India vs Australia 1st ODI Venue: The first Venue M. Chinnaswamy Cricket Stadium
India vs Australia ODI will take place from 29 Sep 2007. The first match will be played at 09:00 GMT (14:30 IST) at the M. Chinnaswamy Cricket Stadium in Bangalore, Karnataka. The stadium is located in Bangalore, Karnataka. The Stadium is known as Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) stadium. The Stadium was renamed according to M. Chinnaswamy, who was concerned in cricket management in Karnataka for four decades and was at the controls of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) from 1977-1980.
The Stadium was established in 1969 and the seating capacity is 55,000 with flood light. It is operated by the Karnataka State Cricket Association. The first Test match was played between India and West Indies in 1974-75 and the first ODI was played between India and Sri Lanka on Sep 26, 1982. After 2005, no international match played.
Test Match Records
Highest innings total: 570 all out - Pakistan v India, 24-28 March 2005
Highest individual score: 267 - Younis Khan, Pakistan v India, 24-28 March 2005
Best innings bowling: 7-27 - Maninder Singh, India v Pakistan, 13-17 March 1987
Most runs: 600 - Sunil Gavaskar, India, scored in 8 matches (12 innings) at an average of 54.54 with a highest individual score of 172
Most wickets: 35 - Anil Kumble, India, taken in 7 matches at an average of 30.85 with best figures of 6-98
One Day International Match Records
Highest total: 347-2 - Australia v India 12 November 2003
Highest individual score: 121 - Roy Dias, Sri Lanka v India, 26 September 1982
Best bowling: 5-35 - Paul Jarvis, England v India, 26 February 1993
Most runs: 365 - Sachin Tendulkar, India, scored in 7 matches at an average of 52.14 with a highest individual score of 117
Most wickets: 10 - Javagal Srinath, India, taken in 5 matches at an average of 25.10 with best figures of 5-41
15 international matches were played in this ground and India won 9 matches with different international teams. Australia played 5 matches and lost all of the matches except the last match that was played at Nov 12, 2003 and beat India by 61 runs. In this match of TVS Cup Australia scored a record quantity of 347runs and it was the new record and the lowest run was 169. South Africa scored this lowest run at Mar 25, 2001.
No doubt that now, Australia is the beat team in the world. If India wants to do well in this they have to be well in bowling and fielding.