Niranjan Shah StadiumRajkot
Matches at this venue this season
| Date | Match | Venue | Start |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, 22 Dec 2026 | India vs Sri Lanka, 1st T20I | Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot | 19:00 IST |
Sunset 22 Dec: 18:08 IST
Ground facts
- City
- Rajkot, Gujarat
- Capacity
- 28,000
- Ends
- Pavilion End, Media End
- Association
- Saurashtra Cricket Association
What to know
- Formerly known as the Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA) Stadium. It was established in 2008 and hosted its first Test in November 2016 (India vs England).
- It is the home ground of the Saurashtra domestic side. Capacity and ends here are as listed on the stadium's Wikipedia entry; BCCI's online venue guide does not list this ground.
- Rajkot is inland in the dry Saurashtra region. In our five-winter sample, late-December evenings here were far drier than at the coastal venues in this series.
Typical conditions around the match dates
| Window | 7 pm temp | 10 pm temp | 10 pm humidity | 10 pm dew-point gap | Dew-risk evenings | 10 am temp | 3 pm temp | Days with ≥1 mm rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Dec – 29 Dec | 22.3°C | 19.3°C | 53% | 10.4°C | 3% | 22.8°C | 28.5°C | 0% |
Our calculation from hourly Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis data for the 15 days around the fixture date (±7 days) in each of five winters, 2021-22 to 2025-26 (75 days per window). "Dew-risk evenings" = share of evenings where the 10 pm air temperature was within 4°C of the dew point. Reanalysis describes the surrounding area (~25–30 km grid), not the outfield: an indicator, not a forecast. Open-Meteo
Fantasy angle (our general view)
- India vs Sri Lanka, 1st T20I (19:00 IST start, sunset ≈ 18:08 IST): the whole match is under lights. Weak dew signal (3% of sample evenings). Dry evening air makes the toss less decisive than at humid venues. Spinners in both innings stay in play, and the pitch report matters more than dew.