Aurora Stadium Launceston Pitch Report for BBL 2022-23 & T20 Records at Ground

Launceston’s Aurora Stadium is set to host 2 Big Bash games this season. Monday’s encounter between Hobart Hurricanes and Perth Scorchers will be the first game at the venue while in the second one Hobart Hurricanes will be taking on Brisbane Heat in the later half of the league stage. Find ahead, the T20 Records and the Pitch Report of the Aurora Stadium Launceston for BBL 2022-23.

Launceston T20 Records

Aurora Stadium has not hosted a single international game as of yet. Hence, there is not much data to put into analysis. However, the venue has hosted a number of Domestic T20 games, including that of Men’s and Women’s BBL. A total of 19 WBBL matches have been played at this venue out of which 11 have been won by the sides batting first. The stats for the Men’s BBL games played at the Aurora stadium have been provided below.

Men’s BBL Stats

Total Match Played: 7
Batting First Won: 3
Batting Second Won: 4
Tie: 0
Avg. Score in 1st bat: 141
Highest Score: Adelaide Strikers 186/5

Lowest Score: Hobart Hurricanes 69/5

Scoring Pattern

Scoring Pattern
Score Below 150: 4

Between 150 and 169: 2

Between 170 and 189: 1

Score Above 190: 0

Aurora Stadium Launceston Pitch Report

The pitch at Launceston’s Aurora Stadium is a pretty balanced surface with a fair bit of assistance for the batters as well as the bowlers. The batters once set tend to score big runs here and go on to post big totals. The Fast bowlers will get a good bounce off the surface here and may pick wickets upfront. There will also be a fair bit of spin available in the Launceston pitch during the middle overs. The Pacers may even find more success if they bring their variations into play here later on in the innings. In all, we might get to see good competition between the bat & ball at the Aurora Stadium.

The chasing sides have had greater success as compared to the sides setting a total at the Aurora Stadium. Hence, the captains should be looking to bowl first after winning the toss here. Anything around 170 would be a good total at this venue.

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