Narendra Modi Stadium Ahmedabad Pitch Report for IPL 2023 & T20 Records

The carnival of Cricket is back and is around the corner. The 16th edition of the Indian Premier League is commencing on March 31 with Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings clash. Narendra Modi Stadium aka Motera Stadium will host the match which is expected to be witnessed by over 1 lakh people at the arena only. Meanwhile, fantasy game users are also excited and they would like to know important stats about Narendra Modi Stadium Ahmedabad like pitch report for IPL, T20 records at the ground, last IPL match scorecard, etc. Here, we are giving you a details analysis of stats regarding Motera Cricket Stadium.

Before the venue used to be called Motera Stadium. But after the renovation and becoming the biggest cricket stadium in the World, it was renamed as Narendra Modi Stadium Ahmedabad. Since its inauguration, it has hosted 13 international games and 7 IPL games. This year it will host 7 matches of the league.

Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad T20I Records

So far 7 international matches have been played at the venue, the most recent being India vs New Zealand match in January 2023. Ahmedabad Cricket Stadium has witnessed high-scoring international matches.

• Total T20I matches played: 7
• Matches won by the team batting first: 4
• Matches won by the team batting second: 3
• Highest team score while batting first: India – 234-4 (20) vs New Zealand, 2023
• Lowest team score while batting first: India – 124-7 (20) vs England, 2021
• Lowest team score while batting second (in defeat): New Zealand – 66-10 (12.1) while chasing India’s 234.
• Biggest total chased: India chased England’s 164.
• Lowest Score Defended: India defended 185 vs England, in 2021
• Narendra Modi Stadium Ahmedabad average score in T20I: 182
• Best bowling figures for a spinner: Washington Sundar – 2/29 vs England, 2021
• Best bowling figures for a pacer: Hardik Pandya – 4/16 vs New Zealand, 2023
• Highest score by a batsman: Shubman Gill – 126*(63) vs New Zealand, 2023
• Total wickets taken by spinners: 17 in 7 games (2.5 wickets per match)
• Total wickets taken by pacers: 58 in 7 games (8.2 wickets per match)

Ahmedabad Cricket Stadium IPL Records (2021-22)

The venue is hosting IPL matches since 2010 and then it was known as Motera Cricket Stadium. From 2010 to 2014 it was the secondary home ground for Rajasthan Royals. So far, Ahmedabad has hosted a total of 18 IPL matches. But here we are talking about IPL 2021 & 2022 matches because now the pitch of Ahmedabad is different than what it used to be in 2014. These stats will give you a clear picture of Narendra Modi Stadium Ahmedabad’s pitch report in the most recent IPL matches.

• IPL games played: 7
• Games won by the team batting first: 2
• Games won by the team batting second: 5
• Highest team score while batting first: Punjab – 179-5 (20) vs RCB, 2021
• Lowest team total while batting first: Punjab – 127-9 (20) vs KKR, 2021
• Lowest team total while chasing: RCB – 145-8 (20) while chasing Punjab’s 179
• Biggest total chased: Delhi chased Punjab’s 166.
• Lowest Score Defended: RCB defended 171 vs DC, in 2021
• Ahmedabad Cricket Stadium’s average score in IPL: 154

Narendra Modi Stadium Ahmedabad Pitch Report

Ahmedabad Stadium ground has two types of pitches; black soil and red soil. The black soil helps fast bowlers in getting a good pace and bounce while red soil pitches generally help spinners and medium pacers who use variations. But curators in Ahmedabad usually create pace-friendly pitches which also help the batters. So, this is the reason pacers strike most of the wickets here while spinners rarely make an impact.

If we look at the recent T20 records report at Narendra Modi Stadium Ahmedabad pitch, the team who batted first scored easily but the team who chased faced difficulties. So, a wise decision in IPL 2023 opening game will be to bat first and play with 1 spinner and 4 pacers.

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Ahmedabad Stadium Boundary Size

The boundaries of Narendra Modi Stadium are slightly bigger than any other cricket ground in India. Covers, extra covers, deep mid-wicket areas boundaries of Ahmedabad ground are 75-80 meters. Square leg and deep point boundaries are 67 to 74 meters from the pitch. Due to bigger boundaries, most of the wickets in Ahmedabad come in the form of caught-out.

IPL Matches in Ahmedabad 2023

In the 2010s, Motera Stadium acted as Rajasthan Royals’ home ground. In 2021 and 2022 it was a neutral venue. Now in 2023, for the first time it will host Gujarat Titans matches as a home ground. Seven IPL 2023 matches are scheduled to play in Ahmedabad.