IPL 2024: Narendra Modi Stadium Pitch Report, Weather Forecast, T20 & IPL Records & Stats
Earlier known as Motera Stadium, the venue was renamed by the Gujarat Cricket Association after the current Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, who was also the president of Gujarat Cricket Association (2009 – 2014).
Over the years, the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad has served has home to Gujarat state teams, the Indian cricket team and in IPL as home to Rajasthan Royals in seasons 2010, 2014 and 2015, but is the sole home to local team Gujarat Titans.
Narendra Modi Stadium will host three matches in the partial scheduled announced for IPL 2024, starting with a clash against Mumbai Indians followed by matches against Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings.
The venue in Ahmedabad has hosted IPL in previous editions as well. Here is a look at the Narendra Modi Stadium information, T20 and IPL records at the venue ahead of IPL 2024:
Narendra Modi Stadium Pitch Report
The venue has a five black soil pitches and six red soil pitches. The black soil pitches offer better bounce compared to the red soil pitches, which dry soon, but in T20 that could hardly be the case. In recent matches, the batters have scored freely when batting first at the venue.
Narendra Modi Stadium Ahmedabad Weather Forecast
It’s the Indian summer, and will be very hot during the day with max temperature rising from 38°C to 42°C in March, but is expected to get slightly cooler in the nights with temperature reducing as low as 24°C to 28°C.
In April and May, the temperatures may rise even further from 40°C to 42°C and reducing to a low of 25°C to 27°C. There may also be some summer rains in the end of May.
Narendra Modi Stadium T20 Records and Stats
- Total Matches Played: 7
- Batting 1st Won: 4
- Batting 2nd Won: 3
- Average 1st Innings score: 188
- Average 2nd Innings score: 152
- Highest Total: 234/4 in 20 overs by India vs New Zealand in 2024
- Lowest Total: 66 All Out in 12.1 overs by New Zealand vs India in 2024
- Highest Successful Chase: 166/3 in 17.5 overs by India vs England in 2021
- Lowest Total Defended: 185/8 in 20 overs by India vs England in 2021
- Total Sixes: 98 sixes
- Total Fours: 202 fours
- Total Fifties: 12 fifties
- Total Hundreds: 1 hundred
Narendra Modi Stadium IPL Records and Stats
- Total Matches: 27
- Batting 1st Won: 13
- Batting 2nd Won: 14
- Highest Total: 233/3 by GT vs MI in Qualifier 2 of IPL 2024
- Lowest Total: 102 all out by Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2014
- Highest Run-chase: 207/7 in 20 overs by Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans in 2024
- Lowest Total Defended: 130/8 by Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans in 2024
- Average 1st Innings Score: 172
- Average 2nd Innings Score: 156
- Highest Individual Score: Shubman Gill (Gujarat Titans) – 129 from 60 balls vs Mumbai Indians in 2024
- Most Runs: Shubman Gill (GT) – 669 runs in 12 innings
- Total Sixes: 382 sixes
- Most Sixes: Shubman Gill (GT) – 25 sixes in 12 innings
- Total Fours: 720 fours
- Most Fours: Shubman Gill (GT) – 60 fours in 12 innings
- Total Fifties: 45 fifties
- Most Fifties: Shubman Gill (GT) – 3 fifties
- Total Hundreds: 3 hundreds
- Most Hundreds: Shubman Gill (GT) – 2 hundreds
- Best Bowling Figures: Mohit Sharma (GT) – 5 for 10 in 2.2 overs vs MI in 2024
- Most Wickets: Mohit Sharma (Gujarat Titans) & Mohammed Shami (Gujarat Titans) – 20 wickets each
Narendra Modi Stadium IPL 2024 Schedule
- March 24, Sunday: Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians – 7:30 PM IST
- March 31, Sunday: Gujarat Titans vs Sunrisers Hyderabad – 3:30 PM IST
- April 4, Thursday: Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings – 7:30 PM IST
