Holkar Cricket Stadium is located in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is owned and operated by Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association and serves as its headquarter. It is the home ground of Madhya Pradesh cricket team as well as MP women's team.
It was formerly known as Maharani Usharaje Trust Cricket Ground. In 2010, Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association renamed it after the Holkar dynasty of the Maratha Empire that ruled Indore State. Holkar stadium's ground is very small, its square boundaries are only 56 meters long. in 2006 it hosted its first One Day International, since then it regularly hosts International matches.
Indore city has another cricket stadium, Nehru Stadium which was used for International matches until 31 March 2001.
It has a seating capacity of around 30,000 spectators. It is equipped with flood lights for night matches. Virender Sehwag recorded the third highest ODI score of 219 at this ground. Gwalior's Captain Roop Singh Stadium, another international stadium in Madhya Pradesh, is a bit smaller in capacity than Indore's Holkar Cricket Stadium.
The ground stages the majority of Madhya Pradesh cricket team's home matches in the Ranji Trophy. On 8 October 2016, It hosted its first ever Test match when India played against New Zealand. It became the twenty-second test venue in India.
History The credit for giving land for the stadium goes to the Holkar's of the Maratha Confederacy. The ruling Maratha family of Indore State encouraged and pioneered cricket in this part of the country. Holkar cricket team appeared in ten Ranji Trophy season's, reaching the final eight times and winning the title four times.
It is on the some part of this ground that an older stadium was present where the Holkar's cricket team won its three Ranji Trophy titles, in the late 1940s and early 1950s. In this sense, some part of this stadium has seen greats like C.K. Nayudu and Mushtaq Ali playing for Ranji Trophy.
The stadium has hosted a total of 7 ODIs (2006, 2008, 2011, 2015, 2017, January 2023 and September 2023), 3 Tests (2016, 2019 and 2023) and 4 T20Is (2017, 2020, 2022 and 2024). Apart from these the venue has witnessed a total of 9 IPL matches. Since the stadium's inauguration, Team India had a 100% winning record until 4 October 2022, losing to South Africa by 49 runs in a T20I match during the South Africa Tour of India in 2022.
The first match was staged on 15 April 2006, India successfully chased 289 to complete a 5–0 series win on England in what was a dead rubber. Its second international match came two and a half years later when England next toured, India again winning. The rest three ODIs were against West Indies, South Africa and Australia.
The Stadium hosted its first ever IPL match on 13 May 2011. The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi is the home venue for the Indian Premier League team Kochi Tuskers Kerala and officially hosted 5 home-matches of the franchise. The remaining 2 home matches were played at the Holkar Cricket Stadium. In 2017, Kings XI Punjab selected the Holkar stadium as one of their home grounds for three IPL matches.
Virender Sehwag made the highest runs in a limited over innings of cricket 219 here on 8 December 2011 against West Indies, which was later broken by Rohit Sharma.
In November 2015, the stadium was selected to be one of the six new Test venues along with Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, JSCA International Stadium Complex, Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium and Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in India.BCCI revamps selection committee, announces new Test centres
Holkar Stadium hosted its first Test match in October 2016 when New Zealand cricket team toured India.BCCI ushers in big home season: 13 Tests, six new venues India defeated New Zealand by 321 runs on the fourth day to complete a 3–0 series whitewash. The second Test match was played between India and Bangladesh in 2019.
The Stadium was selected to host the final of the 2016-17 edition of the Ranji Trophy from 10 January 2017.
Stadium hosted 2 international matches in 2017, One Day International between Indian Cricket Team & Australian Cricket Team was played on 24 September 2017 whereas T20 International between Indian Cricket Team & Sri Lanka Cricket Team was played in December 2017. In this T20I match Rohit Sharma scored his 2nd T20I century. He scored 118 runs from 43 balls
Names of places in stadium In 2011, a committee was formed to decide the naming of Pavilion, Dressing Rooms and Stands/Galleries around the stadium. This committee had Surya Prakash Chaturvedi as the chairman. As per the recommendations of the committee following landmarks have been named :
Press Box named after HH Maharaja Madhav Rao Scindia of Gwalior State (President of Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association & Board of Control for Cricket in India) Pavilion's named after Col. C.K. Nayudu (India's First Test Captain) and Capt. Mushtaq Ali (First Asian batsman to score a century). Dressing Room's named after Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi (Born in Bhopal) and Rahul Dravid (Born in Indore). Stadium Gates named after former International cricketers from this part of the country, who are Narendra Hirwani, Amay Khurasia and Rajesh Chauhan. One of the two galleries contains Stands named after greats of Indian cricket like Vijay Hazare, Ajit Wadekar, Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Sachin Tendulkar and Anil Kumble. The other gallery contains stands named after greats of Holkar era like J. N. Bhaya, M. M. Jagdale, Khandu Rangnekar, Hiralal Gaekwad, Chandu Sarwate and C. S. Nayudu. This combination of current and former cricketers named opposite to each other is unique in itself and not been seen elsewhere. The commentators' Box in the stadium has been named after Sushil Doshi, renowned Hindi commentator.
List of international matches Test Matches No. Home team Away team Winner Margin Date Scorecard Notes 1 321 runs 8–11 October 2016 Scorecard 2 Innings & 130 runs 14–16 November 2019 Scorecard 3 9 wickets 1–3 March 2023 Scorecard India's first defeat at this venue.
One-day Internationals No. Home team Away team Winner Margin Date Scorecard Notes 1 7 wickets 15 April 2006 Scorecard 2 54 runs 17 November 2008 Scorecard 3 153 runs 8 December 2011 Scorecard India's highest total till date in ODI 4 22 runs 14 October 2015 Scorecard 5 5 wickets 24 September 2017 Scorecard 6 90 runs 24 January 2023 Scorecard 7 99 runs (DLS Method) 24 September 2023 Scorecard India's second highest score in this stadium. India's highest runs against Australia. 8 41 runs 18 January 2026 Scorecard India's first defeat in this format at this venue.
Twenty20 Internationals No. Home team Away team Winner Margin Date Scorecard Notes 1 88 runs 22 December 2017 Scorecard 2 7 wickets 7 January 2020 Scorecard 3 49 runs 4 October 2022 Scorecard India's first defeat in this format at this venue. 4 6 wickets 14 January 2024 Scorecard
Women's One Day Internationals No. Home team Away team Winner Margin Date Scorecard Notes 1 89 runs 1 October 2025 Scorecard This was the first women's ODI to be played at this venue. Phoebe Litchfield (Aus) scored her 1,000th run in ODIs. Amelia Kerr (NZ) took her 100th wicket in ODIs. Sophie Devine (NZ) scored her 4,000th run in ODIs. 2 6 wickets 6 October 2025 Scorecard Suzie Bates (NZ) became the first women's cricketer to make 350 appearances in international cricket. Sophie Devine (NZ) played in her 300th international match. Chloe Tryon (SA) took her 100th wicket in international cricket. Laura Wolvaardt (SA) scored her 7,000th run in international cricket. 3 4 runs 19 October 2025 Scorecard Heather Knight (Eng) played in her 300th international match. Deepti Sharma (IND) became the second bowler and first spinner for India to take 150 wickets in ODIs. 4 6 wickets 22 October 2025 Scorecard 5 7 wickets 25 October 2025 Scorecard
List of international centuries
Key * denotes that the batsman was not out. Inns. denotes the number of the innings in the match. Balls denotes the number of balls faced in an innings. NR denotes that the number of balls was not recorded. Parentheses next to the player's score denotes his century number at Holkar Stadium. The column title Date refers to the date the match started. The column title Result refers to the player's team result
Test Centuries
No. Score Player Team Balls Inns. Opposing team Date Result 1 211 Virat Kohli 366 1 8–11 October 2016 Won 2 188 Ajinkya Rahane 381 1 8–11 October 2016 Won 3 101* Cheteshwar Pujara 148 3 8–11 October 2016 Won 4 243 Mayank Agarwal 330 2 14–16 November 2019 Won
One Day Internationals
No. Score Player Team Balls Inns. Opposing team Date Result 1 118 Yuvraj Singh 122 1 17 November 2008 Won 2 219 Virender Sehwag 149 1 8 December 2011 Won 3 124 Aaron Finch 125 1 24 September 2017 Lost 4 101 Rohit Sharma 85 1 24 January 2023 Won 5 112 Shubman Gill 78 1 24 January 2023 Won 6 138 Devon Conway 100 1 24 January 2023 Lost 7 105 Shreyas Iyer 90 1 24 September 2023 Won 8 104 Shubman Gill 97 1 24 September 2023 Won 9 137 Daryl Mitchell 131 1 18 January 2026 Won 10 106 Glenn Phillips 88 1 18 January 2026 Won 11 124 Virat Kohli 108 2 18 January 2026 Lost
Twenty20 Internationals
No. Score Player Team Balls Inns. Opposing team Date Result 1 118 Rohit Sharma 43 1 22 December 2017 Won2100*Rilee Rossouw 4814 October 2022Won Women's One Day Internationals No. Score Player Team Balls Inns. Opposing Team Date Result 1 115 Ashleigh Gardner 83 1 1 October 2025 Won 2 112 Sophie Devine 112 2 1 October 2025 Lost 3 101 Tazmin Brits 89 2 6 October 2025 Won 4 109 Heather Knight 91 1 19 October 2025 Won 5 104* Ashleigh Gardner 73 2 22 October 2025 Won
List of five wicket hauls
Tests + Five-wicket hauls in Men's Test matches at Holkar Stadium No. Bowler Team Opposing TeamInnORW Date Result 1 Won 2 Won 3 Won 4 Won
One Day Internationals + Five-wicket hauls in Men's ODI matches at Holkar Stadium No. Bowler Team Opposing TeamInnORW Date Result 1 Won
Women's One Day Internationals + Five-wicket hauls in Women's ODI matches at Holkar Stadium No. Bowler Team Opposing TeamInnORW Date Result 1 Won
See also Daly College Ground Yeshwant Club Ground Gwalior International Cricket Stadium
References
External links ESPNcricinfo Website - Ground Page CricketArchive