# Arun Jaitley Stadium Pitch Report: Delhi IPL Scores, Toss and Records Source: https://cricketin.org/en/stadiums/arun-jaitley-stadium [By Karthik Iyengar](/en/authors/data-editor), Data Editor. [Reviewed by Anjali Deshmukh](/en/authors/cricket-analyst), Cricket Analyst. Updated 11 Nov 2026. Editorial policy: https://cricketin.org/en/editorial-policy 18+. Betting carries financial risk and can become addictive. Free helpline Tele-MANAS: 14416. --- Arun Jaitley Stadium pitch report: 193.6 average first innings since 2022, the fastest powerplay of the 10 IPL home grounds, chase record, top players. The Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi has become a high-scoring ground: since 2022 the average IPL first-innings score there is 193.6, above the 186.4 across all IPL grounds, and its powerplay rate of 10.13 runs an over is the fastest of the ten IPL home grounds. Chasing and batting first are close to even, with chasing sides winning 54 of 101 decided matches since 2008 and 13 of 25 since 2022. Data: Cricsheet, IPL 2008 to 2026. Between matches, the [live casino](/en/casino) on Cricketin is one tap away. The page covers the numbers behind that report, what toss winners choose, record totals including the highest successful chase in the IPL archive, the leading players at the ground and Delhi Capitals' home record. To follow these pages on your phone, add the Cricketin [betting app](/en/app) to your home screen. ## Arun Jaitley Stadium pitch report in numbers The table sets the ground's full IPL record against the seasons since 2022, the 2026 season and the league-wide average since 2022. The jump between the first two columns is one of the largest of any home ground. **Table 1. Arun Jaitley Stadium pitch report in numbers. Data: Cricsheet, IPL 2008 to 2026, calculated 11 November 2026. The 2026 column rests on a handful of matches.** | Measure | 2008-2026 | Since 2022 | 2026 season | All IPL grounds since 2022 | |---|---|---|---|---| | IPL matches with a result | 101 | 25 | 7 | 360 | | Average first-innings score | 173.2 | 193.6 | 171.6 | 186.4 | | Average second-innings score | 159.8 | 180.2 | 174.0 | 172.0 | | Side batting second won | 53.5% | 52.0% | 85.7% | 52.2% | | Toss winners who chose to field | 62.4% | 76.0% | 71.4% | 78.1% | | Toss winner won after choosing to field | 34 of 63 | 10 of 19 | 4 of 5 | 145 of 281 | | Toss winner won after choosing to bat | 18 of 38 | 3 of 6 | 0 of 2 | 36 of 79 | | Run rate, overs 1-6 | 8.54 | 10.13 | 9.55 | 9.16 | | Run rate, overs 7-15 | 8.12 | 8.9 | 9.18 | 8.74 | | Run rate, overs 16-20 | 9.98 | 11.05 | 10.83 | 10.76 | | Sixes per match | 13.5 | 19.2 | 18.9 | 17.0 | The average first innings rose from 173.2 over the full record to 193.6 since 2023, a gain of more than 20 runs. In its 2023 World Cup venue guide the ICC noted that the Delhi pitch was once known for being slow but had gained pace since the square was renovated ([ICC, 20 September 2023](https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/venues-at-the-icc-mens-cricket-world-cup-2023-a-guide)). The 2026 season was quieter, with an average first innings of 171.6 from seven matches. That is too few to call a reversal, but it is a reminder that one season can sit well away from the trend. How surface, weather and wear change a match is covered in our guide to [pitch conditions](/en/guides/how-pitch-conditions-work). ## Bat first or chase in Delhi Delhi sits close to the middle. Chasing sides have won 54 of 101 decided IPL matches here since 2008, or 53.5%, and 13 of 25 since 2023, or 52.0%. In 2026 they won six of seven, a run too short to lean on. That places the ground eleventh of the twenty in our ranking of [chasing venues](/en/compare/best-ipl-venues-for-chasing), which also shows the margin luck allows for each one. ## What toss winners choose here Captains field first more often than they used to. Over the full record toss winners chose to field in 62.4% of decided matches; since 2023 the share is 76.0%, or 19 of 25. The choice has made little difference either way. Since 2023 toss winners who fielded won 10 of 19 and those who batted won 3 of 6. The wider pattern, season by season and ground by ground, is on our page about the [IPL toss](/en/compare/ipl-toss-bat-or-bowl-first). ## How the runs come in Delhi The difference shows from the first over. Since 2023 the powerplay has gone at 10.13 runs an over, the fastest of the ten home grounds and almost a run an over above the league's 9.16. The middle overs run at 8.90 and the death at 11.05, both slightly above the league. In those first six overs only two fielders may stand outside the circle, as our map of cricket fielding positions shows. Sixes have become far more frequent, from 13.5 a match over the full record to 19.2 since 2023, the third-highest rate among the ten grounds. Wisden gave the boundaries as about 68 to 70 metres straight and about 65 metres square in its 2023 venue guide ([Wisden](https://www.wisden.com/series/icc-mens-cricket-world-cup-2023-24/cricket-news/cwc23-venue-guide-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-10-world-cup-venues-capacity-dimensions-spin-vs-pace-records)). ## Highest and lowest totals **Table 2. Record IPL team totals at Arun Jaitley Stadium, 2008 to 2026. Data: Cricsheet** | Record | Score | Team | Against | Date | |---|---|---|---|---| | Highest total | 278/3 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Kolkata Knight Riders | 25 May 2025 | | Lowest all-out total | 66 | Delhi Capitals | Mumbai Indians | 6 May 2017 | | Highest successful chase | 265/4 | Punjab Kings | Delhi Capitals | 25 Apr 2026 | | Lowest total defended | 143/8 | Punjab Kings | Delhi Capitals | 23 Apr 2018 | Punjab Kings' 265 for 4 against Delhi Capitals on 25 April 2026 is the highest successful chase in the whole IPL archive, three runs above their own 262 for 2 at Eden Gardens in 2024. The ground's highest total, 278 for 3 by Sunrisers Hyderabad, came a year earlier. At the other end, Delhi's 66 all out against Mumbai Indians in 2017 is the lowest IPL total here. ## Best players at the ground **Table 3. Most IPL runs at Arun Jaitley Stadium, 2008 to 2026. Data: Cricsheet** | Batter | Team | Innings | Runs | Strike rate | |---|---|---|---|---| | David Warner | Delhi Capitals | 36 | 1048 | 127.3 | | Rishabh Pant | Delhi Capitals | 29 | 978 | 160.1 | | Virender Sehwag | Delhi Capitals | 33 | 933 | 165.7 | | Shreyas Iyer | Delhi Capitals | 30 | 926 | 130.6 | | Shikhar Dhawan | Delhi Capitals | 22 | 726 | 131.0 | **Table 4. Most IPL wickets at Arun Jaitley Stadium, 2008 to 2026. Data: Cricsheet** | Bowler | Team | Matches | Wickets | Economy | |---|---|---|---|---| | Amit Mishra | Delhi Capitals | 45 | 58 | 7.21 | | Umesh Yadav | Delhi Capitals | 29 | 31 | 8.63 | | Axar Patel | Delhi Capitals | 33 | 25 | 7.1 | | Morne Morkel | Delhi Capitals | 18 | 25 | 7.87 | | Kuldeep Yadav | Delhi Capitals | 26 | 23 | 9.38 | All ten players in the two tables made most of their runs or took most of their wickets here for the home side. Amit Mishra's 58 wickets are almost twice the next bowler's total, and Virender Sehwag has the fastest scoring rate among the top five batters, 165.7 runs per 100 balls. ## Delhi Capitals at home [Delhi Capitals](/en/teams/ipl-delhi-capitals), counted together with their earlier name Delhi Daredevils, have played 94 IPL matches at the ground: 38 wins, 53 defeats, two ties and one no result. Their win rate of 41.8% is the lowest of the ten IPL sides at their 2026 home ground. Since 2023 the record is 8 wins and 15 defeats. For comparison with the strongest home records, see our page of [team records](/en/compare/ipl-team-records-by-venue) at Chepauk, Wankhede, Chinnaswamy and Eden Gardens. ## The ground at a glance **Table 5. Arun Jaitley Stadium at a glance** | City | Delhi | |---|---| | Home team in 2026 | Delhi Capitals | | Capacity | About 37,500 ([Wisden venue guide, 1 October 2023](https://www.wisden.com/series/icc-mens-cricket-world-cup-2023-24/cricket-news/cwc23-venue-guide-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-10-world-cup-venues-capacity-dimensions-spin-vs-pace-records)) | | Opened | Established in 1883 ([ICC venue profile](https://www.icc-cricket.com/tournaments/cricketworldcup/venues)) | | First IPL match here | 2008 (Cricsheet) | | IPL matches in the archive | 104 to 31 May 2026 | Delhi Capitals played all seven home matches of 2026 here. Next season's dates and venues will be listed on the [IPL schedule](/en/leagues/ipl/schedule) page once the fixtures are out. Squad changes before the season, from retention to the auction, are tracked on the [IPL 2027](/en/leagues/ipl) hub. Ground records sit next to live scores and match markets on [Cricketin](/en), for adults 18 and over. ## How we counted We downloaded the full IPL archive from Cricsheet on 10 November 2026: 1,243 matches to 31 May 2026, 104 of them at this ground from 2008 to 2026. Cricsheet publishes ball-by-ball data under the Open Data Commons Attribution licence ([Cricsheet downloads](https://cricsheet.org/downloads/)). The "since 2022" column covers the seasons from 2022 on; Delhi staged no IPL matches in 2022, so the ground's figures there come from 2023 to 2026. - **Results.** No-result matches (1 here) are left out of every rate. Ties settled by a Super Over (2 here) are left out of the batting-order and toss rates. D/L results (3 here) stay in, and the side batting second counts as the chasing side. - **Average scores.** Full 20-over matches only. The second-innings average includes chases that ended early, so it sits below the first-innings figure by design. - **Phases.** Runs per six legal balls in overs 1-6, 7-15 and 16-20 of both innings. - **Players.** IPL matches at this ground only. The team shown is the one the player represented for most of his deliveries here. Bowlers are not credited with run outs. - **Ground name.** Cricsheet files the ground as "Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi" in 74 matches from 2008 to 2019 and as "Arun Jaitley Stadium" in 30 matches from 2021 to 2026. Its venue registry gives both names one identifier, so they are counted as one ground. - **Not covered.** Cricsheet does not record bowling style, so wickets are not split into pace and spin. It does not record start times either, so afternoon and evening matches are not separated. Data: Cricsheet. Period: 2008 to 2026. Calculated on 11 November 2026. ## Questions people ask ### Is the Arun Jaitley Stadium a batting pitch? Since 2023 it has scored like one. The average IPL first-innings score is 193.6, against 186.4 across all IPL grounds since 2022, and the powerplay rate of 10.13 runs an over is the fastest of the ten IPL home grounds. ### What is the average first-innings score at the Arun Jaitley Stadium? 173.2 in full 20-over IPL matches from 2008 to 2026 and 193.6 from 2023 to 2026. In 2026 alone it was 171.6, from seven matches. ### Should you bat or bowl first in Delhi? The record is close to even. Chasing sides have won 54 of 101 decided IPL matches since 2008 and 13 of 25 since 2023, and since 2023 toss winners who fielded won 10 of 19. ### What is the highest successful chase at the Arun Jaitley Stadium? 265 for 4 by Punjab Kings against Delhi Capitals on 25 April 2026, the highest successful chase in the IPL archive. The ground's highest total is 278 for 3 by Sunrisers Hyderabad on 25 May 2025. ### Who has taken the most IPL wickets in Delhi? Amit Mishra, with 58 wickets in 45 matches at the ground. 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