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Cricket Grounds

The world's greatest cricket venues and their records

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London, England
Est. 1814 · 30,000 cap.

Lord's Cricket Ground

The Home of Cricket

The 'Home of Cricket'. Headquarters of the MCC and the ICC. Iconic slope runs across the outfield.

Highest Test score at Lord's
333
Graham Gooch · 1990
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Kolkata, India
Est. 1864 · 66,000 cap.

Eden Gardens

The Mecca of Indian Cricket

The 'Mecca of Indian Cricket'. Scene of Laxman-Dravid's 376-run stand to beat Australia in 2001.

Record attendance
100,000+
1987 World Cup · 1987
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Melbourne, Australia
Est. 1853 · 100,024 cap.

Melbourne Cricket Ground

The G

The world's largest cricket stadium. Home of the Boxing Day Test since 1950.

Largest cricket crowd
93,013
2015 World Cup Final · 2015
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Sydney, Australia
Est. 1848 · 48,000 cap.

Sydney Cricket Ground

Traditional New Year's Test venue. Famous for drop-in pitches since 2016.

Highest innings at SCG
452*
Don Bradman · 1930
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Mumbai, India
Est. 1974 · 33,000 cap.

Wankhede Stadium

Scene of India's 2011 World Cup triumph. Rohit Sharma's home ground.

Highest ODI score
200*
Sachin Tendulkar · 2010
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Leeds, England
Est. 1890 · 17,000 cap.

Headingley Cricket Ground

Famous for Botham's Ashes 1981. Ben Stokes hit 135* here to win in 2019.

Botham's Ashes miracle
149*
Ian Botham · 1981
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London, England
Est. 1845 · 25,500 cap.

The Kia Oval

The Oval

Traditionally hosts the final Test of each Ashes series in England. 2023 WTC Final venue.

2023 WTC Final & Ashes decider
Historic
Ashes decider · 2023
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Ahmedabad, India
Est. 1982 · 132,000 cap.

Narendra Modi Stadium

World's Largest Cricket Stadium

Largest cricket stadium in the world. Hosted 2023 ODI World Cup Final.

World's largest cricket stadium
132,000 capacity
· 2020
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Karachi, Pakistan
Est. 1955 · 34,000 cap.

National Stadium

Pakistan's most historic Test ground. Pitch favours pace at first, then spin heavily.

Most wickets at one ground
338
Wasim Akram · 2002
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Lahore, Pakistan
Est. 1959 · 27,000 cap.

Gaddafi Stadium

PSL home. Renovated to international standard in 2019. Lively atmosphere famous across Asia.

Highest Pakistan innings
765/6d
Pakistan v India · 2006
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Bengaluru, India
Est. 1969 · 35,000 cap.

M. Chinnaswamy Stadium

High-altitude ground known for flat pitches and big scores. RCB IPL home.

Highest T20I total
278/3
India vs West Indies · 2019
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Cape Town, South Africa
Est. 1888 · 25,000 cap.

Newlands Cricket Ground

Newlands

One of cricket's most scenic grounds. Backdrop of Table Mountain. Cape Town Test a calendar fixture.

Lowest Test total at Newlands
30
South Africa vs England · 1896
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Johannesburg, South Africa
Est. 1956 · 34,000 cap.

The Wanderers Stadium

The Bullring

Scene of cricket's greatest ODI — 434 all out vs Australia in 2006, SA chased 438 to win.

Highest ODI total ever
438/9
South Africa vs Australia · 2006
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Adelaide, Australia
Est. 1871 · 53,583 cap.

Adelaide Oval

First ground to host a day-night Test match. Beautiful Victorian architecture.

First day-night Test
Historic
Australia vs New Zealand · 2015
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North Sound, Antigua
Est. 2007 · 10,000 cap.

Sir Vivian Richards Stadium

SVR Stadium

Named after the greatest West Indian batsman. Lara's 400* was scored at the old Recreation Ground.

Brian Lara's world record ground
400*
Brian Lara (Rec Ground) · 2004
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Southampton, England
Est. 2001 · 25,000 cap.

Utilita Bowl

Hampshire Bowl / Ageas Bowl

Host of the inaugural World Test Championship Final in 2021. Hampshire's home ground on the edge of the South Downs.

WTC Final 2021
New Zealand won by 8 wickets
Kane Williamson · 2021
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Christchurch, New Zealand
Est. 2014 · 18,000 cap.

Hagley Oval

The Garden Ground

Christchurch's premier cricket ground, located adjacent to Hagley Park. Hosted the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup final.

Women's CWC 2022 Final
Australia won by 71 runs
Alyssa Healy 170 · 2022
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Centurion, South Africa
Est. 1987 · 22,000 cap.

SuperSport Park

Centurion Park

South Africa's most used Test and ODI venue, home to the Titans and consistently fast-paced pitch.

ICC Champions Trophy 2009 Final
Australia won by 6 wickets
Ricky Ponting · 2009
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Colombo, Sri Lanka
Est. 1986 · 35,000 cap.

R. Premadasa Stadium

Khettarama Stadium

Sri Lanka's largest cricket stadium and a regular host of ICC events. The 2002 Champions Trophy Final here was rained off twice.

ICC Champions Trophy 2002 Final
Final abandoned — India & Sri Lanka joint champions
Twice rained off · 2002
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Mumbai, India
Est. 1937 · 20,000 cap.

Brabourne Stadium

The Cricket Club of India ground

Mumbai's first international cricket ground. Historic CCI venue that hosted the 2006 CT Final and 2013 Women's CWC Final.

ICC Champions Trophy 2006 Final
Australia won by 8 wickets (D/L)
Chris Gayle 474 runs in tournament · 2006
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Bridgetown, Barbados
Est. 1882 · 28,000 cap.

Kensington Oval

Kensington Oval, Bridgetown

Barbados's iconic cricket ground, host of the 2007 World Cup Final and Viv Richards' finest innings territory.

ODI World Cup 1979 Final
West Indies 286/9 — Won by 92 runs
Viv Richards 138* · 1979
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Birmingham, England
Est. 1882 · 25,000 cap.

Edgbaston Cricket Ground

Fortress Edgbaston

England's most hostile home ground — 'Fortress Edgbaston'. England rarely lose Tests here.

ICC Champions Trophy 2013 Final
India won by 5 runs
Ravindra Jadeja & Ravichandran Ashwin · 2013
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Manchester, England
Est. 1884 · 26,000 cap.

Emirates Old Trafford

Old Trafford

England's northern Test fortress. Notorious for rain and overcast conditions that suit swing bowling.

Highest Test score at Old Trafford
311
Bob Simpson (Australia) · 1964
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Brisbane, Australia
Est. 1895 · 42,000 cap.

The Gabba

The Gabba (Brisbane Cricket Ground)

Australia's most intimidating Test fortress — now famous for India's 2021 Ashes breach after 32 years of Australian dominance.

2021 Ashes Upset
India won by 3 wickets
Rishabh Pant 89* · 2021

Did You Know?

Records

Shoaib Akhtar officially bowled the fastest delivery ever recorded in international cricket: 161.3 km/h (100.2 mph) against England at the 2003 World Cup.