Test · Men
364average first-innings score
from 13 innings
8 of 9 matches with a winner · 4 drawn, tied or no result
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Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates
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Test · Men · 13 matches, 20 Nov 2010 to 3 Dec 2018
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
364average first-innings score
from 13 innings
8 of 9 matches with a winner · 4 drawn, tied or no result
ODI · Men
250average first-innings score
from 41 innings
26 of 41 matches with a winner
Batting first wins more often
T20 · Men
155average first-innings score
from 161 innings
69 of 159 matches with a winner · 2 drawn, tied or no result
Even between batting first and chasing
T20 · Women
118average first-innings score
from 22 innings
12 of 22 matches with a winner
Even between batting first and chasing
IT20 · Men
One-day (50 overs) · Men
261par first-innings score
usually 210–304
238 batting first wins about 38% of the time here
283 batting first wins about 64% of the time here
From 47 first innings at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, recent seasons counting most.
T20 · Men
165par first-innings score
usually 132–192
150 batting first wins about 35% of the time here
180 batting first wins about 64% of the time here
From 177 first innings at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, recent seasons counting most.
T20 · Women
127par first-innings score
usually 104–151
112 batting first wins about 34% of the time here
142 batting first wins about 72% of the time here
From 22 first innings at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, 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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8 of 16 matches with a winner
One-day · Men
200average first-innings score
from 6 innings
2 of 6 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.