Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium is situated in Vishakhapatnam. It is a multipurpose stadium where tournaments like football, running sports, marathon etc. other than cricket are organised.
The complete name of the stadium is Dr Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy Andhra Cricket Association – Vishakhapatnam District Cricket Association Cricket Stadium.The stadium is owned by Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh and operated by BCCI.
Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium is located in Madhurawada, Vishakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh, India. The ground construction was completed in 2003 where 24000 spectators can enjoy the events of the stadium. The stadium is designed and built in two tier structure so that the spectators can view the match without any blockers or restricted view.
India vs Pakistan, the first ODI match was played on 05 April, 2005 while the first international test match India vs England was played on 17 November, 2016. On 14 February, 2016 India vs Sri Lanka, first international T20 match was played where Sri Lanka made lowest score of the pitch.
Pitch Report of Dr Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Vishakhapatnam
The pitch of the Vishakhapatnam Cricket Stadium is one of the bigger pitch in size compared to other stadiums available in India. The winning percentage for the chasing team at this ground is 59% higher than the team bat first with 41%.
The Pitch at Dr Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium is batting friendly but the bigger size of the stadium resist the high score. In recent matches, Spinners have gain some good variation in their bowling which leads them to take wickets.
Records at Dr Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Vishakhapatnam
- M S Dhoni scored his 148 maiden runs against Pakistan, the first match ODI match of the stadium.
- Rohit Sharma has scored his first test century and 159 runs in ODI match which is the highest ODI score of this pitch.
- The highest ODI score is 387/5 in India vs West Indies match in 2019.
Test Records at Dr Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Vishakhapatnam
- Mayank Agarwal (India) has the highest individual score of 215 runs followed by Yashasvi Jaiswal (India) 209 runs and Rohit Sharma (India) 176 runs at Vishakhapatnam Cricket Stadium.
- Rohit Sharma (India) has scored the most runs (330 runs) followed by Virat Kohli (India) 299 runs and Yashasvi Jaiswal (India) 226 runs at this ground.
- Ravichandaran Ashwin (India) has taken the most 7/145 wickets in an innings while Jaspreet Bumrah (India) has taken 6/36 in a match.
- Ravichandaran Ashwin (India) has taken the most 19 wickets followed by Jaspreet Bumrah (India) 9 wickets and James Anderson 9 wickets at Vishakhapatnam Cricket Stadium.
| Total matches | 3 |
| Batting First Won | 3 |
| Batting Second Won | 0 |
| Total Match (Team India) | 3 |
| Total Matches won | 3 |
| Average 1st inning Score | 451 |
| Average 2nd inning Score | 313 |
| Average 3rd inning Score | 260 |
| Average 4th inning Score | 214 |
| highest total recorded | 502/7D | IND vs SA |
| lowest total recorded | 158/10 | IND vs ENGLAND |
| highest score chased | – |
| lowest score defended | – |
ODI Records at Dr Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Vishakhapatnam
- Rohit Sharma (India) has the highest individual score of 159 runs followed by Virat Kohli (India) 157* runs and MS Dhoni (IND) 148 runs.
- Virat Kohli (India) has scored the most 587 runs followed by Rohit Sharma (India) 355 runs and MS Dhoni (IND) 260 runs at Vishakhapatnam Cricket Stadium.
- Amit Mishra (IND) has taken highest wickets 5/18 followed by Mitchell Starc (AUS) 5/53 and Ravi Rampaul (WI) 4/60 at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium.
- Kuldeep Yadav (IND) has taken the most 9 wickets followed by Ravi Rampaul (WI) 06 wickets and Ashish Nehra (IND) 6 wicket at Narendra Modi Stadium.
| Total matches | 10 |
| Batting First Won | 6 |
| Balling First Won | 3 |
| Total Match (Team India) | 10 |
| Total Matches won | 7 |
| Average 1st inning Score | 288 |
| Average 2nd inning Score | 212 |
| highest total recorded | 387/5 (50 Overs) | IND vs WI |
| lowest total recorded | 79/10 (23.1 Overs) | NZ vs IND |
| highest score chased | 289/3 (50 Overs) | IND vs AUS |
| lowest score defended | 269/6 (50 Overs) | IND vs NZ |
T20 records at Dr Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Vishakhapatnam
| Total matches | 4 |
| Batting First Won | 1 |
| Balling First Won | 3 |
| Average 1st inning Score | 148.75 |
| Average 2nd inning Score | 137.75 |
| highest total recorded | 209/4 (19.5 Overs) | IND vs AUS |
| lowest total recorded | 82/10 (20 Overs) | SL vs IND |
| highest score chased | 208/3 (20 Overs) |IND vs AUS |
| lowest score defended | 179/5 (20 Overs) |IND vs SA |
IPL Records at Dr Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Vishakhapatnam
| Total matches | 13 |
| Batting First Won | 6 |
| Balling First Won | 7 |
| Host Team Won | – |
| Guest Team Won | – |
| Average 1st inning score | 158 |
| Average 2nd inning score | 131 |
| highest total score | 206/4 (20 Overs) | MI vs DC |
| lowest total score | 92/10 (- Overs) |MI vs SRH |
| highest score chased | 173/6 (- Overs) | Rising Pune Supergiants vs SRH |
| lowest score defended | 137/8 (20 Overs) | SRH vs Rising Pune Supergiants |
