Lets discuss in detail Pitch report and Analysis of The Gabba Brisbane Australia.
All pitches in Australia are not simply flat. Theses pitches has something both for the batters and the bowlers. Unlike subcontinent pitches in India and Pakistan which are mostly flat. The pitches are bouncy and have pace.
This stadium is located in Queensland City Australia
The ‘GABBA is a fortress for Australia, as they have not lost here since 1988 when they faced those fearsome West Indians. The deck is suited to pace, and both sides sport top pace attacks making this a mouthwatering contest.
Home Ground of Brisbane Heat and Queensland
The Gabba is now the home ground of the Queensland Bulls in domestic cricket, the Brisbane Heat and Women’s Big Bash League team Brisbane Heat Women.
What is the Capacity of The Gabba Australia ?
The Gabba Brisbane Australia has a seating capacity of about 40000 spectators.
Ground Dimensions of The Gabba Brisbane Australia
The straight boundary of The Gabba Brisbane Cricket Ground is 71 meters the square boundary on one side of this ground is 74 meters and the square boundary on the other side is 68 meters and the boundary in the direction of the fine leg and a third man of this ground is 65 meters. meter.
Pitch Report and Analysis of The Gabba Brisbane Australia
Batters love to play here. Home team always has advantage due to knowing the pitch condition and the ground. But the pitch is not too flat unlike Adelide Oval. Pitch has pace and bounce. Fast bowlers get return by bowling disciplined line and lengths and hitting the deck hard. Outfield is fat like many Australian grounds. Average T20 score is 166.
BBL|13 1st match: Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars
Brisbane heat scored 214 runs but in chase Melbourne Stars bowled out at 111. This shows how beautifully track played in favor of Brsibane Heat batters.
BBL|13 16th Match: Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder
Brisbane Heat again scored 171 and in responses Sydney Thunder made 157.
BBL|13 29th Match: Brisbane Heat vs Hobart Hurricanes
Weather conditions were overcaste. So brisbane heat scored just 132 runs as pitch has something for the fast bowlers. Brisbane Heat won by just 1 run in low scoring contest. Pitch favors the fast bowlers.
Toss affect on the match Result
Toss too has affect on the match result. If the pitch is batting friendly. Then obviously team winning the toss love to bowl first and chase it down on a batting paradise pitch. It is easy to chase down total on a batting friendly pitch.
If the pitch is balanced one for both batters and bowlers, then toss has little impact on the match result.
If pitch has something for the bowlers. Then teams prefer to bat first put some runs on the board. Then try to restrict the chasing team with the help of pace and bounce on the pitch.
Dew affect on the Match Result
Dew also has affect on the match. If there is dew factor on the ground. Team love to chase as bowl became wet. Very difficult for the team bowling 2nd to grip the ball properly.
Weather Conditions affect on the Match Result
Weather too play the role. In case of rain, team try to chase the total as they have score in mind that is to be chased down.
Factors that are Exception to Pitch conditions
Proper Discipline and Execution
Sometimes one team is more disciplined and execute their skills at highest level both in batting and bowling. Sometimes it is indelbile for one team to win the match to go further in the tournament. Sometimes one team is coming from losses, so they try to come back strongly with more discipline and execution. Sometimes some team player come with X-factor and win the game single handedly for his team in batting or bowling.
Strong team vs Weak Team
Very important factor in winning the match is team analysis of two teams.Pitch conditions are exception if the match is b/w a strong team and a weak team. Strong team is always favorite to win a cricket match. In current era, India and Australia are strong teams. Both teams have quality batters and bowlers. They are always favorite whatever the pitch condition is. Same applies to T20 leagues teams in IPL, BBL, PSL etc. Strong teams batters and bowlers have the requisite skills to win the match in their team favor. So team analysis is very important to assess before the match to preditct which team can win the match. For my point of view, team analysis is more important than pitch conditions. In BBL matches also strong and favorite teams have upper hand in the match.
We saw that in BB 2023-24 matches played at Gabba, first contest was not even but both other contests were thrilling and closing. This means that pitch has something both for the batters and the bowlers. All matches won by the home team as they knew the pitch and ground conditions.
Hope you enjoy the sports blog on pitch report and analysis of The Gabba Brisbane Australia.
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