Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium

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Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium
New VCA Stadium
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VCA Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur
Ground information
Location Nagpur, Maharashtra
Establishment2008
Capacity44,904 [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 Test6–10 November 2008:
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Last Test9–11 February 2023:
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First ODI28 October 2009:
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Last ODI5 March 2019:
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First T20I9 December 2009:
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Last T20I23 September 2022:
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First WODI6 April 2016:
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Last WODI12 April 2016:
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First WT20I18 March 2016:
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Last WT20I21 March 2016:
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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]

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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

Layout of the VCA Stadium VCA.svg
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).

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Panoramic view of VCA Stadium, Nagpur

Various format record

Test records

ODI records

T20I records

List of five wicket hauls in international cricket

Tests

Five-wicket hauls in Men's Test matches at VCA Stadium [9]
No.BowlerDateTeamOpposing TeamInnORWResult
1 Jason Krezja 6 November 2008Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of India.svg  India 143.52158India won [10]
2 Dale Steyn 6 February 2010Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of India.svg  India 216.4517South Africa won [11]
3 Ravichandran Ashwin 25 November 2015Flag of India.svg  India Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 216.1325India won [12]
4 Imran Tahir 25 November 2015Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of India.svg  India 311.3385India won [12]
5 Ravichandran Ashwin 25 November 2015Flag of India.svg  India Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 429.5667India won [12]
6 Ravindra Jadeja 9 February 2023Flag of India.svg  India Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 122475India won [13]
7 Todd Murphy 9 February 2023Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of India.svg  India 2471247India won [13]
8 Ravichandran Ashwin 9 February 2023Flag of India.svg  India Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 312375India won [13]

One Day Internationals

Five-wicket hauls in Men's ODI matches at VCA Stadium [14]
No.BowlerDateTeamOpposing TeamInnORWResult
1 Dale Steyn 12 March 2011Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of India.svg  India 19.3505South Africa won [15]

Twenty20 Internationals

Five-wicket hauls in Men's T20I matches at VCA Stadium [16]
No.BowlerDateTeamOpposing TeamInnORWResult
1 Deepak Chahar 10 November 2019Flag of India.svg  India Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 23.276India won [17]

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