The second ODI of the 3-match series between India and West Indies will be played at Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam, the home of Andhra Pradesh Cricket Association. The venue has also acted as home ground for Deccan Chargers, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Mumbai Indians, and Rising Pune Supergiants at various points of time.
The venue has hosted 2 Tests, 8 ODIs, and 2 T20Is till date as well as two Playoffs matches in 2019. The most famous performance in these matches came from MS Dhoni, who, promoted to No. 3 in the 2005 series against Pakistan, slammed 148 – an innings that helped him establish himself in the Indian cricket team.
Other famous performances include Mayank Agarwal’s double hundred here against South Africa in October, and Amit Mishra’s 5/18 in 2016-17 to bowl out New Zealand for 79. This was the match where every member of the Indian team took field with their mothers’ names on their respective jerseys.
Here are some statistics from ODIs played here.
Visakhapatnam | India | West Indies | Others |
ODIs | 8 | 3 | 5 |
Runs/50 overs | 308 | 294 | 273 |
4s/50 overs | 29.3 | 27.4 | 24.8 |
6s/50 overs | 5.8 | 8.7 | 5.0 |
50+ scores/match | 2.6 | 2.7 | 1.7 |
Wickets/50 overs | 8.5 | 6.1 | 4.8 |
Here are some other numbers from the same matches.
Highest ODI total | 356/9 | India |
Lowest ODI total | 79 | New Zealand |
Highest ODI score | 157* | Virat Kohli |
Best ODI figures | 5/18 | Amit Mishra |