Indira Gandhi Stadium Vijayawada history connects an archived Ranji Trophy match in 1969 with a Women’s World Cup fixture, the city’s only listed men’s ODI and an active multi-sport redevelopment that began in 2026.
The venue’s story is best read through dated records rather than an assumed opening year. Match archives establish first-class use by August 1969; later scorecards and municipal documents show how a compact cricket ground became a wider civic sports complex.
Research note: 1969 is the earliest match found in the reviewed ground archives. It is evidence of use by that date, not independent proof of when the stadium was built.
Andhra and Madras played a three-day Ranji Trophy South Zone match at Vijayawada. The draw included Mahendra Kumar’s unbeaten 109 for Andhra and Michael Dalvi’s 134 for Madras, establishing archived first-class use of the ground by 1969.
England Women made 376/2 against Pakistan Women and won by 230 runs. Janette Brittin scored 138 and was player of the match, while Barbara Daniels finished unbeaten on 142 in one of the venue’s clearest international milestones.
West Indies scored 315/6 before bowling India out for 180 to win the seventh ODI by 135 runs and take the series 4–3. Marlon Samuels made an unbeaten 108 from 75 balls; Yuvraj Singh’s 68 was India’s highest score.
A Vijayawada Municipal Corporation brief sought a detailed project report for upgrading the former Municipal Stadium. It recorded a 16.80-acre site, an oval field area listed as 182.90 m × 145.90 m, a 12-step RCC gallery and four entrances. These are planning-document measurements—not current cricket boundary dimensions.
Work began on a three-phase multi-sport upgrade involving the Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh, Vijayawada Municipal Corporation and Khelo India support. Reported plans cover athletics, football, tennis, volleyball, basketball and handball facilities, followed by indoor and athlete-support spaces. They do not by themselves confirm a return of international cricket.
The municipal stadium is in central Vijayawada around the MG Road / Bandar Road and Labbipet–Giripuram area, Andhra Pradesh 520010. Because redevelopment is active and access can change, visitors should confirm the event, entrance and opening arrangements before travelling.
