IPL 2025 DC vs SRH, ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam: Ahead of the Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad match no 10,...
Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium is the full name of ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium comes under the Andhra Cricket Association/Visakhapatnam District Cricket Association. It is one of India’s beautiful International Stadiums located on the outskirts of the city and surrounded by the hills which enhance its beauty. Currently the stadium can hold 25,000 seating capacity which can be enhanced in the future. Established in 2003, ACA-VDCA Stadium is one of the new cricket stadiums in Vizag and became a new home ground of the Delhi Capitals.
Take a look at the overview of the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam.
The ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam is scheduled to host only one match between Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday, 30 March at 3:30 pm in the IPL 2025. The DC vs SRH match no 10 will be the first and only match to be hosted at the Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam.
The full schedule of the upcoming IPL 2025 matches at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam-
The ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam’s pitch offers a balanced pitch and has something for both batters and bowlers. However, in recent matches the venue gave some high-scoring matches which can be a trouble for the bowlers in today’s match. The ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium pitch shows the balanced stats with 8 matches won by team bats first and vice versa. Although, the toss winning team likes to chase in Vizag's ground.
As we mentioned above, the IPL stats of this ground is very well balanced. But looking at the recent matches, the data shows that ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium clearly favours the batters with 168 average first batting scores.In todays’ DC vs SRH’s match condition of the pitch and atmosphere will play the important role.
ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium pitch is most renowned as batter-friendly but considered as balanced pitch as well. The pitch has pace and it might be tricky for the spinners to get a score in the early overs. However, they can grip on the game as the match progresses.
Pacers on the other side can use that pace in their favour in the initial overs and bag some scalp. Only experienced bowlers can use the pitch’s condition in their favour and bag some scalps.
According to the AccuWeather report, the atmosphere of the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam will be hot with 33° celsius temperature ranging between 30° to 25° celsius. With 75% of humidity there will be 0% Precipitation meaning no rain interruptions during the game. Fans can enjoy the game with a clear sky and fresh breeze from the hills.
The ACA-VDCA stadium is still a new cricket ground and has only hosted 16 IPL matches since its establishment. Out of 16 matches, the batted team first won the 8 matches and numbers for the second batted team are the same 8.
The average first-inning score is 168 and the average second-inning score is 158 at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium. Found all the IPL records & stats of ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam in the table below.
David Warner has the record of the highest individual score of 91 in just 59 balls at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium inVisakhapatnam. In 2015, Warner made this record against the Mumbai Indians at this venue.
Currently veteran Shikhar Dhawan holds the record of the most runs 294 at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium. Dhawan bagged 294 in just 7 innings with a strike rate of 146.19 for the Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Aussie leg-spinner Adam Zampa is the leading wicket taker with 10 scalps at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. Zampa took 10 wickets in 3 innings at this venue for the defunct Rising Pune Super Giants. His best bowling figure is 6 wickets in just 19 balls at the ACA-VDCA Stadium.
Delhi Capitals have played 9 games on their new home ground at Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium. Out of 9 games, Delhi Capitals only succeeded in 4 games. In the 2019 Eliminator Final match, Capitals outmuscled Sunrisers Hyderabad and won by 2 wickets.
ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium has hosted many memorable games including 2019 IPL Playoffs in which Delhi Capital won the eliminator round by defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad by 2 wickets at this very same venue.
Another memorable match was CSK vs DC in the same IPL season in 2019. This time Delhi Capitals lost against the Chennai Super Kings in the 2nd quarter final. The Super Kings smashed Capitals by 6 wickets and Delhi lost their chance to lift the IPL trophy in the 2019 season.
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