The highly-anticipated ICC Men’s ODI World Cup tournament will get underway on October 5, Thursday. As many as ten teams will be partaking in the mega event namely India, Australia, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, Bangladesh, England, South Africa, Afghanistan, Netherlands and Pakistan. For the record, the marquee tournament will be played across 10 Indian venues. Fans are curious to learn more about the Ahmedabad pitch report. You have come to the right place and you’ll find all the necessary details of the Ahmedabad Pitch Report below.
Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad will be hosting as many as five games in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023. The New Zealand cricket team will take on the England cricket team in the tournament opener in Ahmedabad. Besides that, India will lock horns with Pakistan in Ahmedabad on October 14. On the other hand, England will cross swords with Australia on November 4 at the same venue. South Africa will take on Afghanistan on November 10. The finals of the mega tournament will be played at the same venue on November 19.
Narendra Modi Stadium Ahmedabad Pitch Report
Narendra Modi Stadium has a maximum capacity of 1,32,000 and hence the fans are expected to turn up in big numbers to watch the games. Let’s get to know more about the Ahmedabad pitch report now. In fact, there are plenty of pitches available (six black soil pitches and five red soil pitches) and we are not certain what kind of wicket will be on offer on the match day.
The black soil pitch offers good bounce for the fast bowlers whereas the red soil pitch offers a great deal of support to the seamers who will get an opportunity to ruffle the batsmen’s feathers. As the game advances, it is quite obvious that the pitch will slow down, bringing the spinners into the picture. However, once the batsmen brave the initial challenges, they are destined to shine, given that there will be dew.
Ahmedabad Cricket Stadium ODI Records
The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad didn’t host many ODIs and the last three games that were hosted here witnessed low scores. The teams that batted first won the majority of the games (16) as compared to the teams that batted second (12). Let’s take a glimpse at Ahmedabad ODI records below.
- Total ODI matches played: 28
- Matches won by the team batting first: 16
- Matches won by the team bowling first: 12
- Highest team score while batting first: South Africa recorded 365/2 against India
- Lowest score: West Indies restricted Zimbabwe to 85
- Biggest total chased: India chased down 325 against West Indies
- Lowest Score Defended: West Indies (196/10) defended India (194/9)
- Narendra Modi Stadium Ahmedabad average 1st innings total in ODI: 235
- Narendra Modi Stadium Ahmedabad average 2nd innings total in ODI: 203
- Best bowling figures for a spinner: Yuzvendra Chahal’s 4/49 against West Indies
- Best bowling figures for a pacer: Prasidh Krishna’s 4/12 against West Indies
- Highest score by a batsman: 144 by Sourav Ganguly against Zimbabwe
