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 5 Jan 2017
Rain risk
of games in dry weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened (26 of 639).
5 January 2017 at Manuka Oval: 21 °C, humidity 66%, wind 12 km/h and 0 mm of rain during the hours of play. 36 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 11 January in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Manuka Oval during these hours.
These conditions are dry, like 5 January 2017 at Manuka Oval: 21°C, 66% humidity, 12 km/h wind and no rain during play. Only 4% of 639 games in similar weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened or washed out, so rain is unlikely to overlap either innings. Heat and wind have made no measurable difference to first-innings scoring at Australian BBL grounds.
During play: 21.4 °C on average, humidity 66%, wind 12 km/h gusting to 29. Humidity climbs from 43% to 83%; at Australian BBL grounds, chasing success hasn't varied with humidity.
Weather: wet, like 25 Jan 2024
Rain risk
of games in wet weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened or washed out (37 of 101).
25 January 2024 at Manuka Oval: 23 °C, humidity 88%, wind 10 km/h and 3.1 mm of rain during the hours of play. 36 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 11 January in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Manuka Oval during these hours.
This weather is wet, like 25 January 2024 at Manuka Oval, with 3.1 mm of rain during the hours of play. The wettest spell runs from 19:00 to 20:00 and overlaps the first innings. Across Australian BBL grounds, 37% of games in similar weather were shortened or washed out, so lost overs and a rain-rule finish are a real possibility. Heat and wind have made no measurable difference to scoring.
During play: 22.5 °C on average, humidity 88%, wind 10 km/h gusting to 38.
Heaviest rain 19:00–20:00, mostly over the first innings. Runs figures assume 20 overs. If overs are lost, totals and par come down.
Weather: hot, like 27 Jan 2026
Rain risk
of games in dry weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened (26 of 639).
27 January 2026 at Manuka Oval: 28 °C, humidity 35%, wind 11 km/h and 0 mm of rain during the hours of play. 36 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 11 January 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 hours of play. Across 639 games at Australian BBL grounds in similar weather, 4% were shortened or washed out, so the risk of interruption is low and neither innings is especially exposed. Heat and wind have made no measurable difference to first-innings scoring at those grounds.
During play: 28.2 °C on average, humidity 35%, wind 11 km/h gusting to 28. Humidity climbs from 25% to 47%; at Australian BBL grounds, chasing success hasn't varied with humidity.