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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