India vs England, 2nd ODI: Key stats of Barabati Stadium
What's the story
The Barabati Stadium in Cuttack will host the second ODI between India and England on Sunday. The home team won the first match of this three-game series, defeating England by four wickets. Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, and Shubman Gill scored half-centuries for India while Harshit Rana picked three wickets on debut. Here we decode the ODI stats and records of the Barabati Stadium.
Performance review
Barabati Stadium's ODI history and pitch report
Notably, the Barabati Stadium has a storied history of hosting ODIs. The stadium can hold as many as 45,000 spectators at a time. The pitch here is known to be spinner-friendly, with variable bounce also aiding pacers. However, in recent times, batters have been doing well in white-ball cricket on this ground. A total of 260-280 runs is deemed a competitive score here. The team winning the toss would want to set a challenging target for their opponents.
Pitch analysis
Previous ODI highlights and team records at Barabati Stadium
The venue has hosted 19 ODIs between 1982 and 2019. As per Cricbuzz, the last ODI at the Barabati Stadium was played between India and West Indies on December 22, 2019. India's 381/6 against England on January 19, 2017, is the highest team score at this venue (men's ODIs). Meanwhile, the lowest team total is West Indies's 169 all out against India in January 2007.
Player achievements
Individual records and top performers at Barabati Stadium
The highest individual score at the Barabati Stadium belongs to Mohammad Azharuddin, who scored 153 against Zimbabwe in April 1998. Yuvraj Singh (150 vs England, 2017) is the only other batter with a 150-plus score here. The best bowling figure in ODIs here belongs to Ishant Sharma with his 4/34 against Sri Lanka in November 2014. India's Ravindra Jadeja and West Indies's Daren Powell also own four-fers here.
Record
India's ODI stats at the Barabati Stadium
India have won their last seven ODI matches at the stadium. Overall, they have won 13 of their 17 ODIs here However, against England, India have three wins and two defeats here. Meanwhile, cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar owns the most runs, (469 runs, 10 matches). Among active players skipper Rohit Sharma leads the list with 143 runs (three matches). Anil Kumble, Ishant, Ajit Agarkar, and Jadeja own the joint-most scalps (7 each).
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Here are the other vital stats
As per Cricbuzz, the average first-innings score across men's and women's ODIs here is 229. Teams batting second have won 16 of the 27 games in this regard.