If you haven’t heard about the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, then you must be under a rock. It was formerly known as Vishaka International Stadium and was built around 2004. It hosted its debut international game in 2005, which was India vs South Africa.
In its advent, two IPL teams have called the stadium their home ground, firstly the Deccan Chargers from the debut IPL season of 2008 to 2012, after this team was discontinued, Sunrisers Hyderabad now has this ground as their home ground.
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium overview
Let’s have a look at certain stadium parameters and key factors:
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Parameter |
Detail |
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Location |
Uppal, Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
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Established |
2004 |
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Home IPL Team |
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) |
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First IPL Match |
22 April 2008 |
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Total IPL Matches (IPL 2025) |
83 |
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Playing Ends |
Pavilion End, VVS Laxman (North) End |
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Best Ground Award |
Best Ground Award |
IPL Matches Stats at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium
There are a total of 83 matches played in the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, and there have been a lot of noteworthy records and stats in IPL matches that are recorded here. It is mostly a batting-friendly pitch that has always given runs galore. Teams that chase have won mostly 57% of the time.
Among all the records made and broken, David Warner and Bhuvneswar Kumar hold noteworthy individual records. Warner has 1632 runs and 3 centuries in this ground, and Bhuvneswar Kumar has scalped 48 wickets in these conditions. Alzarri Joseph’s record of best bowling figures in 2019 remains the best in IPL history of 6/12.
Scoring has gone through the roof in T20 now, and SRH sets such standards in this stadium. The highest score in 2025 here was 286/6 by SRH, surpassing their previous season's highest of 277. Teams regularly have an affinity to score 200-plus runs in this venue. Warner’s 126 off 59 balls.
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Highest Team Score at This Stadium
Sunrisers Hyderabad set the all-time highest team total at this venue on 23 March 2025, scoring 286/6 against Rajasthan Royals here.
In this match, Ishan Kishan scored his maiden IPL century, and Klassen made a quickfire 50 that helped them to surpass their last season's best of 277
Lowest Team Score at This Stadium
Delhi Capitals have the lowest total in this ground against Sunrisers Hyderabad. They were all out at 80 against them on 4th May 2013. SRH’s right on track bowling did disarm the Delhi Capitals with a collapse.
Best Batting Records (IPL)
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Batter |
Score |
Balls |
Against |
Year |
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Abhishek Sharma |
141 |
55 |
2025 |
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David Warner |
126 |
59 |
2017 |
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Virender Sehwag |
119 |
56 |
Deccan Chargers |
2011 |
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Andrew Symonds |
117* |
53 |
2008 |
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Jonny Bairstow |
114 |
56 |
2019 |
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David Warner |
109* |
54 |
Deccan Chargers |
2012 |
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Best Bowling Records (IPL)
|
Bowler |
Style |
Innings |
Wickets |
Best Bowling Fig |
|
Bhuvneshwar Kumar |
Right-arm fast-medium |
49 |
48 |
5/19 |
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Amit Mishra |
Right-arm leg-spin |
27 |
30 |
5/17 |
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Rashid Khan |
Right-arm leg-spin |
22 |
28 |
3/19 |
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Dale Steyn |
Right-arm fast |
25 |
27 |
3/11 |
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Siddarth Kaul |
Right-arm fast-medium |
18 |
21 |
3/24 |
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Pitch Report
Average first innings score in 190 here and 5 average wickets. It is basically a flat batting belter pitch that makes it a dream for every batsman. There’s not much in the pitch for bowlers as there is zero turn or seam movements. Although bowlers in the first few overs inside the powerplay can produce a bit of turn, that may not sustain till the death overs. Second innings batting pitch even gets better
