After ending Sydney Sixers’ winning streak on Sunday, Brisbane Heat will yet again be taking on Sydney Sixers in the 28th league match, on Wednesday. The North Sydney Oval will be hosting the game. Hence, here we will be discussing the T20 records and Pitch Report of the North Sydney Oval Stadium.
This will be the first time ever that the North Sydney Oval Stadium will be hosting a BBL game. Sixers, who were undefeated in their last 4 BBL games were handed a 15-run defeat by Brisbane Heat a couple of days back. Hence, the side would be looking to make a comeback with a win against the same opposition. Currently the Sydney Sixers occupy the fourth position in the BBL points table whereas the Brisbane Heat side occupies the bottommost spot.
North Sydney Oval T20 Records
No men’s T20 international games have been played at the North Sydney Oval. However, a number of Women’s T20 internationals have been played at this venue. 3 out of the total 5 WT20Is played here were won by the sides batting first while the sides batting second managed to win 2 games. The average first innings score in these games was 167. Besides these matches, a lot of Women’s BBL games as well have been played here. Find the records of the same below.
Women’s T20 Domestic Stats
Total Match Played: 42
Matches won batting first: 23
Won batting second: 19
Avg. 1st innings score: 151
Highest Score: Sydney Sixers Women 242/4
Lowest Score: Adelaide Strikers Women 68/7
Scoring Pattern
Below Score 150: 21
Score between 150 and 169: 12
Score between 170 and 189: 5
Above Score 190: 4
North Sydney Oval Pitch Report for BBL 2022-23
The pitch at the North Sydney Oval is expected to be of a batting-friendly nature. The batters would be able to play their shots on a fresh Sydney Oval surface. The pacers might use the bounce available on the pitch to trouble the top order. In the WBBL games played here, it was also seen that the spinners were able to receive a good amount of turn.
Batting first upon winning the toss would be the right option at this venue. A total of around 170 would be fightable total here.
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Sydney Weather Forecast
There is an 80% chance of rain during the match-day. Thunderstorms are expected to develop during the afternoon hence we might get to see some interruption at some point in the match. Winds SE at 15 to 30 km/h.