in 2010 when India played New Zealand. [1] 4 Test matches have been played at the ground [2] along with 5 One Day Internationals (ODIs), the first of which was in 2005 when India played South Africa. [3]

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Kiwi batsman Tim McIntosh became the first man to score a Test century at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium when he made 102 against India in 2010. The highest Test individual score at the ground was scored by another kiwi batsman Brendon McCullum, who scored 225 runs at the same match. Two double centuries have been scored at the venue. Overall, there are 8 Test centuries have been scored at the ground. [4]

Five ODI centuries have been scored at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, and the first by Indian batsman Yuvraj Singh who scored 103 from 122 deliveries against South Africa in 2005. The highest score achieved at the ground is 175 made by Sachin Tendulkar against Australia in 2009. [5]

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Test centuries

The following table summarises the Test centuries scored at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium.

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInns.Opposing teamDateResult
1 Tim McIntosh Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1Flag of India.svg  India 12 November 2010Drawn
2 Harbhajan Singh Flag of India.svg  India 2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 12 November 2010Drawn
3 Brendon McCullum Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3Flag of India.svg  India 12 November 2010Drawn
4 Cheteshwar Pujara (1/2)Flag of India.svg  India 1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 23 August 2012Won
5 Murali Vijay (1/2)Flag of India.svg  India 2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2 March 2013Won
6 Cheteshwar Pujara (2/2)Flag of India.svg  India 2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2 March 2013Won
7 Murali Vijay (2/2)Flag of India.svg  India 1Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 9 February 2017Won
8 Virat Kohli Flag of India.svg  India 1Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 9 February 2017Won
9 Wriddhiman Saha Flag of India.svg  India 1Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 9 February 2017Won
10 Mushfiqur Rahim Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 2Flag of India.svg  India 9 February 2017Lost
11 Roston Chase WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 1Flag of India.svg  India 13 October 2018Lost

One Day International centuries

The following table summarises the One Day International centuries scored at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium.

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInns.Opposing teamDateResult
1103 Yuvraj Singh (1/2)Flag of India.svg  India 1221Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 16 November 2005Lost
2121 Yuvraj Singh (2/2)Flag of India.svg  India 1152Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 5 October 2007Lost
3112 Shaun Marsh Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1121Flag of India.svg  India 5 November 2009Won
4175 Sachin Tendulkar Flag of India.svg  India 1412Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 5 November 2009Lost
5118 Mahela Jayawardene Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 1241Flag of India.svg  India 9 November 2014Lost

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Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad Cricket stadium

The Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium is a cricket stadium in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Located in the eastern suburb of Uppal, it has a capacity of 55,000 and extends across 16 acres (65,000 m2) of land. It serves as the home ground for the Hyderabad Cricket Association and the Indian Premier League team Sunrisers Hyderabad. As of 3 March 2019, it has hosted 5 Tests, 6 ODIs and 2 T20Is. This stadium hosted the opener and final of 2017 Indian Premier League, and also the final of 2019 Indian Premier League.

References

  1. "Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium — Cricinfo profile". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  2. "Records / Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad / Test matches / Match results". Cricinfo. ESPN. Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  3. "Records / Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad / Test matches / Match results". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  4. "Statistics / Statsguru / Test matches / Batting records". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  5. "Statistics / Statsguru / One-Day Internationals / Batting records". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 9 February 2017.