Balanced surface
Par of 151 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 · 2013–2019
ICC Academy Ground No 2.
Unknown · Unknown · 2013–2019
ICC Academy Ground No 2 sits in Unknown and has hosted 11 matches on record. It's a balanced ground where par sits at 151. Toss decisions don't dominate. The better-played innings wins.
At a glance
Matches
11
All formats
Par score
151
1st-innings average
Chase success
55%
Chaser edge
Bat-first win
46%
Long-sample record
Pitch & conditions
Reading the ICC Academy Ground No 2 deck
The patterns we see repeat across the matches on record — what works at ICC Academy Ground No 2, 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.
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.
A back-loaded innings
Powerplay RPO of 38 climbs to 48 at the death, one of the sharper acceleration patterns in cricket. The finisher earns their money here.
By the numbers
Historical records
Career aggregates from the matches LuckySpire tracks at ICC Academy Ground No 2. Drawn from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data under ODC-BY licence.
Avg 1st inn
151
T20-era par
Avg 2nd inn
131
Chasing average
Chase success
55%
All formats
Highest total
205
On record
Lowest total
106
Complete innings
Phase-by-phase · scoring trajectory
Where the runs come
Cumulative scoring trajectory across a typical white-ball innings at ICC Academy Ground No 2. 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
38RPO · OVERS 1–6
Middle
65RPO · OVERS 7–15
Death
48RPO · OVERS 16–20
Who plays here
Teams at ICC Academy Ground No 2
Match counts and win records for the teams with the deepest history at this ground.
| Team | Matches | Won | Lost | NR | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bermuda | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Kenya Cricket | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 67% |
| Scotland Cricket | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Denmark | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Namibia Cricket | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% |
| Papua New Guinea Cricket | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Singapore | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% |
| Nepal Cricket | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
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