HIMACHAL PRADESH CRICKET ASSOCIATION STADIUM, DHARAMSHALA

HIMACHAL PRADESH CRICKET ASSOCIATION STADIUM (DHARAMSHALA)

Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, abbreviated as the HPCA Stadium, is a picturesque cricket stadium located in the city of Dharamshala, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, India. The town of Dharamsala is best known internationally as the home of the Dalai Lama of Tibet. It is also considered as one of the most beautiful cricket grounds in the world.

HPCA CRICKET STADIUM(DHARAMSHALA)Pitch Report

The pitch here usually offers a lot of runs. Since the ground is located at a high altitude, the ball travels faster as well. In addition, the dew becomes a major factor in the evening if you're playing during the September-March period. That's the reason why teams prefer to chase at this venue.
Apart from past IPL games in last 10 years, the ground has also hosted four ODIs.

HPCA CRICKET STADIUM(DHARAMSHALA)Pitch ReportTest Match Pitch Report and Toss Factor:

Only 2 test matches played at this ground, we can say that in the first 2 innings there are lots of runs made and very few runs scored in the last 2 innings. It can be clearly inferred that in first day of the Test match, batting is a lot easier and then slowly the pitch starts to get difficult for batting.

Here are the last test match average scores of all Innings at HPCACRICKET ground:

Test Matches 1st Innings Average Score – 259 runs

Test Matches 2nd Innings Average Score – 404 runs

Test Matches 3rd Innings Average Score – 166 runs

Test Matches 4th Innings Average Score – 106 runs

LAST 10 YEARS OUTCOME

HPCA CRICKET STADIUM(DHARAMSHALA)Pitch ReportODI Match Pitch Report and Toss Factor:

It has been seen that the team whoever wins the toss at this ground always preferred bowling first because it is easy to chase the target here. As of now the ground has witnessed 9 ODI matches where the team batting first has won 4 and the team chasing has won 5 matches.

Here are last ODI matches average scores of both Innings at HPCA CRICKET ground:

ODI Matches 1st Innings Average Score – 254 runs

ODI Matches 2nd Innings Average Score – 228 runs

LAST 10 YEARS OUTCOME

HPCA CRICKET STADIUM(DHARAMSHALA)Pitch ReportT20I Match Pitch Report and Toss Factor:

The surface is flatwhich helps the batsman to score more runs in the first innings as the pitch here favours the batsman. The toss on the other hand does play a vital role at this ground as chasing seemed a bit easy at the ground due to the dew factor. As of now6 T20I matches played at this ground where the team batting first has won 3 matches and the team chasing has won 3 matches.

Here are the last T20I matches average scores of both Innings at HPCACRICKET ground:

T20I Matches 1st Innings Average Score – 168 runs

T20I Matches 2nd Innings Average Score – 148 runs

LAST 10 YEARS OUTCOME

IPL Match Pitch Report and Toss Factor:

The surface is flatwhich helps the batsman to score more runs in the 1^st innings as the pitch here favours the batsman. The toss on the other hand does play a vital role at this ground as chasing seemed a bit easy at the ground due to the dew factor. As of now 4 IPL matches played at this ground in the last 10 years where the team batting first has won 3 matches and chasing has won once.

Here are the last IPL matches average scores of both Innings at HPCA CRICKET ground:

IPL Matches 1st Innings Average Score – 192 runs

IPL Matches 2nd Innings Average Score – 172 runs

LAST 10 YEARS OUTCOME