IPCL Sports Complex Ground


Reliance Stadium or Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd Sports Complex Ground also known as the IPCL Ground is located in Vadodara, Gujarat.
The stadium is owned by Reliance Industries and is also known as, Reliance Stadium. The stadium is the home ground of the Baroda cricket team, one of India's domestic teams.
The stadium has hosted 10 ODI matches since 1994, the last one in 2010, but has yet to stage a Test match.

History

One of the four first-class and two international grounds in Vadodara, the IPCL Sports Complex Ground is part of the sprawling IPCL complex, situated about 10 kilometers from the city centre. The ground was owned and maintained by the Reliance Industries and has taken preference over the oldest cricket ground in Asia the Moti Bagh Stadium for ODIs.
The batsmen have traditionally enjoyed this high-scoring venue with a true wicket that holds up throughout the length of a 50-over game.

One Day International cricket

The stadium has hosted following ODI matches till date.
Team Team WinnerMarginYear
By 7 Wickets1994
BY 119 Runs1996
By 13 Runs1998
By 4 Wickets2000
By 5 Wickets2002
By 5 Wickets2005
By 160 runs2007
By 9 Wickets2007
By 4 runs2009
By 9 Wickets2010

Game Statistics:

List of Centuries

Key

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInns.Opposing teamDateResult
1108Ken Rutherford102128 October 1994Lost
2115Sachin Tendulkar136228 October 1994Won
3122Sachin Tendulkar122217 March 2000Won
4101Chris Gayle101218 March 2002Won
5100*Sachin Tendulkar110131 January 2007Won
6126*Gautam Gambhir16424 December 2010Won

List of Five Wicket Hauls

Key

One Day Internationals

No.BowlerDateTeamOpposing teamInnOversRunsWktsEconBatsmenResult
1Mitchell Johnson 11 10 200711026
  • Yuvraj Singh
  • Robin Uthappa
  • MS Dhoni
  • Irfan Pathan
  • Murali Kartik
Australia Won

Trivia

  • Sachin Tendulkar has scored three centuries in six matches on this ground and won the Man of the Match award on all three occasions. Tendulkar's overall record is 442 runs at an average of 85.60.
  • The highest team score posted here is 341/3 on 31 Jan 2007 by the Indian national cricket team against West Indies national cricket team.
  • The lowest team score posted here is 148 all out on 11 Oct 2007, also by Indian national cricket team against Australia national cricket team.
  • The leading run scorers here have been Sachin Tendulkar- 442 runs, Saurav Ganguly- 290 runs and Gautam Gambhir- 194 runs.
  • The leading wicket takers here have been Mitchell Johnson- 7 wickets and Ajit Agarkar- 5 wickets.