Batting-friendly
Par of 177 points to a surface that rewards batters once set. Expect boundary-heavy middle and death phases.
Kochi · India · 2003–2021
Nehru.
Kochi · India · 2003–2021
Nehru sits in India and has hosted 33 matches on record. It's a batting-friendly ground where par sits at 177. The chase usually wins here.
At a glance
Matches
33
All formats
Par score
177
1st-innings average
Chase success
58%
Chaser edge
Bat-first win
42%
Long-sample record
Pitch & conditions
Reading the Nehru deck
The patterns we see repeat across the matches on record — what works at Nehru, and what captains should plan for.
Edge to the chaser
58% chase success leans towards the side batting second. Captains winning the toss and choosing to field have a statistical tailwind.
A back-loaded innings
Powerplay RPO of 37 climbs to 52 at the death, one of the sharper acceleration patterns in cricket. The finisher earns their money here.
Records get rewritten
Highest total: 321. When the pitch comes on and the outfield hums, the ceiling at Nehru is as high as anywhere.
By the numbers
Historical records
Career aggregates from the matches LuckySpire tracks at Nehru. Drawn from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data under ODC-BY licence.
Avg 1st inn
177
T20-era par
Avg 2nd inn
154
Chasing average
Chase success
58%
All formats
Highest total
321
On record
Lowest total
74
Complete innings
Phase-by-phase · scoring trajectory
Where the runs come
Cumulative scoring trajectory across a typical white-ball innings at Nehru. Phase bands show Powerplay (overs 1–6), Middle (7–15) and Death (16–20) — the death-overs acceleration is where the ground's character shows up most sharply.
Powerplay
37RPO · OVERS 1–6
Middle
88RPO · OVERS 7–15
Death
52RPO · OVERS 16–20
Who plays here
Teams at Nehru
Match counts and win records for the teams with the deepest history at this ground.
| Team | Matches | Won | Lost | NR | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India Cricket | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 70% |
| Jammu And Kashmir | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Kochi Tuskers Kerala | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40% |
| Punjab | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60% |
| Tripura | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40% |
| Jharkhand | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75% |
| Saurashtra | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75% |
| Australia Cricket | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
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