The Delhi Capitals will be playing their first game in the capital on April 13 against the Mumbai Indians at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. However, their first two home matches will be held at the ACA-VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam. Formerly known as Feroze Shah Kotla, the Arun Jaitley Stadium will host five out of DC’s seven home games, which could be crucial for their chances of making it to the playoffs in IPL 2025.
In the IPL 2024 season, the Delhi Capitals had great success, winning four out of their five games. The Arun Jaitley Stadium has seen a total of 85 matches, with DC winning 38, losing 45, and tying one. The batting average at the stadium is 26.57, with a run rate of 8.38, while the bowling average is 26.81 with an economy rate of 8.39.
Key stats at the Arun Jaitley Stadium include the highest team score of 266/7 by Sunrisers Hyderabad against Delhi Capitals in 2024, and the lowest team score of 66 all-out by Delhi Capitals (then Delhi Daredevils) against MI in 2017. David Warner holds the record for the most runs scored at the stadium with 1048, while Amit Mishra has taken the most wickets with 58. The highest individual score was 128 not out by Chris Gayle in 2012, and the best bowling performance was 5/13 by Lasith Malinga in 2011.
The Arun Jaitley Stadium slightly favors teams chasing, with 45 wins for teams chasing and 43 wins for teams batting first out of 90 matches played.
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