JSCA International Stadium Complex

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The JSCA's decision to build a new cricket stadium in Ranchi stemmed from a dispute with Tata Steel, regarding allocations of matches and conducting international matches in Keenan Stadium, Jamshedpur.^{[citation needed]}

This conflict came about when an international match between India and England was moved to Bangalore, with the JSCA stating they did not receive any response from Tata Steel. Following this, the JSCA decided a new stadium was needed. As Jharkhand State Cricket Association is a full member of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), it organizes international matches in the state, but JSCA did not own any other international cricket stadiums, the only one being Keenan Stadium,^[3] which was owned by Tata Steel. Therefore, it was decided to construct its own International Cricket Stadium in Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand.

The design commission was given to architectural consultants Kothari Associates Pvt. Ltd. of Delhi.

This stadium is built within the premises of HEC (Heavy Engineering Corporation), a public sector company. This stadium is the home ground of Indian Cricket Team's former skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni.^{[citation needed]}

The stadium has been constructed in such a way that no shadow falls on any of the nine pitches before 4.45 pm, even on the shortest day of the year. There is another ground in the complex which has five pitches.^{[citation needed]}

There is a practice arena with eight pitches. The stadium has a seating capacity of 50,000 and 76 corporate boxes. Spectators can also enjoy views from two nearby hills on the East and West Sides called the East and West Hills. This is the only stadium in the country having hills on both sides.^[4]

The two pavilions, North and South, are fully air-conditioned have five levels each which include VIP areas, members' enclosure, donors' enclosure, president's box, the BCCI box and two large dressing rooms with separate dining spaces for players.^{[citation needed]}

Membrane roofs provide shade from the sun. The Stadium also features an Indoor Cricket centre consisting of three indoor pitches, with a residential complex where players can stay for training.^[5]

In November 2015, the stadium was selected as one of the six new Test venues along with Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Holkar Stadium, Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium and Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in India.^[6]

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• Cost: ₹1.9 billion (US$22 million) to build
• Area: 130,000m²
• Capacity: 50,000

The stadium was supposed to be completed in February 2012 at a cost of ₹ 1.80billion, covering an area of 35 acres (140,000 m²). The stadium hosted its first international match on 19 January 2013 between India and England.^[7]

Earlier JSCA was hoping to get an International Match during West Indies/England's tour of India (2011). The stadium is built within the city limits of Ranchi. It is only 10-minute drive from the Ranchi airport Birsa Munda Airport and 25 minutes from a five-star hotel Hotel Radisson Blu. It is well connected by a four-lane road. It is also well connected to Ranchi junction and Hatia railway stations.

The JSCA Cricket Stadium project includes:

• A main 9 wicket match ground
• Adjacent practice ground with nets, for practice and smaller matches
• Practice Arena of 8 pitches
• Spectator capacity for 50,000
• A Members' Pavilion and a media stand(250)
• Additional facilities for members including tennis and basketball courts, a swimming pool and spa
• 76 corporate hospitality boxes
• An indoor Cricket Academy with residential accommodation for youth training schemes
• 35 suites for guests^[8]

• * 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 Edgbaston.
• The column title Date refers to the date the match started.
• The column title Result refers to the player's team result

No.	Score	Player	Team	Balls	In.	Opposing team	Date
1	178*	Steve Smith	Australia	361	1	India	16 March 2017 [9]
2	104	Glenn Maxwell	Australia	185	1	India
3	202	Cheteshwar Pujara	India	525	2	Australia
4	117	Wriddhiman Saha	India	233	2	Australia
5	224	Rohit Sharma	India	255	1	South Africa	19 October 2019[10]
6	115	Ajinkya Rahane	India	192	1	South Africa
7	122*	Joe Root	England	274	1	India	23 February 2024[11]

No.	Score	Player	Team	Balls	Inns.	Opposing team	Date	Result
1	139*	Angelo Mathews	Sri Lanka	116	1	India	16 November 2014	Lost[12]
2	139*	Virat Kohli	India	126	2	Sri Lanka		Won[12]
3	104	Usman Khawaja	Australia	113	1	India	8 March 2019	Won[13]
4	123	Virat Kohli	India	95	2	Australia		Lost[13]