Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad is going to host the 1st match of the 5-match Test series between India and England. The series is part of the World Test Championship 2023-25. Both sides would like to field their full-fledged teams; however, India will miss the all-important Virat Kohli.
Hyderabad Cricket Stadium Test Records (Before IND vs ENG 1st Test)
Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium has hosted 5 matches before the upcoming IND vs ENG clash. The venue has witnessed one drawn game and has remained a high-scoring venue in Test cricket.
- Total matches played: 5
- Matches won by the team batting first: 2
- Matches won by the team bowling first: 2
- Matches ended in a draw/no result: 1
- Highest team score in 1st innings: India – 687/6d vs Bangladesh, 2017
- Highest team score in 2nd innings: India – 503/10 vs Australia, 2013
- Highest team score in 3rd innings: New Zealand – 448/8d vs India, 2010
- Highest team score in 4th innings: Bangladesh – 250/10 vs India, 2017
- Lowest team score while batting 1st: West Indies – 311 vs India, 2018
- Lowest team score while batting 2nd: New Zealand – 159 vs India, 2012
- Lowest team score while batting 3rd: West Indies – 127 vs India, 2018
- Lowest team score while batting 4th: Bangladesh – 250 vs India, 2017
- Average 1st innings total: 404
- Average 2nd innings total: 378
- Average 3rd innings total: 206
- Average 4th innings total: 131
- Best bowling figures for a spinner: R Ashwin (IND) – 6/31 vs New Zealand, 2012
- Best bowling figures for a pacer: Umesh Yadav (IND) – 6/88 vs West Indies, 2018
- Highest score by a batsman: Brendon McCullum (NZ) – 225(308) vs India, 2010
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium Hyderabad Pitch Report for IND vs ENG 1st Test
The Hyderabad pitch is expected to behave like a typical Test venue in India. It is a bat-first venue where you want to score as many runs in the first innings as possible, as the later part of the match is likely to favor spinners. India will play both R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja which will make things challenging for the English batters. England’s BAZBALL approach may work here, but the duo of Ashwin and Jadeja is going to create many wicket-taking opportunities.
Hyderabad Last Test Match Scorecard (Before IND vs ENG 1st Test)
| WI 1st Inns: 311-10 (101.4) | |
| Roston Chase: 106(189) | Umesh Yadav: 26.4 – 3 – 88 – 6 |
| Jason Holder: 52(92) | Kuldeep Yadav: 29 – 2 – 85 – 3 |
| IND 1st Inns: 367-10 (106.4) | |
| Rishabh Pant: 92(134) | Jason Holder: 23 – 5 – 56 – 5 |
| Ajinkya Rahane: 80(183) | Shannon Gabriel: 20.4 – 1 – 107 – 3 |
| WI 2nd Inns: 127-10 (46.1) | |
| Sunil Ambris: 38(95) | Umesh Yadav: 12.1 – 3 – 45 – 4 |
| Shai Hope: 28(42) | Ravindra Jadeja: 11 – 5 – 12 – 3 |
| IND 2nd Inns: 75-0 (16.1) | |
| Prithvi Shaw: 33*(45) | |
| KL Rahul: 33*(53) | |
| India won by 10 wickets |