Records cutoff: Three completed men’s T20Is, from 6 December 2019 to 12 October 2024, checked on 12 October 2026. The 13 October 2017 India–Australia fixture was abandoned without a ball bowled and adds no player statistics. The 14 October 2026 fourth T20I fixture is not included before completion. IPL, domestic T20 and Dehradun records are excluded.
Rajiv Gandhi Stadium T20I record categories
Most Runs at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium — T20Is
Aggregate batting figures from the three completed men’s T20Is at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. A dash means no batting average is defined because the player has not been dismissed.
| Player | Runs | Innings | Dismissals | Balls | 4s | 6s | Average | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virat Kohli | 157 | 2 | 1 | 98 | 9 | 10 | 157.00 | 160.20 |
| Suryakumar Yadav | 144 | 2 | 2 | 71 | 13 | 10 | 72.00 | 202.82 |
| Sanju Samson | 111 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 11 | 8 | 111.00 | 236.17 |
| Hardik Pandya | 72 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 72.00 | 211.76 |
| KL Rahul | 63 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 5 | 4 | 31.50 | 143.18 |
| Towhid Hridoy | 63 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 5 | 3 | — | 150.00 |
| Shimron Hetmyer | 56 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 2 | 4 | 56.00 | 136.59 |
| Tim David | 54 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 54.00 | 200.00 |
| Cameron Green | 52 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 52.00 | 247.62 |
| Litton Das | 42 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 42.00 | 168.00 |
Most Wickets at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium — T20Is
Cumulative wicket totals, not a list of individual spells. Three wickets is the venue lead, shared by Ravi Bishnoi, Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal and Tanzim Hasan Sakib; tied totals are ordered by bowling average.
| Player | Wickets | Bowling innings | Overs | Runs conceded | Economy | Best figures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravi Bishnoi | 3 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 7.50 | 3/30 |
| Axar Patel | 3 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 8.25 | 3/33 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 3 | 2 | 8 | 58 | 7.25 | 2/36 |
| Tanzim Hasan Sakib | 3 | 1 | 4 | 66 | 16.50 | 3/66 |
| Mayank Yadav | 2 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 2/32 |
| Daniel Sams | 2 | 1 | 3.5 | 33 | 8.61 | 2/33 |
| Washington Sundar | 2 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 1/4 |
| Khary Pierre | 2 | 1 | 4 | 44 | 11.00 | 2/44 |
| Kieron Pollard | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 1/10 |
| Harshal Patel | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 1/18 |
High Scores at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium — T20Is
Individual innings, including repeated appearances by the same batter. An asterisk marks a not-out score.
| Player | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR | Team | Opposition | Match date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanju Samson | 111 | 47 | 11 | 8 | 236.17 | India | Bangladesh | 2024-10-12 |
| Virat Kohli | 94* | 50 | 6 | 6 | 188.00 | India | West Indies | 2019-12-06 |
| Suryakumar Yadav | 75 | 35 | 8 | 5 | 214.29 | India | Bangladesh | 2024-10-12 |
| Suryakumar Yadav | 69 | 36 | 5 | 5 | 191.67 | India | Australia | 2022-09-25 |
| Towhid Hridoy | 63* | 42 | 5 | 3 | 150.00 | Bangladesh | India | 2024-10-12 |
| Virat Kohli | 63 | 48 | 3 | 4 | 131.25 | India | Australia | 2022-09-25 |
| KL Rahul | 62 | 40 | 5 | 4 | 155.00 | India | West Indies | 2019-12-06 |
| Shimron Hetmyer | 56 | 41 | 2 | 4 | 136.59 | West Indies | India | 2019-12-06 |
| Tim David | 54 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 200.00 | Australia | India | 2022-09-25 |
| Cameron Green | 52 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 247.62 | Australia | India | 2022-09-25 |
Highest Batting Averages at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium
Qualification: at least 30 runs and one dismissal. Players never dismissed, such as Towhid Hridoy, are not given an artificial numerical average. A small sample can make one innings look dominant.
| Player | Average | Runs | Dismissals | Innings | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virat Kohli | 157.00 | 157 | 1 | 2 | 98 | 9 | 10 | 160.20 |
| Sanju Samson | 111.00 | 111 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 11 | 8 | 236.17 |
| Suryakumar Yadav | 72.00 | 144 | 2 | 2 | 71 | 13 | 10 | 202.82 |
| Hardik Pandya | 72.00 | 72 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 211.76 |
| Shimron Hetmyer | 56.00 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 2 | 4 | 136.59 |
| Tim David | 54.00 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 200.00 |
| Cameron Green | 52.00 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 247.62 |
| Litton Das | 42.00 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 168.00 |
| Evin Lewis | 40.00 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 235.29 |
| Kieron Pollard | 37.00 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 194.74 |
Highest Strike Rates at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium
Aggregate scoring rates among batters who faced at least 10 balls. Strike rate equals runs divided by balls faced, multiplied by 100.
| Player | SR | Runs | Innings | Dismissals | Balls | 4s | 6s | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riyan Parag | 261.54 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 34.00 |
| Cameron Green | 247.62 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 52.00 |
| Sanju Samson | 236.17 | 111 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 11 | 8 | 111.00 |
| Evin Lewis | 235.29 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 40.00 |
| Hardik Pandya | 211.76 | 72 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 72.00 |
| Suryakumar Yadav | 202.82 | 144 | 2 | 2 | 71 | 13 | 10 | 72.00 |
| Tim David | 200.00 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 54.00 |
| Kieron Pollard | 194.74 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 37.00 |
| Litton Das | 168.00 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 42.00 |
| Virat Kohli | 160.20 | 157 | 2 | 1 | 98 | 9 | 10 | 157.00 |
Most Hundreds at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium
Sanju Samson is the only centurion in the three completed Hyderabad T20Is. His 111 against Bangladesh on 12 October 2024 is also the venue’s highest individual T20I score.
| Player | Hundreds | Highest score | Balls in hundred | Opposition | Match date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanju Samson | 1 | 111 | 47 | Bangladesh | 12 October 2024 |
Most Fifties (and over)
Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav each have two scores of 50 or more, all four being fifties. Samson has one hundred; centuries are counted separately from scores of 50–99.
| Player | Fifties (50–99) | Hundreds | 50-plus total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virat Kohli | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Suryakumar Yadav | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Sanju Samson | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| KL Rahul | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Towhid Hridoy | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Shimron Hetmyer | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim David | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cameron Green | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Most Ducks at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium
Only a dismissal for zero counts as a duck. Shivam Dube’s 0 not out and Pat Cummins’ 0 not out are excluded. There are three dismissed-zero innings in this dataset.
| Player | Ducks | Runs | Innings | Dismissals | Balls | 4s | 6s | Average | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitish Kumar Reddy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Parvez Hossain Emon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Rishad Hossain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Select a category to view its corresponding Rajiv Gandhi Stadium T20I record.
What Rajiv Gandhi Stadium T20I Records and Pitch Trends Tell Us
Hyderabad’s completed men’s T20Is have produced 1,250 runs across six innings. India won all three matches: two by chasing and one by defending. These Rajiv Gandhi Stadium T20I records show a high scoring ceiling, but three matches are too few to turn a historical result split into a reliable match prediction.
Chasing has worked twice, but 297 was defended
India chased West Indies’ 207 in 2019 and Australia’s 186 in 2022, winning both games by six wickets. India then defended 297/6 against Bangladesh in 2024 and won by 133 runs.
The chase-success share is 2/3, or 66.7%. It describes those three games, not the probability that the next chasing team wins.
First-innings scores averaged 230
The first-innings totals were 207, 186 and 297: (207 + 186 + 297) ÷ 3 = 230. The median was 207, so the 297 outlier pulls the average upward.
India’s 297/6 is the highest team total. Bangladesh’s 164/7 is the lowest completed team innings, but it was not an all-out score. India’s 209/4 is the highest successful chase, reaching a target of 208.
Kohli leads runs; Samson holds the innings record
Virat Kohli leads with 157 runs from two innings, ahead of Suryakumar Yadav’s 144. Kohli made 94 not out in 2019 and 63 in 2022. Samson’s 111 from 47 balls in 2024 is the only hundred.
Kohli and Suryakumar have ten sixes each. Their records reflect different matches and roles; a past venue record does not establish that a player is selected for the fourth-T20I squad.
Spin has conceded less than pace in this sample
Spinners took 19 wickets at a combined economy of 9.48 runs per over. Pacers took 13 wickets at 10.87 per over. One run-out brings total team dismissals to 33; it is not credited to a bowler.
Ravi Bishnoi’s 3/30 is the best innings bowling figure, ahead of Axar Patel’s 3/33 and Tanzim Hasan Sakib’s 3/66. Bowling-style totals alone do not prove that the next strip is a turning pitch.
Is Uppal a batting or bowling pitch?
The completed T20I scores support a batting-friendly historical description: first innings ranged from 186 to 297, while no team was bowled out. Spin still produced useful wickets and lower combined economy in those games.
Read the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium pitch report alongside the current strip, toss and conditions. Use the Hyderabad fourth-T20I match-day guide for spectator planning.
