# Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium Pitch Report: Hyderabad IPL Scores, Toss and Records Source: https://cricketin.org/en/stadiums/rajiv-gandhi-international-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. --- Hyderabad pitch report: 197.1 average first innings since 2023, the biggest rise of the 10 IPL home grounds, the weakest toss-winner record, top players. The Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad has turned into one of the highest-scoring IPL grounds: since 2023 the average first innings there is 197.1, against 186.4 across all IPL grounds, up from 170.2 over its full record, the biggest rise of the ten home grounds. Batting first has done slightly better recently, winning 13 of 25 decided matches since 2023, after chasing sides won 54.5% over the full record. Data: Cricsheet, IPL 2008 to 2026. [Online casino games](/en/casino) on Cricketin run from Aviator to Crazy Time. The page covers the numbers behind that report, the weakest toss-winner record of any IPL ground, the second-highest total in IPL history, the leading players and Sunrisers Hyderabad's home record. ## Hyderabad pitch report in numbers The table sets the full IPL record in Hyderabad against the seasons since 2023, the 2026 season and the league-wide average since 2022. Add the [phone app](/en/app) and pages like these are one tap away. **Table 1. Rajiv Gandhi International 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 | 88 | 25 | 7 | 360 | | Average first-innings score | 170.2 | 197.1 | 209.0 | 186.4 | | Average second-innings score | 158.5 | 181.8 | 181.3 | 172.0 | | Side batting second won | 54.5% | 48.0% | 28.6% | 52.2% | | Toss winners who chose to field | 58.0% | 60.0% | 71.4% | 78.1% | | Toss winner won after choosing to field | 22 of 51 | 7 of 15 | 1 of 5 | 145 of 281 | | Toss winner won after choosing to bat | 11 of 37 | 5 of 10 | 1 of 2 | 36 of 79 | | Run rate, overs 1-6 | 8.26 | 9.89 | 10.23 | 9.16 | | Run rate, overs 7-15 | 8.01 | 9.33 | 9.5 | 8.74 | | Run rate, overs 16-20 | 9.82 | 10.65 | 10.22 | 10.76 | | Sixes per match | 12.6 | 18.2 | 19.6 | 17.0 | The average first innings rose by almost 27 runs between the first two columns, more than at any other home ground, and the seven matches of 2026 averaged 209.0. Only Eden Gardens, at 197.3, has a higher recent average among the ten. How surface and conditions feed into figures like these is covered in our guide to [pitch conditions](/en/guides/how-pitch-conditions-work). ## Bat first or chase in Hyderabad Over the full record chasing sides won 48 of 88 decided matches, or 54.5%, close to the IPL average. Since 2023 the balance has tipped slightly the other way, with batting first winning 13 of 25, and in 2026 batting first won five of seven. Both recent figures rest on small samples. Our ranking of [chasing venues](/en/compare/best-ipl-venues-for-chasing) shows Hyderabad with the margin of luck its record allows. ## The toss has rarely helped here Toss winners in Hyderabad have won only 33 of 88 decided IPL matches, or 37.5%, the lowest rate of any ground with 15 or more results. Those who chose to bat first did worst, winning 11 of 37. Since 2023 the toss winner has won 12 of 25, closer to even. With twenty grounds in the comparison, one of them landing this far from half is not surprising, as our page about the [IPL toss](/en/compare/ipl-toss-bat-or-bowl-first) explains. ## How the runs come in Hyderabad The powerplay is both fast and eventful: 9.89 runs an over since 2023, the first season of the Impact Player rule, above the league's 9.16, with 1.68 wickets falling per innings, the most of the ten home grounds. The middle overs run at 9.33, the second-fastest of the ten, and the death at 10.65, close to the league. Wisden's 2023 venue guide gave the straight boundaries as about 65 to 70 metres and the square ones as about 66 to 69 metres ([Wisden, 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)). ## Highest and lowest totals **Table 2. Record IPL team totals at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, 2008 to 2026. Data: Cricsheet** | Record | Score | Team | Against | Date | |---|---|---|---|---| | Highest total | 286/6 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Rajasthan Royals | 23 Mar 2025 | | Lowest all-out total | 80 | Delhi Capitals | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 4 May 2013 | | Highest successful chase | 247/2 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Punjab Kings | 12 Apr 2025 | | Lowest total defended | 126/6 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Pune Warriors | 5 Apr 2013 | Sunrisers Hyderabad's 286 for 6 against Rajasthan Royals on 23 March 2025 is the second-highest total in the IPL archive, one run short of their own 287 for 3 at Chinnaswamy in 2024. Three weeks later they chased 247 for 2 against Punjab Kings, the ground's highest successful chase. The lowest IPL total here is Delhi's 80 all out against Sunrisers in 2013. ## Best players at the ground **Table 3. Most IPL runs at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, 2008 to 2026. Data: Cricsheet** | Batter | Team | Innings | Runs | Strike rate | |---|---|---|---|---| | David Warner | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 32 | 1623 | 160.5 | | Shikhar Dhawan | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 47 | 1477 | 124.2 | | Heinrich Klaasen | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 22 | 943 | 177.9 | | Abhishek Sharma | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 26 | 821 | 208.9 | | Travis Head | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 19 | 669 | 172.4 | **Table 4. Most IPL wickets at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, 2008 to 2026. Data: Cricsheet** | Bowler | Team | Matches | Wickets | Economy | |---|---|---|---|---| | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 50 | 48 | 8.04 | | Amit Mishra | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 27 | 30 | 7.19 | | Rashid Khan | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 22 | 28 | 6.67 | | Dale Steyn | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 24 | 27 | 6.3 | | Siddarth Kaul | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 15 | 21 | 7.01 | David Warner leads the runs with 1,623 in 32 innings at a strike rate of 160.5. Abhishek Sharma scores faster than anyone in the top five, at 208.9 runs per 100 balls. Dale Steyn has the lowest economy rate of the five leading bowlers, 6.30. ## Sunrisers Hyderabad at home [Sunrisers Hyderabad](/en/teams/ipl-sunrisers-hyderabad) have played 70 IPL matches at the ground since 2013: 42 wins, 26 defeats, one tie and one no result, a win rate of 61.8%, the second-best of the ten sides at their 2026 home ground. Since 2023 the record is 13 wins and 12 defeats. Deccan Chargers, who also played IPL matches here in 2008, 2011 and 2012, were a separate franchise and are not included. Four other home records are broken down on our page of [team records](/en/compare/ipl-team-records-by-venue). ## The ground at a glance **Table 5. Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium at a glance** | City | Hyderabad | |---|---| | Home team in 2026 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | | Capacity | Sources differ: 39,200 in the [ICC venue guide of 20 September 2023](https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/venues-at-the-icc-mens-cricket-world-cup-2023-a-guide); a maximum of 55,000 on the [ICC venue profile](https://www.icc-cricket.com/tournaments/cricketworldcup/venues) | | Opened | Built in 2005 ([ICC guide, 20 September 2023](https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/venues-at-the-icc-mens-cricket-world-cup-2023-a-guide)) | | First IPL match here | 2008 (Cricsheet) | | IPL matches in the archive | 90 to 31 May 2026 | The ICC's 2023 guide notes that the stadium replaced the Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium as Hyderabad's international venue. Sunrisers played all seven home matches of 2026 here. Next season's dates will appear on the [IPL schedule](/en/leagues/ipl/schedule) page once the fixtures are published. Retention lists, the auction date and squad rules for the next season are 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, 90 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; Hyderabad staged no IPL matches in 2022, so its 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 (1 here) are left out of the batting-order and toss rates. D/L results (2 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 writes the ground as "Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal" in all 90 files, so no names had to be merged. - **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 Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium a batting pitch? In recent seasons, yes. Since 2023 the average IPL first-innings score is 197.1, the second-highest of the ten IPL home grounds and well above the 186.4 across all grounds since 2022. ### What is the average first-innings score in Hyderabad? 170.2 in full 20-over IPL matches from 2008 to 2026 and 197.1 from 2023 to 2026. The seven matches of 2026 averaged 209.0. ### Is it better to bat or bowl first in Hyderabad? Over the full record chasing sides won 54.5% of decided matches, but since 2023 batting first has won 13 of 25. Toss winners have won only 33 of 88 decided matches overall. ### What is the highest IPL total at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium? 286 for 6 by Sunrisers Hyderabad against Rajasthan Royals on 23 March 2025, the second-highest total in IPL history. The lowest is 80 all out by Delhi in 2013. ### Who has scored the most IPL runs in Hyderabad? David Warner, with 1,623 runs in 32 innings. 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