ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium (stands for Andhra Cricket Association–Visakhapatnam District Cricket Association Cricket Stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.[2][3] It is primarily used for international cricket matches. The stadium has two-tiers and was designed to avoid any restricted views, eliminating pillars or columns which come in the field of view of spectators. The pitch is known to be batter-friendly.

Ground profile

The pitch assists spinners and the ball does not bounce much and hence, batting second is not always beneficial, though dew factor sometimes plays a significant role. The highest ODI Score here is 387 by India against West Indies, 2019.

History

The stadium was established as ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium in 2003.[4] It hosted the first ODI match against Pakistan, in 2005. In September 2009, the name of the stadium was changed to Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium by the executive committee of the Andhra Cricket Association.[5][6] After being given Test status in 2015,[7] it hosted its first test match in November 2016, between India and England.[8][9] India won the match by 246 runs. The stadium hosted its first T20I in February 2016 between India and Sri Lanka.[10]

The stadium also hosted few Indian Premier League matches and was the home ground of Deccan Chargers in 2012 and along with Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2015 and also with Mumbai Indians and Rising Pune Supergiants together in 2016.[11] 2019 Indian Premier League, it was selected to host the Eliminator and Qualifier 2 of the tournament.[12]

Majority of the Andhra Premier League matches are held since 2022.[13][14] It is the home ground for the IPL team Delhi Capitals in 2024 and 2025 seasons.[15][16] During the 2025 season, in March 2025, the name of the stadium is reverted back to its initial name ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium.[17][18]

Stats & records

Matches hosted
Facts
  • MS Dhoni scored his maiden ODI hundred (148) at this ground when Pakistan toured India in 2005.
  • Rohit Sharma scored 159 off 138((17*4,5*6)) balls against West Indies on 18 December 2019, which is the highest individual ODI score for any batsmen on this ground.
  • Rohit Sharma scored his first Test Hundred in his first innings as Test Opener on 3 October 2019, later in the same Test match, Rohit scored another 100 in the second innings. In the same test he smashed 13 sixes, that is the highest total for an individual in a test.
  • Mayank Agarwal recorded his maiden Test Hundred and converted it into a double hundred (215) at this ground, which is the highest individual Test score for any batsmen on this ground.
  • Adam Zampa recorded figures of 6 for 19 for Rising Pune SuperGiant in 2019, the best figures for a spinner in IPL history
  • Highest ODI score posted by a team was 387/5 by India, vs West Indies, 2019.
  • Rohit Sharma and K. L. Rahul scored 100's each and recorded 227 runs for the first wicket for India, vs West Indies, 2019.
  • First time in an ODI that both captains Virat Kohli and Kieron Pollard have been dismissed for a first ball duck, on 18 December 2019.
  • Kuldeep Yadav picked up his second ODI hat trick at this ground, vs West Indies, 2019.
  • Josh Inglis scored his maiden T20I century at this ground. He scored 110 off 50 balls and this is the highest individual T20I score for any batsmen on this ground when Australia toured India in 2023
  • Yashasvi Jaiswal scored his maiden double century in Tests at this ground. He scored 209 off 290 balls when England toured India in 2024.

List of centuries

Key

  • * denotes that the batsman was not out.
  • Inns. denotes the number of the innings in the match.
  • Balls denotes the number of balls faced in an innings.
  • NR denotes that the number of balls was not recorded.
  • Parentheses next to the player's score denotes his century number at Edgbaston.
  • The column title Date refers to the date the match started.
  • The column title Result refers to the player's team result

Tests

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInns.Opposing teamDateResult
1119Cheteshwar Pujara India2041 England17 November 2016Won[24]
2167Virat Kohli India2671 England17 November 2016Won[24]
3176Rohit Sharma India2441 South Africa2 October 2019Won[25]
4215Mayank Agarwal India3711 South Africa2 October 2019Won[25]
5160Dean Elgar South Africa2871 India2 October 2019Lost[25]
6111Quinton de Kock South Africa1111 India2 October 2019Lost[25]
7127Rohit Sharma India1492 South Africa2 October 2019Won[25]
8209Yashasvi Jaiswal India2901 England2 February 2024Won[26]
9104Shubman Gill India1472 England2 February 2024Won[26]

ODIs

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInns.Opposing teamDateResult
1148MS Dhoni India1231 Pakistan5 April 2005Won[27]
2107*Chamara Silva Sri Lanka1071 India17 February 2007Lost[28]
3111*Michael Clarke Australia1391 India10 October 2010Lost[29]
4118Virat Kohli India1212 Australia10 October 2010Won[29]
5117Virat Kohli India1232 West Indies2 December 2011Won[30]
6100*Shikhar Dhawan India852 Sri Lanka17 December 2017Won[31]
7157*Virat Kohli India1291 West Indies24 October 2018Tied[32]
8123*Shai Hope West Indies1342 India24 October 2018Tied[32]
9159Rohit Sharma India1381 West Indies18 December 2019Won[33]
10102K. L. Rahul India1041 West Indies18 December 2019Won[33]
11 106 Quinton de Kock  South Africa 89 1  India 25 December 2025 Lost
12 116* Yashasvi Jaiswal  India 121 2  South Africa 25 December 2025 Won

T20 Internationals

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInns.Opposing TeamDateResult
1110Josh Inglis Australia501 India23 November 2023Lost[34]

Women's One Day Internationals

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInns.Opposing TeamDateResult
1104*Mithali Raj India1091 Sri Lanka23 January 2014Won
2142Alyssa Healy Australia1072 India12 October 2025Won
3113*Alyssa Healy Australia772 Bangladesh16 October 2025Won

List of five wicket hauls

Key

Symbol Meaning
† The bowler was man of the match
‡ 10 or more wickets taken in the match
§ One of two five-wicket hauls by the bowler in the match
Date Day the Test started or ODI was held
Inn Innings in which five-wicket haul was taken
Overs Number of overs bowled.
Runs Number of runs conceded
Wkts Number of wickets taken
Econ Runs conceded per over
Batsmen Batsmen whose wickets were taken
Drawn The match was drawn.

Tests

No. Bowler Date Team Opposing team Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1Ravichandran Ashwin17 November 2016 India England229.56752.24 Won [24]
2Ravichandran Ashwin2 October 2019 India South Africa246.214573.12 Won[25]
3Mohammed Shami2 October 2019 India South Africa410.53553.23 Won[25]
4Jasprit Bumrah3 February 2024 India England215.54563.23 Won

One Day Internationals

No. Bowler Date Team Opposing team Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1Amit Mishra29 October 2016 India New Zealand261853.00 Won[35]

Notable events

  • Due to water scarcity in Maharashtra during the IPL 2016 season, Mumbai Indians and Rising Pune Supergiants played 3 games each at this stadium. Visakhapatnam served as a home venue for both the teams.
  • Rising Pune Supergiants skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni [when CSK was facing eviction in 2016 & 2017] scored 22 runs off final over against Axar Patel of Kings XI Punjab on 21 May 2016 to secure one of the highest chases in T20s at this stadium.[36]
  • In 2016, Visakhapatnam hosted all 3 international formats in the same year in which India won the T20I, ODI and Test against Sri Lanka, New Zealand and England respectively.
  • On 24 October 2018, Virat Kohli became the fastest player to score 10,000 ODI runs with 205 innings surpassing Sachin Tendulkar. He achieved this feat during the second ODI against West Indies.
  • In 2019, due to the General Elections in India, Visakhapatnam was named as Standby venue for IPL 2019. Even though this stadium has not hosted any group stage matches, it was selected to host the playoffs stage of 2019 Indian Premier League for the first time.
  • In 2024, due to the DDCA expressing inability to host Delhi Capitals home matches at the Arun Jaitley Stadium during the initial stage of IPL 2024 season, Visakhapatnam was chosen to host DC's first 2 home matches.

References

  1. ↑ "Cricket Venues and Grounds". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "ACA-VDCA Stadium". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "Cricket Grounds and Academies - List Of ACA Stadiums". Andhra Cricket Association. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam, The Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "Vizag stadium to be named after YSR". The Hindu. 14 September 2009. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
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  11. ↑ "IPL returns to Vizag after five years". The Times of India. 23 February 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
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  17. ↑ "No YSR name on renovated cricket stadium sparks controversy". The Hindu. 20 March 2025. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
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  25. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "1st Test, ICC World Test Championship at Visakhapatnam, Oct 2-6 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
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  29. 1 2 "2nd ODI (D/N), Australia tour of India [Sep-Oct 2010] at Visakhapatnam, Oct 20 2010". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
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  33. 1 2 "2nd ODI (D/N), West Indies tour of India at Visakhapatnam, Dec 18 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  34. ↑ Cite error: The named reference T20I2360 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  35. ↑ "5th ODI, New Zealand tour of India at Vishakhapatnam, Oct 29 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
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