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Kandy, Sri Lanka
Academies, nets, shops and clubs within 30 km of Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, nearest first.
Test · Men · 9 matches, 1 Dec 2010 to 29 Apr 2021
Records come from the matches in our archive, which starts in the 2000s for most grounds, so older records may be missing. Super overs are left out. Lowest all-out counts only innings that lost all ten wickets.
Test · Men
323average first-innings score
from 9 innings
4 of 5 matches with a winner · 4 drawn, tied or no result
ODI · Men
257average first-innings score
from 22 innings
14 of 37 matches with a winner · 2 drawn, tied or no result
Chasing wins more often
T20 · Men
172average first-innings score
from 59 innings
31 of 59 matches with a winner · 5 drawn, tied or no result
Even between batting first and chasing
From every completed match here in our archive. Averages leave out no-results and rain-adjusted (DLS) games; a format is shown only with at least five matches. Batting first is the side that batted in the first innings. Pitches change from season to season, so treat these as a long-run guide.
One-day (50 overs) · Men
238par first-innings score
usually 187–281
216 batting first wins about 39% of the time here
261 batting first wins about 65% of the time here
From 21 first innings at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, recent seasons counting most.
T20 · Men
170par first-innings score
usually 137–198
155 batting first wins about 34% of the time here
185 batting first wins about 64% of the time here
From 57 first innings at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, recent seasons counting most.
A prediction, not a certainty. For fun and insight, not betting.
Par is the recent average first-innings score in the format, adjusted for how this ground and its country have played, leaning on the wider average when a ground has few matches. “Usually” is the middle half of first innings. Only full first innings count (all out or the full overs; no rain-shortened games).
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