India and New Zealand matches will be played at Holkar Stadium.
There is good news for the cricket lovers of Indore. ODI match between India and New Zealand will be played on January 18 at Holkar Stadium in Indore. This is the third match of the ODI series to be held in India.
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The Venue of the series to be held in January 2026 at the meeting of the BCCI Apex Council held late on Saturday night has been finalized.
According to information received from MPCA management, the BCCI had recently talked to MPCA officials about organizing the match. MPCA has thanked BCCI for giving matches in Indore.
3 ODI and 5 T20 series The series are to be played between India and New Zealand before the T20 World Cup in January next year. The BCCI has released the 8 white ball matches between New Zealand and India next year.
The first ODI will be played in Vadodara, the second in Rajkot and the third will be played in Indore. Similarly, the first T20 will be played in Nagpur, second Raipur, third in Guwahati, fourth Vizag and fifth Trivandrum. Let us know that Team India will play 3 ODIs and 5 T20 series against New Zealand next year in January.
The series is part of India’s busy calendar, in which the team has to play 2 Tests against West Indies, White Ball Series in Australia and all three formats from South Africa.
Controversy arose over the pitch of Holkar Stadium There was a dispute over the pitch in the match between India and Australia during the border Gavaskar Trophy at Holkar Stadium in Indore. The stadium pitch was given 3 minus points. Following the BCCI’s appeal, the ICC had decided that there is a need to change the point given by the match referee. After this, 1 minus point was replaced by 3 minus points.
The last international match in Indore was played on 14 January 2024 between India and Afghanistan.
Holkar Stadium capacity 30 thousand Holkar Stadium in Indore is a stadium with a capacity of 30 thousand. In this stadium, the pavilion, gallery and stand are named after the players. The name of Holkar Cricket Stadium was earlier known as Maharani Usha Raje Trust Cricket Ground. But in 2010, Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association changed its name and named it after the Maratha dynasty Holkar. However, since 2006, international matches are being played at this stadium. This is the second cricket stadium in Indore city. There were international matches at the Nehru Stadium before 31 March 2001.
- The first international cricket match was played in the year 2006 at Holkar Stadium in Indore.
- International matches are played in Indore and Gwalior itself. There is no international stadium in Bhopal and Jabalpur.
- The boundary of Holkar Stadium in Indore is 68 yard, while Ahmedabad has a boundary of about 75 yards.
First One Day International Match played in 2006 The 15 April of 2005 was the date when international cricket returns to Indore again and the first international match is played by India vs England. At that time, the responsibility of captaining the Team India comes to Rahul Dravid. In this match, Team India defeats England by seven wickets. Since then, whatever one day matches have been held in Indore, Team India has won in every match.
The last International ODI was played in September 2024 One Day match was played between India and Australia in September 2024 at Holkar Stadium in Indore. India defeated Australia by 99 runs in this match. India had given Australia a target of 400 runs, but due to rain, the target was reduced to 317 in 33 overs due to the Duckworth Louis rule.
Chasing the target, Australia’s team was reduced to 217 runs in 28.2 overs. Ashwin and Jadeja got 3-3 wickets. The famous Krishna got 2 and Mohammed Shami got a success. Sean Abbott, who came to bat at number 8 for Australia, scored the highest 54 runs.
David Warner also scored an innings of 53 runs. Earlier, Australia won the toss and decided to bowl first. India, batting first, scored 399 runs at the loss of 5 wickets in 50 overs. Shubman Gill (104) and Shreyas Iyer (105) scored centuries, while KL Rahul scored 52 and Suryakumar Yadav scored a stormy innings of 72 runs.
Sehwag played historical innings in Indore India’s opener Virender Sehwag played a historic innings in the grounds of Indore. Sehwag scored 219 runs in 149 balls in Indore against West Indies on 8 December 2011. In this match, Sehwag hit 25 fours and 7 sixes. India scored 418 runs in this match. India defeated the West Indies by 153 runs. In this match, India’s opener Gautam Gambhir scored 67 runs.