The Manuka Oval, Canberra, will be hosting its first game this BBL season on Monday. Sydney Thunder will take on Brisbane Heat for the second match of the tournament in the venue. Ahead in the article, is the Pitch Report and the T20 Records of the Manuka Oval, Canberra.
Only two out of the total 61 BBL games are scheduled to be played in the Manuka Oval this season. After the Brisbane Heat game, the Sydney Thunder will return to Canberra for the 24th game of the season against Perth Scorchers.
Canberra T20 Records
The toss hasn’t been a major factor in Canberra as teams batting first and second both have won an equal number of games here in the Manuka Oval. The average first and second inning scores though have a significant difference of runs.
T20 STATS
Total matches | 11 |
Matches won batting first | 5 |
Matches won bowling first | 5 |
Average 1st Inns scores | 151 |
Average 2nd Inns scores | 120 |
Highest total recorded | 195/3 (20 Ov) by RSAW vs THAIW |
Lowest total recorded | 82/10 (19.1 Ov) by THAIW vs RSAW |
Highest score chased | 151/3 (18.3 Ov) by AUS vs PAK |
Lowest score defended | 161/7 (20 Ov) by IND vs AUS |
Manuka Oval Canberra Pitch Report for BBL 2021-22
The Pitch at the Manuka Oval, Canberra, has favored the batters as far as the history of the pitch is concerned. It is a good batting surface where scoring runs becomes easier as the game progresses. Batters tend to have an upper hand over the bowlers most of the time. 160-170 run scores were par scores in this pitch in the last BBL season and the same should be expected this time around as well.
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Given the fact that majority of the matches last season were won by the teams chasing a total, winning the toss and bowling first must be the way to go here.
BBL-11 Matches at The Manuka Oval, Canberra:
Date | Match Details | Time |
Dec 06, Monday | SYT vs BRH, 2nd Match | 1:45 PM IST 08:15 AM GMT / 07:15 PM LOCAL |
Dec 28, Tuesday | SYT vs PRS, 24th Match | 1:45 PM IST 08:15 AM GMT / 07:15 PM LOCAL |