Facts:
Established 2004 Named after Rajiv Gandhi Floodlights Six towers End names Pavilion End, North End Home team Hyderabad (India)
Description: The need for a big ground and an exclusive cricket facility necessitated the building of a cricket ground in Uppal, an eastern suburb of Hyderabad. Moreover the earlier venue - the Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium - was owned by the Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh, giving the Hyderabad Cricket Association limited control over the ground. Stretched over 16 acres of land, the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium did away Hyderabad's reputation of being a high-scoring venue. The first match here was played between India and South Africa in 2005. Since then, India have played 4 games at the venue and it is not a happy hunting ground as they have lost 3 out of the 5 ODIs played. However, India have had success in Tests, winning 2 out of the 4 games. How does the pitch play? Not much can be said about the wicket, as there have been very few matches played at this venue. But, generally, the wicket here is considered as a flat track, which tends to slow down as the game progresses. This means that the spinners would enjoy bowling here than the pacers. STATS - ODI Total matches 5 Matches won batting first 3 Matches won bowling first 2 Average 1st Inns scores 286 Average 2nd Inns scores 252 Highest total recorded 350/4 (50 Ov) by AUS vs IND Lowest total recorded 174/10 (36.1 Ov) by Eng vs IND Highest score chased 252/5 (48.5 Ov) by RSA vs IND Lowest score defended 290/7 (50 Ov) by AUS vs IND STATS - TEST Total matches 4 Matches won batting first 2 Matches won bowling first 1 Average 1st Inns scores 428 Average 2nd Inns scores 380 Average 3rd Inns scores 225 Average 4th Inns scores 159 Highest total recorded 687/6 (166 Ov) by IND vs BAN Lowest total recorded 131/10 (67 Ov) by AUS vs IND
