ODI · Men
222average first-innings score
from 38 innings
19 of 42 matches with a winner · 3 drawn, tied or no result
Even between batting first and chasing
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ODI · Men · 45 matches, 10 May 2003 to 13 Nov 2024
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
222average first-innings score
from 38 innings
19 of 42 matches with a winner · 3 drawn, tied or no result
Even between batting first and chasing
ODI · Women
179average first-innings score
from 6 innings
3 of 6 matches with a winner
T20 · Men
179average first-innings score
from 26 innings
15 of 26 matches with a winner
Batting first wins more often
T20 · Women
137average first-innings score
from 21 innings
6 of 21 matches with a winner
Chasing wins more often
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
237par first-innings score
usually 186–280
215 batting first wins about 38% of the time here
260 batting first wins about 65% of the time here
From 37 first innings at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, recent seasons counting most.
One-day (50 overs) · Women
240par first-innings score
usually 196–284
217 batting first wins about 32% of the time here
262 batting first wins about 62% of the time here
From 6 first innings at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, recent seasons counting most.
T20 · Men
171par first-innings score
usually 138–199
156 batting first wins about 34% of the time here
186 batting first wins about 64% of the time here
From 25 first innings at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, recent seasons counting most.
T20 · Women
142par first-innings score
usually 119–166
127 batting first wins about 34% of the time here
157 batting first wins about 72% of the time here
From 21 first innings at Rangiri Dambulla International 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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