Arun Jaitley Stadium Pitch Report:The Arun Jaitley Stadium (previously called the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium) is located in New Delhi (the capital of India). It is a historical venue that has seen many iconic matches throughout the history of cricket in India.
The Arun Jaitley Stadium was founded in 1883 and is one of the oldest cricket grounds in India. Originally known as the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, it was renamed to honour Arun Jaitley (the former Indian Finance Minister) in the year 2019.
The Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) manages the Arun Jaitley Stadium and is affiliated with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). So let’s now look at what types of pitches are normally present at this stadium.
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Arun Jaitley Stadium Pitch Report
People generally think that the pitch at Arun Jaitley Stadium is one that is good for batting due to the flatter-than-normal wicket. The ball comes off of the bat well on this ground too.
Historically, the pitch has been considered to be a bowler-friendly pitch therefore scoring could be challenging due to the nature of how much runs have been scored on this ground in the past; however all of that changed with the most recent years where the amount of scoring has increased.
Seasonal dew in the evening matches has a large impact when it comes to playing cricket; this means that it is much smoother to make contact between two objects (the bat & ball) during the second innings than if it had not been dewy from evening matches. Because of this, when teams wins the toss; they usually choose to bat second.
Toss – Win the toss, bowl first.
Slight swing for bowlers with the new ball.
An excellent wicket for batsmen.
Fast outfield, short boundaries.
Dew – A major factor. Average Score: 170.02
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1st Innings Average Score: 177
2nd Innings Average Score: 163
Matches Won After Winning the Toss: 47 (51.65%)
Matches Won After Losing the Toss: 44 (48.35%)
IPL Records at Arun Jaitley Stadium
So far, 97 IPL matches have been played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, with the chasing team winning 47 matches and the team defending the total winning 49 matches.
Total Matches: 97
Total Wins for Chasing Teams: 47
Total Wins for Defending Teams: 49
Highest Score: 278/3 (Sunrisers Hyderabad vs. Delhi Capitals)
Lowest Score: 66/10 (Delhi Capitals vs. Mumbai Indians)
Highest Total Chased: 205/0 (Gujarat Titans vs. Delhi Capitals)
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