The Arun Jaitley Stadium is one of the world's oldest cricket grounds located in New Delhi, India.
Established in 1883, the stadium was earlier known as the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium and is the second oldest international cricket stadium in India after the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Located near the Kotla Fort, the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium was renamed to Arun Jaitley Stadium in September 2019 in memory of former Finance Minister of India and former Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) President Arun Jaitley.
The Arun Jaitley Stadium is the home ground of the Delhi cricket team and Delhi franchise in the Indian T20 League.
The stadium hosted its first international match, a Test between India and West Indies, in November 1948. Since then, the venue has staged 35 Tests, 31 ODIs and seven T20Is.
Apart from international matches, it has also staged several Indian T20 League matches and other T20 matches in domestic as well as at club levels.
Let’s have a closer look at the Arun Jaitley Stadium T20 records and stats.
Arun Jaitley Stadium T20 records and stats
Highest total
Team Hyderabad holds the record for the highest total at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in T20 cricket. During an Indian T20 League match in 2024, the Pat Cummins-led Hyderabad posted a mammoth 266/7 in their 20 overs against Team Delhi. Put into bat, Hyderabad rode on fifties from Travis Head (89) and Shahbaz Ahmed (59 not out), along with contributions from Abhishek Sharma (46) and Nitish Reddy (37) to post a record T20 total at the venue. In reply, Delhi were bowled out for 199 in 19.1 overs as Hyderabad won the game by 67 runs.
Lowest total
Team Delhi registered the lowest total at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in the T20 format. Chasing 213, Delhi were bundled out for 66 in 13.4 overs by Team Mumbai during an Indian T20 League encounter in 2017. Karun Nair top-scored for Delhi with 21 off 15 balls. For Mumbai, Harbhajan Singh and Karn Sharma bagged three wickets each while Lasith Malinga took two scalps. Earlier, the Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai posted 212/3 in their 20 overs courtesy half-centuries from Kieron Pollard (63 not out) and Lendl Simmons (66). Mumbai won by 146 runs in Delhi.
Most runs
Former India cricketer Virender Sehwag scored the most runs at the venue in T20 cricket. Between 2007 and 2015, the flamboyant right-handed batter amassed 1,199 runs in 40 matches at an average of 31.55 and a strike rate of 158.80. He slammed nine fifties at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in cricket’s shortest format. Sehwag represented the likes of the Indian cricket team, Team Delhi and Punjab in the Indian T20 League as well as the Delhi cricket team in domestic cricket at this venue.
Most wickets
Veteran spinner Amit Mishra has scalped the most wickets at this cricket ground in the T20 format. Representing the likes of Team Deccan, Team Delhi and Team Hyderabad in the Indian T20 League as well as the Haryana cricket team in domestic cricket at this venue, the leg-spinner bagged 76 wickets in 60 matches at an average of 19.28 and an economy of 7.03. His best T20 bowling figures at the Arun Jaitley Stadium is 5/17 against Team Deccan in Indian T20 League 2008. Umesh Yadav is second on the list with 31 wickets in 30 matches.
Highest individual score
Chris Gayle and Rishabh Pant hold the record for the highest individual score at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in T20 cricket. Opening the batting, former Bengaluru opener Chris Gayle smashed 128 not out off just 62 balls against Delhi in an Indian T20 League match in 2012. Later in 2018, Delhi wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant equalled the record after he slammed 128 not out off 63 balls against Hyderabad in an Indian T20 League match.
Best bowling figures
Former Sri Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga registered the best bowling figures at this venue in the T20 format. Former Mumbai fast bowler Lasith Malinga recorded magnificent figures of 3.4-1-13-5 against Delhi during an Indian T20 League encounter in 2011. Malinga dismissed David Warner, Unmukt Chand, Venugopal Rao, Morne Morkel and Ashok Dinda to help bowl out Delhi for 95 in 17.4 overs. Delhi later successfully chased down the required target in 16.5 overs as they won the match by eight wickets. Apart from Malinga, Amit Mishra, P Saravana Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat and Nischal Gaur have scalped five wicket-hauls in the T20 format at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.
Highest partnership
Team Bangalore’s Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli hold the record for the highest partnership at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in T20 cricket. During an Indian T20 League match in 2012, Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli forged an unbeaten 204-run partnership for the second wicket against Team Delhi. While Gayle slammed 128 not out, Kojli remained unbeaten on 73 to power Bangalore to 215/1 in their 20 overs. Bangalore later restricted Delhi to 194/9 in their allotted overs to win the match by 21 runs.
Highest successful chase
Team Mumbai holds the record for the highest successful chase at this venue against Team Chennai during an Indian T20 League match in 2021. Chasing a target of 219, Mumbai rode on Kieron Pollard’s unbeaten 34-ball 87 along with contributions from Quinton de Kock (38), Rohit Sharma (35) and Krunal Pandya (32) to chase down the target with four wickets in hand. Earlier, Moeen Ali (58) and Faf du Plessis (50) powered Chennai to 218/4 in their 20 overs.
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