Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground
 VCA Ground, Nagpur |
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| Ground information | |
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| Location | Nagpur |
| Capacity | 40,000 |
| Owner | Vidarbha Cricket Association |
| Operator | Vidarbha Cricket Association |
| End names | |
| Jaika End Church End |
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| 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 |
| As of 20 February 2011 Source: Cricinfo |
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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It as been replaced by a new stadium called Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium as an international cricket stadium.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
- Highest team total: 609/6 dec, by India against Zimbabwe in 2000/01.
- Lowest team total: 109, by India against New Zealand in 1969/70.
- Highest individual score: 232*, by Andy Flower against India in 2000/01.
- Best bowling in an innings: 7/51, by Maninder Singh against Sri Lanka in 1986/87.
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
- Highest team total: 350, by India against Sri Lanka in 2005/06.
- Lowest team total: 154, by Zimbabwe against Australia in 1995/96.
- Highest individual score: 149, by Shivnarine Chanderpaul against India in 2006/07.
- Best bowling in an innings: 6/29, by Patrick Patterson against India in 1987/88.
[edit] Matches
[edit] ODI
| 23 January 1985 Scorecard |
England  240/7 (50 overs) |
v |  India241/7 (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 Lanka226/7 (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 |  Australia158/2 (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
- ^ "VCA Ground". ESPN Cricinfo. 17 June 2011. http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/ground/58344.html. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
[edit] External links
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