Quick facts
| Stadium Name | Dr. Y.S.Rajashekar Reddy Cricket Stadium |
| Place, Country | Visakhapatnam, India |
| Established | 2003 |
| Seating Capacity | 25,000–28,000 |
Upcoming Matches
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Although it is officially known as the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, it is also known as the ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium for short.
Located in Madhurawada in Visakhapatnam, the stadium opened in 2003 making it now over 20 years old. It is known as one of India's prominent cricket grounds.
ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium has been used for various teams in the Indian Premier League, with Delhi Capitals the most recent side to use it as a base.
A number of Tests have been played at ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium. There have also been some memorable moments here, such as MS Dhoni scoring an epic ODI hundred, Rohit Sharma scoring a hundred in each innings in a Test in 2019, and Kuldeep Yadav took an ODI hat trick on this ground against West Indies in the same year.
Another memorable milestone here came when Virat Kohli broke Sachin Tendulkar's record, when he became the fastest player to score 10,000 ODI runs.
The first T20I to be held here was in February 2016, with Sri Lanka the visitors. They were bowled out for just 83 with Ravichandran Ashwin taking 4 wickets for 8 runs.
Our OCB guide, includes the ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium pitch report, and tells you all you need to know so read on.
ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium Pitch Report
Most formats of the game have seen high scores at the ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium.
The ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium pitch report shows it is a batter-friendly surface, although spin can be a dangerous weapon later in the game.
Data from Cricmetric shows that scoring was particularly high on this ground during 2024. The average first innings T20 score was over 230, demonstrating how quickly batters can score.
But this was a big jump on other seasons that the Madhurawada ground has hosted T20 games, so it remains to be seen whether the shift is permanent or was more of a one-off.
Leg-break bowlers have the best average here, which captains should take into account when browsing the ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium pitch report.
FAQs
During the 2024 season, ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium saw very high totals with an average first innings T20 score of 231.5.
The stadium has a flat surface that is considered very good to bat on, with high scoring in a lot of matches here.
Madhurawada is known for cool winters and hot summers, as is the case in much of India.
The Madhurawada ground is considered a batter-friendly surface, as was shown when Yashasvi Jaiswal scored his first Test double century in a game against England in 2024.
