DC vs LSG Pitch Report, Arun Jaitley Stadium Pitch Report, Weather Forecast: Bowling Friendly or Batting Friendly?

Friends, so far in the IPL, teams have surprised everyone with their performances. Fans are also quite active in supporting their favorite players. But one thing worth noting is that all winning teams so far have won their matches at their home ground. Although due to elections, only the schedule of the first phase of the IPL was released, but a few days ago, the schedule for the second phase of the 17th season of the IPL has also been released.

In the new schedule, three new venues have been added: Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati, HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala, and Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.

So let’s talk about Arun Jaitley Stadium, the capital’s stadium, in today’s article, which was previously known as Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium. It is the oldest operational stadium in the country after Eden Gardens, managed by the Delhi District Cricket Association. This stadium will host matches as the home ground for Delhi Capitals in the IPL. Delhi has to play 5 out of 7 matches of their league at this stadium.

So let’s take a look at the pitch report of the stadium.

Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium Pitch Report: Bowling or Batting Friendly?

The pitch at Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium is a balanced one that assists both bowlers and batsmen equally. However, to some extent, we can consider this pitch to be favorable to batsmen. Many times, batsmen have scored big runs on this pitch. Often, at the beginning of the match, batsmen have shown their prowess. We have seen this happen many times even in the Indian Premier League. Besides batsmen, this pitch also supports bowlers significantly. Pacers and spinners, using the pitch’s assistance, manage to take wickets by inducing movement.

DC vs SRH Weather Forecast: Arun Jaitley Stadium Weather

Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi Pitch Weather Report
30-33°C Clear	00% Precipitation

Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium IPL Records & Stats:

• Total matches played at Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium: 88
• Matches won by teams batting first after winning the toss: 45
• Matches won by teams chasing after losing the toss: 42

Thus, winning the toss and opting for either batting or bowling first can play a crucial role in winning matches. Let’s take a look at some other important facts related to this stadium.

• Highest team total: 266/7 by SRH vs DC, 2024
• Lowest team total: 83/10 by DD vs CSK, 2013
• Highest individual score by a batsman (in a single match): Chris Gayle – 128 vs DD, 2012
• Best bowling performance by a bowler (in a single match): Lasith Malinga – 5/13 vs DD, 2011
• Most runs by a batsman (Overall): David Warner (1047 runs)
• Most wickets by a bowler (Overall): Amit Mishra (58 wickets)

Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium Seating Capacity:

Formerly known as Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium until 2019, it was later renamed in honor of the former Finance Minister of India, Arun Jaitley. The stadium has a seating capacity of approximately 35,200. With its boundaries being just 71 meters, batsmen also take advantage of it. Due to elections in the country, Delhi had to play its home matches in Andhra Pradesh during the first phase of the IPL, but now in the second phase, Delhi will be seen playing matches at their home ground.

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