On Sunday, Team India will head to the Narendra Modi Stadium once again for another ICC final. After the heartbreak of November 19, 2023 against Australia in the ODI World Cup, this time, Suryakumar Yadav & Co will take on New Zealand in the ICC T20 World Cup final. Incidentally, India’s only defeat in this T20 WC has also come at the same venue, against South Africa. India failed to chase down the 188-run target and got bowled out for 111 instead.
Overall, Narendra Modi Stadium, formerly known as Motera, has not been India’s fortress. India have lost 14 matches across formats out of 47, winning 26. In T20Is, though, India have a 70% winning percentage at the venue. The only other two losses in T20Is came in 2021 against England in Suryakumar Yadav’s debut series.
With dew being a factor at Narendra Modi Stadium, chasing teams should have some advantage. But that has not been the case for this venue. In T20Is, teams which have batted first have won 8 out of 13 games, while there have been only five successful chases.
The black-soil pitch tends to slow down as the match progresses. And that creates a problem for the chasing teams. That the average first-innings total in T20 is 174 and the second-innings total is 150 tells you a lot about the challenge at this venue. In the T20 World Cup 2026, the stadium has hosted six games so far, with three teams winning batting first. Two teams have chased down targets, while the other one ended in a tie.
In domestic T20 matches and IPL, the venue has been unpredictable as well. Teams won batting first on 53 occasions, while 41 matches ended in successful chases. Hence, winning the toss and batting first would be the best possible decision at this venue.
India’s record at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Overall
| Span | Mat | Won | Lost | Draw | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-2026 | 47 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 62.77 |
Test
| Span | Mat | Won | Lost | Draw | HS | LS | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-2025 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 583 | 76 | 65.63 |
ODI
| Span | Mat | Won | Lost | HS | LS | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-2025 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 356 | 100 | 57.14 |
India’s record at Narendra Modi Stadium in T20I
Out of 10 matches at this venue, India have won on seven occasions, including in this T20 World Cup against the Netherlands. The only three losses have come against England and South Africa. India suffered a crushing 76-run defeat to South Africa in this T20 WC.
| Span | Mat | Won | Lost | HS | LS | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-2026 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 234 | 111 | 70% |
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