Arun Jaitley Stadium Ground Stats | World Cup 2023 SA vs SL

Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi (X.com)

The World Cup 2023 is up and running with a bang and in the first double-header day of the tournament, South Africa will take on Sri Lanka in a day & night encounter at the iconic Arun Jaitley Stadium in the national capital of India, Delhi. It is the start of the World Cup campaign for both South Africa and Sri Lanka and they would be eyeing a strong performance to gather some momentum early in the tournament.

The Arun Jaitley Stadium popularly known as Feroz Shah Kotla is one of the oldest grounds in India and hosted its first ODI game back in 1982. Since then, the ground has witnessed many memorable contests across formats, and in the World Cup 2023, the stadium will host five matches which includes India-Afghanistan game on 11th of October. So, as Arun Jaitley Stadium gets ready for its first game of the tournament, let us see the overall ground stats of the ground in ODI cricket.

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Arun Jaitley Stadium Ground Stats

So, looking at the above stats, it is quite clear that Arun Jaitley Stadium has not been a high-scoring ground. Over the years, 26 ODIs have been played on this ground and both teams batting first and chasing, have won matches here. The average score is 230 on the ground, but we can expect a bit more in this game as the pitch will be fresh for the first game.

Interestingly, South Africa have the record of lowest total on this ground which is 99, and let's see how the Proteas led by Temba Bavuma tackle the threat of Sri Lankan lions in this all-important World Cup 2023 fixture.

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