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Cricket Grounds

The world's greatest cricket venues and their records

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London, England
Est. 1814 · 30,000 cap.

Lord's Cricket Ground

The 'Home of Cricket'. Headquarters of the MCC and the ICC. Iconic slope runs across the outfield.

Highest Test score
333
Graham Gooch · 1990
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Kolkata, India
Est. 1864 · 66,000 cap.

Eden Gardens

The 'Mecca of Indian Cricket'. Scene of Laxman-Dravid's 376-run stand to beat Australia in 2001.

Record attendance
100,000+
1987 World Cup · 1987
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Melbourne, Australia
Est. 1853 · 100,024 cap.

Melbourne Cricket Ground

The world's largest cricket stadium. Home of the Boxing Day Test since 1950.

Largest cricket crowd
93,013
2015 World Cup Final · 2015
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Sydney, Australia
Est. 1848 · 48,000 cap.

Sydney Cricket Ground

Traditional New Year's Test venue. Famous for drop-in pitches since 2016.

Highest innings
452*
Don Bradman · 1930
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Mumbai, India
Est. 1974 · 33,000 cap.

Wankhede Stadium

Scene of India's 2011 World Cup triumph. Rohit Sharma's home ground.

Highest ODI score
200*
Sachin Tendulkar · 2010
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Leeds, England
Est. 1890 · 17,000 cap.

Headingley Cricket Ground

Famous for Botham's Ashes 1981. Ben Stokes hit 135* here to win in 2019.

Botham's Ashes
149*
Ian Botham · 1981
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London, England
Est. 1845 · 25,500 cap.

The Kia Oval

Traditionally hosts the final Test of each Ashes series in England. 2023 WTC Final venue.

England v Australia
Historic
Ashes decider · 2023
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Ahmedabad, India
Est. 1982 · 132,000 cap.

Narendra Modi Stadium

Largest cricket stadium in the world. Hosted 2023 World Cup Final.

World's largest stadium
132,000 capacity
· 2020
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Karachi, Pakistan
Est. 1955 · 34,000 cap.

National Stadium

Pakistan's most historic Test ground. Pitch favours pace at first, then spin heavily.

Most wickets at one ground
338
Wasim Akram · 2002
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Lahore, Pakistan
Est. 1959 · 27,000 cap.

Gaddafi Stadium

PSL home. Renovated to international standard in 2019. Lively atmosphere famous across Asia.

Highest Pakistan total
765/6d
Pakistan v India · 2006
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Bengaluru, India
Est. 1969 · 35,000 cap.

M. Chinnaswamy Stadium

High-altitude ground known for flat pitches and big scores. RCB IPL home.

Highest T20I total
278/3
India vs WI · 2019
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Cape Town, South Africa
Est. 1888 · 25,000 cap.

Newlands Cricket Ground

One of cricket's most scenic grounds. Backdrop of Table Mountain. Cape Town Test a calendar fixture.

Lowest Test total
30
South Africa vs England · 1896
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Johannesburg, South Africa
Est. 1956 · 34,000 cap.

The Wanderers Stadium

Scene of cricket's greatest ODI — 434 all out vs Australia in 2006, SA chased 438 to win.

Highest ODI total
438/9
South Africa vs Australia · 2006
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Adelaide, Australia
Est. 1871 · 53,583 cap.

Adelaide Oval

First ground to host a day-night Test match. Beautiful Victorian architecture.

First day-night Test
Historic
Australia vs NZ · 2015
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North Sound, Antigua
Est. 2007 · 10,000 cap.

Sir Vivian Richards Stadium

Named after the greatest West Indian batsman. Lara's 400* was scored at the old Rec Ground.

Lara's world record
400*
Brian Lara · 2004