Rajasthan Royals have had a great start to the IPL 2023 season. They won the match against SRH by 72 runs and currently sitting at top of the table with the best net run rate. Now the team has arrived in Guwahati for their 2nd game of the season. This season, Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati is RR’s second home venue after Jaipur. On Wednesday, Sanju Samson-led side will lock horns with Punjab Kings. Meanwhile, fantasy game players are keen to know the key stats of Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati such as the pitch report, IPL Records, and the last T20 match scorecard at the venue. Here, you can check Guwahati Cricket Stadium’s stats and records ahead of IPL matches.
Assam Cricket Association Stadium Barsapara got international status in 2018 and so far it has hosted 5 matches of the Indian Cricket Team. It’s a great move by IPL to make it the home ground of Rajasthan Royals as it will connect fans in northeast India with the league. And who knows, we may have an IPL team from a northeast state in the coming years. During the two IPL matches in Guwahati Stadium, all eyes will be on the local boy Riyan Parag.
Barsapara Cricket Stadium T20I Records
So far, Guwahati has hosted 2 complete T20 international matches while one game was washed out by rain. The most recent T20I match at the venue was played between India and South Africa in October 2022 in which a total of 468 runs were scored. While the inaugural T20 match at the venue took place in 2017 and it had a completely different story. In this game, India could score only 118 runs and it was chased by the Aussie side in just 15.3 overs.
- Total T20I matches played: 2
- Matches won by the team batting first: 1
- Matches won by the team batting second: 1
- Highest team score while batting first: India – 237/3 (20) vs South Africa, 2022
- Lowest team score while batting first: India – 118/10 (20) vs Australia, 2017
- Biggest total chased: Australia chased 118 vs India, in 2017
- Lowest Score Defended: India defended 237 vs South Africa, in 2022
- Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati average score in T20I: 177
- Best bowling figures for a spinner: Adam Zampa – 2/19 vs India, 2017
- Best bowling figures for a pacer: Jason Behrendorff – 4/21 vs India, 2017
- Total wickets taken by spinners: 5 in 2 games (2.5 wickets per match)
- Total wickets taken by pacers: 11 in 2 games (5.5 wickets per match)
- Highest score by a batsman: David Miller – 106*(47) vs India, 2022
Guwahati Cricket Stadium IPL Records
To date, no IPL match has been played at Guwahati Cricket Ground, and with RR vs PBKS match, it’s going to be the inception here. However, the ground has hosted Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 trophy matches. This year, the venue will host its first two IPL matches on April 5 and 8.
Barsapara Cricket Stadium Guwahati Pitch Report
In the past games, Guwahati ground has turned out to be a paradise for the batters. The report suggests that Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati has a hard pitch where the ball comes nicely to the bat, the bounce will be even and batters can play their shots confidently. A team may prefer to bowl first here.
IPL 2023 Matches in Guwahati
Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals are the two teams who will tour Guwahati to face Royals. The RR vs PBKS game will start at 7:30 PM while the RR vs DC is an afternoon game.
| Date | Match | Time |
| 5 April | RR vs PBKS | 7:30 PM |
| 8 April | RR vs DC | 3:30 PM |
Guwahati Stadium Last T20 Match Scorecard
The last game at Guwahati was a feast for the batters. Combined 468 runs were made by both teams. Despite, David Millier’s hard-fought century, South Africa lost this game to India by 16 runs.
| India : 237-3 (20) | South Africa : 221-3 (20) |
| Suryakumar Yadav : 61(22) | David Miller : 106*(47) |
| KL Rahul : 57(28) | Quinton de Kock : 69*(48) |
| Virat Kohli : 49*(28) | Aiden Markram : 33(19) |
| Keshav Maharaj : 4 – 0 – 23 – 2 | Arshdeep Singh : 4 – 0 – 62 – 2 |
| Axar Patel : 4 – 0 – 53 – 1 |