IPCL Sports Complex Ground

Reliance Stadium or Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd Sports Complex Ground also known as the IPCL Ground is located in Vadodara, Gujarat.

Reliance Stadium
Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd Sports Complex Ground
Ground information
LocationVadodara, Gujarat, India
Establishment1990
Capacity20,000
OwnerReliance Industries
ArchitectRakesh Parikh
OperatorBaroda Cricket Association
TenantsIndian Cricket Team
Baroda cricket team
End names
n/a
International information
First ODI28 October 1994:
 India v  New Zealand
Last ODI10 December 2010:
 India v  New Zealand
First WODI16 December 1997:
 South Africa v  Pakistan
Last WODI14 October 2019:
 India v  South Africa
As of 7 December 2019
Source: Reliance Stadium, Cricinfo

The stadium is owned by Reliance Industries and is also known as, Reliance Stadium. The stadium is the home ground of the Baroda cricket team, one of India's domestic teams.

The stadium has hosted 10 ODI matches since 1994, the last one in 2010 (part of the India New Zealand series December 2010), but has yet to stage a Test match.

History

One of the four first-class and two international grounds in Vadodara, the IPCL Sports Complex Ground is part of the sprawling IPCL complex, situated about 10 kilometers from the city centre. The ground was owned and maintained by the Reliance Industries and has taken preference over the oldest cricket ground in Asia the Moti Bagh Stadium for ODIs.

The batsmen have traditionally enjoyed this high-scoring venue with a true wicket that holds up throughout the length of a 50-over game.

One Day International cricket

The stadium has hosted following ODI matches till date.

Team (A)Team (B)WinnerMarginYear
 India New Zealand IndiaBy 7 Wickets1994
 Netherlands New Zealand New ZealandBY 119 Runs1996
 India Zimbabwe IndiaBy 13 Runs1998
 India South Africa IndiaBy 4 Wickets2000
 India West Indies West IndiesBy 5 Wickets2002
 India Sri Lanka IndiaBy 5 Wickets2005
 India West Indies IndiaBy 160 runs2007
 India Australia AustraliaBy 9 Wickets2007
 India Australia AustraliaBy 4 runs2009
 India New Zealand IndiaBy 9 Wickets2010

Game Statistics:

Category Information
Highest Team Score India (341/3 in 50 overs against West Indies)
Lowest Team Score India (148 all out in 39.4 overs against Australia)
Best Batting Performance Gautam Gambhir (126 runs)
Most Prolific Batsman Sachin Tendulkar (442 Runs)
Best Bowling Performance Mitchell Johnson (5/26 against India)

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

One Day Internationals
Australian cricket team captain Ricky Ponting tries to hook a ball off India's Asish Nehra at Vadodara
No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInns.Opposing teamDateResult
1108Ken Rutherford New Zealand1021 India28 October 1994Lost[1]
2115Sachin Tendulkar India1362 New Zealand28 October 1994Won[1]
3122Sachin Tendulkar India1222 South Africa17 March 2000Won[2]
4101Chris Gayle West Indies1012 India18 March 2002Won[3]
5100*Sachin Tendulkar India1101 West Indies31 January 2007Won[4]
6126*Gautam Gambhir India1642 New Zealand4 December 2010Won[5]

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.

One Day Internationals
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing team Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1Mitchell Johnson 11 October 2007 Australia India1102652.6 Australia Won

Trivia
  • Sachin Tendulkar has scored three centuries in six matches on this ground and won the Man of the Match award on all three occasions. Tendulkar's overall record is 442 runs at an average of 85.60.
  • The highest team score posted here is 341/3 on 31 Jan 2007 by the Indian national cricket team against West Indies national cricket team.
  • The lowest team score posted here is 148 all out on 11 Oct 2007, also by Indian national cricket team against Australia national cricket team.
  • The leading run scorers here have been Sachin Tendulkar- 442 runs, Saurav Ganguly- 290 runs and Gautam Gambhir- 194 runs.
  • The leading wicket takers here have been Mitchell Johnson- 7 wickets and Ajit Agarkar- 5 wickets.
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See also

References
  1. "3rd Match, Wills World Series at Vadodara, Oct 28 1994". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  2. "4th ODI, South Africa tour of India at Vadodara, Mar 17 2000". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  3. "5th ODI, West Indies tour of India at Vadodara, Nov 18 2002". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  4. "4th ODI, West Indies tour of India at Vadodara, Jan 31 2007". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  5. "3rd ODI, New Zealand tour of India [Nov 2010] at Vadodara, Dec 4 2010". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2019.


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