The Arun Jaitley Stadium is one of the world's oldest cricket grounds located in New Delhi.
Earlier named as the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, the cricket ground was established in 1883. It is India’s second oldest functional international cricket stadium after the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Located on Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg in Delhi, the 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. It has a seating capacity of around 35,000.
The Arun Jaitley Stadium hosted its first international match, a Test between India and West Indies in November 1948.
The Delhi cricket stadium staged its first women’s international match in November 1974 when the India women’s cricket team played a Test against West Indies. The fixture ended in a draw.
It later staged its first women’s ODI played between India and New Zealand in February 1985.
In March 2016, the Arun Jaitley Stadium staged its first women’s T20 international during the World T20 that featured Sri Lanka and New Zealand. Led by Suzie Bates, New Zealand won the game by seven wickets.
Let’s have a look at the Arun Jaitley Stadium women’s T20 records and stats:
Arun Jaitley Stadium women’s T20 records and stats
Highest team total
The Australia women’s cricket team holds the record for the highest team total at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in women’s T20 cricket. During the Women’s World T20 semi-final clash in 2016, the Meg Lanning-led Australia posted 132/6 in their 20 overs against arch-rivals England. Meg Lanning led from the front with a 50-ball 55 along with Alyssa Healy’s 25 off 15 balls to help Australia register the highest women’s T20 total at the venue. Australia later restricted England Women to 127/7 in their allotted overs to win the game by five runs.
Lowest team total
The Baroda women's cricket team recorded the lowest team total at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in women’s T20s. Chasing 89, Baroda were bundled out for 44 in 16.4 overs against Gujarat during a Senior Women’s T20 League clash in 2017. Interestingly, not a single batter managed to reach double digit as Baroda captain P A Patel top-scored with eight runs. For Gujarat, Renuka Chaudhari was the wrecker-in-chief with three wickets. Gujarat won the game by 44 runs.
Most runs
Former Australia captain Meg Lanning has scored the most runs at this venue in women’s T20 cricket. The stylish right-handed batter has amassed 119 runs in three matches at an average of 59.50 and a strike rate of 107.20. She has also slammed two fifties in the WT20 format on this ground. Lanning’s former teammate Elyse Villani is second on the list with 115 runs in three T20 matches on this ground.
Most wickets
Australia’s Megan Schutt has picked up the most wickets at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in women’s T20I cricket. The right-arm fast bowler has scalped seven wickets in three matches at an average of 9.85 and an economy of 5.75. In domestic cricket, Gujarat’s Renuka Chaudhari has the most wickets in women’s T20 cricket. Chaudhari has bagged eight wickets in four matches.
Highest individual score
Karnataka’s Vellaswamy Vanitha registered the highest individual score at this venue in the women’s T20 format. Opening the batting, the former right-handed batter scored 61 not out off 52 balls against Gujarat during a Senior Women’s T20 League encounter in 2017. Vanitha’s magnificent knock helped her side chase down 113 in 16.3 overs as Karnataka won the game by nine wickets. Vanitha’s match-winning knock was laced with six fours and one six. Meg Lanning’s unbeaten 56 off 49 balls against Sri Lanka is the highest individual score at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in women’s T20I cricket.
Best bowling figures
Baroda’s Tarannum Pathan recorded the best bowling figures at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in women’s T20 cricket. During a Senior Women’s T20 League clash in 2017, the right-arm off-spinner registered match-winning figures of 4/3 against Rajasthan. Tarannum Pathan dismissed Sampa Mukherjee, SL Meena, J U Bijarnya and SP Kumawat to bowl out Rajasthan for 61 in 19.4 overs. Baroda later successfully chased down the target with seven wickets in hand.
Highest partnership
Pakistan’s Sidra Ameen and Bismah Maroof hold the record for the highest partnership at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in women’s T20s. Chasing 114, Sidra Ameen and Bismah Maroof forged an unbeaten 99-run stand for the second wicket against Bangladesh Women in a Women's World T20 group encounter in 2016. Ameen scored 53 not out while Maroof remained unbeaten on 43 to guide Pakistan to a nine-wicket win in Delhi.
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