INDIAN CEMENT COMPANY GROUND (TIRUNELVELI)
Indian Cement Company Ground, also known as ICL Sankar Nagar Cricket Ground is a cricket ground located in Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu, India. The ground is in Bala Vidyalaya School run by India Cements. It is adjacent to the NH 44 in the village of Thaliyuthu. From 2016, the ground has been used for hosting Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) matches. As of 2020, it has hosted eight first-class and two List A cricket matches.
The ground has a seating capacity of 4,000. It was increased from the 3,400 after addition of two more stands in July 2017. The ground also has dressing rooms, media and commentary boxes. The ground uses up to 60 per cent recycled water from sewage treatment plants for pitch maintenance due to low rainfall in the region.
INDIA CEMENT COMPANY GROUND (TIRUNELVELI) Pitch Report
This ground supports the batsman in first innings, batsman enjoys to score runs at this ground in both innings. Spinners don’t get much help at this pitch. The ground is considered to be the high scoring venue from the other venues of TNPL so far.
TNPL T20 Match Pitch Report and Toss Factor:
At this ground 68 TNPL matches played out of which 33 matches is won by the team batting first and 35 matches won by the team batting second. The team whoever wins the toss here at this ground prefers to bowl first.
Here are the last TNPL matches average scores of both Innings at Indian Cement ground:
TNPL Matches 1st Innings Average Score – 157 runs
TNPL Matches 2nd Innings Average Score – 141 runs
LAST 10 YEARS OUTCOME
| Innings | Both | 1st | 2nd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 68 | 68 | 68 |
| Won (1st bat) | NA | 33 | NA |
| Won (2nd bat) | NA | NA | 35 |
| No Result | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Runs | 20218 | 10642 | 9576 |
| Highest Score | NA | 208 | 191 |
| Lowest Score | NA | 83 | 71 |
| Average | 148.70 | 156.50 | 140.80 |
| Balls Faced | 15722 | 8101 | 7621 |
| Strike Rate | 128.60 | 131.40 | 125.70 |
| 100-149 Runs | 58 | 23 | 35 |
| 150-199 Runs | 67 | 40 | 27 |
| 200-249 Runs | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 250-299 Runs | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4s | 1574 | 840 | 734 |
| 6s | 741 | 387 | 354 |
| Avg 4/6 | 11/5 | 11/5 | 11/5 |
| Innings | Both | 1st | 2nd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lbw | 46 | 26 | 20 |
| Bowled | 124 | 55 | 69 |
| Stumped | 31 | 19 | 12 |
| Catch | 570 | 304 | 266 |
| Run Out | 93 | 50 | 43 |
| Hit Wicket | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Innings | Both | 1st | 2nd |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEFT ARM | 228 | 118 | 110 |
| LEFT ARM-FAST | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LEFT ARM-FAST MEDIUM | 23 | 5 | 18 |
| LEFT ARM-MEDIUM | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| LEFT ARM-SPINNER | 176 | 98 | 78 |
| LEFT ARM-BOWLED | 53 | 27 | 26 |
| LEFT ARM-CATCH | 137 | 69 | 68 |
| LEFT ARM-STUMP | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| LEFT ARM-LBW | 19 | 10 | 9 |
| RIGHT ARM | 531 | 278 | 253 |
| RIGHT ARM-FAST | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RIGHT ARM-FAST MEDIUM | 180 | 95 | 85 |
| RIGHT ARM-MEDIUM | 203 | 119 | 84 |
| RIGHT ARM-SPINNER | 144 | 62 | 82 |
| RIGHT ARM-BOWLED | 71 | 28 | 43 |
| RIGHT ARM-CATCH | 421 | 227 | 194 |
| RIGHT ARM-STUMP | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| RIGHT ARM-LBW | 27 | 16 | 11 |
| Innings | Both | 1st | 2nd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 68 | 68 | 68 |
| Balls | 15722 | 8101 | 7621 |
| Runs | 20218 | 10642 | 9576 |
| Average Run/Wkt | 22.20 | 22.60 | 21.80 |
| Strike Rate | 17.30 | 17.20 | 17.30 |
| Maiden | 21 | 11 | 10 |
| 3-4 Wickets | 20 | 8 | 12 |
| 5-7 Wickets | 52 | 33 | 19 |
| 8-9 Wickets | 41 | 21 | 20 |
| 10 Wickets | 16 | 6 | 10 |
| Wickets | 910 | 470 | 440 |
| Lbw | 46 | 26 | 20 |
| Bowled | 124 | 55 | 69 |
| Stumped | 31 | 19 | 12 |
| Catch | 570 | 304 | 266 |
| Innings | Both | 1st | 2nd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right Handed | 597 | 313 | 284 |
| Lbw | 32 | 19 | 13 |
| Bowled | 95 | 42 | 53 |
| Stumped | 23 | 12 | 11 |
| Catch | 381 | 203 | 178 |
| Left Handed | 251 | 133 | 118 |
| Lbw | 14 | 7 | 7 |
| Bowled | 27 | 11 | 16 |
| Stumped | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Catch | 182 | 97 | 85 |
