ODI World Cup 2023: Full list of matches at MCA Stadium in Pune

MCA Stadium will be hosting five matches in the upcoming 2023 ICC ODI World Cup.

ODI World Cup 2023: Full list of matches at MCA Stadium in Pune

MCA Stadium will host it's first international match in 2023 (Image via ESPN)

Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, or also known as MCA Stadium or Gahunje Stadium, was established in 2012 and hosted its first international match in the same year. It was built to replace the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, which hosted its last international match in 2005.

The stadium has hosted seven ODIs in eleven years, with the first ODI being played between India and Australia in 2013. It hosted its first match in 2012, when Sri Lanka played India in a T20I and the first Test match was played in the 2017 Border Gavaskar Trophy. 

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MCA Stadium is currently the home ground of the Maharashtra Cricket Team. It used to be the home ground of IPL team Pune Warriors India, until they were dissolved in 2013. Rising Pune Supergiant then used the stadium, but only played there for one out of two seasons. Chennai Super Kings also played their home games in the MCA Stadium during the 2018 IPL. Kings XI Punjab also played 3 games in the 2015 IPL. During the 2022 IPL it was one of the three venues of the group stages.

The stadium was originally called “Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium”, after Sahara Group bought the naming rights. After not receiving payments, they changed their name back to MCA Stadium. It was supposed to be a venue in the 2011 ICC ODI World Cup, but due to delay in construction it wasn’t possible. 

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Full list of matches in MCA Stadium, Pune

MCA Stadium will be hosting five matches in the upcoming 2023 ICC ODI World Cup. It is the first time the stadium will be hosting any international tournament. Pune has hosted World Cup matches in 1987 and 1996, but they were played in the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. 

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The MCA Stadium during a match (Image via ESPN)
StageHomeAwayDate
Group StageIndiaBangladesh19th October
Group StageAfghanistanSri Lanka30th October
Group StageNew ZealandSouth Africa1st November
Group StageEnglandNetherlands8th November
Group StageAustraliaBangladesh11th November

The highest team total in the MCA Stadium is 356/7 in 2017 by India, while the lowest score is 232 by India as well. Jonny Bairstow scored the highest ODI score in the MCA Stadium in 2021, scoring 124, while Jasprit Bumrah took the best bowling figures of 4/35 in 2017. 

The MCA Stadium is a high scoring ground, with the first innings score being 307. Due to the small ground and batting friendly pitch, the MCA Stadium is a batting paradise. Bowlers will dread to play in this stadium, with many batters getting loads of help by the pitch and ground dimensions. 

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