A high-scoring surface
Par first-innings score of 191 sits among the highest in world cricket. Chasing teams can expect to hunt 170+ as a minimum baseline.
Unknown · Unknown · 2017–2023
Bulawayo Athletic Club.
Unknown · Unknown · 2017–2023
Bulawayo Athletic Club sits in Unknown and has hosted 15 matches on record. It's a high-scoring ground where par sits at 191. The chase usually wins here.
At a glance
Matches
15
All formats
Par score
191
1st-innings average
Chase success
67%
Chaser edge
Bat-first win
33%
Long-sample record
Pitch & conditions
Reading the Bulawayo Athletic Club deck
The patterns we see repeat across the matches on record — what works at Bulawayo Athletic Club, and what captains should plan for.
Chaser paradise
67% chase success is a huge edge for the side batting second. Dew, knowing the target, and a pitch that plays truer under lights: the formula wins here more often than not.
Field, chase, win
80% of toss-winners choose to field. The chase-friendly nature of the ground shapes decisions from the first over.
A back-loaded innings
Powerplay RPO of 42 climbs to 56 at the death, one of the sharper acceleration patterns in cricket. The finisher earns their money here.
Records get rewritten
Highest total: 349. When the pitch comes on and the outfield hums, the ceiling at Bulawayo Athletic Club is as high as anywhere.
By the numbers
Historical records
Career aggregates from the matches LuckySpire tracks at Bulawayo Athletic Club. Drawn from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data under ODC-BY licence.
Avg 1st inn
191
T20-era par
Avg 2nd inn
161
Chasing average
Chase success
67%
All formats
Highest total
349
On record
Lowest total
69
Complete innings
Phase-by-phase · scoring trajectory
Where the runs come
Cumulative scoring trajectory across a typical white-ball innings at Bulawayo Athletic Club. 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
92RPO · OVERS 7–15
Death
56RPO · OVERS 16–20
Who plays here
Teams at Bulawayo Athletic Club
Match counts and win records for the teams with the deepest history at this ground.
| Team | Matches | Won | Lost | NR | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong Cricket | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50% |
| Usa Cricket | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50% |
| Oman Cricket | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 67% |
| Papua New Guinea Cricket | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 67% |
| Scotland Cricket | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Singapore | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Uae Cricket | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Ireland Cricket | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% |
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