The Gabba
Brisbane, Australia · 67 BBL matches here
The Gabba opened in 1895 and held its first Test in November 1931.
- Opened
- 1895
- Capacity
- 37,000 seats
- Ends
- Stanley Street End · Vulture Street End
- Home to
- Brisbane Heat (BBL)
Batting first here
4 of 13 won batting first over the last three years. All-time 48% (34 of 71). BBL and T20Is.
Every first innings here
24 of 74reached par (179). Median 172.
Recent BBL first innings average 170; games here have scored about 3% above their leagues' averages. Medians by era: 2008–2017 174, 2018–2022 161, 2023 onward 177.
Weather: dry, like 23 Dec 2016
Rain risk
of games in dry weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened (26 of 639).
23 December 2016 at The Gabba: 23 °C, humidity 68%, wind 10 km/h and 0 mm of rain during the hours of play. 44 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 15 December in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at The Gabba during these hours.
These conditions are dry, with no rain expected during the match. Only 4% of games in similar weather at Australian BBL grounds have been shortened or washed out, so rain should not be a factor. The humidity rises from 62% to 73% during the evening, but chasing success has not varied with humidity at Australian BBL grounds, and heat and wind have made no measurable difference to first-innings scoring.
During play: 23.3 °C on average, humidity 68%, wind 10 km/h gusting to 34. Humidity climbs from 62% to 73%; at Australian BBL grounds, chasing success hasn't varied with humidity.
Weather: wet, like 1 Dec 2021
Rain risk
of games in wet weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened or washed out (37 of 101).
1 December 2021 at The Gabba: 21 °C, humidity 98%, wind 7 km/h and 2.5 mm of rain during the hours of play. 44 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 15 December in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at The Gabba during these hours.
These conditions carry a medium rain risk, with 2.5 mm during the hours of play and the wettest spell from 18:00 to 19:00, overlapping the first innings. At Australian BBL grounds, 37% of games in similar wet weather were shortened or washed out. Heat and wind have made no measurable difference to first-innings scoring.
During play: 21.4 °C on average, humidity 98%, wind 7 km/h gusting to 19.
Heaviest rain 18:00–19:00, mostly over the first innings. Runs figures assume 20 overs. If overs are lost, totals and par come down.
Weather: hot, like 12 Dec 2019
Rain risk
of games in dry weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened (26 of 639).
12 December 2019 at The Gabba: 25 °C, humidity 79%, wind 16 km/h and 0 mm of rain during the hours of play. 44 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 15 December in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at The Gabba during these hours.
Rain is unlikely: 0 mm fell during the hours of play in the closest similar evening, and only 4% of games in similar weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened or washed out. Heat and wind have made no measurable difference to first-innings scoring at those grounds.
During play: 25.4 °C on average, humidity 79%, wind 16 km/h gusting to 40. Humidity climbs from 73% to 83%; at Australian BBL grounds, chasing success hasn't varied with humidity.