Amini Park.

Port Moresby · Unknown · 2018–2023

Amini Park sits in Unknown and has hosted 23 matches on record. It's a balanced ground where par sits at 154. Defending a total pays off more often than not.

Explore records Who plays here

At a glance

Matches

All formats

Par score

154

1st-innings average

Chase success

38%

Defending edge

Bat-first win

56%

Long-sample record

Pitch & conditions

Reading the Amini Park deck

The patterns we see repeat across the matches on record — what works at Amini Park, and what captains should plan for.

Balanced surface

Par of 154 sits in the bowler-leaning band. Bat-first captains need to take the new ball seriously; chasers have a real target to defend.

Defending pays

Only 38% of chases succeed here. The side batting first has a clear historical advantage, and captains are well advised to post something and hunt wickets.

Captains bat first

65% of toss-winners choose to bat. The conditions usually don't tempt fielders to have a bowl; they'd rather set a score.

A back-loaded innings

Powerplay RPO of 39 climbs to 43 at the death, one of the sharper acceleration patterns in cricket. The finisher earns their money here.

Records get rewritten

Highest total: 284. When the pitch comes on and the outfield hums, the ceiling at Amini Park is as high as anywhere.

By the numbers

Historical records

Career aggregates from the matches LuckySpire tracks at Amini Park. Drawn from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data under ODC-BY licence.

Avg 1st inn

154

T20-era par

Avg 2nd inn

109

Chasing average

Chase success

38%

All formats

Highest total

284

On record

Lowest total

Complete innings

Phase-by-phase · scoring trajectory

Where the runs come

Cumulative scoring trajectory across a typical white-ball innings at Amini Park. Phase bands show Powerplay (overs 1–6), Middle (7–15) and Death (16–20) — the death-overs acceleration is where the ground's character shows up most sharply.