Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium

Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium
New VCA Stadium
VCA Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur
Ground information
LocationNagpur, Maharashtra
Establishment2008
Capacity44,904[1]
OwnerVidarbha Cricket Association
ArchitectShashi Prabhu[2]
OperatorVidarbha Cricket Association
TenantsVidarbha cricket team
End names
Secretary End
Pavilion End
International information
First Test6–10 November 2008:
 India v  Australia
Last Test9–11 February 2023:
 India v  Australia
First ODI28 October 2009:
 India v  Australia
Last ODI5 March 2019:
 India v  Australia
First T20I9 December 2009:
 India v  Sri Lanka
Last T20I23 September 2022:
 India v  Australia
First WODI6 April 2016:
 India v  England
Last WODI12 April 2016:
 India v  England
First WT20I18 March 2016:
 Australia v  South Africa
Last WT20I21 March 2016:
 Australia v  New Zealand
As of 11 February 2023
Source: Cricinfo

The Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, also known as New VCA Stadium, is a cricket stadium in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. It is the second largest cricket stadium in India in terms of field area after the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium , and the qualities of the stadium have been praised by the International Cricket Council.[3]

The stadium is located at Jamtha on the southern outskirts of Nagpur and was inaugurated in 2008, replacing the old Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground as the city's main stadium. The VCA Stadium is the home ground for the Vidarbha and Central Zone cricket teams for the domestic Ranji Trophy and Duleep Trophy tournaments respectively. As of January 2020 it has hosted more T20I matches (12) than any other stadium in India. As of 10 November 2019 it has hosted 6 Tests, 9 ODIs and 12 T20Is.

  1. ^ "Vidarbha Cricket Association, Nagpur".
  2. ^ Rajaram, Sowmya (27 March 2011). "Going for WC finals? You've bought backache and discomfort for Rs 12,500". Mid-day.com. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  3. ^ Nagpur likely to host third India-New Zealand Test – Times Of India. Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com (2010-07-02). Retrieved on 2013-12-23.

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