Sheikh Zayed Stadium Abu Dhabi Pitch Report for T20 World Cup 2021 & Records

The Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi is a host to eight matches of the on-going T20 World Cup. Having already hosted three of them, the venue is all set to host the remaining five, which will include a semi-final as well. The Stadium will host its next match on the 31st of October in which Afghanistan will take on Namibia. In this article, we’ll be discussing about the Pitch report and the T20 Records of the Sheikh Zayed Stadium Abu Dhabi.

Sheikh Zayed Stadium T20 Records

The T20 records of the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium suggest that the teams which bowl first here usually benefit from the conditions. From the total of 54 matches that have been played here, 31 have been won by the teams bowling first. The scoring pattern has been significantly low in Abu Dhabi as not many high-scoring encounters have been witnessed here.

Scoring Pattern

Below Score 150: 36

Score between 150 and 169: 10

Score between 170 and 189: 4

Above Score 190: 3

T20 International Stats

• Total Matches: 8
• Matches won by the team batting first: 3
• Matches won by the team batting second: 5
• Highest team score while batting first: MI – 235/9 vs SRH
• Highest team score while batting second (in defeat): SRH – 193/8 when chasing MI’s 235
• Lowest team score while batting first: RCB – 92/10 vs KKR
• Lowest team score while batting second (in defeat): RR – 121/6 when chasing Delhi’s 154
• Biggest total chased: RR chased CSK’s 189
• Lowest Total Defended: SRH defended 141 vs RCB
• Sharjah Cricket Stadium average first innings score in IPL: 159
• Best bowling figures for a spinner: Varun Chakravarthy (KKR) – 3/13 vs RCB
• Best bowling figures for a pacer: Jason Holder (SRH) – 4/52 vs MI
• Total wickets taken by spinners: 26 (3.25 wickets per match)
• Total wickets taken by pacers: 61 (7.6 wickets per match)
• 50+ scores by batsmen: 10 in 8 matches (Average 2 fifty-plus scores per match)
• Highest individual score: Ruturaj Gaikwad (CSK) – 101*(60) vs RR

Sheikh Zayed Stadium T20 WC 2021 Records So Far

• Total Matches: 7
• Matches won by the team batting first: 1
• Matches won by the team batting second: 6
• Highest team score while batting first: Sri Lanka – 171/7 vs Ireland
• Lowest team score while batting first: Namibia – 96/10 vs Sri Lanka
• Biggest total chased: Namibia chased Ireland’s 164
• Average first innings total so far: 126

Abu Dhabi Pitch Report

The pitch at Abu Dhabi provides assistance to the bowlers. Both spinners and the fast bowlers tend to get help from the wicket at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium. The ball holds up sometimes and it becomes hard for the batsmen to judge the pace of the ball. They find it difficult to play their shots. The last three matches played here suggest the same as no team could reach the 130-run mark.

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The big boundaries in Abu Dhabi make scoring runs even more difficult. It is however seen that as the match progresses, the batters tend to come back into the match because of due factors. The due plays a huge role in the Abu Dhabi fixtures and the teams, therefore, prefer to bowl first here.

Remaining T20 WC 2021 Matches at Abu Dhabi