Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, established in 1969 and named after Sawai Man Singh II, the former Maharaja of the state of Jaipur, will host a few matches during the seventeenth edition of the Indian Premier League – IPL 2024, which starts from Friday (March 22).
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, which underwent a major renovation in 2006, has served as home venues to Rajasthan state teams, the Indian cricket team and since 2008, when Indian Premier League (IPL) started as a home to the Rajasthan Royals.
The venue in Jaipur will play hosts to at least seven home games of the inaugral champions Rajasthan Royals in the upcoming campaign of IPL. The Royals had played two home games at the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati.
In the partial released schedule, RR will host three matches at their home venue, starting with the opener against Lucknow Super Giants on March 24 followed by a fixture against Delhi Capitals on March 28.
In the third match at home, the Royals will host Royal Challengers Bangalore on April 6 with the remaining matches to be revealed soon as the election dates have been finalized.
The SMS venue will be hosting it’s ninth season of the cash-rich league matches, having hosted several matches in IPL, the home games of RR in eight seasons prior to the 2024 season.
The lowest total was registered at the venue last season, but historically there has been a mix of high-scoring and low-scoring affairs in Jaipur. Here is a look at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium Jaipur information, T20 and IPL records at the venue ahead of IPL 2024:
Sawai Mansingh Stadium Pitch Report
The wickets at the venue have often assisted bowlers, both pace and spin, and on an odd occasion produced big scores. The average first innings score is 150 plus in Jaipur, where the team chasing has had the most success in the IPL fixtures so far.
Jaipur Sawai Mansingh Stadium Weather Forecast
It’s the Indian summer, so the day will be extremely warm in Jaipur, but the evenings may be slightly cooler, seeing the temperatures rise up from 36°C to 40°C during the next fortnight in the region with the low of 19°C to 23°C in March.
In April and May, there could be some cloudy days with no real threat of rain, but the temperatures are expected to shoot up to 41°C and 42°C in the day with the low of 25°C to 29°C in the nights.
Sawai Mansingh Stadium IPL Records and Stats
Total Matches: 52
Batting 1st Won: 18
Batting 2nd Won: 34
Highest Total: 217/6 by Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals in 2023
Lowest Total: 59 all out by Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2023
Highest Run-chase: 217/6 in 20 overs by Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals in 2023
Lowest Total Defended: 144/6 by Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders in 2013
Average 1st Innings Score: 159
Average 2nd Innings Score: 145
Highest Individual Score: Ajinkya Rahane (RR) – 105* from 63 balls vs DC in 2019
Most Runs: Ajinkya Rahane (RR & CSK) – 1115 runs in 35 innings
Total Sixes: 426 sixes
Most Sixes: Shane Watson (RR & CSK) – 41 sixes in 29 innings
Total Fours: 1480 fours
Most Fours: Ajinkya Rahane (RR & CSK) – 127 fours in 35 innings
Total Fifties: 80 fifties
Most Fifties: Ajinkya Rahane (RR & CSK) – 7 fifties
Total Hundreds: 1 hundred
Most Hundreds: Ajinkya Rahane (RR) – 1 hundred
Best Bowling Figures: Sohail Tanvir (RR) – 6 for 14 vs CSK in 2008
Most Wickets: Siddharth Trivedi (RR) – 36 wickets in 32 innings
Sawai Mansingh Stadium IPL 2024 Schedule
March 24, Sunday: Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Super Giants – 3:30 PM IST
March 28, Thursday: Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals – 7:30 PM IST
April 6, Satruday: Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore – 7:30 PM IST
Mark Hoover Mykhel
source: mykhel.com