Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium

Ground information

Location    Jamtha, Nagpur
Establishment    2008
Capacity    45,000
Owner    Vidarbha Cricket Association
Operator    Vidarbha Cricket Association

End names

Secretary End
Pavilion End

International information

First Test    6-10 Nov 2008: India v Australia
Last Test    20-23 Nov 2010: India v New Zealand
First ODI    28 Oct 2009: India v Australia
Last ODI    18 Dec 2009: India v Sri Lanka
Only T20I    9 Dec 2009: India v Sri Lanka

IPL information

First IPL    5 Apr 2010: Deccan Chargers v Rajasthan Royals
Last IPL    12 Apr 2010: Deccan Chargers v Rajasthan Royals

About

The Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium (also known as New VCA stadium) is a new Test cricket ground in the city of Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
The stadium in the Jamtha locality, situated about 15 km from the main city, replaced the old Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground. The first international match hosted at this venue was the 4th Test between India and Australia (Nov, 2008), which India won by 172 runs. The Aussie spinner Jason Krejza had finished with 12 wickets and Harbhajan Singh with seven.[1][2]
Spread over 33 acres (130,000 m2), it has all the modern amenities, including wi-fi environment and a capacity of accommodating 45,000 people. The venue also boasts of world class training and practice facilities along with an all seater arrangement.[3] Four matches will be played here during the 2011 Cricket World Cup.[4]
For domestic Ranji Trophy and Duleep Trophy matches, the ground will play host to the Vidharba and Central Zone cricket team respectively.