The Indian T20 carnival this year will take place in the state of Maharashtra where two more teams will be joining the competition and making it a 10-team tournament. Out of a total of four venues decided to conduct this year’s IPL, the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune is the only stadium outside Mumbai. The other three venues are located in Mumbai itself. We will be discussing the Pitch Report and the T20 Records of the MCA Stadium Pune in this article.
The Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium will be hosting a total of 15 IPL matches this season. The first match to be played here will be the Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals encounter, which will be the 5th match of the season.
MCA Stadium Pune Pitch Report for IPL 2022
The pitch at the MCA Stadium Pune is made up of black soil which offers great assistance to the spinners. The spinners could be seen coming into play right away as the surface will be providing great help to them. However, the games at the venue also tend to be high-scoring encounters due to the short boundaries. The pacers will have to bowl at the right areas to prevent going for big runs here. In the recent games at the MCA stadium, it has been seen that big totals have been registered.
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium T20 Records
Only 3 T20 International games have been played in the MCA stadium, out of which two have been won by the teams chasing.
T20 Stats
- Total matches played – 3
- Matches won batting first – 1
- Matches won batting second – 2
- Average 1st Innings score – 153
- Average 2nd Innings score – 128
- Highest total recorded – 201/6 (20 Ov) by IND vs SL
- Lowest total recorded – 101/10 (18.5 Ov) by IND vs SL
- Highest score chased – 158/5 (17.5 Ov) by IND vs ENG
- Lowest score defended – 201/6 (20 Ov) by IND vs SL
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Pune Cricket Stadium IPL Records
A significant number of IPL matches have been played in the MCA stadium. Here are the records which help us get a better understanding of how the matches tend to go around in this particular venue. The teams batting second have a slight edge over the teams batting first here. The average first and second innings scores do not have a remarkable difference.
- Total Matches played- 38
- Matches won Batting 1st – 18
- Matches won Batting 2nd- 20
- Highest Total recorded – 211/4 by Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils in 2018
- Lowest Total recorded – 73 all out by Kings XI Punjab vs Rising Pune Supergiant in 2017
- Highest score chased – 196/7 by Gujarat Lions vs Rising Pune Supergiant in 2016
- Lowest score defended – 119/8 by SRH vs Pune Warriors India in 2013
- Average 1st Innings Score – 159
- Average 2nd Innings Score – 157
Scoring Pattern
Due to the good batting conditions, the teams generally tend to score above 150 at the MCA Stadium Pune.
Scores Below 150: 10
Scores between 150 and 169: 14
Between 170 and 189: 10
Scores above 190: 4