Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval.

Lagos · Unknown · 2018–2024

Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval sits in Unknown and has hosted 27 matches on record. It's a bowler-friendly ground where par sits at 120. Defending a total pays off more often than not.

Explore records Who plays here

At a glance

Matches

All formats

Par score

120

1st-innings average

Chase success

35%

Defending edge

Bat-first win

63%

Long-sample record

Pitch & conditions

Reading the Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval deck

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

Bowlers welcomed

Par under 125 is rare in the modern white-ball game. This ground rewards bowlers who use the conditions, especially early in the innings.

Defending pays

Only 35% 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

67% 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 34 is above average. The new ball does not move enough to slow openers down. Attacking the fielding restrictions is the dominant strategy.

Records get rewritten

Highest total: 271. When the pitch comes on and the outfield hums, the ceiling at Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval is as high as anywhere.

By the numbers

Historical records

Career aggregates from the matches LuckySpire tracks at Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval. Drawn from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data under ODC-BY licence.

Avg 1st inn

120

T20-era par

Avg 2nd inn

Chasing average

Chase success

35%

All formats

Highest total

271

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 Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket 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.