Rajkot Cricket Stadium ODI Records Ahead Of IND vs AUS 3rd ODI

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image-ln00nz4zRajkot Cricket Stadium will host the 3rd ODI between IND vs AUS (X.com)

Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot will host the third and final ODI of the series between India and Australia on Wednesday (September 27). In light of the Men in Blue's unassailable 2-0 lead, this is a dead-rubber fixture.

However, given that Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya, and Kuldeep Yadav will all be back in action for this match, this is expected to be an exciting match for spectators before attention turns to the ODI World Cup.

So what were the ODI outcomes at Saurashtra Cricket Stadium in the past? Let’s take a look at it.

Rajkot Cricket Stadium Records

Interestingly, only three ODIs have taken place at this venue, which was previously known as Khandheri Cricket Stadium. India have only won one of them, while three of the victories were won by the team that batted first.

Rajkot Cricket Stadium ODI Records
Highest Team Total340/6 by India, vs Australia, 2020
Lowest Team Total304 by Australia, vs India, 2020
Team won batting 1st3
Team won batting 2nd0
Average runs per over6.04
Average runs per wicket43.02
Average total batting 1st312

It is interesting to mention that all six ODI innings that have taken taken place at this venue across three matches have seen more than 300 runs.

The average runs per wicket in Rajkot is 43.02, compared to 36.76 in Indore, to give readers a sense of how easy it is to bat there.

To give readers more details, two of the victories have won by the team who won the toss in Rajkot in the ODIs.