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.
Tarouba · Unknown · 2017–2025
Brian Lara Stadium.
Tarouba · Unknown · 2017–2025
Brian Lara Stadium sits in Unknown and has hosted 61 matches on record. It's a balanced ground where par sits at 154. Toss decisions don't dominate. The better-played innings wins.
At a glance
Matches
61
All formats
Par score
154
1st-innings average
Chase success
55%
Chaser edge
Bat-first win
44%
Long-sample record
Pitch & conditions
Reading the Brian Lara Stadium deck
The patterns we see repeat across the matches on record — what works at Brian Lara Stadium, and what captains should plan for.
Edge to the chaser
55% chase success leans towards the side batting second. Captains winning the toss and choosing to field have a statistical tailwind.
Field, chase, win
84% of toss-winners choose to field. The chase-friendly nature of the ground shapes decisions from the first over.
Fast starts
Powerplay RPO of 42 is above average. The new ball does not move enough to slow openers down. Attacking the fielding restrictions is the dominant strategy.
Records get rewritten
Highest total: 351. When the pitch comes on and the outfield hums, the ceiling at Brian Lara Stadium is as high as anywhere.
By the numbers
Historical records
Career aggregates from the matches LuckySpire tracks at Brian Lara Stadium. Drawn from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data under ODC-BY licence.
Avg 1st inn
154
T20-era par
Avg 2nd inn
139
Chasing average
Chase success
55%
All formats
Highest total
351
On record
Lowest total
55
Complete innings
Phase-by-phase · scoring trajectory
Where the runs come
Cumulative scoring trajectory across a typical white-ball innings at Brian Lara Stadium. 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.
Powerplay
42RPO · OVERS 1–6
Middle
68RPO · OVERS 7–15
Death
45RPO · OVERS 16–20
Who plays here
Teams at Brian Lara Stadium
Match counts and win records for the teams with the deepest history at this ground.
| Team | Matches | Won | Lost | NR | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinbago Knight Riders | 27 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 81% |
| Guyana Amazon Warriors | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 47% |
| St Kitts Patriots | 13 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 15% |
| Barbados Royals | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 42% |
| West Indies Cricket | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 67% |
| Jamaica Tallawahs | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9% |
| St Lucia Zouks | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 56% |
| St Lucia Kings | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 67% |
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