Friendship Oval.

Unknown · Unknown · 2018

Friendship Oval sits in Unknown and has hosted 11 matches on record. It's a bowler-friendly ground where par sits at 128. Defending a total pays off more often than not.

Explore records Who plays here

At a glance

Matches

All formats

Par score

128

1st-innings average

Chase success

36%

Defending edge

Bat-first win

64%

Long-sample record

Pitch & conditions

Reading the Friendship Oval deck

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

Bowlers welcomed

Par under 133 is rare in the modern white-ball game. This ground rewards bowlers who use the conditions, especially early in the innings.

Defending pays

Only 36% 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

73% of toss-winners choose to bat. The conditions usually don't tempt fielders to have a bowl; they'd rather set a score.

Fast starts

Powerplay RPO of 35 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 Friendship Oval. Drawn from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data under ODC-BY licence.

Avg 1st inn

128

T20-era par

Avg 2nd inn

123

Chasing average

Chase success

36%

All formats

Highest total

157

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 Friendship 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.