Delhi: Arun Jaitley Stadium, one of the world’s most prestigious international cricket plains located in the country’s capital Delhi, was earlier known as Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, where the name of this stadium was changed in 2019. The operation and ownership of this stadium is with Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA). It is the second oldest cricket stadium in India after Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The pitch of this stadium is so good that it is popular among cricketers around the world who want balanced wickets, who will test their skills without any partiality during batting. On 19 April 2008, the first match of IPL was played between Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capital at this stadium.
Arun jet Li Stadium Of History
Arun Jaitley Stadium, built in 1354, was once a fort built by Sultan Feroz Shah Tughlaq. This is located on Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg. Around 1930, when the British government was making New Delhi the capital, the need for a stadium for organizing a cricket match was felt. Then it was completed in 1883, in which the capacity of the audience is 55000. This stadium has 9 pitches of which two are new. The pitch here has been prepared by the main curator Ankit Dutta. The stadium has three AC boxes. The BCCI box has 37 corporate boxes. Recently the dressing room and flood light have been constructed here. The seat is painted blue, orange and green and a different color has been given to identify the stairs. In this stadium, Anil Kumble worked for 10 wickets in an innings of a Test against Pakistan.
Arun Jaitley Stadium Pitch report
Arun Jaitley is an ideal pitch for the stadium batsmen because due to its happy nature and small boundary, batsmen can easily put a boundary here. However, as the game progresses, its happy nature can also help spinners. In the beginning over, the fast bowler will get mild help. In the middle over, spinners can get some wickets. Most of the teams like to bat first and bat first, which aims to make a big score. Then defends her score. Actually, it can be more beneficial to bowl first in this pitch. The largest personal score made by any player on this ground is 128.
Arun jet Li Stadium In t20 Matches Of Sara
This stadium has been a part of the IPL since its first season in 2008. Sunrisers Hyderabad have scored 266 runs on this ground. The same lowest score was scored 83 runs by Delhi Capitals. A total of 90 matches have been played at Arun Jaitley Stadium so far, where the team that batted 46 times earlier has won the target 46 times.
| Total match | 90 |
| First batting team won | 43 |
| Later batting team won | 46 |
| Highest score | 266 |
| Lowest score | 83 |
IPL 2025 In How? Is Arun jet Li Stadium Of Schedule
90 IPL matches have been hosted by Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium where this time the IPL 2025 will start with the match between Delhi Capital and Mumbai Indians where the team has to play a total of 5 matches on their home ground this season.
Program of all matches to be held on this ground
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