Covers 19 international matches at this ground from Dec 2012 to Jan 2025.
An ODI first innings average of 310 is the number that leads this MCA Stadium pitch report for Pune, India. Between Dec 2012 and Jan 2025 the ground hosted 19 internationals: 3 Tests, 11 ODIs, 5 T20Is.
India’s ledger here: 16 games, 9 won, 7 lost. The latest result was a 15-run T20I win over England on 31 Jan 2025.
Pune Pitch Report: Big ODI Totals, Falling Test Scores
ODIs here are high scoring at both ends. Sides batting first average 310 and chasing sides 262, and India hit 356/7 against England in Jan 2017, the biggest successful chase. Sides batting first have won 6 ODIs and chasers 5.
Over the 5 T20Is, setting a target has edged it, 3 wins to 2, with innings averaging 169 and 148. Every defended total has been 181 or more, while the best chase is only 158.
The 3 Tests all produced a result, and the innings averages swing a lot: 373 in the first innings, then 179, 243 and 176. S O’Keefe (Australia) took 6/35 in each innings of the Feb 2017 Test, dismissing India for 105 and then 107. None of the three was won by the side batting last.
Toss winners have won 10 of 19 matches.
MCA Stadium capacity and location
Capacity as published on the ground's Wikipedia page (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharashtra_Cricket_Association_Stadium). Figures change with redevelopment and temporary stands.
Ground
City
Country
Capacity
MCA Stadium
Pune
India
42,700
MCA Stadium cricket stats by format
Format
Matches
Won batting first
Won chasing
Avg 1st inns
First match
Latest match
Tests
3
–
–
–
23 Feb 2017
24 Oct 2024
ODIs
11
6
5
310
13 Oct 2013
11 Nov 2023
T20Is
5
3
2
169
20 Dec 2012
31 Jan 2025
MCA Stadium Pitch Report: Average Scores and Chasing
Matches with a result decided by DLS are left out of this table. The last column shows the most recent ten first innings where there are enough matches.
Format
Matches
Avg 1st inns
Avg 2nd inns
Highest chased
Lowest defended
Avg 1st inns, last 10
ODIs
11
310
262
356
283
–
T20Is
5
169
148
158
181
–
Test match average score by innings
Format
Tests
1st inns
2nd inns
3rd inns
4th inns
Highest 4th-inns chase
Tests
3
373
179
243
176
–
MCA Stadium Tests records
Tests in this record book: 3, from Feb 2017 to Oct 2024.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
V Kohli India
3
5
285
254*
71.25
67.22
1
0
RA Jadeja India
3
5
176
91
35.20
67.95
0
1
SPD Smith Australia
1
2
136
109
68.00
45.79
1
0
MA Agarwal India
1
1
108
108
108.00
55.38
1
0
YBK Jaiswal India
1
2
107
77
53.50
85.60
0
1
TWM Latham New Zealand
1
2
101
86
50.50
65.16
0
1
MT Renshaw Australia
1
2
99
68
49.50
48.06
0
1
CA Pujara India
2
3
95
58
31.67
49.22
0
1
KA Maharaj South Africa
1
2
94
72
47.00
47.72
0
1
DP Conway New Zealand
1
2
93
76
46.50
56.02
0
1
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
R Ashwin India
3
6
18
4/69
25.39
2.83
0
MJ Santner New Zealand
1
2
13
7/53
12.08
3.24
2
SNJ O’Keefe Australia
1
2
12
6/35
5.83
2.49
2
UT Yadav India
2
4
12
4/32
10.83
2.83
0
RA Jadeja India
3
6
12
3/52
33.08
2.61
0
Washington Sundar India
1
2
11
7/59
10.45
2.73
1
NM Lyon Australia
1
2
5
4/53
14.80
2.86
0
Mohammed Shami India
1
2
3
2/44
26.00
3.00
0
GD Phillips New Zealand
1
2
3
2/26
28.67
3.91
0
K Rabada South Africa
1
1
3
3/93
31.00
3.10
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
V Kohli India
254*
336
33
2
South Africa
10 Oct 2019
SPD Smith Australia
109
202
11
0
India
23 Feb 2017
MA Agarwal India
108
195
16
2
South Africa
10 Oct 2019
RA Jadeja India
91
104
8
2
South Africa
10 Oct 2019
TWM Latham New Zealand
86
133
10
0
India
24 Oct 2024
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
MJ Santner New Zealand
7/53
19.3
India
24 Oct 2024
Washington Sundar India
7/59
23.1
New Zealand
24 Oct 2024
SNJ O’Keefe Australia
6/35
13.1
India
23 Feb 2017
SNJ O’Keefe Australia
6/35
15
India
23 Feb 2017
MJ Santner New Zealand
6/104
29
India
24 Oct 2024
Highest totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
India
601/5
156.3
South Africa
MCA Stadium, Pune
10 Oct 2019
Australia
285
87
India
MCA Stadium, Pune
23 Feb 2017
South Africa
275
105.4
India
MCA Stadium, Pune
10 Oct 2019
Australia
260
94.5
India
MCA Stadium, Pune
23 Feb 2017
New Zealand
259
79.1
India
MCA Stadium, Pune
24 Oct 2024
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
India
105
40.1
Australia
MCA Stadium, Pune
23 Feb 2017
India
107
33.5
Australia
MCA Stadium, Pune
23 Feb 2017
India
156
45.3
New Zealand
MCA Stadium, Pune
24 Oct 2024
South Africa
189
67.2
India
MCA Stadium, Pune
10 Oct 2019
India
245
60.2
New Zealand
MCA Stadium, Pune
24 Oct 2024
MCA Stadium ODIs records
ODIs in this record book: 11, from Oct 2013 to Nov 2023.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
V Kohli India
8
8
551
122
78.71
94.35
3
3
BA Stokes England
5
5
305
108
61.00
134.96
1
2
S Dhawan India
7
7
280
98
40.00
84.08
0
3
JM Bairstow England
4
4
234
124
58.50
117.59
1
1
KL Rahul India
5
5
219
108
73.00
96.48
1
1
RG Sharma India
7
7
195
48
27.86
89.04
0
0
JJ Roy England
4
4
188
73
47.00
122.08
0
2
RR Pant India
3
3
179
78
59.67
149.17
0
2
MR Marsh Australia
1
1
177
177*
–
134.09
1
0
HH Pandya India
5
5
170
64
42.50
124.09
0
1
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
JJ Bumrah India
4
4
10
4/35
19.30
4.83
0
B Kumar India
6
6
10
3/42
29.10
5.20
0
SN Thakur India
4
4
8
4/67
27.12
6.68
0
M Prasidh Krishna India
3
3
6
4/54
29.00
6.91
0
BA Stokes England
4
4
6
3/34
32.33
6.47
0
AU Rashid England
5
5
6
3/54
52.67
7.52
0
MA Wood England
2
2
5
3/34
21.80
6.41
0
KA Maharaj South Africa
1
1
4
4/46
11.50
5.11
0
DJ Willey England
2
2
4
2/19
16.50
5.08
0
RA Jadeja India
3
3
4
2/38
30.75
4.10
0
Pune Stadium Highest Score in ODIs
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
MR Marsh Australia
177*
132
17
9
Bangladesh
11 Nov 2023
HE van der Dussen South Africa
133
118
9
5
New Zealand
1 Nov 2023
JM Bairstow England
124
112
11
7
India
26 Mar 2021
V Kohli India
122
105
8
5
England
15 Jan 2017
KM Jadhav India
120
76
12
4
England
15 Jan 2017
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
JJ Bumrah India
4/35
10
West Indies
27 Oct 2018
KA Maharaj South Africa
4/46
9
New Zealand
1 Nov 2023
M Prasidh Krishna India
4/54
8.1
England
23 Mar 2021
SN Thakur India
4/67
10
England
28 Mar 2021
MN Samuels West Indies
3/12
3.4
India
27 Oct 2018
MCA Stadium Pune Highest Team Totals in ODIs
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
South Africa
357/4
50
New Zealand
MCA Stadium, Pune
1 Nov 2023
India
356/7
48.1
England
MCA Stadium, Pune
15 Jan 2017
England
350/7
50
India
MCA Stadium, Pune
15 Jan 2017
England
339/9
50
Netherlands
MCA Stadium, Pune
8 Nov 2023
England
337/4
43.3
India
MCA Stadium, Pune
26 Mar 2021
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
New Zealand
167
35.3
South Africa
MCA Stadium, Pune
1 Nov 2023
Netherlands
179
37.2
England
MCA Stadium, Pune
8 Nov 2023
India
232
49.4
Australia
MCA Stadium, Pune
13 Oct 2013
India
240
47.4
West Indies
MCA Stadium, Pune
27 Oct 2018
England
251
42.1
India
MCA Stadium, Pune
23 Mar 2021
MCA Stadium T20Is records
T20Is in this record book: 5, from Dec 2012 to Jan 2025.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
AR Patel India
2
2
70
65
35.00
200.00
0
1
MD Shanaka Sri Lanka
3
3
68
56*
34.00
174.36
0
1
HH Pandya India
3
3
67
53
22.33
139.58
0
1
S Dhawan India
2
2
61
52
30.50
124.49
0
1
DM de Silva Sri Lanka
2
2
60
57
30.00
142.86
0
1
AD Hales England
1
1
56
56
56.00
160.00
0
1
KL Rahul India
1
1
54
54
54.00
150.00
0
1
S Dube India
1
1
53
53
53.00
155.88
0
1
BKG Mendis Sri Lanka
1
1
52
52
52.00
167.74
0
1
HC Brook England
1
1
51
51
51.00
196.15
0
1
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
MD Shanaka Sri Lanka
2
2
5
3/16
4.00
5.00
0
CAK Rajitha Sri Lanka
2
2
5
3/29
10.20
6.38
0
Yuvraj Singh India
1
1
3
3/19
6.33
4.75
0
Navdeep Saini India
1
1
3
3/28
9.33
7.30
0
Ravi Bishnoi India
1
1
3
3/28
9.33
7.00
0
Harshit Rana India
1
1
3
3/33
11.00
8.25
0
PADLR Sandakan Sri Lanka
1
1
3
3/35
11.67
8.75
0
S Mahmood England
1
1
3
3/35
11.67
8.75
0
R Ashwin India
2
2
3
2/13
15.33
6.57
0
Umran Malik India
1
1
3
3/48
16.00
12.00
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
AR Patel India
65
31
3
6
Sri Lanka
5 Jan 2023
DM de Silva Sri Lanka
57
36
8
1
India
10 Jan 2020
MD Shanaka Sri Lanka
56*
22
2
6
India
5 Jan 2023
AD Hales England
56
35
7
2
India
20 Dec 2012
KL Rahul India
54
36
5
1
Sri Lanka
10 Jan 2020
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
MD Shanaka Sri Lanka
3/16
3
India
9 Feb 2016
Yuvraj Singh India
3/19
4
England
20 Dec 2012
Navdeep Saini India
3/28
3.5
Sri Lanka
10 Jan 2020
Ravi Bishnoi India
3/28
4
England
31 Jan 2025
CAK Rajitha Sri Lanka
3/29
4
India
9 Feb 2016
Highest T20I Totals at Pune Cricket Stadium
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Sri Lanka
206/6
20
India
MCA Stadium, Pune
5 Jan 2023
India
201/6
20
Sri Lanka
MCA Stadium, Pune
10 Jan 2020
India
190/8
20
Sri Lanka
MCA Stadium, Pune
5 Jan 2023
India
181/9
20
England
MCA Stadium, Pune
31 Jan 2025
England
166
19.4
India
MCA Stadium, Pune
31 Jan 2025
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
India
101
18.5
Sri Lanka
MCA Stadium, Pune
9 Feb 2016
Sri Lanka
123
15.5
India
MCA Stadium, Pune
10 Jan 2020
England
166
19.4
India
MCA Stadium, Pune
31 Jan 2025
MCA Stadium IPL records
IPL matches at this ground: 51, from Apr 2012 to May 2022.
MCA Stadium IPL Pitch Report
Matches
Avg 1st inns
Avg 2nd inns
Won batting first
Won chasing
Highest chased
Lowest defended
Avg 1st inns, last 10
51
162
144
28
23
196
119
169
Most IPL Runs at the MCA Stadium
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
SPD Smith Rising Pune Supergiant/Pune Warriors
21
21
647
101
43.13
135.92
1
2
RV Uthappa Pune Warriors/KKR
21
21
544
87
27.20
123.36
0
3
MS Dhoni CSK/Rising Pune Supergiant
20
20
502
61*
50.20
140.62
0
2
AM Rahane Rising Pune Supergiant/RR
18
18
469
67
27.59
114.95
0
4
SR Watson CSK/RR
8
8
365
106
60.83
170.56
1
3
AT Rayudu CSK/MI
12
12
347
100*
31.55
137.15
1
0
SK Raina CSK/Gujarat Lions
10
10
335
75*
47.86
131.37
0
3
SA Yadav MI/KKR
6
6
290
68*
58.00
147.96
0
3
Most IPL wickets at MCA Stadium
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
Imran Tahir Rising Pune Supergiant/CSK
9
9
15
3/18
18.73
8.35
0
B Kumar Pune Warriors/SRH
18
18
15
3/18
30.67
7.08
0
R Sharma Pune Warriors
10
10
13
2/16
21.00
7.18
0
AB Dinda Pune Warriors/Rising Pune Supergiant
14
14
13
2/21
35.85
9.32
0
NLTC Perera Rising Pune Supergiant/MI
7
7
11
3/20
18.09
8.12
0
UT Yadav KKR/DC
9
9
11
3/33
24.09
8.28
0
DJ Bravo CSK/Gujarat Lions
10
10
11
3/23
26.09
8.70
0
HV Patel Royal Challengers Bengaluru
6
6
10
3/35
18.80
8.17
0
Highest IPL Score at MCA Stadium, Pune
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
SR Watson Chennai Super Kings
106
57
9
6
Rajasthan Royals
20 Apr 2018
BA Stokes Rising Pune Supergiant
103*
63
7
6
Gujarat Lions
1 May 2017
SV Samson Delhi Capitals
102
63
8
5
Rising Pune Supergiant
11 Apr 2017
SPD Smith Rising Pune Supergiant
101
54
8
5
Gujarat Lions
29 Apr 2016
AT Rayudu Chennai Super Kings
100*
62
7
7
Sunrisers Hyderabad
13 May 2018
Highest IPL Totals in Pune
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Chennai Super Kings
211/4
20
Delhi Capitals
MCA Stadium, Pune
30 Apr 2018
Rajasthan Royals
210/6
20
Sunrisers Hyderabad
MCA Stadium, Pune
29 Mar 2022
Delhi Capitals
205/4
20
Rising Pune Supergiant
MCA Stadium, Pune
11 Apr 2017
Chennai Super Kings
204/5
20
Rajasthan Royals
MCA Stadium, Pune
20 Apr 2018
Chennai Super Kings
202/2
20
Sunrisers Hyderabad
MCA Stadium, Pune
1 May 2022
Team results at MCA Stadium (men, all formats)
Team
Matches
Won
Lost
Drawn
Tied/NR
India
16
9
7
0
0
England
7
2
5
0
0
Australia
3
3
0
0
0
New Zealand
3
1
2
0
0
Sri Lanka
3
2
1
0
0
Bangladesh
2
0
2
0
0
South Africa
2
1
1
0
0
Netherlands
1
0
1
0
0
West Indies
1
1
0
0
0
Latest matches at MCA Stadium
Match
Date
Venue
Result
India v England
31 Jan 2025
MCA Stadium, Pune
India won by 15 runs
New Zealand v India
24 Oct 2024
MCA Stadium, Pune
New Zealand won by 113 runs
Bangladesh v Australia
11 Nov 2023
MCA Stadium, Pune
Australia won by 8 wickets
England v Netherlands
8 Nov 2023
MCA Stadium, Pune
England won by 160 runs
South Africa v New Zealand
1 Nov 2023
MCA Stadium, Pune
South Africa won by 190 runs
Bangladesh v India
19 Oct 2023
MCA Stadium, Pune
India won by 7 wickets
Sri Lanka v India
5 Jan 2023
MCA Stadium, Pune
Sri Lanka won by 16 runs
India v England
28 Mar 2021
MCA Stadium, Pune
India won by 7 runs
India v England
26 Mar 2021
MCA Stadium, Pune
England won by 6 wickets
India v England
23 Mar 2021
MCA Stadium, Pune
India won by 66 runs
Leading Run Scorers and Wicket Takers at the MCA Stadium
Virat Kohli (India) is the ground’s top batter in both long formats. His 254* in the Test that began 10 Oct 2019 carried India to 601/5, and his 551 ODI runs, averaging 78.71, top that list too.
Mitchell Marsh (Australia) owns the top ODI innings, 177* versus Bangladesh on 11 Nov 2023. South Africa’s 357/4 versus New Zealand, also in Nov 2023, is the highest ODI total. Jasprit Bumrah (India) and B Kumar (India) share the ODI wicket lead with 10 each. R Ashwin (India) has 18 Test wickets, the most here.
Australia have won all 3 of their games in Pune, and England only 2 of 7. Compare India’s home record on the India team page or another newer ground, the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow.
MCA Stadium IPL Pitch Report: Setting Targets Pays
Pune staged 51 IPL games, opening on 8 Apr 2012 and closing on 14 May 2022, and the side batting first holds a 28 to 23 lead. Averages run 162 batting first and 144 in reply. No IPL side has chased more than 196 here, yet 119 has been defended. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) own the top total, 211/4 in Apr 2018 against Delhi Capitals, and SR Watson (CSK) the top score. Punjab Kings were bowled out for 73 by Rising Pune Supergiant in May 2017.
SPD Smith, playing for Rising Pune Supergiant and Pune Warriors, leads with 647 runs, while Imran Tahir (Rising Pune Supergiant/CSK) and B Kumar (Pune Warriors/SRH) share the wicket lead on 15. See CSK’s IPL record and the IPL 2018 season.
Questions about MCA Stadium
Is the MCA Stadium pitch good for batting or bowling?
One-day batting is strong here: 310 is the mean opening total and 262 the mean reply. Tests have been tougher after the first innings, with averages of 179, 243 and 176 in the next three. Spinners hold the best Test figures.
Do sides do better batting first or chasing at the MCA Stadium in Pune?
Batting first is slightly ahead, with a 6-5 edge in ODIs and 3-2 in T20Is. In T20Is no chase above 158 has succeeded, yet in ODIs India chased 356 to beat England. IPL games lean the same way, 28 wins batting first to 23 chasing.
What is the highest score at the MCA Stadium?
Top of the list is India’s 601/5, made against South Africa in Oct 2019, built on Virat Kohli’s 254*. The one-day bests are South Africa’s 357/4 and Mitchell Marsh’s 177* for Australia.
What is India's record at the MCA Stadium in Pune?
Played 16, won 9, lost 7. They lost Tests to Australia in Feb 2017 and New Zealand in Oct 2024.
Who made the highest IPL score at the MCA Stadium?
SR Watson, 106 from 57 balls for Chennai Super Kings versus Rajasthan Royals on 20 Apr 2018. CSK’s 211/4 is the best team total.
What is the seating capacity of MCA Stadium?
MCA Stadium holds about 42,700 spectators, going by its published capacity. Capacity can change after redevelopment or when temporary stands are added for big events.