Covers 47 international matches at this ground from Apr 2005 to Mar 2026.
How does this Narendra Modi Stadium pitch report work? It leans on 47 internationals played in Ahmedabad, at the ground long known as Motera, from Apr 2005 up to India’s 96-run T20I romp over New Zealand on 8 Mar 2026.
The men’s list holds 21 ODIs, 14 T20Is and 9 Tests; India’s women played New Zealand in 3 ODIs in Oct 2024. In 33 men’s games at home here, India have 20 wins, 10 defeats and 3 draws.
Ahmedabad Stadium Pitch Report: Batting or Bowling?
ODIs and T20Is here tell opposite stories. In men’s ODIs, chasing sides won 12 of 21, the first innings has averaged 252 and the second 219. Pakistan’s 319/7 in Apr 2005 remains the biggest successful pursuit, while 219 is the thinnest score anyone has protected.
Men’s T20Is reverse it: setting a target has won 9 times and chasing 5. Sides setting a target average 194; those replying manage 159. Totals are rising, too: the ten most recent first innings come to 207 on average.
Tests fade hard. After a 2nd-innings mean of 404, scoring drops to 252 in the 3rd and a mere 100 in the 4th, where 80 is the largest target ever knocked off. The coin has meant nothing: its winner took 22 of 44 results.
Narendra Modi Stadium capacity and location
Capacity as published on the ground's Wikipedia page (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narendra_Modi_Stadium). Figures change with redevelopment and temporary stands.
Ground
City
Country
Capacity
Narendra Modi Stadium (Motera)
Ahmedabad
India
132,000
Narendra Modi Stadium cricket stats by format
Format
Matches
Won batting first
Won chasing
Avg 1st inns
First match
Latest match
Tests
9
–
–
–
18 Dec 2005
2 Oct 2025
ODIs
21
9
12
252
12 Apr 2005
12 Feb 2025
ODIs (women)
3
2
1
239
24 Oct 2024
29 Oct 2024
T20Is
14
9
5
194
28 Dec 2012
8 Mar 2026
Narendra Modi 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
21
252
219
319
219
257
ODIs (women)
3
239
196
236
227
–
T20Is
14
194
159
178
185
207
Test match average score by innings
Format
Tests
1st inns
2nd inns
3rd inns
4th inns
Highest 4th-inns chase
Tests
9
319
404
252
100
80
Narendra Modi Stadium Tests records
Tests in this record book: 9, from Dec 2005 to Oct 2025.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
V Sehwag India
5
10
426
173
42.60
88.02
2
1
R Dravid India
3
6
340
177
56.67
53.38
2
0
DPMD Jayawardene Sri Lanka
2
3
332
275
110.67
61.25
1
1
VVS Laxman India
4
8
329
104
47.00
39.93
1
2
CA Pujara India
4
5
306
206*
102.00
48.49
1
0
MS Dhoni India
5
8
276
110
34.50
53.80
1
1
Harbhajan Singh India
4
7
259
115
51.80
60.66
1
1
V Kohli India
4
5
246
186
61.50
47.49
1
0
TM Dilshan Sri Lanka
2
3
242
112
80.67
66.30
1
2
G Gambhir India
4
7
230
114
32.86
46.09
1
0
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
R Ashwin India
4
8
26
6/91
19.54
2.36
2
AR Patel India
3
6
22
6/38
12.23
2.01
3
Harbhajan Singh India
4
5
17
7/62
33.94
3.12
1
PP Ojha India
2
4
13
5/45
21.00
2.05
1
Mohammed Siraj India
2
4
9
4/40
14.22
2.98
0
M Muralitharan Sri Lanka
2
4
9
3/90
48.78
3.63
0
DW Steyn South Africa
1
2
8
5/23
14.25
3.68
1
A Kumble India
2
3
8
5/89
31.75
2.75
1
Z Khan India
3
5
8
2/59
33.50
2.41
0
M Ntini South Africa
1
2
6
3/18
10.33
2.78
0
Highest Test Scores at the Narendra Modi Stadium
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
DPMD Jayawardene Sri Lanka
275
435
27
1
India
16 Nov 2009
AB de Villiers South Africa
217*
333
18
2
India
3 Apr 2008
CA Pujara India
206*
389
21
0
England
15 Nov 2012
V Kohli India
186
364
15
0
Australia
9 Mar 2023
UT Khawaja Australia
180
422
21
0
India
9 Mar 2023
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
Harbhajan Singh India
7/62
22.2
Sri Lanka
18 Dec 2005
AR Patel India
6/38
21.4
England
24 Feb 2021
R Ashwin India
6/91
47.2
Australia
9 Mar 2023
JE Root England
5/8
6.2
India
24 Feb 2021
DW Steyn South Africa
5/23
8
India
3 Apr 2008
Highest totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Sri Lanka
760/7
202.4
India
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
16 Nov 2009
India
571/9
178.5
Australia
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
9 Mar 2023
India
521/8
160
England
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
15 Nov 2012
South Africa
494/7
141.2
India
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
3 Apr 2008
India
487
151.5
New Zealand
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
4 Nov 2010
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
India
76
20
South Africa
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
3 Apr 2008
England
81
30.4
India
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
24 Feb 2021
England
112
48.4
India
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
24 Feb 2021
England
135
54.5
India
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
4 Mar 2021
India
145
53.2
England
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
24 Feb 2021
Narendra Modi Stadium ODIs records
ODIs in this record book: 21, from Apr 2005 to Feb 2025.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
RG Sharma India
8
8
355
95
44.38
107.25
0
3
V Kohli India
10
10
298
57
29.80
85.14
0
3
SS Iyer India
4
4
215
80
71.67
89.58
0
3
SR Tendulkar India
3
3
205
123
68.33
84.36
1
1
KC Sangakkara Sri Lanka
4
4
180
80
45.00
72.00
0
2
CH Gayle West Indies
3
3
176
101
58.67
88.44
1
0
KL Rahul India
4
4
174
66
58.00
81.69
0
1
R Dravid India
3
3
171
103*
85.50
85.50
1
0
TM Dilshan Sri Lanka
4
4
158
81*
52.67
95.18
0
1
AB de Villiers South Africa
2
2
156
102*
156.00
106.12
1
1
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
M Prasidh Krishna India
3
3
9
4/12
7.56
2.50
0
Mohammed Siraj India
5
5
8
3/29
23.50
4.59
0
SL Malinga Sri Lanka
2
2
7
4/53
11.14
4.22
0
CH Gayle West Indies
3
3
6
3/3
11.33
3.96
0
AS Joseph West Indies
3
3
6
2/36
22.50
5.00
0
AU Rashid England
3
3
6
4/64
24.83
5.52
0
MF Maharoof Sri Lanka
3
3
5
4/20
18.20
6.50
0
YS Chahal India
2
2
5
4/49
18.80
4.74
0
JO Holder West Indies
3
3
5
4/34
20.00
4.55
0
Washington Sundar India
4
4
5
3/30
23.60
5.13
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
DP Conway New Zealand
152*
121
19
3
England
5 Oct 2023
TM Head Australia
137
120
15
4
India
19 Nov 2023
R Ravindra New Zealand
123*
96
11
5
England
5 Oct 2023
SR Tendulkar India
123
130
12
2
Pakistan
12 Apr 2005
AT Rayudu India
121*
118
10
4
Sri Lanka
6 Nov 2014
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
M Prasidh Krishna India
4/12
9
West Indies
9 Feb 2022
MG Johnson Australia
4/19
9.2
Zimbabwe
21 Feb 2011
MF Maharoof Sri Lanka
4/20
5
India
6 Nov 2005
JO Holder West Indies
4/34
8
India
11 Feb 2022
YS Chahal India
4/49
9.5
West Indies
6 Feb 2022
Ahmedabad Stadium Highest Score in ODIs
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
South Africa
365/2
50
India
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
27 Feb 2010
India
356
50
England
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
12 Feb 2025
Pakistan
319/7
48
India
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
12 Apr 2005
India
315/6
48
Pakistan
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
12 Apr 2005
Sri Lanka
286/5
47.4
India
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
6 Nov 2005
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Zimbabwe
85
30.1
West Indies
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
8 Oct 2006
Zimbabwe
141
42.3
Sri Lanka
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
10 Oct 2006
Sri Lanka
141
39.1
South Africa
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
24 Oct 2006
Zimbabwe
162
46.2
New Zealand
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
4 Mar 2011
West Indies
169
37.1
India
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
11 Feb 2022
Narendra Modi Stadium T20Is records
T20Is in this record book: 14, from Dec 2012 to Mar 2026.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
V Kohli India
6
6
258
80*
86.00
144.13
0
3
HH Pandya India
9
9
245
63
30.62
159.09
0
1
AK Markram South Africa
5
5
237
86*
79.00
178.20
0
3
JC Buttler England
5
5
172
83*
43.00
147.01
0
2
SA Yadav India
7
7
170
57
24.29
142.86
0
1
Q de Kock South Africa
5
5
163
65
32.60
159.80
0
1
DJ Malan England
5
5
148
68
37.00
120.33
0
1
S Dube India
4
4
144
66
72.00
182.28
0
1
DA Miller South Africa
4
4
144
63
72.00
161.80
0
1
JJ Roy England
5
5
144
49
28.80
132.11
0
0
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
JJ Bumrah India
4
4
10
4/15
6.40
4.27
0
M Jansen South Africa
5
5
10
4/22
19.20
9.68
0
HH Pandya India
10
10
10
4/16
29.60
8.46
0
CV Varun India
4
4
9
4/53
17.00
10.93
0
L Ngidi South Africa
5
5
8
4/31
17.38
6.95
0
C Bosch South Africa
5
5
8
2/12
18.50
8.22
0
SN Thakur India
5
5
8
3/42
21.00
9.69
0
JC Archer England
5
5
7
4/33
22.14
7.75
0
MA Wood England
4
4
5
3/31
25.80
8.06
0
Arshdeep Singh India
5
5
5
2/16
29.00
8.06
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
Shubman Gill India
126*
63
12
7
New Zealand
1 Feb 2023
SV Samson India
89
46
5
8
New Zealand
8 Mar 2026
AK Markram South Africa
86*
44
8
4
New Zealand
14 Feb 2026
JC Buttler England
83*
52
5
4
India
16 Mar 2021
AK Markram South Africa
82*
46
7
4
West Indies
26 Feb 2026
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
JJ Bumrah India
4/15
4
New Zealand
8 Mar 2026
HH Pandya India
4/16
4
New Zealand
1 Feb 2023
M Jansen South Africa
4/22
3.5
India
22 Feb 2026
L Ngidi South Africa
4/31
4
Canada
9 Feb 2026
JC Archer England
4/33
4
India
18 Mar 2021
Narendra Modi Stadium Highest Score in T20Is
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
India
255/5
20
New Zealand
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
8 Mar 2026
India
234/4
20
New Zealand
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
1 Feb 2023
India
231/5
20
South Africa
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
19 Dec 2025
India
224/2
20
England
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
20 Mar 2021
South Africa
213/4
20
Canada
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
9 Feb 2026
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
New Zealand
66
12.1
India
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
1 Feb 2023
India
111
18.5
South Africa
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
22 Feb 2026
New Zealand
159
19
India
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
8 Mar 2026
Narendra Modi Stadium ODIs (women) records
ODIs in this record book: 3, from Oct 2024 to Oct 2024.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
BM Halliday New Zealand
3
3
133
86
44.33
80.61
0
1
S Mandhana India
3
3
105
100
35.00
80.15
1
0
GE Plimmer New Zealand
3
3
105
41
35.00
73.94
0
0
SFM Devine New Zealand
3
3
90
79
30.00
88.24
0
1
ML Green New Zealand
3
3
88
42
29.33
95.65
0
0
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
RP Yadav India
3
3
7
4/69
17.86
5.51
0
DB Sharma India
3
3
6
3/39
17.33
3.59
0
JM Kerr New Zealand
2
2
5
3/49
19.60
5.30
0
AC Kerr New Zealand
1
1
4
4/42
10.50
4.67
0
SFM Devine New Zealand
3
3
4
3/27
25.25
4.93
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
S Mandhana India
100
122
10
0
New Zealand
29 Oct 2024
BM Halliday New Zealand
86
96
9
3
India
29 Oct 2024
SFM Devine New Zealand
79
86
7
1
India
27 Oct 2024
H Kaur India
59*
63
6
0
New Zealand
29 Oct 2024
SW Bates New Zealand
58
70
8
0
India
27 Oct 2024
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
AC Kerr New Zealand
4/42
9
India
24 Oct 2024
RP Yadav India
4/69
10
New Zealand
27 Oct 2024
SFM Devine New Zealand
3/27
7.1
India
27 Oct 2024
RP Yadav India
3/35
8.4
New Zealand
24 Oct 2024
DB Sharma India
3/39
10
New Zealand
29 Oct 2024
Highest totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
New Zealand
259/9
50
India
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
27 Oct 2024
India
236/4
44.2
New Zealand
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
29 Oct 2024
New Zealand
232
49.5
India
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
29 Oct 2024
India
227
44.3
New Zealand
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
24 Oct 2024
India
183
47.1
New Zealand
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
27 Oct 2024
Narendra Modi Stadium IPL records
IPL matches at this ground: 53, from Mar 2010 to May 2026.
Narendra Modi 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
53
180
162
26
25
207
130
185
Most IPL Runs at the Narendra Modi Stadium
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
Shubman Gill GT/KKR
32
32
1,384
129
47.72
162.63
3
7
B Sai Sudharsan Gujarat Titans
27
27
1,283
103
49.35
154.58
1
10
JC Buttler GT/RR
18
18
677
106*
45.13
155.63
1
4
V Kohli Royal Challengers Bengaluru
9
9
365
75*
60.83
142.02
0
3
AM Rahane RR/CSK
10
10
336
76*
37.33
132.28
0
3
DA Miller GT/PBKS
13
13
308
54
44.00
155.56
0
1
WP Saha GT/KKR
17
17
290
81
18.12
130.63
0
2
SV Samson RR/CSK
13
13
276
60
23.00
132.69
0
1
Most IPL wickets at Narendra Modi Stadium
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
Rashid Khan Gujarat Titans
31
31
34
3/18
29.12
8.93
0
MM Sharma GT/CSK
14
14
29
5/10
14.10
8.64
1
K Rabada GT/DC
15
15
26
3/28
21.19
9.39
0
M Prasidh Krishna GT/KKR
17
17
25
4/41
20.36
8.55
0
Mohammed Siraj GT/RCB
20
20
22
3/26
31.05
9.11
0
Mohammed Shami GT/PBKS
14
14
20
4/11
20.50
7.94
0
B Kumar SRH/RCB
7
7
16
5/30
12.12
7.19
1
R Sai Kishore Gujarat Titans
10
10
13
3/30
17.54
8.77
0
Highest IPL Score at the Narendra Modi Stadium
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
Shubman Gill Gujarat Titans
129
60
7
10
Mumbai Indians
26 May 2023
MR Marsh Lucknow Super Giants
117
64
10
8
Gujarat Titans
22 May 2025
JC Buttler Rajasthan Royals
106*
60
10
6
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
27 May 2022
Shubman Gill Gujarat Titans
104
55
9
6
Chennai Super Kings
10 May 2024
B Sai Sudharsan Gujarat Titans
103
51
5
8
Chennai Super Kings
10 May 2024
Highest IPL Totals in Ahmedabad
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Punjab Kings
243/5
20
Gujarat Titans
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
25 Mar 2025
Lucknow Super Giants
235/2
20
Gujarat Titans
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
22 May 2025
Gujarat Titans
233/3
20
Mumbai Indians
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
26 May 2023
Gujarat Titans
232/5
20
Punjab Kings
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
25 Mar 2025
Gujarat Titans
231/3
20
Chennai Super Kings
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
10 May 2024
Team results at Narendra Modi Stadium (men, all formats)
Team
Matches
Won
Lost
Drawn
Tied/NR
India
33
20
10
3
0
England
12
3
9
0
0
West Indies
9
3
6
0
0
South Africa
8
7
1
0
0
New Zealand
6
2
3
1
0
Sri Lanka
6
2
3
1
0
Australia
5
3
1
1
0
Zimbabwe
4
0
4
0
0
Pakistan
3
1
2
0
0
Canada
1
0
1
0
0
Latest matches at Narendra Modi Stadium
Match
Date
Venue
Result
India v New Zealand
8 Mar 2026
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
India won by 96 runs
West Indies v South Africa
26 Feb 2026
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
South Africa won by 9 wickets
South Africa v India
22 Feb 2026
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
South Africa won by 76 runs
India v Netherlands
18 Feb 2026
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
India won by 17 runs
New Zealand v South Africa
14 Feb 2026
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
South Africa won by 7 wickets
South Africa v Canada
9 Feb 2026
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
South Africa won by 57 runs
India v South Africa
19 Dec 2025
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
India won by 30 runs
West Indies v India
2 Oct 2025
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
India won by an innings and 140 runs
India v England
12 Feb 2025
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
India won by 142 runs
New Zealand v India
29 Oct 2024
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
India won by 6 wickets
Ahmedabad's Top Performers and Home Record
Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) holds the top Test score, 275 in Sri Lanka’s 760/7 of Nov 2009, while South Africa routed India for 76 in Apr 2008. No one has more Test runs here than Virender Sehwag (India), 426 and R Ashwin (India) heads the wicket list on 26.
Devon Conway’s 152* for New Zealand against England in Oct 2023 is the best ODI score, and South Africa’s 365/2 in Feb 2010 the highest ODI total.
South Africa have the best record of any visitor, 7 wins from 8. See how Ahmedabad shaped the India vs England rivalry, compare other Indian venues such as the Ekana Stadium and Vadodara, or see India’s overall team records.
Narendra Modi Stadium IPL Pitch Report: 53 Games
IPL first innings here average 180, below the 194 of the men’s T20Is, and replies average 162. That covers 53 IPL matches, 15 Mar 2010 through 31 May 2026. Results are close to level: 26 wins defending, 25 chasing; 207 is the best chase and 130 the smallest total defended. Punjab Kings’ 243/5 against the Gujarat franchise (GT) in Mar 2025 is the top total, and Sunrisers Hyderabad’s 86 all out against GT on 12 May 2026 the lowest.
Shubman Gill, playing for GT and Kolkata Knight Riders, leads with 1,384 runs (average 47.72) and won player of the match 5 times. Rashid Khan (GT) has 34 wickets. See the IPL 2023 season and the IPL winners list.
Questions about Narendra Modi Stadium
Is the Narendra Modi Stadium pitch good for batting or bowling?
For white-ball batters, yes: the opening innings of a men’s ODI here yields 252 on average, and of a T20I 194. Tests are another matter, since 4th-innings sides average a meagre 100 and bowlers dominate late on.
What is the highest score at the Narendra Modi Stadium?
Sri Lanka piled up 760/7 versus India in Nov 2009, and Mahela Jayawardene’s 275 in that innings is still the best by any batter here. The ODI record is South Africa’s 365/2 from Feb 2010.
Batting first or chasing: which works in Ahmedabad?
Format decides it. Twelve of the 21 men’s ODIs went to the chasing team, and 319 has been run down. T20Is flip that: defending sides have 9 wins from 14, and 178 is the ceiling for a successful chase.
What is the highest T20I score in Ahmedabad stadium?
India’s 255/5 in the Mar 2026 win over the Kiwis heads the T20I list. Shubman Gill (India) struck an unbeaten 126 off 63 balls versus New Zealand on 1 Feb 2023, the best T20I innings here.
What is the top IPL score at the Narendra Modi Stadium?
Shubman Gill’s 129 off 60 balls for Gujarat Titans (GT) against Mumbai Indians on 26 May 2023. In the same game MM Sharma (GT) took 5/10, the best IPL figures here.
What is the seating capacity of Narendra Modi Stadium?
Narendra Modi Stadium holds about 132,000 spectators, going by its published capacity. Capacity can change after redevelopment or when temporary stands are added for big events.