Introduction
This Indore T20I pitch report looks at Holkar Cricket Stadium for India vs West Indies.
Holkar Cricket Stadium is in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India. It hosts Tests, ODIs and T20Is. India will face West Indies there on 11 October 2026. The match starts at 7:00 PM IST, as listed by BCCI. ESPNcricinfo lists Holkar as the ground.
Holkar has hosted four completed men’s T20Is through 2 October 2026. This is a small sample. It is also a high-run sample. Teams made 200.25 runs per first innings. They made 166.75 per second innings. India won twice after batting first. India also won twice while chasing. Scores range from Sri Lanka’s 142/9 to India’s 260/5. Clean hitting can matter here. Wickets still decide games.
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Match Schedule
| Match | Series | Date | Time | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India Vs West Indies, 3rd T20I | West Indies Tour Of India 2026–27 | Sunday, 11 October 2026 | 7:00 PM IST | Men’s T20I |
The BCCI schedule gives the date, city and start time. ESPNcricinfo gives the ground. It lists a 19:00 local start.
Indore T20I Pitch Report
Holkar’s men’s T20I record points to big scores. It does not point to one-way games. India made 260/5 against Sri Lanka in 2017. South Africa made 227/3 in 2022. Sri Lanka made 142/9 in 2020. India were bowled out for 178 in 2022.
The results give no sure chase rule. India defended 260 in 2017. India lost while defending 178 in 2022. India chased 144 in 2020. India chased 173 in 2024. The first innings can set the tone. Wickets and chase quality still shape the result.
No source in this ground sample measures bounce height. No source measures seam movement or grip with ball data. Those details should not be invented. The scorecards show fast starts and late hitting. They also show pace changes, spin and spells that break innings.
Ground T20I Statistics
These stats cover completed men’s T20Is at the exact Holkar Cricket Stadium ground. IPL games are excluded. Local games are out. Women’s games are out. Other Indore grounds are out. The means use all four full scorecards.
| Ground Men’s T20I Statistic | Record | Denominator Or Note |
|---|---|---|
| Completed T20Is Played | 4 | 22 December 2017 to 14 January 2024 |
| Mean First-Innings Score | 200.25 | 4 scores: 260, 142, 227, 172 |
| Mean Second-Innings Score | 166.75 | 4 scores: 172, 144, 178, 173 |
| Highest Team Total | India 260/5 | Vs Sri Lanka, 22 December 2017 |
| Lowest Completed Team Innings | Sri Lanka 142/9 | Vs India, 7 January 2020 |
| Highest Successful Chase | India 173/4 | Vs Afghanistan, 14 January 2024 |
| Wins Batting First | 2 | India in 2017; South Africa in 2022 |
| Wins Batting Second | 2 | India in 2020 and 2024 |
| Ties | 0 | 4 completed matches |
| No Results | 0 | 4 completed matches |
All four matches were completed. None was abandoned. The first-innings mean is a team-score mean. It is not a batter average. Howstat shows a rounded first-innings average of 200. The two-decimal figure uses the scorecards. The 142/9 low comes from the scorecard list. Howstat’s main page shows 172 as its low. The direct scorecards give the all-innings low. This is a source and ground mismatch. It is reported, not changed.
Detailed Pitch Behaviour
Batting Conditions
The scores support strong shot-making. Batters must still stay in. India scored 260/5 at 13 runs per over in 2017. South Africa scored 227/3 at 11.35 in 2022. Rohit Sharma made 118 from 43 balls in the 260 game. Rilee Rossouw made 100 not out from 48 balls in the 227 game.
The same ground produced a 142/9 innings. That result matters. A high ceiling does not remove risk. No reliable public measure gives bounce or ball speed here. The safe reading comes from the scores. Batters who use the pace can build big totals. Batters who lose wickets can fall below the venue mean.
Fast Bowling
Fast bowlers took key wickets in all four scorecards. Shardul Thakur took 3/23 in 2020. Dwaine Pretorius took 3/26 in 2022. Arshdeep Singh took 3/32 in 2024. These figures show that pace can take wickets and hold runs.
The ground data does not prove a fixed new-ball seam pattern. It does not prove a special death-over effect. It does show wickets from hard lengths. Changes of pace also worked. Good end-overs bowling worked too. Loose pace was punished. South Africa reached 227/3 in 2022. They scored 73 runs in the final five overs.
Spin Bowling
Spin has a place in this record. Kuldeep Yadav leads the ground with five wickets. Yuzvendra Chahal took 4/52 in 2017. That is the best innings return. Axar Patel took 2/17 in 2024.
The figures do not prove how much the ball turned. They show that spin took wickets. They also show control in several matches. The middle overs are the key test. Spinners must attack the stumps. They must avoid loose length. The high scoring record gives batters room to attack.
Phase-Wise Pitch Behaviour
Phase rates use three matches with full Cricsheet men’s T20I ball files. Powerplay is overs 1–6. Middle overs are 7–15. Final overs are 16–20. Rates are runs per six legal balls. Wides and no-balls are not legal balls. The 2024 scorecard is in all-ground totals. It is not in this phase sample. Its file was not in the downloaded archive.
| Innings | Overs 1–6 Powerplay | Overs 7–15 Middle | Overs 16–20 Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Innings | 155 runs, 8.61 rate, 108 balls | 299 runs, 11.07 rate, 162 balls | 173 runs, 11.53 rate, 90 balls |
| Second Innings | 179 runs, 9.94 rate, 108 balls | 229 runs, 8.48 rate, 162 balls | 86 runs, 10.32 rate, 50 balls |
Powerplay, Overs 1–6: The three first innings averaged 51.7 runs. The three second innings averaged 59.7. Teams can start fast. These scores do not prove fixed new-ball movement.
Middle, Overs 7–15: This is the top first-innings phase. It ran at 11.07 runs per six-ball equivalent. India scored 137 in this band in 2017. South Africa scored 106 in 2022. Sri Lanka made only 56 in 2020. Wickets and match position matter more than a simple venue label.
Final, Overs 16–20: First innings produced 173 runs from 90 legal balls. The rate was 11.53 per six. India added 64 at the end of the 260 total. South Africa added 73 in the 227 total. These are scorecard results. They do not promise the same finish in 2026.
Recent T20I Trends
The four completed men’s T20Is at Holkar are the whole ground sample as of 2 October 2026. This count covers matches at the exact ground. It does not include other Indore venues.
| Date | First Innings | Second Innings | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 December 2017 | India 260/5 | Sri Lanka 172 all out | India Won By 88 Runs |
| 7 January 2020 | Sri Lanka 142/9 | India 144/3 in 17.3 Overs | India Won By 7 Wickets |
| 4 October 2022 | South Africa 227/3 | India 178 all out in 18.3 Overs | South Africa Won By 49 Runs |
| 14 January 2024 | Afghanistan 172 all out | India 173/4 in 15.4 Overs | India Won By 6 Wickets |
The four scorecards show big totals and chases won. India chased 144 in 2020. India chased 173 in 2024. South Africa’s 227/3 beat India by 49 runs in 2022. The record is balanced. Batting can rule. Wickets can still turn games.
The latest match in the sample was a chase. Afghanistan made 172. India reached 173/4 in 15.4 overs. Yashasvi Jaiswal made 68 from 34 balls. Shivam Dube made 63 not out from 32. This is past context, not a forecast for the West Indies game.
Top Batters
These are the exact top 10 men’s T20I run scorers at Holkar. They are ranked by ground runs. Matches means team games at the ground. It does not mean batting innings. Average means runs divided by outs in the ground sample. An em dash means the batter was not dismissed in that sample. No average is given.
| Player | Country | Matches | Runs | 50s | 100s | Highest Score | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KL Rahul | India | 2 | 134 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 67.00 |
| Rohit Sharma | India | 3 | 118 | 0 | 1 | 118 | 39.33 |
| Kusal Perera | Sri Lanka | 2 | 111 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 55.50 |
| Rilee Rossouw | South Africa | 1 | 100 | 0 | 1 | 100* | — |
| Quinton De Kock | South Africa | 1 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 68.00 |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | India | 1 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 68.00 |
| Shivam Dube | India | 2 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 63* | — |
| Virat Kohli | India | 2 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 30* | 59.00 |
| Gulbadin Naib | Afghanistan | 1 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 57.00 |
| Dinesh Karthik | India | 2 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 51.00 |
KL Rahul leads with 134 runs. Rohit Sharma has the top score: 118. Rossouw’s not-out hundred is the only top-10 century besides Rohit’s. Both hundreds came in high-scoring matches.
Top Bowlers
These are the exact top 10 men’s T20I wicket-takers at Holkar. Economy means runs per six legal balls. Bowling average means runs given per wicket. Strike rate means legal balls per wicket. BBI means best bowling innings.
| Player | Country | Matches | Wickets | Economy | Average | Strike Rate | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuldeep Yadav | India | 2 | 5 | 11.25 | 18.00 | 9.60 | 3/52 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | India | 1 | 4 | 13.00 | 13.00 | 6.00 | 4/52 |
| Arshdeep Singh | India | 1 | 3 | 8.00 | 10.67 | 8.00 | 3/32 |
| Dwaine Pretorius | South Africa | 1 | 3 | 7.43 | 8.67 | 7.00 | 3/26 |
| Shardul Thakur | India | 1 | 3 | 5.75 | 7.67 | 8.00 | 3/23 |
| Axar Patel | India | 2 | 2 | 6.00 | 15.00 | 15.00 | 2/17 |
| Keshav Maharaj | South Africa | 1 | 2 | 8.50 | 17.00 | 12.00 | 2/34 |
| Karim Janat | Afghanistan | 1 | 2 | 6.50 | 6.50 | 6.00 | 2/13 |
| Lungi Ngidi | South Africa | 1 | 2 | 17.00 | 25.50 | 9.00 | 2/51 |
| Navdeep Saini | India | 1 | 2 | 4.50 | 9.00 | 12.00 | 2/18 |
Kuldeep leads the aggregate with five wickets. Chahal owns the best innings return. The list has high- and low-economy spells. The four-match record gives no simple venue label.
Upcoming Matches
| Date | Match | Series | Format | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 October 2026 | India Vs West Indies, 3rd T20I | West Indies Tour Of India 2026–27 | Men’s T20I | 7:00 PM IST |
This is the Holkar match in the BCCI release. No XI is given. Ground leaders are not the squad. See the verified 4xSports report on Naman Dhir’s T20I call-up.
Key Ground Records
- Most T20I runs: KL Rahul, 134 in two matches.
- Highest individual T20I score: Rohit Sharma, 118 against Sri Lanka on 22 December 2017.
- Highest team total: India, 260/5 against Sri Lanka on 22 December 2017.
- Highest successful chase: India, 173/4 against Afghanistan on 14 January 2024.
- Most T20I wickets: Kuldeep Yadav, five in two matches.
- Best bowling innings: Yuzvendra Chahal, 4/52 against Sri Lanka on 22 December 2017.
- Only ground sample: Four completed men’s T20Is through 2 October 2026; no tie and no no-result.
FAQs
Is Holkar Cricket Stadium Batting Friendly For Men’s T20Is?
The record supports high scoring. It does not guarantee a batting game. The mean first innings is 200.25. India made 260/5 in 2017. Sri Lanka made only 142/9 in 2020. India were all out for 178 in 2022.
Are Spinners Important At Holkar Cricket Stadium?
Yes. Kuldeep Yadav leads the ground with five wickets. Chahal took 4/52. That is the best innings figure. Pace also took key wickets. The record supports a mixed attack.
Who Has The Highest T20I Score At Holkar Cricket Stadium?
Rohit Sharma holds the record. He made 118 against Sri Lanka on 22 December 2017.
Who Has Scored The Most T20I Runs At Holkar Cricket Stadium?
KL Rahul leads with 134 runs in two matches. His best score at the ground is 89.
Who Has Taken The Most T20I Wickets At Holkar Cricket Stadium?
Kuldeep Yadav leads with five wickets in two matches. Chahal has the best single-innings return, 4/52.
What Is The Average T20I Score At Holkar Cricket Stadium?
The mean first-innings score is 200.25 from four completed matches. The mean second-innings score is 166.75 from four completed matches. These are team-score means. They are not batting averages.
Is Chasing Easy At Holkar Cricket Stadium?
The results are even. Teams batting second won two of four matches. India chased 144 in 2020. India chased 173 in 2024. Teams batting first also won twice. India’s 260/5 in 2017 was one of those wins.
