India Cricket Stadium Capacity 2026: Complete List of Top 30 Grounds Ranked

India has the biggest cricket stadiums in the world — starting with the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad at 132,000 capacity. Here is the complete ranked list of the top 30 cricket grounds by capacity, with IPL usage, home franchise, and venue-guide links.

Top 5 by capacity

#	Stadium	City	Capacity	Home team
1	Narendra Modi Stadium	Ahmedabad	132,000	GT
2	Eden Gardens	Kolkata	68,000	KKR
3	MA Chidambaram (Chepauk)	Chennai	50,000	CSK
4	Wankhede Stadium	Mumbai	33,108	MI
5	M Chinnaswamy Stadium	Bengaluru	32,000	RCB

6–15 capacity list

6. Rajiv Gandhi International (Hyderabad) — 55,000
7. PCA Stadium, Mohali — 27,000
8. PCA Stadium, Mullanpur — 38,000 (new)
9. Sawai Mansingh Stadium (Jaipur) — 30,000
10. Arun Jaitley Stadium (Delhi) — 41,820
11. Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium (Lucknow) / Ekana — 50,000
12. Brabourne Stadium (Mumbai) — 20,000
13. HPCA Stadium (Dharamsala) — 23,000
14. Holkar Stadium (Indore) — 30,000
15. VCA Stadium (Nagpur) — 45,000

16–30 capacity list

16. Greenfield (Thiruvananthapuram) — 55,000
17. JSCA (Ranchi) — 50,000
18. Barsapara Stadium (Guwahati / ACA) — 40,000
19. Vidarbha CA Ground — 45,000
20. Sardar Patel (Old Motera) — 54,000
21. Saurashtra CA (Rajkot) — 28,000
22. DY Patil Stadium (Navi Mumbai) — 55,000
23. Feroz Shah Kotla (demolished) — replaced by Arun Jaitley
24. Green Park (Kanpur) — 32,000
25. JSCA International (Ranchi) — 50,000
26. Roop Singh Stadium (Gwalior) — 45,000
27. Saurashtra (Niranjan Shah) — 28,000
28. KD Singh Babu Stadium (Lucknow) — 25,000
29. Lalabhai Contractor Stadium (Surat) — 25,000
30. Eden Gardens warm-up ground — 15,000

How capacity is measured

Capacity = fixed seats + standing areas approved by local fire/safety regulations. Event-day capacity can be lower due to VIP boxes and broadcast reservations.

Which grounds are IPL-approved?

All 10 franchise home grounds + 4–6 neutral venues (varies by season). See our IPL 2026 complete venue guide.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is the biggest cricket stadium in the world?

Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad — 132,000 capacity.

Which is the biggest cricket stadium in Mumbai?

Wankhede Stadium — 33,108 capacity.

Is Eden Gardens the biggest stadium in India?

No, it's second — 68,000 capacity behind Narendra Modi Stadium.

Which stadium hosts the most IPL matches per season?

Varies — in 2026, Chinnaswamy, Wankhede, and Chepauk each host ~7 home games.

Is DY Patil Stadium bigger than Wankhede?

Yes — DY Patil (Navi Mumbai) at 55,000 is larger than Wankhede's 33,108.

The takeaway

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