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Bilakhiya Stadium, Vapi

Vapi, Gujarat. Stadium guide with history, famous matches and records.

Bilakhiya Stadium: key facts

Bilakhiya Stadium is a cricket ground in Vapi, Gujarat, also recorded as G. M. Bilakhia Cricket Stadium. It staged one women's Test and one women's ODI in 2003 and 2004, but is listed as a former international venue. The ground also hosted a Cooch Behar Trophy match in 2002.

Location
Vapi, Gujarat
First international
27 November 2003India Women v New Zealand Women, Only Test
Former names
G. M. Bilakhia Cricket Stadium; Shri GM Bilakhia Stadium
Status
Former international venue

International matches hosted

  • 1Women's Tests
  • 1Women's ODIs

Counts up to 6 June 2026; first international 27 November 2003, last 19 December 2004.

History of Bilakhiya Stadium

The earliest recorded fixture at the ground was a Cooch Behar Trophy match on 13 November 2002, when Gujarat Under-19s played Baroda Under-19s at Shri GM Bilakhia Stadium in Vapi. The venue's published records use both Bilakhiya and Bilakhia spellings, while cricket databases also identify it as G. M. Bilakhia Cricket Stadium.

Vapi received its only women's Test from 27 to 30 November 2003, when India Women drew with New Zealand Women. The ground then hosted one women's ODI on 19 December 2004, with Australia Women defeating India Women. No later international matches are recorded, so it is treated as a former international ground; a current local venue listing gives the stadium name and a Chala, Vapi address.

Milestones

  1. 2002

    The ground's first recorded match was a Cooch Behar Trophy fixture between Gujarat Under-19s and Baroda Under-19s on 13 November.

  2. 2003

    Bilakhiya Stadium hosted its only women's Test, India Women v New Zealand Women, from 27 to 30 November.

  3. 2004

    The venue staged its only women's ODI on 19 December, India Women v Australia Women.

  4. 2026

    By 6 June 2026 the stadium remained classified as a former international venue.

Famous matches at Bilakhiya Stadium

  • 27 November 2003

    India Women v New Zealand Women, Only Test

    The four-day women's Test was drawn. India made 277, with Hemalata Kala scoring 110, after New Zealand declared on 201/9; New Zealand finished 102/4 in its second innings.

  • 19 December 2004

    India Women v Australia Women, 4th ODI

    Australia Women won by eight wickets after India made 170/7. Australia reached 173/2 in 44.5 overs, making this the ground's only women's ODI.

Bilakhiya Stadium records

Researched ground records, checked against at least one published scorecard source.

Ground records at Bilakhiya Stadium
RecordFigureMatch
Highest women's Test total277 all outIndia Women v New Zealand Women, 2003
Highest women's ODI total173/2Australia Women v India Women, 2004
Women's Test individual centuryHemalata Kala 110India Women v New Zealand Women, 2003

Bilakhiya Stadium: questions and answers

Where is Bilakhiya Stadium?

It is in Vapi, Gujarat. A current local listing places Shri GM Bilakhia Cricket Stadium in Chala, Vapi, but the address and present access arrangements were not independently confirmed.

When was the first international match at Bilakhiya Stadium?

The first international was the women's Test between India and New Zealand, beginning on 27 November 2003.

How many international matches were played at Bilakhiya Stadium?

It has hosted one women's Test and one women's ODI, both played at Vapi.

Why is Bilakhiya Stadium a former international venue?

Its last listed international was the India Women v Australia Women ODI on 19 December 2004, and no later internationals are recorded.

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