IPL 2024: Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium Pitch Report, Weather Forecast, T20 Records & Stats

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Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, established in 2021, will host the IPL for the first time during the seventeenth edition of the Indian Premier League – IPL 2024, starting from Saturday (March 23).

The Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, which has the ability to house 38,000 fans, has served as home venues to Punjab state team and will serve as a home to the Punjab-based franchise Punjab Kings from the 2024 IPL season.

Punjab Kings have shifted base from the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium, the IS Bindra Stadium, in Mohali. The new venue will host the home games of PBKS from IPL 2024

In the partial released schedule, PBKS hosted one match – a clash against the Delhi Capitals in the first double-header of the season on Saturday (March 23) in a day time contest.

The remaining matches were revealed on March 25 as the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, named after after late Patiala royal, is set to host four more PBKS home matches of such big magnitude at the venue in Mullanpur.

The venue, however, has hosted several T20 matches in the domestic competition – Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in 2022 and 2023. Here is a look at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium T20 records and stats at the venue ahead of IPL 2024:

Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium Pitch Report

The wickets at the venue during the SMAT witnessed many games end as low-scoring affairs. Both pacers and spinners had got equal share of wickets, but the slower bowlers had come into play the most in the T20 games at the MYSIC Stadium.

However, in the first-ever IPL game, we saw a team chase down the highest total at the venue, where the boundary dimensions are 67 meters and 64 meters on the squares, 60 meters behind square, 73 meters front of square and 75 meters straighters boundaries.

Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium Mullanpur Weather Forecast

We are at the start of the Indian summer, the day will be very hot and the evenings will be a little cooler in Mullanpur, seeing the temperatures rising up from 35°C to 37°C during the first week of the IPL 2024 with the low of 20°C to 22°C in March.

In April also the temperatures are expected to remain around 36°C to 38°C in the day with the low of 20°C to 23°C in the nights. In May, however, there is chance of some summer showers with temperatures expected to remain the same as April

Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium T20 Records and Stats

• Total Matches: 23
• Batting 1st Won: 15
• Batting 2nd Won: 8
• Highest Total: 238/2 by Jammu & Kashmir vs Arunachal Pradesh in 2022 SMAT
• Lowest Total: 53 All Out by Meghalaya vs Haryana in 2022 SMAT
• Highest Run-chase: 149/7 in 18.5 overs by Baroda vs Mumbai in 2023 SMAT
• Lowest total defended: 147/6 by Karnataka vs Jammu & Kashmir in 2022 SMAT
• Average 1st Innings Score: 148
• Average 2nd Innings Score: 116
• Total Sixes: 247 sixes
• Total Fours: 438 fours
• Total Fifties: 18 fifties
• Total Hundreds: 1 hundred

Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium IPL 2024 Records and Stats

• Total Matches: 5
• Batting 1st Won: 2
• Batting 2nd Won: 3
• Highest Total: 192/7 by Mumbai Indians vs Punjab Kings
• Lowest Total: 142 All Out by Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans
• Highest Run-chase: 177/6 in 19.2 overs by Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals
• Lowest total defended: 182/9 by SRH vs PBKS
• Average 1st Innings Score: 167
• Average 2nd Innings Score: 168
• Most Runs: Ashutosh Sharma (PBKS) - 128 runs in 4 innings
• Highest Score: Suryakumar Yadav (MI) - 78 off 53 balls vs PBKS
• Total Sixes: 70 sixes
• Most Sixes: Ashutosh Sharma (PBKS) - 12 sixes
• Total Fours: 143 fours
• Most Fours: Sam Curran (PBKS) - 11 fours
• Total Fifties: 4 fifties
• Most Fifties: Ashutosh Sharma (PBKS), Suryakumar Yadav (MI), Sam Curran (PBKS) & Nitish Kumar Reddy (SRH)- 1 fifty each
• Most Wickets: Harshal Patel (PBKS) - 11 wickets
• Best Bowling Figures: Arshdeep Singh (PBKS) - 4 for 29 in 4 overs vs SRH

Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium IPL 2024 Schedule

• March 23, Saturday: Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals - PBKS won by 4 wickets
• April 9, Tuesday: Punjab Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad - SRH won by 2 runs
• April 13, Saturday: Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals - RR won by 3 wickets
• April 18, Thursday: Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians - MI won by 9 runs
• April 21, Sunday: Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans - GT won by 3 wickets