Gujarat Titans (GT) will lock horns with the Delhi Capitals (DC) in the 32nd match of the ongoing IPL 2024 season on April 17th, Wednesday at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The match will start at 7:30 PM.
Before the match starts, let us look at the essential ground stats of the Narendra Modi Stadium in IPL.
Narendra Modi Stadium is set to host its fourth game of the season. A total of nine matches will be hosted at this venue in IPL 2024 including first qualifier and eliminator.
In the last match on this ground, the home-side Gujarat Titans lost to the Punjab Kings by 3 wickets.
So far, 30 matches have been played at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. 46.67% of them have been won by the team batting first, while 53.33% of them have been won by the chasing team. Known for its batsman-friendly pitches, the stadium offers a unique challenge to the bowlers. The early seam-friendly conditions might influence the toss decision, potentially leading the winner to bat first. As the game progresses, the pitch is expected to mature, offering some assistance to spinners.
Narendra Modi Stadium IPL Stats
Numbers
Matches
30
Matches won batting first
14
Matches won batting second
16
Average first innings total
172.80
Runs per over
8.51
Runs per wicket
27.66
Highest total recorded
233/3 by GT vs MI in 2023
Lowest total recorded
102/10 by RR vs SRH in 2014
The overall stats shows that batting first or second both have been beneficial at this stadium. In recent years, the pitch has been more favourable to the team batting first.
IPL Record at Narendra Modi Stadium in Last 10 Matches
Stats
Numbers
Matches
10
Matches won batting first
5
Matches won batting second
5
Average first innings score
190.5
Average first innings winning score
192.2
Average powerplay score
51.8
Average death-over score
52.1
These stats give us the idea that Narendra Modi Stadium is a good batting-friendly pitch in nature, and the average first-inning winning score is 192.2 runs. The average powerplay run rate is 8.63 in the last ten matches at this venue, while the average death-over run rate is 10.42.
IPL 2024 Stats
Matches: 3 Matches won batting first: 1 Matches won batting second: 2 Average first innings total: 176 Average second innings total: 177
Individual Player Records at Narendra Modi Stadium (IPL)
Highest Runs at Narendra Modi Stadium in IPL (Top 5)
Batters
Runs
Shubman Gill
825
Sai Sudarshan
404
Ajinkya Rahane
335
Wriddhiman Saha
283
David Miller
264
So, among the top run scorers at the Narendra Modi Stadium in the IPL, three players from the Gujrat Titans will be playing this game. Shubman Gill and Sai Sudarshan are in good form so far, and Wriddhiman Saha has yet to score big in this season. We can expect a good knock from them in the upcoming match.
Highest Wickets at Narendra Modi Stadium in IPL (Top 5)
Bowlers
Wickets
Mohit Sharma
26
Mohammed Shami
20
Rashid Khan
16
Noor Ahmed
10
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
9
Among the highest wicket takers at the Narendra Modi Stadium, we will see Mohit Sharma, Rashid Khan, and Noor Ahmed in action during this game. Mohit and Rashid have been in good form in the tournament so far.
Best Individual Display at Narendra Modi Stadium in IPL
Highest Indivudual Score: 129 by Shubman Gill vs Mumbai Indians on 26th May, 2023
Best Bowling Figure: 5/10 by Mohit Sharma vs Mumbai Indians on 26th May, 2023