Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground

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Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground
विदर्भ क्रिकेट असोसीएशन मैदान
VCA India v England 2006.jpg
VCA Ground, Nagpur
Ground information
Location Nagpur
Capacity 40,000
Owner Vidarbha Cricket Association
Operator Vidarbha Cricket Association
End names
Jaika End
Church End
International information
First Test 3 - 8 October 1965: India v New Zealand
Last Test 1 - 5 March 2006: India v England
First ODI 23 January 1985: India v England
Last ODI 14 October 2007: India v Australia

The Vidharba Cricket Association Ground was a Test cricket ground in the city of Nagpur.[1] The ground is known as the VCA Ground and belongs to the Central Zone. The first match was played here on 3 October 1969.

It as been replaced by a new stadium called Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium as an international cricket stadium.

Sunil Gavaskar scored his only one day century here against New Zealand in the 1987 Reliance World Cup.

In 1995, during the 5th ODI between India and New Zealand, a wall in the East Stand collapsed, killing 9 people and injuring 70 others. New Zealand won the match.

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[edit] Records

[edit] Test

The highest Test scores were by India- 609/7, 570/7 and 546/9. The most runs were scored by Sachin Tendulkar(659 runs), Rahul Dravid(423 runs) and Andy Flower(298 runs). The leading wicket takers were Anil Kumble(20 wickets), Zaheer Khan(12 wickets) and Maninder Singh(10 wickets).

The highest ODI scores were by India 350/6, New Zealand 348/3 and India 338/3. The most runs were scored by Sourav Ganguly (398 runs), Rahul Dravid(392 runs) and Sachin Tendulkar(390 runs). The leading wicket takers were Ravi Shastri(8 wickets), Patrick Patterson(6 wickets) and Abdul Qadir(6 wickets).

[edit] One Day International

[edit] Matches

[edit] ODI

23 January 1985
Scorecard
England 
240/7 (50 overs)
v  India
241/7 (47.4 overs)
India won by 3 wickets


24 March 1987
Scorecard
Pakistan 
286/6 (44 overs)
v  India
245/9 (44 overs)
Pakistan won by 41 runs


31 October 1987
Scorecard
New Zealand 
221/9 (50 overs)
v  India
224/1 (32.1 overs)
India won by 9 wickets


8 December 1987
Scorecard
West Indies 
203/8 (50 overs)
v  India
193 (44.4 overs)
West Indies won by 10 runs


30 October 1989
Scorecard
England 
194/7 (30 overs)
v  Pakistan
195/4 (28.3 overs)
Pakistan won by 6 wickets


1 December 1990
Scorecard
India 
245/5 (45 overs)
v  Sri Lanka
226/7 (45 overs)
India won by 19 runs


26 November 1995
Scorecard
New Zealand 
348/8 (50 overs)
v  India
249 (39.3 overs)
New Zealand won by 99 runs


1 March 1996
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
154 (45.3 overs)
v  Australia
158/2 (36 overs)
Australia won by 8 wickets


22 March 1999
Scorecard
India 
287/4 (50 overs)
v  Sri Lanka
207 (38 overs)
India won by 80 runs


19 March 2000
Scorecard
South Africa 
320/7 (50 overs)
v  India
310 (48.5 overs)
South Africa won by 10 runs


9 November 2002
Scorecard
India 
279/9 (50 overs)
v  West Indies
280/3 (46.2 overs)
West Indies won by 7 wickets


25 October 2005
Scorecard
India 
350/6 (50 overs)
v  Sri Lanka
198 (35.4 overs)
India won by 152 runs


22 January 2007
Scorecard
India 
338/3 (50 overs)
v  West Indies
324/8 (50 overs)
India won by 14 runs


14 October 2007
Scorecard
Australia 
317/3 (50 overs)
v  India
299/7 (50 overs)
Australia won by 18 runs


[edit] Tests

3-8 October 1969
Scorecard
New Zealand 
319 (130 overs) & 214 (105.1 overs)
v  India
251 (99.2 overs) & 109 (55.5 overs)
New Zealand won by 167 runs


5-10 October 1983
Scorecard
India 
245 (85.3 overs) & 262/8 dec (107 overs)
v  Pakistan
322 (134.4 overs) & 42/1 (8 overs)
Match drawn


27-31 December 1986
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
204 (59.1 overs) & 141 (48.4 overs)
v  India
451/6 dec (129.5 overs)
India won by an innings and 106 runs


1-5 December 1994
Scorecard
India 
546/9 dec (155 overs) & 208/7 dec (63.4 overs)
v  West Indies
428 (153 overs) & 132/5 (62 overs)
Match drawn


26-30 Novembar 1997
Scorecard
India 
485 (155 overs)
v  Sri Lanka
Match drawn


25-29 November 2000
Scorecard
India 
609/6 dec (155.5 overs)
v  Zimbabwe
382 (120.1 overs) & 503/6 (161 overs)
Match drawn


21-25 February 2002
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
287 (103.5 overs) & 182 (88.4 overs)
v  India
570/7 dec (184.5 overs)
India won by an innings and 101 runs


26-29 December 1986
Scorecard
Australia 
398 (100.2 overs) & 329/5 dec (98.1 overs)
v  India
185 (91.5 overs) & 200 (53.3 overs)
Australia won by 342 runs


1-5 March 2006
Scorecard
England 
393 (127.5 overs) & 297/3 dec (87 overs)
v  India
323 (136.5 overs) & 260/6 (78.2 overs)
Match drawn


[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ "VCA Ground". ESPN Cricinfo. 17 June 2011. http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/ground/58344.html. Retrieved 17 June 2011. 

[edit] External links

Coordinates: 21°09′26.2″N 79°04′35.5″E / 21.157278°N 79.076528°E / 21.157278; 79.076528

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