The newly built Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad is one of the largest cricket stadiums in the world with a seating capacity of 1,32,000. The stadium was formerly known as Motera Gujarat Stadium, Sardar Patel Stadium and has two ends Adani Pavilion End, GMDC End. Let us now look at the Narendra Modi Stadium Pitch Report.
Narendra Modi Stadium Pitch Report
The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad features five red soil and six black soil pitches. The red soil pitches offer more assistance to fast bowlers, which is similar to the ones in the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The Black Soil Surface offers more assistance to spinners and it tends to slow down as the game progresses.
The team batting first might find it difficult to score runs in the initial stages and as the game progresses the surface becomes better for batting and taking into consideration the due factor that will be in play, teams winning the toss would prefer bowling first. Here is the detailed international cricket stats at Narendra Modi Stadium.
Mens Cricket
ODI Statistics
- Total Match Played: 28
- Batting First Won: 14
- Batting Second Won: 14
- Average Score 1st Innings Score: 242 runs
- Highest Total Scored: South Africa - 365/2
- Lowest Total Scored: Zimbabwe 85/10
T20I Statistics
- Total Match Played: 07
- Batting First Won: 04
- Batting Second Won: 03
- Average Score 1st Innings Score: 183 runs
- Highest Total Scored: India - 234/4
- Lowest Total Scored: New Zealand - 66/10
Womens Cricket
ODI Statistics
- Total Match Played: 04
- Batting First Won: 03
- Batting Second Won: 01
- Average Score 1st Innings Score: 208 runs
- Highest Total Scored: India Women - 256/6
- Lowest Total Scored: Bangladesh Women - 96/10
T20I Statistics
- Total Match Played: 03
- Batting First Won: 02
- Batting Second Won: 01
- Average Score 1st Innings Score - 108 runs
- Highest Total Scored: India Women - 128/5
- Lowest Total Scored: West Indies Women - 89/8
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