Balanced surface
Par of 156 sits in the bowler-leaning band. Bat-first captains need to take the new ball seriously; chasers have a real target to defend.
Unknown · Unknown · 2018–2025
Carrara Oval.
Unknown · Unknown · 2018–2025
Carrara Oval sits in Unknown and has hosted 21 matches on record. It's a balanced ground where par sits at 156. Toss decisions don't dominate. The better-played innings wins.
At a glance
Matches
21
All formats
Par score
156
1st-innings average
Chase success
48%
Balanced
Bat-first win
52%
Long-sample record
Pitch & conditions
Reading the Carrara Oval deck
The patterns we see repeat across the matches on record — what works at Carrara Oval, and what captains should plan for.
Coin-flip on the chase
48% chase success is close to 50/50. Toss matters less than execution. The better-played innings tends to win.
Field, chase, win
71% of toss-winners choose to field. The chase-friendly nature of the ground shapes decisions from the first over.
Fast starts
Powerplay RPO of 46 is above average. The new ball does not move enough to slow openers down. Attacking the fielding restrictions is the dominant strategy.
By the numbers
Historical records
Career aggregates from the matches LuckySpire tracks at Carrara Oval. Drawn from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data under ODC-BY licence.
Avg 1st inn
156
T20-era par
Avg 2nd inn
141
Chasing average
Chase success
48%
All formats
Highest total
214
On record
Lowest total
87
Complete innings
Phase-by-phase · scoring trajectory
Where the runs come
Cumulative scoring trajectory across a typical white-ball innings at Carrara Oval. 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
46RPO · OVERS 1–6
Middle
69RPO · OVERS 7–15
Death
41RPO · OVERS 16–20
Who plays here
Teams at Carrara Oval
Match counts and win records for the teams with the deepest history at this ground.
| Team | Matches | Won | Lost | NR | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane Heat | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 30% |
| Sydney Sixers | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 86% |
| Melbourne Stars | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40% |
| Sydney Thunder | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75% |
| Adelaide Strikers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33% |
| Australia Cricket | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33% |
| Melbourne Renegades | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Perth Scorchers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 67% |
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