APCA-VDCA Stadium

APCA-VDCA Cricket Stadium

ACA-VDCA Cricket stadium
Ground information
Location	Visakhapatnam
Establishment	2003
Capacity	36,000
Owner	Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh
Tenants	Andhra cricket team
End names
Pavilion End North Block End
International information
First ODI	Apr, 05 2005: India v Pakistan
Last ODI	Dec, 02 2011: India v West Indies
As of 8 September 2012 Source: [1]

ACA-VDCA stadium flood light pole at Madhurawada

APCA-VDCA Cricket Stadium (Telugu:ఏ.సి.ఏ వి.డి.సి.ఏ క్రికెట్ మైదానం )(Andhra Pradesh Cricket Association-Vishakapatnam District Cricket Association Cricket Stadium), is a multi-purpose stadium in Visakhapatnam, India. The picturesque APCA-VDCA ground, set on the outskirts of Visakhapatnam amidst scenic hills, has hosted just 4 ODI so far apart from hosting IPL matches. The stadium has a two-tier architecture and designed in such a way that view of the match in action is not obstructed whatever may be the seating location. This ground has one of the best batting tracks in the world and a most preferred ground of BCCI to host ODI and other league matches

Ground Profile

It is currently used mostly for cricket matches.
The stadium was built in 2003 and has a capacity of 36,000 people.
It was given Test status in 2007 and has facilities to host a D/N match.
The stadium has hosted 4 ODI matches with the host team - India winning all of these matches.
It is located on NH5 near Madhurawada, a suburb of Visakhapatnam.

Matches Hosted

Game Type	No. of Games
Test Matches	0
ODI	4
Twenty20	0
Indian Premier League	2

Future Matches

Tounament	Game Type	Date	Teams

Cancelled Matches

Tounament	Game Type	Date	Teams	Reason
Sri Lanka's tour of India	ODI	18 December 2009	India vs Sri Lanka	Telangana Movement
Indian Premier League	Twenty20	19 March 2010	Deccan Chargers vs Punjab	Telangana Movement
New Zealand's tour of India	Twenty20	08 September 2012	India vs New Zealand	heavy rain

External links

• Cricinfo Website - Ground Page
• Cricket Archive Website - Ground Page