ACA-VDCA Stadium

ACA-VDCA Stadium
ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium
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Ground information
Location Visakhapatnam
Establishment 2003
Capacity 46,000
Owner Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh
End names
Pavilion End
North Block End
International information
First ODI Apr, 05 2005: India v Pakistan
Last ODI Oct, 20 2010: India v Australia
As of 2 December 2011
Source: [1]

ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium (Andhra Cricket Association-Vishakapatnam District Cricket Association), is a multi-purpose stadium in Visakhapatnam, India.

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Ground Profile

It is currently used mostly for cricket matches. The stadium was built in 2003 and has a capacity of 46,000 people. It was given Test status in 2007 and has facilities to host a D/N match. The stadium has hosted 3 ODI matches with the host team - India winning all of these matches and is a confirmed venue for Indian Premier League. It is a picturesque venue standing amidst green hills on the outskirts of Visakhapatnam. The stadium has a two-tier architecture and designed in such a way that view of the match in action is not obstructed whatever may be the seating location. It is also the first Cricket stadium in India to use the ground based LCD displays for advertisements during the Cricket matches. This was introduced during India vs SriLanka ODI match in 2007.

Matches Hosted

Game Type No. of Games
Test Matches 0
ODI 3
Twenty20 0

Upcoming Matches

Tounament Game Type Date Teams
West Indies tour of India ODI 2 December 2011  India vs  West Indies

Cancelled Matches

Tounament Game Type Date Teams Reason
Sri Lanka's tour of India ODI 18 December 2009  India vs  Sri Lanka Telangana Movement
Indian Premier League Twenty20 19 March 2010 Deccan Chargers vs Punjab Telangana Movement

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Coordinates: 17°47′50.49″N 83°21′07.00″E / 17.7973583°N 83.35194°E / 17.7973583; 83.35194


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