Quick Facts
ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium Quick Facts
Check the verified capacity, Visakhapatnam address, ends, surface, home team and first major matches at ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium.
ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium Quick Facts
Verified stadium identity, capacity, address, surface and first major matches in one clean table.
| Quick fact | Verified detail |
|---|---|
| Current name | ACA–VDCA Cricket StadiumThe long-form venue name is Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium. |
| Location | Pothinamallayyapalem, VisakhapatnamA northern Visakhapatnam venue in Andhra Pradesh. |
| Address | D.No. 10-24/1, NH-16Pothinamallayyapalem, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 530041. |
| Established | 2003The ground profile dates the venue to 2003. |
| Capacity | 25,000The current BCCI and ESPNcricinfo venue profiles agree on this figure. |
| Association and home team | Andhra Cricket Association · AndhraACA operates from the venue; Andhra uses it for domestic cricket. |
| Ends | DV Subba Rao End · Vizzy EndThe official venue profiles use these match-day end names. |
| Surface | GrassBCCI describes a generally batting-friendly track and lush outfield; the selected strip and weather still shape each match. |
| Floodlights | YesThe venue stages day-night international and IPL cricket. |
| Boundary dimensions | Event-specificNo permanent official figure was found. Boundary ropes can move with the selected pitch, format and event setup. |
| First men’s ODI | 5 April 2005India 356/9 beat Pakistan 298 by 58 runs; M.S. Dhoni made 148. |
| First men’s T20I | 14 February 2016Sri Lanka 82; India 84/1; India won by nine wickets. |
| First men’s Test | 17–21 November 2016India beat England by 246 runs in the first Test staged at the ground. |
| Earliest IPL match at venue | 9 April 2012Mumbai Indians chased Deccan Chargers’ 138/9 and won by five wickets. |