ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium

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ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium
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ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium
Data
place Visakhapatnam , India
Coordinates 17 ° 47 '50.6 "  N , 83 ° 21' 6.8"  E Coordinates: 17 ° 47 '50.6 "  N , 83 ° 21' 6.8"  E
owner Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh
operator Andhra cricket team
opening 2003
surface race
capacity 27,500
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The ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium , also known as Dr. YS Rajashekhar Reddy International Cricket Stadium , is a cricket stadium in Visakhapatnam , India .

Capacity & Infrastructure

The stadium has a capacity of 27,500 seats and is equipped with floodlights. The two wicket ends are the Vizzy End and the DV Subba Rao End .

International cricket

The first One-Day International was held here in April 2005 between India and Pakistan . Since then it has been the venue for several international matches. The first test match at this stadium took place between India and England in November 2016 .

National cricket

The stadium is the home ground of Andhra Pradesh in Indian national cricket. It was also the venue for numerous IPL teams . These include Deccan Chargers , Sunrisers Hyderabad , Rising Pune Supergiants and Mumbai Indians .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. 2nd ODI, Pakistan tour of India at Visakhapatnam, Apr 5 2005 ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  2. 2nd Test, England tour of India at Visakhapatnam, Nov 17-21 2016 ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved November 30, 2019.