Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium
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The Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium (Marathi
:विदर्भ क्रिकेट असोसीएशन मैदान) (also known as New VCA stadium) is a Test cricket
ground built in 2008 in Nagpur
, Maharashtra
, India
. Inaugurated in 2008, it replaced the old Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground
as the main stadium in the city.
VCA Stadium is the home ground for the Vidharba
and Central Zone
teams for the domestic Ranji Trophy
and Duleep Trophy
tournaments, respectively.
Spread over 33 acres (133,546.4 m²), VCA Stadium features include wi-fi coverage and a capacity of 45,000. The venue also has world-class training and practice facilities. The stadium has four stands. The East and West stands are open to air stands with two tiers. The North stand houses the commercial box and has three tiers. The South stand also has three tiers and houses the players pavilion.
finished with 12 wickets, while Harbhajan Singh
claimed seven. The current president of the vca is Mr.Sudhir Dabir . He has been under observations by the BCCI as it is said that he sold half of the tickets of 12th march 2011 India vs. South Africa world cup match tickets in black .
Four matches will be played here during the 2011 Cricket World Cup
.
Marathi language
Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...
:विदर्भ क्रिकेट असोसीएशन मैदान) (also known as New VCA stadium) is a Test cricket
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
ground built in 2008 in Nagpur
Nagpur
Nāgpur is a city and winter capital of the state of Maharashtra, the largest city in central India and third largest city in Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune...
, Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Inaugurated in 2008, it replaced the old Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground
Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground
The Vidharba Cricket Association Ground was a Test cricket ground in the city of Nagpur. The ground is known as the VCA Ground and belongs to the Central Zone...
as the main stadium in the city.
VCA Stadium is the home ground for the Vidharba
Vidarbha cricket team
The Vidarbha cricket team is a domestic cricket team in the Plate Group of the Ranji Trophy, India's main domestic cricket competition. It represents the Vidarbha region of western Maharashtra.-Current squad:*Alind naidu *Jayesh dongaonkar...
and Central Zone
Central Zone cricket team
The Central Zone cricket team is a first-class cricket team that represents central India in the Duleep Trophy. It is a composite team of players from five first-class Indian teams from central India competing in the Ranji Trophy: Madhya Pradesh, Railways, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Vidarbha...
teams for the domestic Ranji Trophy
Ranji Trophy
The Ranji Trophy is a domestic first-class cricket championship played in India between different city and state sides, equivalent to the County Championship in England and the Sheffield Shield in Australia...
and Duleep Trophy
Duleep Trophy
The Duleep Trophy is a domestic first-class cricket competition played in India between teams representing geographical zones of India. The competition is named after Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji .-History:...
tournaments, respectively.
Facilities
The stadium is located in the Jamtha neighborhood, about 15 km from Nagpur.Spread over 33 acres (133,546.4 m²), VCA Stadium features include wi-fi coverage and a capacity of 45,000. The venue also has world-class training and practice facilities. The stadium has four stands. The East and West stands are open to air stands with two tiers. The North stand houses the commercial box and has three tiers. The South stand also has three tiers and houses the players pavilion.
History
The first international match hosted at this venue was the 4th Test between India and Australia (Nov 2008), which India won by 172 runs. The Aussie spinner Jason KrejzaJason Krejza
Jason John Krejza is an Australian cricketer. He also plays for the Tasmanian Tigers and Leicestershire. Krejza's father was a association football player from Czechoslovakia and his mother was born in Poland...
finished with 12 wickets, while Harbhajan Singh
Harbhajan Singh
Harbhajan Singh Plaha , commonly known as Harbhajan Singh, is an Indian cricketer. A specialist bowler, he has the second-highest number of Test wickets by an off spinner, behind Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan....
claimed seven. The current president of the vca is Mr.Sudhir Dabir . He has been under observations by the BCCI as it is said that he sold half of the tickets of 12th march 2011 India vs. South Africa world cup match tickets in black .
Four matches will be played here during the 2011 Cricket World Cup
2011 Cricket World Cup
The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup was the tenth Cricket World Cup. It was played in India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. It was Bangladesh's first time co-hosting a World Cup...
.
Test Records
- Highest team total: 566/8d, by India against New Zealand in 2010/11.
- Lowest team total: 175, by New Zealand against India in 2010/11.
- Highest individual score: 253*, by Hashim AmlaHashim AmlaHashim Mahomed Amla is a South African cricketer. A right-handed upper order batsman and occasional medium-pace bowler, Amla bats at number 3 for South Africa in Test matches and has opened in limited overs contests. He is currently ranked as the No...
against India in 2010/11. - Best bowling in an innings: 8/215, by Jason KrejzaJason KrejzaJason John Krejza is an Australian cricketer. He also plays for the Tasmanian Tigers and Leicestershire. Krejza's father was a association football player from Czechoslovakia and his mother was born in Poland...
against India in 2008/09.
ODI Records
- Highest team total: 354/7, by India against Australia in 2009/10.
- Lowest team total: 123, by Canada against Zimbabwe on 28 February 2011.
- Highest individual score: 124, by Mahendra Singh DhoniMahendra Singh DhoniMahendra Singh Dhoni is an Indian cricketer and the current captain of the Indian national cricket team. He made his One Day International debut in December 2004 against Bangladesh, and a year later played his first Test, this time against Sri Lanka.Under his captaincy, India won the 2007 ICC...
against Australia in 2009/10. - Best bowling in an innings: 4/33, by Mitchell JohnsonMitchell Johnson (cricketer)Mitchell Guy Johnson is an Australian cricketer. He is a left-arm fast bowler and left-handed batsman. He was awarded the International Cricket Council's 2009 "Cricketer of the Year" award, the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy.-Career:...
against New Zealand in February 2011.
T20I Records
- Highest team total: 215/5, by Sri Lanka against India in 2009/10.
- Lowest team total: 186/9, by India against Sri Lanka in 2009/10.
- Highest individual score: 78, by Kumar SangakkaraKumar SangakkaraKumar Sangakkara is a Sri Lankan, Sinhalese cricketer and the former captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team. He is a left-handed top-order batsman...
against India in 2009/10. - Best bowling in an innings: 2/19, by Sanath JayasuriyaSanath JayasuriyaSanath Teran Jayasuriya is a former Sri Lankan cricketer. An all-rounder, he played for the Sri Lankan cricket team from 1989 to 2011...
against India in 2009/10.
Tests
ODI
T20I
IPL
India at the VCA Stadium
- Test Matches - India has won 2 of the 3 test matches played at this venue.
- ODI - India has won 1 of the 3 ODIs played at this venue.
- T20I - India lost the only T20I played here against Sri Lanka.