JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi

JSCA Ranchi at a glance

The date above is the first documented international scorecard, not a claim about the exact stadium inauguration. We do not publish an unsupported seating figure, boundary length or average score.

How the ground entered international cricket

India’s first recorded ODI here was a seven-wicket win over England on 19 January 2013: England made 155; India reached 157/3. The first Test at Ranchi, against Australia in March 2017, ended in a draw after India made 603/9 declared. That 603/9d remains the highest Test innings listed in the reviewed format-specific venue table.

JSCA’s own venue register shows Jharkhand regional matches at the complex, not just international tours. That gives the stadium a role in local cricket without assuming that every regional event uses the same main playing surface.

Capacity and facilities: what is confirmed

We could not confirm a current stadium seating capacity in JSCA’s accessible official pages or ESPN’s ground profile. Widely repeated numbers disagree, so a precise figure here would be misleading. Nor does a photographic facilities gallery prove an exact stand count, seat map or current visitor provision.

ESPN lists floodlights and the North and South Ends. JSCA separately identifies an indoor practice arena; its event-services tender for the October 2026 fixture refers to the M.S. Dhoni Pavilion. These document the named features, not a guaranteed food, parking, accessibility or media-service offering for a visitor. Check the event organiser for ticketing and access arrangements.

Ranchi T20I records: four scorecards, four different contexts

Four men’s T20I scorecards were verified at this ground through 7 October 2026. India won three and lost one. A rendered ESPN venue result list contains only three rows because it omits the 12 February 2016 India–Sri Lanka match; its separate full scorecard explicitly names this stadium. The four-match total below therefore reconciles individual match scorecards rather than copying that incomplete list.

India’s 196/6 against Sri Lanka is the largest team innings among these four reconciled T20I scorecards. It should not be confused with an all-format, IPL or domestic T20 venue record. Because the 2017 contest was rain-reduced, it is especially unsuitable for a simple first-innings average or a toss-success claim.

ODI history: a 2025 result missing from an older list

The first ODI, India’s 2013 win over England, made Ranchi an international venue. A later 30 November 2025 India–South Africa ODI produced India 349/8 and South Africa 332; India won by 17 runs. BCCI’s official match centre confirms that result at JSCA Ranchi.

ESPN’s rendered ground ODI results table lists six earlier games through 2022 but omits the separately verified 2025 match. Counting that BCCI scorecard gives seven documented ODIs by this editorial cutoff: four India wins, two losses and one no-result. That is a reconciled count, not an unsupported claim that the older table is up to date. One high-scoring 2025 game does not establish a permanent ODI average for this ground.

Three Tests, from Pujara’s 2017 epic to the 2024 chase

The three completed Tests listed for Ranchi yielded two India wins and one draw. In the drawn debut Test of March 2017, Cheteshwar Pujara made 202 as India posted 603/9 declared against Australia. Against South Africa in October 2019, Rohit Sharma scored 212, India made 497/9 declared, and South Africa were dismissed for 162 and 133 in an innings-and-202-run defeat. The 133 is the lowest completed Test innings on the reviewed venue table.

Against England in February 2024, India chased a target of 192 to win by five wickets, finishing 192/5 after England’s 353 and 145 and India’s first-innings 307. A Test surface can change over days; none of these outcomes predicts a fresh evening T20I wicket.

Pitch, toss and weather: what the records can and cannot say

The four verified T20Is illustrate why a blanket “batting track” or “spin track” label is misleading. India reached 196/6 against Sri Lanka in 2016; in January 2023, New Zealand’s 176/6 was enough after India fell 21 runs short. The 2017 Australia match required a revised chase after rain. Individual strips, match timing, bowling combinations and playing conditions all matter.

ICC’s first-day account of the 2017 Test described little sideways movement or turn on that particular surface, while the 2024 England Test and 2023 New Zealand T20I produced their own different match patterns. An on-day pitch inspection is stronger evidence than a remembered score. Dew is possible during night cricket but not guaranteed, and a toss winner has no automatic edge. Keep the live weather forecast in a dated match preview instead of embedding an expiring forecast in an evergreen ground guide.

Ground location and upcoming fixtures

JSCA lists the venue in Ranchi, and its 2026 match paperwork locates it at H.E.C. Campus, Dhurwa. Published sources reviewed for this guide do not establish current ticket-gate procedures, transport or accessible services. Check official event and local travel notices before visiting.

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