The SCG will host 7 games in the T20 World Cup 2022 in which one of which will be Semi-Final 1. Here is T20 World Cup 2022: Sydney Cricket Ground Pitch Report, Boundary Length, Stats, and more
The SCG was established in 1811 by the governor of New South Wales. Since then it has hosted many international games. It is a home ground to the cricket legend, Sir Donald Bradman.
The stadium International cricket matches and Rugby games. The first Test match in this stadium was played between England and Australia in 1882.
Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) Pitch Report, Boundary Length, Size, Dimensions, Stats, Records, Average Score T20 World Cup 2022
The SCG has seen many iconic moments like the retirement games of Warne, Mcgrath, and Langer in 2007.
Along with the happy moment the stadium has also seen one of the most devastating moments in sports history. Former Australian Batter Philip Hughes got hit by a bounce from Sean Abbott which later caused the death of the batter. Hughes died in the hospital after 2 days of treatment on 27th November 2014.
T20 World Cup 2022: Sydney Cricket Ground Pitch Report
Gabba and SCG are the only 2 grounds in Australia that don’t use Drop-in pitches. It is the only wicket in Australia which helps spinners. It is a great surface to bat 2nd as the ball comes nicely onto the bat in the second innings. Teams have won 5 of the T20I matches while chasing at this venue in 11 games.
Weather of Sydney
The weather at the Newsoutwales in October is moderate. The temperature will hover around 23 degrees. There are chances of rain in some of the matches of the T20 World Cup 2022 as Sydney expects light showers in the month of October and November.
Boundary dimensions of SCG
It is also like all other stadiums in Australia with big boundaries. The straight boundaries of the SCG are 93m long which is the largest among all the stadiums in the world. The square boundaries are comparatively short around 73m.
Stats at SCG in T20I
A total of 11 matches have been played at this venue and 5 of them have won by team bowling first. On 4 occasions team batting first won the game while 1 game was abandoned due to rain and one of them was tied.
Average 1st innings score – 160
Highest total – 221/5 Australia vs England
Lowest total – 117/9 New Zealand vs Australia
Highest Score – Shane Watson 124 vs India
Most Runs – Virat Kohli 234 in 4 innings
Most Wickets – Adam Zampa 8 Wickets in 7 innings