Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India (132,000 capacity) is the largest cricket ground ever built. Opened in its current form in February 2020, it is the home of Gujarat Titans in the IPL. One hundred and thirty-two thousand people in a single cricket stadium: when it fills for an India match, the noise is not something you hear but something you feel in your chest. The ground was rebuilt from the former Sardar Patel Stadium into a colossal bowl that dwarfs every other sporting venue in Asia.
The stadium announced itself to the world during the 2023 Cricket World Cup, hosting the final between India and Australia on November 19, 2023. India, unbeaten through the entire tournament, entered the final as overwhelming favorites in front of 132,000 delirious home fans. Australia won by 6 wickets. Travis Head scored 137, and the silence that fell over the ground as Australia’s batsmen cruised past India’s total of 240 was one of the most surreal moments in cricket history. The largest crowd ever assembled for a cricket match watched their team lose, and the collective deflation was visible from the press box.
In 2026, the Narendra Modi Stadium hosted the T20 World Cup Final, where India beat New Zealand by 96 runs to claim the title in front of another capacity crowd. This time the stadium delivered the result the home fans craved, and the celebrations lasted through the night and into the streets of Ahmedabad.
The playing conditions at the Narendra Modi Stadium are distinct. The pitch tends to be flat for white-ball cricket, producing high-scoring encounters, but the sheer size of the outfield means that boundaries require genuine power. The straight boundaries are among the longest in world cricket. Ahmedabad’s dry heat, often exceeding 40 degrees during the IPL season, makes fielding for extended periods physically demanding, and the dew factor in evening matches significantly assists the team batting second.
The stadium also hosts Gujarat Titans in the IPL, where the franchise has quickly built a fanbase that fills a significant portion of the ground’s enormous capacity. The venue’s infrastructure, built for the 2023 World Cup cycle, includes world-class broadcast facilities, LED floodlights, and a drainage system that can clear the outfield in under 30 minutes.
Ahmedabad operates on India Standard Time (IST, UTC+5:30). A T20 World Cup evening match at 19:30 IST is 15:00 BST in London, 10:00 AM EDT in New York, and 00:00 midnight AEST in Sydney. For fans in the UK, the afternoon timing is ideal. For Australians, it means a midnight alarm. Check whatisthetime.now/ahmedabad for current local time or whatisthetime.now/country/india for Indian timezone details.