ODI · Men
248average first-innings score
from 75 innings
50 of 83 matches with a winner · 5 drawn, tied or no result
Batting first wins more often
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ODI · Men · 88 matches, 27 Feb 2004 to 27 Jan 2026
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.
ODI · Men
248average first-innings score
from 75 innings
50 of 83 matches with a winner · 5 drawn, tied or no result
Batting first wins more often
ODI · Women
246average first-innings score
from 14 innings
10 of 16 matches with a winner · 4 drawn, tied or no result
T20 · Men
154average first-innings score
from 113 innings
53 of 116 matches with a winner · 5 drawn, tied or no result
Even between batting first and chasing
T20 · Women
111average first-innings score
from 8 innings
4 of 9 matches with a winner
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
244par first-innings score
usually 193–287
222 batting first wins about 39% of the time here
267 batting first wins about 65% of the time here
From 76 first innings at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, recent seasons counting most.
One-day (50 overs) · Women
243par first-innings score
usually 199–287
220 batting first wins about 32% of the time here
265 batting first wins about 62% of the time here
From 14 first innings at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, recent seasons counting most.
T20 · Men
168par first-innings score
usually 135–195
153 batting first wins about 35% of the time here
183 batting first wins about 64% of the time here
From 107 first innings at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, recent seasons counting most.
T20 · Women
140par first-innings score
usually 117–164
125 batting first wins about 34% of the time here
155 batting first wins about 71% of the time here
From 8 first innings at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, 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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