IPL 2023: Narendra Modi Stadium Pitch Report, Weather Forecast, T20 & IPL Records & Stats

Earlier
known
as
Motera
Stadium,
the
venue
was
renamed
by
the
Gujarat
Cricket
Association
after
the
current
Prime
Minister
of
India,
Narendra
Modi,
who
was
also
the
president
of
Gujarat
Cricket
Association
(2009
–
2014).

Narendra
Modi
Stadium
or
Motera
Stadium,
which
has
hosted
14
Tests,
27
One
Day
Internationals
and
6
T20Is,
has
also
hosted
18
Indian
Premier
League
matches
so
far.
The
venue
is
currently
home
to

Gujarat
Titans.

Over
the
years,
the
Narendra
Modi
Stadium
in
Ahmedabad
has
served
has
home
to
Rajasthan
Royals
in
seasons
2010,
2014
and
2015,
and
now
as
the
sole
home
to
defending
champions
GT.

The
venue
also
hosted
a
few
matches
in
IPL
2021,
before
the
rise
in
COVID
cases
forced
the
BCCI
to
stop
and
resume
the
season
later
in
UAE.
In
IPL
2022,
the
venue
played
hosts
to
the
playoffs
–
the
eliminator
and
then
the
final.

BCCI
has
announced
Narendra
Modi
Stadium
as
one
of
the
venues
that
will
host
the
matches
of

IPL
2023.
The
venue
in
Ahmedabad
is
scheduled
to
host
the
home
matches
of
Gujarat
Titans
in
the
2023
season.

The
defending
champions
Gujarat
Titans
will
play
their
first
home
game
of
the
IPL
2023
in
the
season
curtain-raiser
against
four-time
champions
Chennai
Super
Kings
on
Friday
(March
31).

Now,
we
take
a
look
at
the
Narendra
Modi
Stadium
information,
T20
and
IPL
records
at
the
venue
ahead
of
IPL
2023:

Narendra
Modi
Stadium
Information

Seating
Capacity:
1,32,000

Ends:
Adani
Pavilion
End
and
Reliance
End

Boundary
Dimensions:
The
boundary
size
behind
square
is
at
an
average
of
58-62
meters
and
square
boundaries
are
67-74
meters,
while
the
straighter
boundaries
are
at
an
average
of
70-78
meters.

Number
of
matches
hosted:
15
Tests,
26
ODIs,
7
T20Is
and
18
IPL
matches

Narendra
Modi
Stadium
Pitch
Report

The
venue
has
a
five
black
soil
pitches
and
six
red
soil
pitches.
The
black
soil
pitches
offer
better
bounce
compared
to
the
red
soil
pitches,
which
dry
soon,
but
in
T20
that
could
hardly
be
the
case.
In
recent
matches,
the
batters
have
scored
freely
when
batting
first.

Narendra
Modi
Stadium
Ahmedabad
Weather
Forecast

It’s
the
Indian
summer,
and
will
be
very
hot
during
the
day
with
max
temperature
rising
from
39^o
C
to
42^o
C
in
April,
but
is
expected
to
get
slightly
cooler
in
the
nights
with
temperature
reducing
as
low
as
24^o
C
to
28^o
C.

In
May,
the
temperatures
may
rise
even
further
from
40^o
C
to
42^o
C
and
reducing
to
a
low
of
25^o
C
to
27^o
C.
There
may
also
be
some
summer
rains
in
the
middle
of
May.

T20
Records
and
Stats
at
Narendra
Modi
Stadium

Total
Matches
Played:
7

Batting
1st
Won:
4

Batting
2nd
Won:
3

Average
1st
Innings
score:
188

Average
2nd
Innings
score:
152

Highest
Total:
234/4
in
20
overs
by
India
vs
New
Zealand
in
2023

Lowest
Total:
66
All
Out
in
12.1
overs
by
New
Zealand
vs
India
in
2023

Highest
Successful
Chase:
166/3
in
17.5
overs
by
India
vs
England
in
2021

Lowest
Total
Defended:
185/8
in
20
overs
by
India
vs
England
in
2021

Best
Bowling
Figures:
Hardik
Pandya
(India)
–
4
for
14
vs
New
Zealand
in
2023

Highest
Individual
Score:
Subman
Gill
(India)
–
126
not
out
from
63
balls
vs
New
Zealand
in
2023

Most
Runs:
Virat
Kohli
(India)
–
258
runs
in
6
innings

Most
Wickets:
Shardul
Thakur
(India)
–
8
wickets
in
5
matches

IPL
Records
and
Stats
at
Narendra
Modi
Stadium

Total
Matches:
18

Batting
1st
Won:
8

Batting
2nd
Won:
10

Highest
Total:
201/6
in
20
overs
by
Rajasthan
Royals
vs
Delhi
Daredevils
in
2014

Lowest
Total:
102
all
out
by
Rajasthan
Royals
vs
Sunrisers
Hyderabad
in
2014

Highest
Run-chase:
191/6
(Super
Over
win)
by
Punjab
Kings
vs
Rajasthan
Royals
in
2015

Lowest
Total
Defended:
134
by
Sunrisers
Hyderabad
vs
Rajasthan
Royals
in
2014

Average
1st
Innings
Score:
161

Average
2nd
Innings
Score:
150

Highest
Individual
Score:
Jos
Buttler
(Rajasthan
Royals)
–
106
not
out
from
60
balls
vs
Royal
Challengers
Bangalore
in
2022

Most
Runs:
Ajinkya
Rahane
(Rajasthan
Royals)
–
308
runs
in
7
innings

Best
Bowling
Figures:
Bhuvneshwar
Kumar
(Sunrisers
Hyderabad)
–
4
for
14
in
4
overs
vs
Rajasthan
Royals
in
2014

Most
Wickets:
Pravin
Tambe
(Rajasthan
Royals)
–
8
wickets
in
7
matches

Narendra
Modi
Stadium
IPL
2023
Schedule