Castle Avenue.

Dublin · Unknown · 2019–2025

Castle Avenue sits in Unknown and has hosted 11 matches on record. It's a high-scoring ground where par sits at 254. The chase usually wins here.

Explore records Who plays here

At a glance

Matches

All formats

Par score

254

1st-innings average

Chase success

60%

Chaser edge

Bat-first win

36%

Long-sample record

Pitch & conditions

Reading the Castle Avenue deck

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

A high-scoring surface

Par first-innings score of 254 sits among the highest in world cricket. Chasing teams can expect to hunt 170+ as a minimum baseline.

Chaser paradise

60% 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

73% 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 48 climbs to 81 at the death, one of the sharper acceleration patterns in cricket. The finisher earns their money here.

Records get rewritten

Highest total: 385. When the pitch comes on and the outfield hums, the ceiling at Castle Avenue is as high as anywhere.

By the numbers

Historical records

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

Avg 1st inn

254

T20-era par

Avg 2nd inn

191

Chasing average

Chase success

60%

All formats

Highest total

385

On record

Lowest total

114

Complete innings

Phase-by-phase · scoring trajectory

Where the runs come

Cumulative scoring trajectory across a typical white-ball innings at Castle Avenue. 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.