VCA Stadium at Jamtha, Nagpur |
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| Location | Jamtha, Nagpur, Maharashtra |
| Establishment | 2008 |
| Capacity | 45,000 |
| Owner | Vidarbha Cricket Association |
| Architect | Shashi Prabhu[1] |
| Operator | Vidarbha Cricket Association |
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| Secretary End Pavilion End |
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| First Test | 6-10 Nov 2008: India v Australia |
| Last Test | 20-23 Nov 2010: India v New Zealand |
| First ODI | 28 Oct 2009: India v Australia |
| Last ODI | 12 March 2011: India v South Africa |
| Only T20I | 9 Dec 2009: India v Sri Lanka |
| As of 16 March, 2011 Source: Cricinfo |
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The Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium (Marathi:विदर्भ क्रिकेट असोसीएशन मैदान) (also known as New VCA stadium) is a Test cricket ground built in 2008 in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. Inaugurated in 2008, it replaced the old Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground as the main stadium in the city.
VCA Stadium is the home ground for the Vidharba and Central Zone teams for the domestic Ranji Trophy and Duleep Trophy tournaments, respectively.
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The stadium is located in the Jamtha neighborhood, about 15 km from Nagpur.
Spread over 33 acres (130,000 m2), VCA Stadium features include wi-fi coverage and a capacity of 45,000. The venue also has world-class training and practice facilities.[2] The stadium has four stands. The East and West stands are open to air stands with two tiers. The North stand houses the commercial box and has three tiers. The South stand also has three tiers and houses the players pavilion.
The first international match hosted at this venue was the 4th Test between India and Australia (Nov 2008), which India won by 172 runs. The Aussie spinner Jason Krejza finished with 12 wickets, while Harbhajan Singh claimed seven. The current president of the vca is Mr.Sudhir Dabir . He has been under observations by the BCCI as it is said that he sold half of the tickets of 12th march 2011 India vs. South Africa world cup match tickets in black .[3][4]
Four matches will be played here during the 2011 Cricket World Cup.[5]
| 6-10 November 2008 scorecard |
India 441 (124.5 overs) & 295 (82.4 overs) |
v | Australia 355 (134.4 overs) & 209 (50.2 overs) |
India won by 172 runs |
| 6-9 February 2010 Scorecard |
South Africa 558/6d (176 overs) |
v | India 233 (64.4 overs) & 319 (107.1 overs) |
South Africa won by an innings and 6 runs |
| 20-23 November 2010 Scorecard |
New Zealand 193 (66.3 overs) & 175 (55.2 overs) |
v | India 566/8d (165 overs) |
India won by an innings and 198 runs |
| 28 October 2009 (D/N) Scorecard |
India 352/7 (50 overs) |
v | Australia 255 (48.3 overs) |
India won by 99 runs |
| 19 December 2009 (D/N) Scorecard |
India 301/7 (50 overs) |
v | Sri Lanka 302/7 (49.1 overs) |
Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets |
| 22 February 2011 (D/N) Scorecard |
Netherlands 292/6 (50 overs) |
v | England 296/4 (48.4 overs) |
England won by 6 wickets |
| 25 February 2011 Scorecard |
New Zealand 206 (45.1 overs) |
v | Australia 207/3 (34 overs) |
Australia won by 7 wickets |
| 28 February 2011 Scorecard |
Zimbabwe 298/9 (50 overs) |
v | Canada 123 (41.3 overs) |
Zimbabwe won by 175 runs |
| 12 March 2011 (D/N) Scorecard |
India 296 (48.4 overs) |
v | South Africa 300/7 (49.4 overs) |
South Africa won by 3 wickets |
| 9 December 2009 (D/N) Scorecard |
Sri Lanka 215/5 (20 overs) |
v | India 186/9 (20 overs) |
Sri Lanka won by 29 runs |
| 5 April 2010 (D/N) Scorecard |
Rajasthan Royals 159 (19.5 overs) |
v | Deccan Chargers 157 (19.5 overs) |
Rajasthan Royals won by 2 runs |
| 10 April 2010 (D/N) Scorecard |
Deccan Chargers 138/8 (20 overs) |
v | Chennai Super Kings 139/4 (19.1 overs) |
Super Kings won by 6 wickets |
| 12 April 2010 (D/N) Scorecard |
Deccan Chargers 151/6 (20 overs) |
v | Royal Challengers Bangalore 138 (19.4 overs) |
Deccan Chargers won by 13 runs |
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