Balanced surface
Par of 155 sits in the bowler-leaning band. Bat-first captains need to take the new ball seriously; chasers have a real target to defend.
Sofia · Unknown · 2021–2023
National Sports Academy sits in Unknown and has hosted 16 matches on record. It's a balanced ground where par sits at 155. The chase usually wins here.
At a glance
Matches
16
All formats
Par score
155
1st-innings average
Chase success
87%
Chaser edge
Bat-first win
13%
Long-sample record
Pitch & conditions
The patterns we see repeat across the matches on record — what works at National Sports Academy, and what captains should plan for.
Par of 155 sits in the bowler-leaning band. Bat-first captains need to take the new ball seriously; chasers have a real target to defend.
87% 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.
Powerplay RPO of 51 is above average. The new ball does not move enough to slow openers down. Attacking the fielding restrictions is the dominant strategy.
Highest total: 246. When the pitch comes on and the outfield hums, the ceiling at National Sports Academy is as high as anywhere.
By the numbers
Career aggregates from the matches LuckySpire tracks at National Sports Academy. Drawn from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data under ODC-BY licence.
Avg 1st inn
155
T20-era par
Avg 2nd inn
136
Chasing average
Chase success
87%
All formats
Highest total
246
On record
Lowest total
75
Complete innings
Phase-by-phase · scoring trajectory
Cumulative scoring trajectory across a typical white-ball innings at National Sports Academy. 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
51RPO · OVERS 1–6
Middle
67RPO · OVERS 7–15
Death
37RPO · OVERS 16–20
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