Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad Overview
Narendra Modi Stadium, aka Motera, is one of the top-most International cricket grounds in the world, located at the outskirts of the Sabarmati River in Ahmedabad. It is popular for holding the largest seating capacity of 1,32,000 for the spectators. Established in 1982, the stadium is owned by the Gujarat Cricket Association. It was previously known as the Sardar Patel Stadium and later renamed after the current Prime Minister of India, who was also president of the GCA from 2009 to 2014. To this date, the Narendra Modi Stadium has hosted 36 IPL matches in total.
Upcoming IPL 2025 Matches at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
The Narendra Modi Stadium will host at least seven IPL matches in the ongoing 18th edition of the Indian Premier League 2025. The venue has been the home ground of the Gujarat Titans since 2022. In the IPL 2025, GT will commence their tournament with a PBKS clash at their home ground on 25th March and face a total of seven teams at the Narendra Modi Stadium.
The table shows the list of upcoming IPL 2025 matches at the Narendra Modi Stadium-
List of IPL 2025 Matches at Narendra Modi Stadium | ||||
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Result | ||||
PBKS Won By 11 Runs | ||||
GT Won By 36 Runs | ||||
GT Won By 58 Runs | ||||
GT Won By 7 Wickets | ||||
GT Won By 38 Runs | ||||
LSG Won By 33 Runs | ||||
CSK Won By 83 Runs | ||||
Qualifier 2 | Sun, 1 June | 7:30 PM | MI vs PBKS | PBKS Won By 5 Wickets |
Final | Tue, 3 June | 7:30 PM | RCB vs PBKS | RCB Won By 6 Runs |
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad Pitch Report
The Narendra Modi Stadium’s pitch assists bowlers in the initial overs and offers a chance to take wickets. However, bowlers soon lose their grip on this pitch. In recent matches, Motera has become a batter's paradise, showcasing some high-scoring matches. Fans can expect some high-octane matches from the Narendra Modi Stadium in the ongoing IPL 2025.
Narendra Modi Stadium Batting or Bowling Pitch?
According to the IPL stats of Narendra Modi Stadium, the team batting first has won 16 times. On the other side, the team batting second won the matches 20 times. It shows no significant differences whether to choose bawl first or bat first at this stadium. Winning the toss has no big advantage at the Narendra Modi Stadium.
Narendra Modi Stadium: Spin and Pace
As we mentioned above, the pitch is batters' batter-friendly pitch, and bowlers can only get help in the initial overs. Speaking of which, spinners have limited support from the pitch, and only experienced bowlers can throw some quality overs.
There will not be much help can be gained from pacers as well because of the limited scope of the pitch. The pitch will assist pacers in the initial overs to scalp some wickets; other than that, there is not much help can be expected from the venue.
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So far, Narendra Stadium has hosted 37 IPL matches since the beginning of the event. In which, the first batting team has won 16 times. And the team batting second has dominated the first team 20 times. Only one match went without a result. The average first-inning score at Motera is 167, and the average second-inning score is 155. Below is the table with all the Narendra Modi Stadium IPL records & stats:
Highest Score in Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Shubman Gill has the highest individual score of 129 in 60 balls in the Narendra Modi Stadium for the Gujarat Titans against Mumbai Indians in IPL 2024.
Most Runs in Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
The current skipper of the GT, Shubman Gill, also holds the record for the most runs in the Narendra Modi Stadium. Gill bagged 1832 runs with 144.62 average and 148.70 strike rate in the 46 matches.
Most Wickets in Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Rashid Khan has taken 57 wickets for the Gujarat Titans in Narendra Modi Stadium. For the record, Rashid Khan scalped 57 wickets with a 7.77 economy rate and a 24.35 average in 46 matches.
Gujarat Titans Records at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
So far, Gujarat Titans has played 23 matches at their homeground Narendra Modi Stadium. Out of 23 IPL matches, GT came out victorious in 13 games. In 2022, GT won their maiden trophy at this very venue by defeating Rajasthan Royals and won the final by 7 wickets.
Memorable Matches at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Narendra Modi Stadium has been witnessed of many memorable matches, including the 2022 and 2023 IPL Finals. The home ground of the Gujarat Titans team celebrated their maiden trophy in 2022 by defeating the Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets.
Another memorable match was CSK vs GT when the Super Kings won the 2023 IPL final by 5 wickets. It was their first and only match at the Narendra Modi Stadium out of five matches played to this date.
