Arun Jaitley Stadium Pitch report for IPL 2021 and T20 Records

Delhi Cricket Stadium to host its first match of the IPL 2021 season today. Chennai Super Kings will meet the David Warner-led SRH in the first match at the venue. This year, 8 matches are scheduled to play in Delhi. As the matches moved to a new venue, conditions and gameplay will a bit different from the previous venues in Chennai and Mumbai. Fantasy players keen to know Arun Jaitley Stadium Delhi’s pitch report for IPL 2021 and T20 records at the ground.

Arun Jaitley Stadium had hosted its last T20 international match in 2019 which was between India and Bangladesh. It was the 1000th T20I match which was won by the Bangladeshi side. So far, 6 T20I matches have been played here. As IPL held in UAE last year, the venue will host its first IPL game after May 2019. Here we are providing the t20 records created at Arun Jaitley Stadium in international and IPL 2019 matches which will give a report on how the pitch of the ground behaves.

Delhi Cricket Stadium T20 International records

• Total Matches: 6
• Matches won by the team batting first: 3
• Matches won by the team batting second: 3
• Lowest team score while batting first: Sri Lanka – 120/10 vs South Africa
• Lowest team score while batting second (in defeat): Afghanistan – 127/9 when chasing England’s 142
• Highest team score while batting first: India – 202/3 vs New Zealand
• Highest team score while batting second (in defeat): England – 161/8 while chasing England’s 171
• Biggest total chased: England chased New Zealand’s 153
• Arun Jaitley Stadium average score in T20I: 156
• Best bowling figures for a spinner: Mohammad Nabi – 2/17 vs Eng
• Best bowling figures for a pacer: Chris Jordan – 4/28 vs SL
• Total wickets taken by spinners: 29 (4.8 wickets per match)
• Total wickets taken by pacers: 32 (5.3 wickets per match)

Arun Jaitley Stadium IPL 2019 Records

• Total Matches: 7
• Matches won by the team batting first: 2
• Matches won by the team batting second: 4
• Tied Match: 1 (went for Super Over)
• Lowest team score while batting first: Rajasthan Royals – 115/9 vs Delhi Capitals
• Lowest team score while batting second (in defeat): Delhi Capitals – 128/9 when chasing Mumbai’s 168
• Highest team score while batting first: Delhi Capitals – 187/5 vs RCB
• Highest team score while batting second (in defeat): RCB – 171/7 while chasing Delhi’s 187
• Biggest total chased: Delhi chased Punjab’s 163
• Arun Jaitley Stadium average score in IPL: 156
• Best bowling figures for a spinner: Amit Mishara – 3/17 vs RR
• Best bowling figures for a pacer: DJ Bravo – 3/38 vs DC
• Total wickets taken by spinners: 37 (5.2 wickets per match)
• Total wickets taken by pacers: 41 (5.8 wickets per match)
• The fifties scored by batsmen: 11 in 7 matches (1.5 fifties per match)
• Highest individual score: Prithvi Shaw – 99(55) vs KKR

Arun Jaitley Stadium Pitch Report for IPL

The pitch of Delhi plays slow, so skippers usually hand the ball to one of the spinners during the power-play. The role of the spinners remains vital throughout the innings while pacers take most of their wickets during the death overs. The average 1st innings total at Arun Jaitley Stadium pitch during the IPL is 156.

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Scoring quickly is not an easy task at Delhi’s track. Runs during the initial overs of the innings will come without much effort. However, once the power-play gets over, the run rate goes down a bit. During the mid-overs batsmen have to depend on power-hitting to score boundaries rather than timing. If the target is 160+, chasing at Arun Jaitley Stadium pitch will not be easy.

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