Manuka Oval
Canberra, Australia · 29 BBL matches here
Manuka Oval was enclosed as a sports ground in 1929 and has staged the Prime Minister's XI match since 1951.
- Opened
- 1929
- Capacity
- 15,000 seats
- Ends
- Pool End · Manuka End
- Home to
- Sydney Thunder (BBL), second home
Batting first here
3 of 6 won batting first over the last three years. All-time 37% (10 of 27). BBL and T20Is.
Every first innings here
8 of 31reached par (175). Median 163.
Recent BBL first innings average 170; games here have scored in line with their leagues' averages. Medians by era: 2008–2017 147, 2018–2022 166, 2023 onward 151.
Weather: dry, like 3 Dec 2020
Rain risk
of games in dry weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened (26 of 639).
3 December 2020 at Manuka Oval: 19 °C, humidity 52%, wind 12 km/h and 0 mm of rain during the hours of play. 38 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 16 December in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Manuka Oval during these hours.
These conditions are dry, like 3 December 2020 at Manuka Oval, with no rain expected during the match. Only 4% of games in similar weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened or washed out, so rain is unlikely to interfere with either innings. Heat and wind have made no measurable difference to first-innings scoring at Australian BBL grounds.
During play: 19.3 °C on average, humidity 52%, wind 12 km/h gusting to 37. Humidity climbs from 39% to 64%; at Australian BBL grounds, chasing success hasn't varied with humidity.
Weather: wet, like 29 Dec 2016
Rain risk
of games in wet weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened or washed out (37 of 101).
29 December 2016 at Manuka Oval: 22 °C, humidity 88%, wind 7 km/h and 4.4 mm of rain during the hours of play. 38 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 16 December in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Manuka Oval during these hours.
These conditions carry a medium rain risk: 4.4 mm is expected during play, with the wettest spell from 21:00 to 22:00 falling in the second 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 here.
During play: 22.0 °C on average, humidity 88%, wind 7 km/h gusting to 33. Humidity climbs from 80% to 93%; at Australian BBL grounds, chasing success hasn't varied with humidity.
Heaviest rain 21:00–22:00, mostly over the second innings. Runs figures assume 20 overs. If overs are lost, totals and par come down.
Weather: hot, like 18 Dec 2017
Rain risk
of games in dry weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened (26 of 639).
18 December 2017 at Manuka Oval: 25 °C, humidity 65%, wind 7 km/h and 0 mm of rain during the hours of play. 38 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 16 December in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Manuka Oval during these hours.
These conditions are hot and 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 is unlikely to interfere with either innings. Heat and wind have made no measurable difference to first-innings scoring at these grounds.
During play: 25.2 °C on average, humidity 65%, wind 7 km/h gusting to 19. Humidity climbs from 51% to 74%; at Australian BBL grounds, chasing success hasn't varied with humidity.