Facts: Opened 1883 Capacity 48000 Known as Willingdon Pavilion Ends Stadium End, Pavilion End Home to Delhi Floodlights Yes Description: Home to the Delhi Ranji team and the Delhi Daredevils, the Feroz Shah Kotla, is the second oldest international cricket stadium in India. The stadium gets its name from its location. It is in the vicinity of the Feroz Shah Kotla, a fortress built by Sultan Feroz Shah Tughlaq. The first international game here was a Test match between India and the West Indies in 1948. How does the pitch play? Over the years, the pitch at Feroz Shah Kotla has largely been batting friendly. However, in December 2009, the Kotla pitch came under severe criticism after an ODI between India and Sri Lanka had to be called off. The pitch was deemed unfit and dangerous after instances of atrocious uneven bounce off the pitch.
Trivia: The stadium witnessed Anil Kumble's famous 10/74 in an innings, against Pakistan in 1999. With these figures, Kumble became only the second bowler after Jim Laker to take all the ten wickets in an innings.
STATS - ODI Total matches 24 Matches won batting first 11 Matches won bowling first 12 Average 1st Inns scores 233 Average 2nd Inns scores 211 Highest total recorded 330/8 (50 Ov) by WI vs NED Lowest total recorded 115/10 (31.3 Ov) by NED vs WI Highest score chased 281/4 (40.5 Ov) by IND vs SL Lowest score defended 167/10 (43.4 Ov) by IND vs PAK STATS - TEST Total matches 34 Matches won batting first 6 Matches won bowling first 13 Average 1st Inns scores 352 Average 2nd Inns scores 323 Average 3rd Inns scores 239 Average 4th Inns scores 173 Highest total recorded 644/8 (214 Ov) by WI vs IND Lowest total recorded 75/10 (30.5 Ov) by IND vs WI STATS - T20I Total matches 5 Matches won batting first 3 Matches won bowling first 2 Average 1st Inns scores 157 Average 2nd Inns scores 143 Highest total recorded 202/3 (20 Ov) by IND vs NZ Lowest total recorded 120/10 (19.3 Ov) by SL vs RSA Highest score chased 159/3 (17.1 Ov) by Eng vs NZ Lowest score defended 142/7 (20 Ov) by Eng vs AFG
