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 2 Jan 2020
Rain risk
of games in dry weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened (26 of 639).
2 January 2020 at The Gabba: 24 °C, humidity 78%, wind 10 km/h and 0 mm of rain during the hours of play. 32 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 8 January in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at The Gabba during these hours.
These conditions are dry, like 2 January 2020 at The Gabba, with no rain expected during play. Only 4% of games at Australian BBL grounds in similar weather were shortened or washed out, so rain should not be a factor in either innings. Heat and wind have made no measurable difference to first-innings scoring at Australian BBL grounds.
During play: 24.0 °C on average, humidity 78%, wind 10 km/h gusting to 31. Humidity climbs from 69% to 82%; at Australian BBL grounds, chasing success hasn't varied with humidity.
Weather: wet, like 17 Jan 2020
Rain risk
of games in wet weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened or washed out (37 of 101).
17 January 2020 at The Gabba: 24 °C, humidity 81%, wind 7 km/h and 2.2 mm of rain during the hours of play. 32 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 8 January 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 2.2 mm during the hours of play and the wettest spell from 21:00 to 22:00 overlapping 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 at those grounds.
During play: 23.9 °C on average, humidity 81%, wind 7 km/h gusting to 28. Humidity climbs from 71% to 92%; 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 23 Jan 2025
Rain risk
of games in dry weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened (26 of 639).
23 January 2025 at The Gabba: 26 °C, humidity 81%, wind 11 km/h and 0 mm of rain during the hours of play. 32 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 8 January in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at The Gabba during these hours.
These conditions are dry and hot, with no rain expected during the hours of play. Only 4% of games at Australian BBL grounds in similar weather have been shortened or washed out, so rain should not interrupt either innings. Heat and wind have made no measurable difference to first-innings scoring at these grounds.
During play: 26.1 °C on average, humidity 81%, wind 11 km/h gusting to 28. Humidity climbs from 74% to 87%; at Australian BBL grounds, chasing success hasn't varied with humidity.