IPL 2024: Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy Stadium Vizag Pitch Report, Weather Forecast, T20, IPL Records & Stats

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Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy Stadium in Vizag, established in 2003, will host at least two matches during the seventeenth edition of the Indian Premier League – IPL 2024, which is set to start from Friday (March 22).

Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy Stadium, also known as ACA-VDCA Stadium, has served as home venues to Andhra cricket teams, the Indian cricket team and also IPL sides Deccan Chargers, Mumbai Indians and Rising Pune Supergiant.

The Vizag venue, which has also hosted playoff matches in IPL 2019, will play hosts to at least two home games of Delhi Capitals in the upcoming campaign of IPL 2024. The Delhi-based side is likely to return to the base at Arun Jaitley Stadium for their remaining home games.

In IPL 2024, DC will host two matches in Vizag against Chennai Super Kings on March 31 followed by a fixture against Kolkata Knight Riders on April 3 with their remaining home fixtures set to be played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.

Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy Stadium will be hosting it’s fourth season of the cash-rich league matches, having hosted a few matches in IPL, the home games of DC in 2012, MI and RPSG in 2016, and as a neutral host during the 2019 season.

The venue has hosted just 13 IPL matches and 4 T20I matches so far. Here is a look at the Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy Stadium information, T20 and IPL records at the venue in Vizag ahead of IPL 2024:

Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy Stadium Pitch Report

The pitches in Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy are known to be batting friendly, but the average score in the T20 matches states otherwise as the first innings scores have crossed 200 plus only twice in the recent international T20 match at the venue.

Vizag Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy Stadium Weather Forecast

It’s the Indian summer, so the day will be warm, but the evenings will be a little cool, seeing the temperatures at a high of 38°C and a low of 28°C during the solitary matchday in March in Vizag.

In April and May, the temperatures are expected to fluctuate between 35°C to 38°C in the day with the low of 27°C to 29°C in the nights. There is also forecast for rain in the middle and end of May.

Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy Stadium T20I Records and Stats

• Total Matches: 4
• Batting 1st Won: 1
• Batting 2nd Won: 3
• Highest Total: 209/8 by India vs Australia in 2023
• Lowest Total: 82 All Out by Sri Lanka vs India in 2016
• Highest Run-chase: 209/8 in 19.5 overs by India vs Australia in 2023
• Lowest total defended: 179/5 by India vs South Africa in 2022
• Average 1st Innings Score: 149
• Average 2nd Innings Score: 138
• Total Sixes: 38 sixes
• Total Fours: 107 fours
• Total Fifties: 7 fifties
• Total Hundreds: 1 hundred

Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy Stadium IPL Records and Stats

• Total Matches: 15
• Batting 1st Won: 8
• Batting 2nd Won: 7
• Highest Total: 272/7 by Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals in 2024
• Lowest Total: 92 all out by Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2016
• Highest Run-chase: 173/6 in 20 overs by Rising Pune Supergiants vs Punjab Kings in 2016
• Lowest Total Defended: 137/8 by Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rising Pune Supergiants in 2016
• Average 1st Innings Score: 160
• Average 2nd Innings Score: 134
• Highest Individual Score: David Warner (SRH) – 91 from 59 balls vs MI in 2015
• Most Runs: Shikhar Dhawan (DC & SRH) – 294 runs in 9 innings
• Total Sixes: 199 sixes
• Most Sixes: MS Dhoni (CSK & RPSG) & David Warner (DC & SRH) – 10 sixes each
• Total Fours: 354 fours
• Most Fours: Shikhar Dhawan (SRH & DC) – 32 fours in 9 innings
• Total Fifties: 22 fifties
• Most Fifties: Rishabh Pant (DC), David Warner (DC), Shikhar Dhawan (DC & SRH) & Murali Vijay (CSK) – 2 fifties each
• Total Hundreds: 0 hundreds
• Most Hundreds: NA
• Best Bowling Figures: Adam Zampa (RPSG) – 6 for 19 vs SRH in 2016
• Most Wickets: Adam Zampa (RPSG) – 10 wickets in 3 innings

Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy Stadium IPL 2024 Records & Stats

• Total Matches: 2
• Batting 1st Won: 2
• Batting 2nd Won: 0
• Highest Total: 272/7 by KKR vs DC
• Lowest Total: 171/6 by CSK vs DC
• Highest Run-chase: NA
• Lowest total defended: 191/5 by DC vs CSK
• Average 1st Innings Score: 232
• Average 2nd Innings Score: 169
• Most Runs: Rishabh Pant (DC) – 52 runs in 1 inning
• Highest Score: Sunil Narine (KKR) – 85 off 39 balls vs DC
• Total Sixes: 45 sixes
• Most Sixes: Rishabh Pant (DC) – 8 sixes
• Total Fours: 63 fours
• Most Fours: Rishabh Pant (DC) - 8 fours
• Most Wickets: Vaibhav Arora (KKR), Khaleel Ahmed (DC), Varun Chakravarthy (KKR), Anrich Nortje (DC), Mukesh Kumar (DC) & Matheesha Pathirana (CSK) – 3 wickets each
• Best Bowling Figures: Mukesh Kumar (DC) – 3 for 21 in 3 overs vs CSK

Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy Stadium IPL 2024 Schedule

• March 31, Monday: Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings – DC won by 20 runs
• April 3, Wednesday: Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders – KKR won by 106 runs