A high-scoring surface
Par first-innings score of 205 sits among the highest in world cricket. Chasing teams can expect to hunt 170+ as a minimum baseline.
Dublin · Ireland · 2013–2025
Malahide.
Dublin · Ireland · 2013–2025
Malahide sits in Ireland and has hosted 45 matches on record. It's a high-scoring ground where par sits at 205. The chase usually wins here.
At a glance
Matches
45
All formats
Par score
205
1st-innings average
Chase success
60%
Chaser edge
Bat-first win
38%
Long-sample record
Pitch & conditions
Reading the Malahide deck
The patterns we see repeat across the matches on record — what works at Malahide, and what captains should plan for.
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
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 45 climbs to 51 at the death, one of the sharper acceleration patterns in cricket. The finisher earns their money here.
Records get rewritten
Highest total: 377. When the pitch comes on and the outfield hums, the ceiling at Malahide is as high as anywhere.
By the numbers
Historical records
Career aggregates from the matches LuckySpire tracks at Malahide. Drawn from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data under ODC-BY licence.
Avg 1st inn
205
T20-era par
Avg 2nd inn
179
Chasing average
Chase success
60%
All formats
Highest total
377
On record
Lowest total
56
Complete innings
Phase-by-phase · scoring trajectory
Where the runs come
Cumulative scoring trajectory across a typical white-ball innings at Malahide. 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
45RPO · OVERS 1–6
Middle
109RPO · OVERS 7–15
Death
51RPO · OVERS 16–20
Who plays here
Teams at Malahide
Match counts and win records for the teams with the deepest history at this ground.
| Team | Matches | Won | Lost | NR | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland Cricket | 34 | 5 | 26 | 3 | 15% |
| Scotland Cricket | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 57% |
| India Cricket | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| England Cricket | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 80% |
| Netherlands Cricket | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60% |
| New Zealand Cricket | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Bangladesh Cricket | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75% |
| South Africa Cricket | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
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