Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium Pitch Report and Records
Covers 19 international matches at this ground from Nov 2005 to Oct 2024.
Runs flow at Uppal, and this Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium pitch report shows it in every format. Across 19 internationals from Nov 2005 to Oct 2024, the opening innings in Hyderabad has averaged 378 in Tests, while ODIs sit at 297 and T20Is at 230.
Most recently, on 12 Oct 2024, India hammered 297/6 against Bangladesh in a T20I and won by 133 runs.
Uppal Pitch Report: Batting or Bowling?
For white-ball cricket the answer is batting. Ten ODIs have produced openers of 297 on average, with replies at 261. Pakistan made the biggest chase, 345/4 to beat Sri Lanka’s 344/9 in Oct 2023, and nothing under 286 has ever been defended. Australia hold the ODI total record, 350/4 from 5 Nov 2009.
Tests tell a different story. Sides make 378 and 388 in the opening two innings, but the third averages 242 and the fourth only 149, with 75 the biggest fourth-innings chase. Only 1 of 6 Tests was drawn.
Captains know it: fourteen of the 19 toss winners chose to bat, and the toss-winning side has come out ahead in 11 of 18 decided games.
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium capacity and location
Capacity as published on the ground's Wikipedia page (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajiv_Gandhi_International_Cricket_Stadium). Figures change with redevelopment and temporary stands.
Ground
City
Country
Capacity
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium (Uppal)
Hyderabad
India
39,200
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium cricket stats by format
Format
Matches
Won batting first
Won chasing
Avg 1st inns
First match
Latest match
Tests
6
–
–
–
12 Nov 2010
25 Jan 2024
ODIs
10
6
4
297
16 Nov 2005
10 Oct 2023
T20Is
3
1
2
230
6 Dec 2019
12 Oct 2024
Rajiv Gandhi International 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
10
297
261
345
286
–
T20Is
3
230
187
209
297
–
Hyderabad Test Pitch Report: Average Score by Innings
Format
Tests
1st inns
2nd inns
3rd inns
4th inns
Highest 4th-inns chase
Tests
6
378
388
242
149
75
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium Tests records
Tests in this record book: 6, from Nov 2010 to Jan 2024.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
CA Pujara India
4
5
510
204
127.50
55.25
2
2
V Kohli India
4
5
379
204
75.80
67.32
1
1
BB McCullum New Zealand
2
4
293
225
73.25
61.95
1
0
M Vijay India
2
3
282
167
94.00
52.71
2
0
V Sehwag India
3
4
203
96
67.67
86.75
0
2
OJ Pope England
1
2
197
196
98.50
68.17
1
0
AM Rahane India
2
3
190
82
63.33
54.13
0
2
RA Jadeja India
4
6
175
87
43.75
57.76
0
2
KL Rahul India
3
6
157
86
31.40
58.15
0
1
KS Williamson New Zealand
2
4
157
69
39.25
38.01
0
2
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
R Ashwin India
5
10
33
6/31
19.00
2.73
3
RA Jadeja India
4
8
20
4/78
25.70
2.75
0
UT Yadav India
3
6
15
6/88
20.40
3.26
1
TW Hartley England
1
2
9
7/62
21.44
3.76
1
PP Ojha India
2
4
9
3/44
34.33
2.50
0
Harbhajan Singh India
2
4
7
4/76
36.43
2.42
0
JJ Bumrah India
1
2
6
4/41
11.50
2.80
0
JO Holder West Indies
1
2
5
5/56
14.60
2.70
1
JE Root England
1
2
5
4/79
24.00
2.50
0
DL Vettori New Zealand
1
1
5
5/135
27.00
2.72
1
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
BB McCullum New Zealand
225
308
22
4
India
12 Nov 2010
V Kohli India
204
246
24
0
Bangladesh
9 Feb 2017
CA Pujara India
204
341
30
1
Australia
2 Mar 2013
OJ Pope England
196
278
21
0
India
25 Jan 2024
M Vijay India
167
361
23
2
Australia
2 Mar 2013
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
TW Hartley England
7/62
26.2
India
25 Jan 2024
R Ashwin India
6/31
16.3
New Zealand
23 Aug 2012
R Ashwin India
6/54
26.5
New Zealand
23 Aug 2012
UT Yadav India
6/88
26.4
West Indies
12 Oct 2018
JO Holder West Indies
5/56
23
India
12 Oct 2018
Highest totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
India
687/6
166
Bangladesh
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
9 Feb 2017
India
503
154.1
Australia
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
2 Mar 2013
India
472
143.4
New Zealand
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
12 Nov 2010
New Zealand
448/8
135
India
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
12 Nov 2010
India
438
134.3
New Zealand
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
23 Aug 2012
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
West Indies
127
46.1
India
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
12 Oct 2018
Australia
131
67
India
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
2 Mar 2013
New Zealand
159
61.3
India
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
23 Aug 2012
New Zealand
164
79.5
India
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
23 Aug 2012
India
202
69.2
England
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
25 Jan 2024
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium ODIs records
ODIs in this record book: 10, from Nov 2005 to Oct 2023.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
Yuvraj Singh India
3
3
233
121
77.67
94.33
2
0
SR Tendulkar India
3
3
220
175
73.33
99.55
1
0
Shubman Gill India
1
1
208
208
208.00
139.60
1
0
MS Dhoni India
5
5
202
87*
67.33
90.99
0
2
Mohammad Rizwan Pakistan
2
2
199
131*
199.00
101.53
1
1
V Kohli India
4
4
142
53
35.50
79.33
0
1
MG Bracewell New Zealand
1
1
140
140
140.00
179.49
1
0
SK Raina India
3
3
138
61
69.00
100.73
0
2
BKG Mendis Sri Lanka
1
1
122
122
122.00
158.44
1
0
DPMD Jayawardene Sri Lanka
1
1
118
118
118.00
95.16
1
0
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
UT Yadav India
2
2
6
4/53
14.17
6.07
0
Hasan Ali Pakistan
2
2
6
4/71
17.33
6.12
0
MJ Santner New Zealand
2
2
6
5/59
19.17
5.75
1
Haris Rauf Pakistan
2
2
5
3/43
21.40
5.63
0
BFW de Leede Netherlands
2
2
5
4/62
25.20
6.63
0
Mohammed Siraj India
1
1
4
4/46
11.50
4.60
0
R Ashwin India
2
2
4
3/35
19.50
4.29
0
Kuldeep Yadav India
2
2
4
2/43
22.25
4.94
0
B Lee Australia
1
1
3
3/37
12.33
4.62
0
AR Patel India
1
1
3
3/40
13.33
4.00
0
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium Highest Score in ODIs
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
Shubman Gill India
208
149
19
9
New Zealand
18 Jan 2023
SR Tendulkar India
175
141
19
4
Australia
5 Nov 2009
MG Bracewell New Zealand
140
78
12
10
India
18 Jan 2023
Mohammad Rizwan Pakistan
131*
121
8
3
Sri Lanka
10 Oct 2023
BKG Mendis Sri Lanka
122
77
14
6
Pakistan
10 Oct 2023
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
MJ Santner New Zealand
5/59
10
Netherlands
9 Oct 2023
Mohammed Siraj India
4/46
10
New Zealand
18 Jan 2023
UT Yadav India
4/53
9
Sri Lanka
9 Nov 2014
BFW de Leede Netherlands
4/62
9
Pakistan
6 Oct 2023
Hasan Ali Pakistan
4/71
10
Sri Lanka
10 Oct 2023
Highest totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Australia
350/4
50
India
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
5 Nov 2009
India
349/8
50
New Zealand
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
18 Jan 2023
India
347
49.4
Australia
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
5 Nov 2009
Pakistan
345/4
48.2
Sri Lanka
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
10 Oct 2023
Sri Lanka
344/9
50
Pakistan
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
10 Oct 2023
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
England
174
36.1
India
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
14 Oct 2011
Netherlands
205
41
Pakistan
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
6 Oct 2023
Netherlands
223
46.3
New Zealand
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
9 Oct 2023
Sri Lanka
242
48.2
India
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
9 Nov 2014
India
243
47.4
Australia
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
5 Oct 2007
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium T20Is records
T20Is in this record book: 3, from Dec 2019 to Oct 2024.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
V Kohli India
2
2
157
94*
157.00
160.20
0
2
SA Yadav India
2
2
144
75
72.00
202.82
0
2
SV Samson India
1
1
111
111
111.00
236.17
1
0
HH Pandya India
2
2
72
47
72.00
211.76
0
0
Towhid Hridoy Bangladesh
1
1
63
63*
–
150.00
0
1
KL Rahul India
2
2
63
62
31.50
143.18
0
1
SO Hetmyer West Indies
1
1
56
56
56.00
136.59
0
1
TH David Australia
1
1
54
54
54.00
200.00
0
1
C Green Australia
1
1
52
52
52.00
247.62
0
1
Liton Das Bangladesh
1
1
42
42
42.00
168.00
0
0
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
Ravi Bishnoi India
1
1
3
3/30
10.00
7.50
0
AR Patel India
1
1
3
3/33
11.00
8.25
0
YS Chahal India
2
2
3
2/36
19.33
7.25
0
Tanzim Hasan Sakib Bangladesh
1
1
3
3/66
22.00
16.50
0
MP Yadav India
1
1
2
2/32
16.00
8.00
0
DR Sams Australia
1
1
2
2/33
16.50
8.61
0
Washington Sundar India
2
2
2
1/4
19.00
9.50
0
K Pierre West Indies
1
1
2
2/44
22.00
11.00
0
KA Pollard West Indies
1
1
1
1/10
10.00
10.00
0
HV Patel India
1
1
1
1/18
18.00
9.00
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
SV Samson India
111
47
11
8
Bangladesh
12 Oct 2024
V Kohli India
94*
50
6
6
West Indies
6 Dec 2019
SA Yadav India
75
35
8
5
Bangladesh
12 Oct 2024
SA Yadav India
69
36
5
5
Australia
25 Sep 2022
Towhid Hridoy Bangladesh
63*
42
5
3
India
12 Oct 2024
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
Ravi Bishnoi India
3/30
4
Bangladesh
12 Oct 2024
AR Patel India
3/33
4
Australia
25 Sep 2022
Tanzim Hasan Sakib Bangladesh
3/66
4
India
12 Oct 2024
MP Yadav India
2/32
4
Bangladesh
12 Oct 2024
DR Sams Australia
2/33
3.5
India
25 Sep 2022
Highest T20I Totals at Uppal
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
India
297/6
20
Bangladesh
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
12 Oct 2024
India
209/4
18.4
West Indies
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
6 Dec 2019
West Indies
207/5
20
India
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
6 Dec 2019
India
187/4
19.5
Australia
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
25 Sep 2022
Australia
186/7
20
India
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
25 Sep 2022
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium IPL records
IPL matches at this ground: 90, from Apr 2008 to May 2026.
Hyderabad IPL Pitch Report
Matches
Avg 1st inns
Avg 2nd inns
Won batting first
Won chasing
Highest chased
Lowest defended
Avg 1st inns, last 10
90
170
158
40
46
247
126
200
Most IPL Runs at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
DA Warner SRH/DC
32
32
1,623
126
64.92
160.53
3
15
S Dhawan SRH/Deccan Chargers
47
47
1,477
99*
36.92
124.22
0
10
H Klaasen Sunrisers Hyderabad
22
22
943
104
55.47
177.92
1
6
Abhishek Sharma Sunrisers Hyderabad
26
26
821
141
35.70
208.91
2
5
TM Head SRH/RCB
19
19
669
89*
37.17
172.42
0
6
RG Sharma MI/Deccan Chargers
19
19
590
76*
39.33
143.55
0
5
Ishan Kishan SRH/MI
17
17
547
106*
36.47
160.41
1
3
KS Williamson Sunrisers Hyderabad
18
18
508
89
33.87
138.42
0
4
Most IPL wickets at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
B Kumar SRH/Pune Warriors
50
50
48
5/19
31.52
8.04
1
A Mishra Deccan Chargers/SRH
27
27
30
3/19
24.03
7.19
0
Rashid Khan SRH/GT
22
22
28
3/19
20.96
6.67
0
DW Steyn SRH/Deccan Chargers
24
24
27
3/8
21.19
6.30
0
S Kaul Sunrisers Hyderabad
15
15
21
4/29
19.57
7.01
0
JD Unadkat SRH/Rising Pune Supergiant
14
14
19
5/30
19.95
8.09
1
MC Henriques SRH/RCB
21
21
18
3/16
24.11
7.64
0
Sandeep Sharma SRH/PBKS
19
19
18
3/19
35.22
8.70
0
Highest IPL Score at Uppal
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
Abhishek Sharma Sunrisers Hyderabad
141
55
14
10
Punjab Kings
12 Apr 2025
Abhishek Sharma Sunrisers Hyderabad
135*
68
10
10
Delhi Capitals
21 Apr 2026
DA Warner Sunrisers Hyderabad
126
59
10
8
Kolkata Knight Riders
30 Apr 2017
V Sehwag Delhi Capitals
119
56
13
6
Deccan Chargers
5 May 2011
A Symonds Deccan Chargers
117*
53
11
7
Rajasthan Royals
24 Apr 2008
Highest IPL Totals in Hyderabad
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Sunrisers Hyderabad
286/6
20
Rajasthan Royals
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
23 Mar 2025
Sunrisers Hyderabad
277/3
20
Mumbai Indians
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
27 Mar 2024
Sunrisers Hyderabad
255/4
20
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
22 May 2026
Sunrisers Hyderabad
247/2
18.3
Punjab Kings
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
12 Apr 2025
Mumbai Indians
246/5
20
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
27 Mar 2024
Team results at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium (men, all formats)
Team
Matches
Won
Lost
Drawn
Tied/NR
India
16
11
4
1
0
Australia
5
2
3
0
0
New Zealand
4
1
2
1
0
Bangladesh
2
0
2
0
0
England
2
1
1
0
0
Netherlands
2
0
2
0
0
Pakistan
2
2
0
0
0
Sri Lanka
2
0
2
0
0
West Indies
2
0
2
0
0
South Africa
1
1
0
0
0
Latest matches at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium
Match
Date
Venue
Result
India v Bangladesh
12 Oct 2024
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
India won by 133 runs
England v India
25 Jan 2024
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
England won by 28 runs
Sri Lanka v Pakistan
10 Oct 2023
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
Pakistan won by 6 wickets
New Zealand v Netherlands
9 Oct 2023
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
New Zealand won by 99 runs
Pakistan v Netherlands
6 Oct 2023
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
Pakistan won by 81 runs
India v New Zealand
18 Jan 2023
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
India won by 12 runs
Australia v India
25 Sep 2022
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
India won by 6 wickets
India v West Indies
6 Dec 2019
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
India won by 6 wickets
India v Australia
2 Mar 2019
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
India won by 6 wickets
West Indies v India
12 Oct 2018
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
India won by 10 wickets
Leading Players in Hyderabad
Cheteshwar Pujara (India) averages 127.50 in Hyderabad Tests, with 510 runs and a top score of 204 against Australia in Mar 2013. The best Test score is 225 by Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) in Nov 2010. Ravichandran Ashwin (India) leads the bowling with 33 Test wickets at 19.00, though TW Hartley (England) produced the finest spell, 7/62 in the Jan 2024 Test.
Shubman Gill (India) owns the best ODI innings, 208 versus the Kiwis on 18 Jan 2023. Further reading: India’s team records and India vs England.
Uppal IPL Pitch Report: 90 Games and Rising Totals
Hyderabad’s IPL record runs to 90 games, opening on 22 Apr 2008 and most recently played on 22 May 2026. The recent numbers stand out. First innings average 170 overall but 200 across the last 10, and Sunrisers Hyderabad own the four biggest totals: 286/6 against Rajasthan Royals in Mar 2025, 277/3 against Mumbai Indians in Mar 2024, 255/4, and the 247/2 that chased down Punjab Kings in Apr 2025, a ground record for a chase. Chasers lead overall, 46 wins to 40.
David Warner has 1,623 runs at 64.92 playing for SRH and Delhi Capitals, with 9 player of the match awards. Abhishek Sharma (SRH) holds the top score, 141 off 55 balls. Bhuvneshwar Kumar leads the wickets with 48, and Alzarri Joseph (MI) took 6/12 in Apr 2019. See the Sunrisers Hyderabad IPL records and the highest IPL run chases.
Questions about Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium
Is the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium pitch good for batting or bowling?
Yes for batting in ODIs, where sides post 297 on average first up and 261 in reply. In Tests the bowlers come in late: fourth-innings sides average 149, and 75 is the most anyone has chased in it.
What is the highest score at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium?
India’s 687/6 against Bangladesh in Feb 2017 is the biggest international total. The best individual score is Brendon McCullum’s 225 for New Zealand in Nov 2010, and in ODIs Shubman Gill’s 208 in Jan 2023.
Do Hyderabad ODIs favour batting first or chasing?
Batting first has a small edge, 6 ODI wins to 4 for chasing sides. Chasing is possible, as Pakistan’s 345/4 shows, but no side has defended a total under 286.
What is India's record at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium?
India have won 11 of 16 matches here, lost 4 and drawn 1. Their only Test loss was on 25 Jan 2024, when England won by 28 runs.
What is the highest IPL score at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium?
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s 286/6, made versus Rajasthan Royals in Mar 2025, is the IPL record at Uppal. Abhishek Sharma owns the best innings, 141 off 55 balls for SRH against Punjab Kings in Apr 2025.
What is the seating capacity of Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium?
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium holds about 39,200 spectators, going by its published capacity. Capacity can change after redevelopment or when temporary stands are added for big events.